Market and Technology Assessments
Phytoremediation

Phytoremediation, the use of plants, grasses and trees to remove, degrade or sequester hazardous contaminants from the environment, is a rapidly growing sector of the site remediation industry. This technology is potentially applicable to a variety of contaminants, including heavy metals, radionuclides, inorganic compounds and organic compounds, and can be used on soils, groundwater and wastewater. Although the market today is small, about two dozen companies and many academic laboratories are investigating phytoremediation applications or, in some cases, applying the technology commercially.

D. Glass Associates, Inc. (DGA) can advise companies wishing to learn more about phytoremediation markets and technologies. DGA has conducted extensive research into this market and the ways in which this technology is being applied, in connection with several featured presentations on U.S. and international phytoremediation markets, including talks at conferences sponsored byInternational Business Communications, Center for Business Intelligence, and at the 9th Annual West Coast Conference on Contaminated Soils and Groundwater.

DGA has published two market reports on phytoremediation, entitled "U.S. and International Markets for Phytoremediation, 1999-2000", in July 1999, and "The 1998 U.S. Market for Phytoremediation", in April 1998, as well as "The 2000 Phytoremediation Industry", an industry directory published in February 2000. These reports are now available for purchase from D. Glass Associates, Inc. (click here for ordering information).

Services Offered

• Provide information on the structure of the phytoremediation industry and its market potential in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world, to guide corporate decision making for companies seeking to utilize this technology, or to commercialize or acquire phytoremediation technology.
• Provide information on technologies available for licensing or acquisition, and government promotional programs.
• Provide critical assessments of specific technologies.
• Help companies identify and contact potential suppliers of phytoremediation services.

These projects can be carried out by the preparation of market or technology reports, tailored to a company's needs, or by participating as an outside expert in internal corporate assessments.

Qualifications

Among representative projects, DGA has presented comprehensive overviews of phytoremediation's market potential, published the market reports discussed above, and has performed market research for a leading phytoremediation company. David Glass has over 20 years experience with the commercial use of plants and microorganisms in the environment, including nine years in the agricultural biotechnology industry, and is the author of several phytoremediation and bioremediation market studies and other publications. Dr. Glass has also recently been involved in a management capacity with Applied PhytoGenetics, a phytoremediation company.