Publicaciones

Las publicaciones generadas durante el anterior proyecto PhytoSUDOE se pueden consultar en este enlace.

Phy2SUDOE

2023
16 marzo

Soluciones basadas en la naturaleza para la recuperación de suelos en Vitoria-Gasteiz (España)

Socios implicados
NEIKER, MBG-CSIC, UPV-EHU, CEA Vitoria-Gasteiz e INRAE

Datos de la publicación
Soluciones basadas en la naturaleza para la recuperación de suelos en Vitoria-Gasteiz (España). El caso del proyecto Phy2Sudoe.

Revista de Ciencias Agrarias (Sociedade de Ciencias Agrarias de Portugal)

Resumen
Al oeste de Vitoria-Gasteiz existen zonas industriales cuyo rápido crecimiento provocó la fragmentación ecológica del territorio circundante. La zona de trabajo (Mendebaldea, 30 ha) se encontraba en estado de abandono y con suelos contaminados antes de la intervención, lo que impedía su uso público y cualquier actividad. Se propuso la restauración del ámbito mediante el empleo de soluciones basadas en la naturaleza para crear una gran infraestructura verde que aportase diversos beneficios ambientales: mitigación del cambio climático, la recuperación de los suelos y la mejora del paisaje.

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2022
14 diciembre

Seminário: Desafios na Gestão e Recuperação Sustentável do Solo

Socios implicados
UCP (Universidade Católica Portuguesa)

Datos de la publicación
Seminário: Desafios na Gestão e Recuperação Sustentável do Solo

Porto, December 2, 2022

Resumen
Como parte de la conmemoración del Día Mundial del Suelo establecido por la FAO, y en el contexto del proyecto Phy2SUDOE, la Escuela de Biotecnología/Centro de Biotecnología y Química Fina de la Universidad Católica Portuguesa promovió un seminario dedicado a la gestión y recuperación sostenible de la salud del suelo. Los participantes tuvieron la oportunidad de adquirir conocimientos sobre los trabajos realizados en estas áreas y debatir el tema con los ponentes.

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25 junio

Phytomanagement of Metal(loid)- Contaminated soils: from the concept to the real world

Socios implicados
INRAE y Neiker

Datos de la publicación
International Symposium “Microelements in Agriculture and in the Environment”

Wrocław, June 22-25, 2022

Resumen (en inglés)

The European Green Deal and its EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 request urgent restoration efforts for damaged ecosystems and place the rehabilitation of degraded, polluted and artificialized soils as an environmental, economic and societal priority. Sustainable nature-based solutions must be designed, tested, and implemented across Europe and beyond to develop effective soil remediation methodologies, to use biomass for the bioeconomy, and to limit urban sprawl and climate change.

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17 junio

Advancing in the application of innovative phytomanagement strategies in contaminated areas of the SUDOE space: Progress of the Phy2SUDOE project.

Socios implicados
Todos

Datos de la publicación
8th European Bioremediation Conference, Chania, Greece, June 12-17, 2022
e-BOOK OF ABSTRACTS – ISBN 978-618-5558-01-7

Resumen (en inglés)

Phytomanagement is a set of phytotechnologies combining (1) phytoremediation options based on the use of plants (trees, shrubs, and herbaceous) and associated microorganisms to control the polluant linkages due to contamination excess in soils at degraded sites, (2) the production of valuable biomass that can be locally processed to supply e.g, wood, rein, essential oils, bioenergy, ecomaterials, biosourced chemicals, ecocatalysts, etc, and (3) the remediation / supply of ecological functions to enhance ecosystem services (e.g., C sequestration, erosion control, creation of habitats, and biodiversity conservation).

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3 junio

Phy2SUDOE Newsletter #3

Socios implicados
Todos

Datos de la publicación
Junio de 2022

Resumen
Esta revista semestral incluye información actualizada del progreso del proyecto así y de actividades relacionadas con la fitogestión de suelos degradados y/o contaminados. El tercer número incluye las últimas actualizaciones del proyecto a fecha de 1 de junio.

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3 junio

Comunicación en el Congreso Ibérico de Ciencias del Suelo 2022

Socios implicados
CEA y Todos

Datos de la publicación
Junio de 2022

Resumen

Entre el 22 y el 24 de junio se celebró en Oeiras-Lisboa el IX Congreso Ibérico de Ciencias del Suelo (CICS 2022) y nuestro proyecto Interreg Sudoe Phy2Sudoe estuvo representado gracias a Juan Vilela, técnico del Centro de Estudios Ambientales de Vitoria-Gasteiz, CEA. Vilela aprovechó su participación en este evento para presentar la comunicación «Soluciones basadas en la naturaleza para la recuperación de suelos en Vitoria-Gasteiz (España). El caso del proyecto Phy2Sudoe», que cuenta con participación de todos los socios.

La información esta disponible en el siguiente enlace a partir de la página 362

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9 mayo

Artículo En Environmental Technology & Innovation

Título
Zero-valent iron nanoparticles and organic amendment assisted rhizoremediation of mixed contaminated soil using Brassica napus,

Datos de la publicación:
June Hidalgo, Mikel Anza, Lur Epelde, José M. Becerril, Carlos Garbisu,
Environmental Technology & Innovation,. ISSN 2352-1864 // https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2022.102621.

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Resumen (en inglés)

Soil is one of our most important natural resources. Regrettably, the expansion of human activities has resulted in the degradation of the soil resource due to contamination with a myriad of organic and inorganic compounds. The remediation of mixed contaminated soils, i.e. soils contaminated with both organic compounds and metals, is challenging as it requires actions to simultaneously decrease metal-induced risks and organic contaminant concentrations. Here, we evaluated the effect of the addition of zero-valent iron nanoparticles (nanoremediation) and organic amendments (biostimulation) on the rhizoremediation, using Brassica napus plants, of soil simultaneously contaminated with zinc (2500 mg kg −1) and lindane (100 mg kg−1). We used a factorial design with three factors (amendment, nZVI, plant) to evaluate the impact of the applied remediation actions on lindane and extractable Zn concentrations, as well as on soil health recovery as manifested by the values of different soil microbial indicators. The studied microbial indicators were not negatively affected by nZVI application. The application of nZVI was the most effective factor regarding the targeted reduction in lindane concentration (51% average reduction in nZVI treated soils). The highest reduction in extractable Zn was achieved in the presence of B. napus, nZVI and organic amendments (99 and 95% reduction in horse manure-amended and sewage sludge-amended soils, respectively). The combination of the three factors led to the highest values of soil microbial indicators (although a significant triple interaction was not observed for all parameters), especially when combined with horse manure amendment: in this case, prokaryotic richness increased by 64%, respiration by 376%, eukaryotic abundance by 333%, and prokaryotic abundance by 437%, compared to untreated soils. The combination of remediation approaches (rhizoremediation with B. napus, nanoremediation with nZVI, biostimulation with organic amendments) can help overcome the limitations of each individual strategy.

2021
10 diciembre

Phy2SUDOE Newsletter #2

Socios implicados
Todos

Datos de la publicación
diciembre de 2021

Resumen
Esta revista semestral incluye información actualizada del progreso del proyecto así y de actividades relacionadas con la fitogestión de suelos degradados y/o contaminados. El segundo número incluye las últimas actualizaciones del proyecto a fecha 7 de diciembre.

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18 octubre

Artículo en Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Título
Potential ability of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) to phytomanage an urban brownfield soil

Datos de la publicación:
Eliana Di Lodovico, Lilian Marchand, Nadège Oustrière, Aritz Burges, Gaelle Capdeville, Régis Burlett, Sylvain Delzon, Marie-Pierre Isaure, Marta Marmiroli & Michel J. Mench
Environ Sci Pollut Res. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-16411-y

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Resumen (en inglés)
The ability of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L. cv. Badischer Geudertheimer) for phytomanaging and remediating soil ecological functions at a contaminated site was assessed with a potted soil series made by fading an uncontaminated sandy soil with a contaminated sandy soil from the Borifer brownfield site, Bordeaux, SW France, at the 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% addition rates. Activities of sandblasting and painting with metal-based paints occurred for decades at this urban brownfield, polluting the soil with metal(loid)s and organic contaminants, e.g., polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, in addition to past backfilling. Total topsoil metal(loid)s (e.g., 54,700 mg Zn and 5060 mg Cu kg−1) exceeded by seven- to tenfold the background values for French sandy soils, but the soil pH was 7.9, and overall, the 1M NH4NO3 extractable soil fractions of metals were relatively low. Leaf area, water content of shoots, and total chlorophyll (Chl) progressively decreased with the soil contamination, but the Chl fluorescence remained constant near its optimum value. Foliar Cu and Zn concentrations varied from 17.8 ± 4.2 (0%) to 27 ± 5 mg Cu kg−1 (100%) and from 60 ± 15 (0%) to 454 ± 53 mg Zn kg−1 (100%), respectively. Foliar Cd concentration peaked up to 1.74 ± 0.09 mg Cd kg−1, and its bioconcentration factor had the highest value (0.2) among those of the metal(loid)s. Few nutrient concentrations in the aboveground plant parts decreased with the soil contamination, e.g., foliar P concentration from 5972 ± 1026 (0%) to 2861 ± 334 mg kg−1 (100%). Vulnerability to drought-induced embolism (P50) did not differ for the tobacco stems across the soil series, whereas their hydraulic efficiency (Ks) declined significantly with increasing soil contamination. Overall, this tobacco cultivar grew relatively well even in the Borifer soil (100%), keeping its photosynthetic system healthy under stress, and contaminant exposure did not increase the vulnerability of the vascular system to drought. This tobacco had a relevant potential to annually phytoextract a part of the bioavailable soil Zn and Cd, i.e., shoot removals representing here 8.8% for Zn and 43.3% for Cd of their 1M NH4NO3 extractable amount in the potted Borifer soil.

9 agosto

Artículo en Frontiers in Environmental Science

Título
Phytomanagement of Metal(loid)-Contaminated Soils: Options, Efficiency and Value

Datos de la publicación:
Helena Moreira, Sofia I. A. Pereira, Michel Mench, Carlos Garbisu, Petra Kidd y Paula M. L. Castro
Front. Environ. Sci. 9:661423. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2021.661423

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Resumen (en inglés)
The growing loss of soil functionality due to contamination by metal(loid)s, alone or in combination with organic pollutants, is a global environmental issue that entails major risks to ecosystems and human health. Consequently, the management and restructuring of large metal(loid)-polluted areas through sustainable nature-based solutions is currently a priority in research programs and legislation worldwide. Over the last few years, phytomanagement has emerged as a promising phytotechnology, focused on the use of plants and associated microorganisms, together with ad hoc site management practices, for an economically viable and ecologically sustainable recovery of contaminated sites. It promotes simultaneously the recovery of soil ecological functions and the decrease of pollutant linkages, while providing economic revenues, e.g. by producing non-food crops for biomass-processing technologies (biofuel and bioenergy sector, ecomaterials, biosourced-chemistry, etc.), thus contributing to the international demand for sustainable and renewable sources of energy andrawmaterials for the bioeconomy. Potential environmental benefits also include the provision of valuable ecosystem services such as water drainage management, soil erosion deterrence, C sequestration, regulation of nutrient cycles, xenobiotic biodegradation, and metal(loid) stabilization. Phytomanagement relies on the proper selection of (i) plants and (ii) microbial inoculants with the capacity to behave as powerful plant allies, e.g., PGPB: plant growthpromoting bacteria and AMF: arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. This review gives an up-to-date overview of the main annual, perennial, and woody crops, as well as the most adequate cropping systems, presently used to phytomanage metal(loid)-contaminated soils, and the relevant products and ecosystems services provided by the various phytomanagement options. Suitable bioaugmentation practices with PGPB and AMF are also discussed. Furthermore, we identify the potential interest of phytomanagement for stakeholders and end-users and highlight future opportunities boosted by an effective engagement between environmental protection and economic development. We conclude by presenting the legal and regulatory framework of soil remediation and by discussing prospects for phytotechnologies applications in the future.

7 junio

Phy2SUDOE Newsletter #1

Socios implicados
Todos

Datos de la publicación
Junio de 2021

Resumen
Esta revista semestral incluye información actualizada del progreso del proyecto así y de actividades relacionadas con la fitogestión de suelos degradados y/o contaminados. El primer número incluye una breve introducción al proyecto Phy2SUDOE.

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31 mayo

Artículo en Frontiers in Plant Science

Título
Mycorrhizal-Assisted Phytoremediation and Intercropping Strategies Improved the Health of Contaminated Soil in a Peri-Urban Area

Datos de la publicación:
María T. Gómez-Sagasti, Carlos Garbisu, Julen Urra, Fátima Míguez, Unai Artetxe, Antonio Hernández, Juan Vilela, Itziar Alkorta and José M. Becerril
Front. Plant Sci. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.693044

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Resumen (en inglés)
Soils of abandoned and vacant lands in the periphery of cities are frequently subjected to illegal dumping and can undergo degradation processes such as depletion of organic matter and nutrients, reduced biodiversity, and the presence of contaminants, which may exert an intense abiotic stress on biological communities. Mycorrhizal-assisted phytoremediation and intercropping strategies are highly suitable options for remediation of these sites. A two-year field experiment was conducted at a peri-urban site contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls, to assess the effects of plant growth (spontaneous plant species, Medicago sativa, and Populus × canadensis, alone vs. intercropped) and inoculation of a commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal and ectomycorrhizal inoculum. Contaminant degradation, plant performance, and biodiversity, as well as a variety of microbial indicators of soil health (microbial biomass, activity, and diversity parameters) were determined. The rhizosphere bacterial and fungal microbiomes were assessed by measuring the structural diversity and composition via amplicon sequencing. Establishment of spontaneous vegetation led to greater plant and soil microbial diversity. Intercropping enhanced the activity of soil enzymes involved in nutrient cycling. The mycorrhizal treatment was a key contributor to the establishment of intercropping with poplar and alfalfa. Inoculated and poplar-alfalfa intercropped soils had a higher microbial abundance than soils colonized by spontaneous vegetation. Our study provided evidence of the potential of mycorrhizal-assisted phytoremediation and intercropping strategies to improve soil health in degraded peri-urban areas.

5 mayo

Artículo en Environmental Science And Pollution Research

Título
Keep and promote biodiversity at polluted sites under phytomanagement

Datos de la publicación:
Garbisu, C., Alkorta, I., Kidd, P. et al.
Environ Sci Pollut Res 27, 44820–44834 (2020)

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Resumen (en inglés)
The phytomanagement concept combines a sustainable reduction of pollutant linkages at risk-assessed contaminated sites with the generation of both valuable biomass for the (bio)economy and ecosystem services. One of the potential benefits of phytomanagement is the possibility to increase biodiversity in polluted sites. However, the unique biodiversity present in some polluted sites can be severely impacted by the implementation of phytomanagement practices, even resulting in the local extinction of endemic ecotypes or species of great conservation value. Here, we highlight the importance of promoting measures to minimise the potential adverse impact of phytomanagement on biodiversity at polluted sites, as well as recommend practices to increase biodiversity at phytomanaged sites without compromising its effectiveness in terms of reduction of pollutant linkages and the generation of valuable biomass and ecosystem services.

29 enero

Artículo en Ecological Engineering

Título
Phytomanagement with grassy species, compost and dolomitic limestone rehabilitates a meadow at a wood preservation site

Datos de la publicación
Aritz Burges, Nad`ege Oustriere, María Galende, Lilian Marchand, Clemence M. Bes,
Eric Paidjan, Markus Puschenreiter, Jose María Becerril, Michel Mench
Ecological Engineering 160 (2021) 106132

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Resumen (en inglés)
Brownfield surface is expanding in Europe, but as often abandoned or underused, these areas become refuge for microbial, faunal and floral biodiversity. However, brownfield sites are generally contaminated, likely posing severe environmental risks. At a former wood preservation site contaminated with Cu, we evaluated the efficiency of compost and dolomitic limestone incorporation into the soil, followed by revegetation with Cu-tolerant grassy species, as a phytomanagement option to increase vegetation cover and plant diversity while reducing pollutant linkages. 7 years of phytomanagement enhanced natural revegetation through the improvement of soil physicochemical properties, particularly with compost-based amendments. The compost incorporation increased soil Cu solubility; however, no increment in Cu availability and a reduction in Cu-induced phytotoxicity were observed with the compost. The improved soil nutrient availability and the soil phytotoxicity mitigation in compost-amended soils facilitated over the 7 years the growth of beneficial plant colonists, including leguminous species, which can potentially promote essential soil functions. Soil treatments did not affect Cu uptake and translocation by plants and shoot Cu levels indicated no risk for the food chain. Overall, a long-term phytomanagement combining an initial amendment of compost and dolomitic limestone with the cultivation of Cu-tolerant grassy populations can ameliorate such Cu-contaminated soils, by mitigating risks induced by Cu excess, ultimately allowing the development of a meadow that can provide ecological and economic benefits in terms of ecosystem services.

11 enero

Informe Layman de PhytoSUDOE

Título
Proyecto PhytoSUDOE: Recuperando suelos contaminados en el sudoeste de Europa a través de la fitogestión

Fecha
2018

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El informe Layman de PhytoSUDOE es un informe final enfocado al público general donde se describen los principales resultados del proyecto, incluyendo una lista de recomendaciones para el uso de la fitogestión.