In March 2022, the concrete slab was removed on roughly 200 m² at the Durandeau site under the supervision of La Charente County partner and HPC-Envirotec. The 0 – 0.50 m soil layer was loosened. This area displayed high metal(loid), PAH, PCB, and trichloroethylene concentrations...
The presentations of the second PhytoSUDOE workshop, held virtually on February 8th and hosted by Département de la Charente, are now available on our Youtube channel. Below you will find links to each of the parts of the video corresponding to each speaker. Nelly Vergez, Department...
Advancing in the application of innovative phytomanagement strategies in polluted sites in southwest Europe 2nd WORKSHOP 8th February 2022 WORKSHOP: PHYTOMANAGEMENT FOR SOIL REMEDIATION AND THE CREATION OF VALUE Soil contamination is a widespread problem in Europe with adverse effects on biodiversity and human health. With the goal of soil restoration,...
[caption id="attachment_6692" align="alignright" width="361"] Miscanthus x giganteus implemented at the St-Médard d’Eyrans site (January 2012) © Mench[/caption] Long-term field plots were implemented at the St Médard d’Eyrans site (S1) to assess the phytomanagement of Cu/PAH-contaminated soils with perennial Cu-excluder grasses such as Miscanthus x giganteus. Plots...
In mid-June and early July 2021, INRAE researchers were working at the Phy2SUDOE S1 site (St Médard d'Eyrans, France) to measure the maximum shoot length and to harvest winter barley (Hordeum vulgare L. cv. Séduction) and then grain-type intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium cv Kernza). [caption id="attachment_6723"...