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The Seneca Foundation funded more than 42,000 euros a research project at the Technical University of Cartagena (UPCT) that aims to restore soils contaminated mining waste marble using biochar produced from pig manure.
The project will be implemented through the "Young Leaders in Research" program.
Research "Soil formation in deposits of mine waste through the application of biochar and phytostabilization: factors regulating carbon sequestration and formation of stable aggregates" aims to show how effective it involves applying marble waste biochar formed from pig manure and to rehabilitate those areas that have contaminated mining waste deposited.
This technique aims to demonstrate that soil can be formed from mining waste, and these soils have great potential to act as a carbon sink and mark a new milestone in the field of assisted phytostabilization, until now little studied regarding their effectiveness in soil formation, explains Raúl Zornoza investigator.
"The results of this project should help to minimize environmental and public health risks associated with contaminated soils, so abundant in the region of Murcia risks," adds the researcher.
This challenge not only help regenerate areas at risk of erosion today as the Sierra Minera de Cartagenera-La Union but would encourage a very interesting type of economic output in economic terms.
As Zornoza "sector companies might be interested in the production of biochar from agricultural waste or domestic livestock, so that waste currently have difficult management valorizarían" he says.
Also, would support the change of current use of marginal plants to produce aromatic commercially valuable forest lands.
Maria Angeles Muñoz, María Dolores Gómez, Mathieu Kessler and one of the University Miguel Hernández of Elche: Jorge Mataix-Solera In the project three researchers involved UPCT.
Research now entering its implementation period also consolidate the management group, use and recovery of soils and waters (GARSA) as an international benchmark in phytoremediation.
In fact, this group currently has several contracts with the regional administration and different companies, as well as several publicly funded projects in the field of the European Union.
From GARSA expect also be a reference for the study of mechanisms involved in the formation through assisted tecnolsuelos phytostabilization, consolidating its international competitiveness.
Raul Zornoza thus also consolidates work that has led him to be recognized outstanding young scientist of the year in the division of soil science by European Geosciences Union, the most prestigious of Europe in earth sciences.
Zornoza belongs to the department of Agricultural Science and Technology UPCT since 2009 and conducts research in the management group, use and recovery of soils and waters.
In addition, he has authored several articles in internationally recognized journals such as Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Applied Soil Ecology Geoderma or.
The implementation period of the project to regenerate soils in areas affected by mining waste has started this month and is scheduled to be extended by two years.
It is the culmination of the work conducted by the researcher at the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT) Raul Zornoza, with which this scientist won the award for young scientist of the year in the European Union of Soil Science.
Source: UPCT
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