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Eucharia Oluchi Nwaichi
Born
Nationality Nigerian
Alma mater University of Port Harcourt (BSc, MSc, PhD)
Occupation Biochemist
Environmental scientist
Toxicologist
Years active 2003 - present
Known for L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science
Phytoremediation

Eucharia Oluchi Nwaichi Listeni// is a Nigerian environmental biochemist, soil scientist and toxicologist.

Her research interest focus on waste management, pollution prevention and phytoremediation, which involves the treatment of environmental problems (bioremediation) through the use of local plants that mitigate the environmental problem without the need to excavate the contaminant material and dispose of it elsewhere. She is an expert in elimination of toxic heavy metal such as cadmium, copper, mercury, lead and arsenic from contaminated soil.

Education and career

She holds a B.Sc., an M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry all from the University of Port Harcourt where she later became a senior lecturer. Before she joined the services of the University of Port Harcourt, she worked at Shell Oil Company for one year (2009 - 2010).

She was made an international fellow at the 2013 L’Oréal-UNESCO Awards in Physical Sciences.

She is a member of several academic organizations, such as the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World, American Chemical Society, International Society For Environmental Technology, International Phytotechnology Society, Society for Functional Foods and Bioactive Compounds and the Nigerian Institute of Management.

In 2022 she was awarded the John Maddox Prize.

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