Groenen, Allison M.
M.Sc. Candidate, Boreal Ecosystem and Agricultural Sciences program, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University
Email:
amgroenen@grenfell.mun.ca
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Originally from Yellowknife, NT, Ally Groenen got her Bachelors of Horticultural Science from Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Langley, BC where she developed an interest in environmental responsibility. After researching bio-remediation for a paper in her undergrad, Ally developed an interest in soil remediation and environmentally responsible resource extraction. Ally is a graduate student in the Boreal Ecosystems and Agricultural Science program at the Grenfell campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland, where she works with Corner Brook Pulp and Paper to find a secondary use for their organic waste. Specifically, she is composting the sludge from their water treatment facility with fungi and earthworms to produce a soil amendment that could be used in agriculture or other industries. She is also conducting a soil remediation experiment to determine the ability of the composted sludge to break down petroleum hydrocarbons in.