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DR SCOTT LAIDLAW



Contact Details

Organization: Botany
Position: RESEARCH FELLOW GRADE 2
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Homepage: phytoremediation.com.au
Work: 03 83445578
Fax: 03 93475460
Room: 122
Level: 01
Building: Botany
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Heathland Ecology Phytophthora Cinnamomi, Dieback, Fire Australia
Phytoremediation of Biosolids Heavy metals, Biosolids, Salix, Willow, Poplar, Phytoextraction Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science (honours) Deakin University 31-Dec-1988
Doctor of Philosophy Deakin University 31-Dec-1997

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Journal Articles

  • PHYTOREMEDIATION OF INORGANICS: REALISM AND SYNERGIES
    Year: 2009
    Journal: International Journal of Phytoremediation
    Volume: 11
    Page numbers: 97-114
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Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Effects of phytoextraction on heavy metal concentrations and pH of pore-water of biosolids determined using an in situ sampling technique
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Environmental Pollution
    Volume: 15
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 874-882
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • A Sustainable Approach for Hydraulic Control of Landfills Using Quarry Scalpings and Native Plants
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Australian Journal of Multi-disciplinary Engineering
    Volume: 5
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 39-48
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Determination of heavy metal phytoavailability in contaminated soil and biosolids during phytoextraction using DGT technique 
    Year: 2007
    Event name: 9th International Conference on the biogeochemisty of trace elements: environmental protection, remediation and human health
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the biogeochemisty of trace elements: environmental protection, remediation and human health
    Page numbers: 973-975
    Publisher: Tsinghau University Press(Beijing)
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  • Fate and bioavailability of heavy metals in biosolids during phytoextraction using the short rotation coppice trees Salix reichardtii and Populus balsamifera
    Year: 2007
    Event name: 9th International Conference on the biogeochemisty of trace elements: environmental protection, remediation and human health
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the biogeochemisty of trace elements: environmental protection, remediation and human health
    Page numbers: 182-183
    Publisher: Tsinghau University Press(Beijing)
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  • Mercury concentration and phytotoxicity of biosolids from the Melbourne Water's Western Treatment Plant, Victoria, Australia
    Year: 2007
    Event name: 9th International Conference on the biochemistry of trace elements: environmental protection, remediation and human health
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the biochemistry of trace elements: environmental protection, remediation and human health
    Page numbers: 466-468
    Publisher: Tsinghau University Press(Beijing)
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  • Phytoextraction of trace elements from an aged biosolid stockpile by willow (Salix) species after one year
    Year: 2007
    Event name: 9th International Conference on the biochemistry of trace elements: environmental protection, remediation and human health
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the biochemistry of trace elements: environmental protection, remediation and human health
    Page numbers: 190-191
    Publisher: Tsinghau University Press(Beijing)
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Habitat utilisation by small mammals in a coastal heathland exhibiting symptoms of Phytophthora cinnamomi infestation
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Wildlife Research
    Volume: 33
    Page numbers: 639-649
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Survival tolerance and heavy metal transfer factors for willow and poplar cultivars grown in contaminated soil and aged biosolids


    Year: 2006
    Event name: Biosolids Speciality III
    Conference Publication: Biosolids Speciality III
    Page numbers: 48
    Publisher: Australian Water Association(Melbourne)
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  • Phytoextraction of heavy metals from biosolid stockpiles by willow (Salix) and poplar (Populus) species: A pilot trial
    Year: 2006
    Event name: Biosolids Speciality III
    Conference Publication: Biosolids Speciality III
    Page numbers: 58-59
    Publisher: Australian Water Association(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2005

Conference Publications/Papers

  • A sustainable approach for hydraulic control of landfills using mine waste and native plants
    Year: 2005
    Event name: Environmental Engineering and Sustainability 2005
    Conference Publication: Environmental Engineering & Sustainability 2005 - Conference Proceedings
    Page numbers: 1-9
    Publisher: Society for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering(Sydney)
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Floristic and structural characteristics of a coastal heathland exhibiting symptoms of Phytophthora cinnamomi infestation in the eastern Otway Ranges, Victoria
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Australian Journal of Botany
    Volume: 51
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 283-293
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  • Vegetation characteristics of the New Holland Mouse (Pseudomys novaehollandiae) habitat in Victoria
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Australian Mammalogy
    Volume: 25
    Page numbers: 1-11
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