A5012342437- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques
- Phosphorus and nutrient management
- Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Polar Research and Ecology
- Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
- Environmental Chemistry and Analysis
- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques
- Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Odor and Emission Control Technologies
- Heavy metals in environment
- Climate change and permafrost
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Aquatic and Environmental Studies
- Chromium effects and bioremediation
University of Milan
2015-2024
Defense Information Systems Agency
2016-2019
Wageningen University & Research
2019
National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
2010
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
2010
Ca' Foscari University of Venice
2010
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1998
Abstract In mature soils, plant species and soil type determine the selection of root microbiota. Which these two factors drives rhizosphere in barren substrates developing desert soils has, however, not yet been established. Chronosequences glacier forelands provide ideal natural environments to identify primary along changing edaphic conditions a soil. Here, we analyze changes bacterial diversity bulk rhizospheres pioneer across High Arctic chronosequence. We show that developmental stage...
The cell wall structure protects cellulose from enzymatic attack and its successive fermentation. nature of this protection consists in the very complex macroscopic microscopic that limits transport. Explaining kind is critical future research to improve polymer availability for attack. This shows complete description topography at a nanoscale level allows mechanistic understanding protection. For purpose, we used gas adsorption methods (CO(2) 273 K N(2) 77 K) detect mesoporosity (pore size...
Summary During primary colonization of rock substrates by plants, mineral weathering is strongly accelerated under plant roots, but little known on how it affects soil ecosystem development before establishment. Here we show that mediated chemolithoautotrophic bacteria associated to community formation in sites recently released permanent glacier ice cover the Midtre Lovénbreen moraine (78°53′N), Svalbard. Increased fertility fosters growth prokaryotes and plants at boundary between intense...
In this study, hydrochar (HC), a carbon-rich product originated from hydrothermal conversion treatment (HTC), was obtained wastes of the wine and dairy industries. The effect mixing secondary char compost tested, before after aerobic (COM) HC at increasing doses (from 15 to 75 Mg ha-1 DM), in an effort lower phytotoxicity due potential phytotoxic compounds char. results indicated that, stabilization, mix HC/COM able double plant growth comparison COM alone. presence easily degradable organic...
Highly stabilized digestate from sewage sludge and digestate-derived ammonium sulphate (RFs), were used in a comparison with synthetic mineral fertilizers (SF) to crop maize three-year plot trial open fields. RFs SF dosed ensure the same amount of N (ammonia-N). In doing so, plots fertilized received much more (+185 kg ha-1 organic N) because also contained N. The fate nitrogen was studied by measuring soil at different depths, ammonia N2O emissions, uptake crops. Soil analyses indicated...
ABSTRACT Analytical methods applicable to different organic wastes are needed establish the extent which readily biodegradable matter has decomposed (i.e., biological stability). The objective of this study was test a new respirometric method for stability determination wastes. Dynamic respiration index (DRI) measurements were performed on 16 origin, composition, and degree validate result expression, propose limits. In addition, theoretical DRI trends obtained by using mathematical model....
Abstract Composting of municipal solid waste (MSW) was studied in an attempt to characterize concomitant transformations humic acid (HA). Humic and Core‐HA were extracted from MSW at various stages during composting using the following methods: ( i ) The common IHSS method (HA); ii performing organic solvent sulfuric extractions prior alkaline extraction (Core‐HA). Mass balance calculated for each compost sample composting, cross polarization magic angle spinning (CPMAS) 13 C‐NMR fourier...
Abstract This paper evaluated, in a laboratory incubated soil, the properties of digestate as nitrogen fertilizer comparison with sewage sludge, compost and urea, this last typical mineral fertilizer. The incubation period lasted for 90 d during time, pH, CO 2 evolution were measured. maximum concentration nitrate was reached microcosm fertilized by urea (133 mg kg −1 after 62 d), that very similar (113 ). Soil treated showed slower evolution. A significantly negative correlation detected...