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Metal solubility responses in the rhizosphere of metal hyperaccumulator and non-accumulator plants grown to various pollutant levels in soil , MERLIN

Objectives:
The MERLIN project proposes the study of metal mobilisation/immobilization mechanisms of hyperaccumulator and non-accumulator plants grown on soils with different metal pollution levels by joint research efforts of Romanian and Austrian researchers. The necessity for the project accomplishment is determined by the existence of nearly 3 million potentially polluted sites in Europe that need remediation, thus the better understanding of the processes from the soil-plant interface represent an important step in the development of practicable phytoremediation technologies.

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Diffusive gradient in thin films (DGT) and spectrometric methods for investigating the metals availability changes at the plant roots-soil interface,

Objectives:
The proposed project is mainly focused on developing experimental designs based on unconventional techniques (DGT (Diffusive Gradients in Thin-films) method combined with spectrometric methods) for studying the changes of metals mobility and speciation under influences of plant-soil system.

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