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Tracking the source of microplastics in soil : An exploratory case study in pea...
Veloso, Abel; Silva, Vera; Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza; Beriot, Nicolas; Monteiro, M.C.H.; Simões, M.P.; Geissen, VioletteIn the last 20 years, world plastic production has increased rapidly, reaching 4.00 × 1011 kg in 2022. However, less than 10% was recycled. Moreover, most conventional plastics are persistent and, therefore, remain in the environment long after their release. Although most studies on microplastic contamination focus on a single environmental compartment, an integrated and multicompartment approach is highly rec...
Assessment of promising agricultural management practices
Barão, Lúcia; Alaoui, Abdallah; Ferreira, Carla; Basch, Gottlieb; Schwilch, Gudrun; Geissen, Violette; Sukkel, Wijnand; Lemesle, JulieiSQAPER project - Interactive Soil Quality Assessment in Europe and China for Agricultural Productivity and Environmental Resilience - aims to develop an app to advise farmers on selecting the best Agriculture Management Practice (AMPs) to improve soil quality. For this purpose, a soil quality index has to be developed to account for the changes in soil quality as impacted by the implementation of the AMPs. Som...
Distribution and bioconcentration of heavy metals in a tropical aquatic food we...
Carranza, Manuel Mendoza; Lozada, Alejandra Sepulveda; Ferreira, Célia; Geissen, VioletteDespite the increasing impact of heavy metal pollution in southern Mexico due to urban growth and agricultural and petroleum activities, few studies have focused on the behavior and relationships of these pollutants in the biotic and abiotic components of aquatic environments. Here, we studied the bioaccumulation of heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Ni, Pb, V, Zn) in suspended load, sediment, primary producers, mollusks, c...