Last July (July 16-20th, 2017), two members of our group (Lur Epelde, Carlos Garbisu) attended ICOBTE 2017 (14th International Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements), held in ETH Zurich, Switzerland. Carlos Garbisu gave a talk on the “Impact of aided phytostabilization on the biomass, activity and diversity of soil microbial communities” and co-coordinated a Symposium entitled “Improving soil biodiversity, functionality and ecosystem services of trace element-contaminated soils under interacting effects of (phyto)management and climate change”. We also presented a poster (“Plants, earthworms and bacteria: an integrated approach to assess and recover the health of soils contaminated with chromium VI and lindane”) as part of our on-going collaboration with the group of Prof. Becerril from the University of the Basque Country. During the Conference, we agreed to apply for a LIFE proposal on mine restoration with colleagues from France, Portugal and Spain.
