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PROF ALAN JOHN MARTIN BAKER



Contact Details

Organization: Botany
Position: Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
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Homepage: http://phytoremediation.com.au
Work: 8344 5055
Mobile: 0438 268 557
Fax: 9349 4523
Room: 123
Level: 02
Building: Botany
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Heavy metal toxicity and tolerance in plants Heavy metals, uptake, tolerance, hyperaccumulation, metallophyte United Kingdom, Brazil, Cuba, Chile, Australia
Ecological restoration of mineral wastes Ecological restoration, revegetation, metallophyte Australia, Chile, United Kingdom, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province), Thailand
Phytoremediation Phytoextraction, Phytostabilization, Phytocapping, Phytodegradation, Phytomining Australia, United Kingdom, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province), Italy, United States of America

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
China Chinese Academy of Sciences Research
United Kingdom University of Oxford Exchange, Research
Italy University of Florence Research
Italy University of Pisa Research
Hong Kong Hong Kong Polytechnic University Research
China Zhejiang University Research
China Zhongshan University Research
Thailand Mahidol University Exchange, Research
Hong Kong Croucher Institute for Environmental Sciences Research
United States Brookhaven National Laboratory Research
Chile Chilean Research Center for Mining and Metallurgy Research
Italy Polytechnic of Turin Exchange, Research
Iran, Islamic Republic of Isfahan University of Technology Exchange, Research

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Associateship of the Royal College of Science Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine 31-Dec-1970
Bachelor of Science University of London 31-Dec-1970
Diploma of Imperial College Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine 31-Dec-1974
Doctor of Philosophy University of London 31-Dec-1974

Fellowships

Fellowship Date Awarded
Fellow of the Institute of Biology (FIBIOL) 31-Dec-1994
Fellow of the Linnean Society of London (FLS) 31-Dec-1985
Fellow of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (FIEEM) 14-Oct-2004

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Drought and salinity tolerance in metal hyperaccumulating plants: a functional role for the metals? Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2002
Bioprospecting for novel extractants to separate Nickel and Cobalt Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Linkage Projects 01/01/2003
PHYTOREMEDIATION OF BIOSOLIDS AND SOILS CONTAMINATED WITH HEAVY METALS AT THE WESTERN TREATMENT PLANT, WERRIBEE Chief Investigator MELBOURNE WATER CORP,
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) 01/01/2005
Physiological and biochemical dissection of cobalt accumulation by plants Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2005
Use of PIXE for spatial distribution and localisation of cobalt in the Co-hyperaccumulating plant Crotalaria cobatlicola and the common Australian Chief Investigator AINSE Awards 01/01/2006
AINSE3792- USE OF PIXE FOR SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND LOCALISATION OF COPPER IN CU-INDICATING PLANTS HAUMANIASTRUM ROBERTII AND ELSHOLTZIA SLENDENS Chief Investigator AINSE Awards 01/01/2007
Combining recycled water use, biofuel production and phytoremediation of contaminated land and biosolids. Chief Investigator MELBOURNE WATER CORP,
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) 01/07/2008

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 2007

Journal Articles

  • Geobotanical and biogeochemical reconnaissance of the ultramafics of central Iran


    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Geochemical Exploration
    Volume: 92
    Page numbers: 45-53
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  • The ultramafic flora of the Santa Elena peninsula, Costa Rica: a preliminary biogeochemical study


    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Geochemical Exploration
    Volume: 93
    Page numbers: 153-159
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  • 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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  • A screen of some native Australian flora and exotic agricultural species for their potential application in cyanide-induced phytoextraction of gold
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Minerals Engineering
    Volume: 20
    Issue: 14
    Page numbers: 1327-1330
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  • Accumulation of lead and zinc by plants colonizing a metal mining area in Central Iran
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality
    Volume: 81
    Page numbers: 145-150
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  • Growth and lead accumulation by the grasses Vetiveria zizanioides and Thysanolaena maxima in lead-contaminated soil amended with pig manure and fertilizer: a glasshouse study
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Chemosphere
    Volume: 66
    Page numbers: 45-53
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  • Hyperaccumulation of nickel by two Alyssum species from the serpentine soils of Iran
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Plant and Soil
    Volume: 293
    Page numbers: 91-97
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  • Nickel and other metal uptake and accumulation by species of Alyssum (Brassicaceae) from the ultramafics of Iran
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Environmental Pollution
    Volume: 145
    Page numbers: 293-298
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  • Relationships of nicotianamine and other amino acids with nickel, zinc and iron in Thlaspi hyperaccumulators
    Year: 2007
    Journal: New Phytologist
    Volume: 176
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 836-848
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  • Responses to Mg/Ca balance in an Iranian serpentine endemic plant, Cleome heratensis (Capparaceae) and a related non-serpentine species, C. foliolosa
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Plant and Soil
    Volume: 293
    Page numbers: 49-59
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  • The flora and biogeochemistry of the ultramafic soils of Goias State, Brazil
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Plant and Soil
    Volume: 293
    Page numbers: 107-119
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  • The use of NTA and EDDS for enhanced phytoextraction of metals from a multiply contaminated soil by Brassica carinata
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Chemosphere
    Volume: 68
    Page numbers: 1920-1928
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  • Uptake and accumulation of arsenic by 11 Pteris taxa from southern China
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Environmental Pollution
    Volume: 145
    Page numbers: 225-233
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  • Variability of Mn hyperaccumulation in the Australian rainforest tree Gossia bidwillii (Myrtaceae)
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Plant and Soil
    Volume: 293
    Page numbers: 145-152
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Possible ligand complexation of Ni in the eurasian serpentine plants Alyssum bracteatum, A. murale (Brassicaceae) and Cleome heratensis (Capparaceae)


    Year: 2007
    Event name: 9th Internation Conference on the biochemistry of trace elements: environmental protection, remediation and human health
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 9th Internation Conference on the biochemistry of trace elements: environmental protection, remediation and human health
    Page numbers: 726-727
    Publisher: Tsinghau University Press(Beijing)
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  • 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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  • Effect of cadmium on nutrient uptake in Brassicaceae species
    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: 225-226
    Publisher: Tsinghau University Press(Beijing)
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  • Effects of Rhizobium inoculation on cobalt accumulation and tolerance in the Australian pasture legume Trifolium subterraneum L
    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: 625-626
    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
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  • Heavy metals or heavy muscles - the effect of natural organic amendments on Zn and Ni hyperaccumulators Thlaspi caerulescens and Alyssum murale
    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: 728-729
    Publisher: Tsinghau University Press(Beijing)
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  • Is Macadamia farming compatible with soil Mn remediation
    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: 1012-1013
    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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