Video on the Works in Borralha (Portugal)
Sofia Pereira explains in the following video (in Portuguese) the Works carried out in Borralha during the PhytoSUDOE project.
04 October, 2018
phytoremediation Tag
Training on Phytotechnologies at the University of Aveiro (phytoremediation and phytomining)
Since geological materials are indispensable to almost all aspects of human activities, it is fundamental to prepare qualified personnel for the characterization, exploration and exploitation of geo-resources. In addition, it is also necessary to take into account the changes in the needs of raw materials...
02 August, 2018
PLANTATIONS AND TESTS FOR PHYTOREMEDIATION IN SITE S3 (BORRALHA MINE, PORTUGAL)
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, inoculated poplar plants (Populus sp.) were transplanted to the mine soil plots in April, 2017 intercropped with alfalfa. Moreover, in September, winter...
16 January, 2018
Phytoremediation experiments with rosemary in Site S4: São Domingos.
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...
09 August, 2017
New PhD thesis aligned with the objectives of the project (microbial indicators and phytoremediation)
Last 17th of March, Aritz Burges defended his PhD thesis entitled "Microbial indicators for the assessment of the impact of metal contamination and phytoremediation on soil health." The defense took place in the Faculty of Sciences of the University of the Basque Country. Aritz has...
21 March, 2017