Taking advantage of the PhytoSUDOE project, Dr Michel Mench (INRA) and Dr Philippe Le Coustumer (UniV; Bordeaux and Uni. Pau et Pays de l’Adour), are currently teaching risk assessment and phytomanagement of contaminated soils at this brownfield site (S1) to Master students of the Bordeaux...
In a recently-published paper, Quintela-Sabaris et al. (2017) reported the results of a study using metal-contaminated soils from ten European phytomanaged field trials, and which included two of the PhytoSUDOE field sites (Touro, Spain and Saint-Médard d’Eyrans, France; S8 and S1, respectively). Lettuce plants were...
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...