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The Director General of Industry, Energy and Mines, Alfonso García, participated this morning at the opening of the scientific meeting 'Worhshops on Post-Mined Polluted Landscapes: Risks and Reclamation Techniques', bringing together between now and Friday to fifty researchers and professionals from different countries.
This 'workshop', held at the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT), "is part of the Mipolare project, which promotes the regional government, whose main objective is to evaluate, demonstrate and disseminate a sustainable alternative for the recovery of mineral soils "said the CEO.
"For three intense days, these experts will analyze the current situation of the mining soils and share their experiences and knowledge about technologies and actions for the establishment of possible policy measures for environmental and landscape rehabilitation of these environments," said Garcia, who He added that the meeting was organized by the GARSA Research Group, School of Agricultural Engineering, led by Professor Angel Face.
The Director General of Mines said that during the meeting are to present oral communications and posters related to 'Risk assessment in mining landscapes' and 'Rehabilitation of mining areas'.
He stressed "the high level of experts who will offer lectures, as in the case of Ahmet Mermut, professor at the University of Saskatchewan (Canada), and Rocío Millán, head of the Division of Soil and Environmental Geology of the Center for Energy Research , Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), which intervene during the day today and Felipe Macias, professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela, offering a conference on Friday. "
The Life + Remediation of contaminated through the valorization of different residues (Mipolare), in which this meeting is part, has a total budget of 1,791,272 euros, co-financed 50 percent between the European Commission and other entities mining landscapes project as UPCT, the Directorate General of Industry, Energy and Mines, which is coordinating the project, and Materials Technology Center Marble, Stone and.
Alfonso Garcia recalled that "this project, which was launched in September 2010 and will end in June this year, has as main objective to evaluate, demonstrate and disseminate a sustainable alternative for the rehabilitation of mining deposits in the region, specifically, Santa contaminated Antoinette and Gorguel, using the technique of phytostabilization organic amendments (manure and pig manure) and inorganic (mud marble) and "spaces.
Results
"After four years of project and taking into account the results of the research, we can conclude that the results are still very positive," said the CEO, who noted that, "for example, reservoir Santa Antoinette has reduced the amount of soluble salts and mobility of metals between 90-99 percent and increasing pH values ​​".
In this sense, García added that "initially this reservoir was completely naked vegetation and currently has a plant cover over 15 species of plants, and even will accommodate wildlife, primarily insects."
Source: CARM
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