Wayne State research awarded grant to study ground contaminants in Detroit

A team of researchers led by Wayne State University has recently launched an initiative to determine the prevalence of contaminants in urban agriculture soil in Detroit.

Nutrition and Food Science associate professor, Yifan Zhang, Ph.D. is leading the project along with co-project directors: Lawrence Lemke, Ph.D., associate professor of geology at WSU; Kequan Zhou Ph.D., associate professor of nutrition and food science at WSU; and Fay Hansen, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences at Oakland University.

Shawn McElmurry, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering in WSU's College of Engineering is collaborating on the project.