During June and July 2017, several samplings in Phytosudoe´s experimental sites S5a, S5b and S6 were carried out by UPV/EHU group for characterizing the soil and plant health in collaboration with the soil management authority (the Environmental Studies Centre, CEA, on behalf of the Vitoria-Gasteiz city...
Activities carried out at the Pb/Zn mine of Rubiais (Lugo, NW Spain) by the CSIC and USC groups during May and June of 2017 Plant growth, health and metal accumulation, and soil physic-chemical and biological properties, are being evaluated in established plots where Salix smithiana is...
The field experiments in an abandoned mine area (São Domingos Mine, Mértola, Portugal ) were established during June 2017. The area covers 50 km2 including mine tailings and waste materials contaminated with heavy metals. Soils present a wide pH range (from acidic to neutral) and...
The Borralha mine (PhytoSUDOE´s site 3) integrates soils with high trace elements concentrations that can benefit from the application of phytotechnologies. In this context, energy crops with phytoremediation capacity such as sunflower (Helianthus annuus) and poplar (Populus sp.), which have a high potential for success in adapting to...
Guided visits for secondary school students (IIAG-CSIC) The Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiológicas de Galicia (IIAG) of the CSIC received students from Galician secondary schools as well as technical colleges. Students were guided around the institute and took part in different activities. The Soil Microbiology Group presented...