Project description
Novel technology to rejuvenate derelict soils
Rise in temperature in the geoenvironment leads to unstable ground conditions. How this is made worse in the presence of organic matter/soils is currently poorly understood. The EU-funded BioGeoInterface project will develop a technology for sustainable geoenvironments in extreme weather, aiming to rejuvenate derelict soils by utilising native soil microorganisms and stimulating them with biowaste (for example, biosolids). Typical coarse- and fine-grained soils will be screened for native soil microbes and these will be stimulated/augmented. Subsequently, efficacy of the biomodification will be assessed according to physical and biochemical parameters related to soil and plants. Further, the thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of the organic soils (such as biomodified soils) under elevated temperatures will be studied along with the development of a mathematical framework.
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MSCA-IF-EF-CAR - CAR – Career Restart panel
