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The World Soil Day – Agremso3il effects
According to the United Nations, World Soil Day (WSD) is held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources.
The AGREMSOIL project has evaluated the effects of ozonisation on a key component of soil fertility: its microbiota. Soil microorganisms are essential for plant development and are extremely diverse. Thanks to the enzymes produced by the microorganisms, simple compounds of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus are generated in the soil which are taken up by the roots of the plants and promote agricultural production.Our preliminary results indicate that ozonisation promotes the degradation of pesticides. Ozone is also a disinfecting agent and could cause damage to soil microbes and their functions in the cycle of the mentioned nutrients. However, our preliminary results indicate that ozonisation does not cause changes in the activity of microorganisms, which is a positive result that could support the use of these technologies in soil decontamination.
Some links to important news about biodiversity:
https://elpais.com/elpais/2020/01/20/ciencia/1579530824_893654.html
https://www.laverdad.es/murcia/estudio-demuestra-biodiversidad-20200203190503-nt.html
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LIFE-AgRemSO3il in the LIFE PureAgroH2O conference
NEWS | LIFE AgRemSO3il > LIFE-AgRemSO3il in the LIFE PureAgroH2O conference The LIFE-AGREMSO3IL project atended the 1st LIFE PureAgroH2O...
First results of LIFE-AgRemSO3il experiments with small prototype
Initial tests, performed during last year, using a small prototype of the LIFE-AgRemSO3il project have provided “very satisfactory” results, according to Dr. José Fenoll, scientific coordinator of the project.
LIFE-AgRemSO3il at LIFE Platform Meeting on Chemicals
The LIFE-AGREMSO3IL project attended the LIFE Platform Meeting on Chemicals held in Vilnius (Lithuania) between 28th and 30th November. This event was hosted by the LIFE project “LIFE Fit for REACH” (LIFE14 ENV/LV000174).