Contaminants and Recycling in the Soil-Water Continuum

With a view to assessing the environmental risk associated with the cocktail of contaminants passing through the various compartments of the critical zone, the team is implementing compartment-specific research approaches aimed at understanding their dynamics and exposure potential (metals, organic pollutants, nanoparticles, plastics).

Man Land Sea Continuum

Recycling waste

As part of the circular economy, the waste produced by water treatment or organic products can be reused as a secondary resource of water and nutrients, particularly for irrigation and agricultural spreading, if and only if its recycling is accompanied by control of the risk of contamination. Several research projects are targeting key stages in these scenarios, such as the development of low-impact water treatment processesor pressing issues relating to the transfer of contaminants from waste/water to soil and plants. In addition, the specific question of soil/plant transfer of metals on a polluted site is the subject of several of the team's research initiatives (e.g. DUNE 2022-2025 project - UM6P)