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About
María Nazaret González Alcaraz
The guiding thread of my research career has been related to soil pollution evaluation and remediation (soil biogeochemistry; environmental soil management; soil ecotoxicity and climate change).
I obtained my PhD (2012) from the Technical Univ. Cartagena-Spain ¿UPCT¿ on the biogeochemistry of N, P and metals in soil-water-plant systems of eutrophic and polluted wetlands. I tested the capacity of these systems as sink/source of these elements and the effects of the binomial plant vs. soil amendment on pollutants mobilization risks and appropriate remediation measures. I made two predoctoral stays (2+2 months; ETH Zurich- Switzerland; Univ. Lisbon-Portugal). My PhD allowed me to acquire a broad and applied vision of degradation problems in metal-polluted and eutrophic environments and led me to become interested in the field of soil ecotoxicology to link the biogeochemical issues with the toxic effects of pollutants.
In 2013 I got the Ramón Areces Postdoctoral Fellowship to work in the field of global change ecotoxicology at the VU Univ. Amsterdam-Holland (10/13-09/15). I opened a pioneer line focused on the effects of rising air temperature and soil dryness on the ecotoxicity of soils affected by metal mine wastes from SE Spain, using soil invertebrates as bioindicators. From 10/15 to 06/16 I continued working at the VU to set up a research network established between VU and UPCT. Based on the knowledge I acquired, I concluded that the ecotoxicity risks of metal-polluted soils may change depending on the prevailing climate conditions and that soil ecotoxicology must consider the emergent suite of stressors driven by climate change.
In 2016 I got the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship and in 2017 I moved to the Univ. Aveiro-Portugal ¿UA¿ to lead a project on the effects of single/multiple climate factors (air temperature, soil moisture, atmospheric CO2, UV radiation) on the ecotoxicity of metal-polluted agricultural/forest soils from central-northern Portugal (01/17-01/19). I evaluated the effects on soil invertebrates through population performance indicators but also the damage at genetic and biochemical level. In 2018 I got two R&D projects as Principal Investigator at the UA to deepen in the effects of climate change on the ecotoxicity/functionality of anthropogenic metal-polluted soils from temperate regions: METOXCLIM (project from Portuguese National Plan; 06/18-05/21); MICROCLIM (project from French CNRS/INEE-OHMI; 07/18-06/19). With these projects I started working with the soil microbial component looking at the effects of climate factors on its structure and functions. I was hired as researcher by METOXCLIM project for 14 months (03/19-05/20).
In June 2020 I returned to the UPCT with a Saavedra Fajardo Research Contract (Séneca Foundation of Murcia-Spain) to study the ecotoxicity of soils affected by metal pollution from the Murcia Region under forecasted climate change scenarios (06/20-05/23). RecentIy, I have been awarded with a 5-year Ramón y Cajal Research Contract (Ministry of Science and Innovation-Spain) to study how future climate scenarios will impact the ecotoxicity and functionality of terrestrial ecosystems degraded by anthropogenic pollution from the Mediterranean region, by using soil invertebrates, microorganisms, and plants as bioindicators of possible alterations.
Research group website: http://suelos.upct.es/en
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Teaching
Abbreviation list
- BS: Basic course
- B: Required course
- O: Elective course
- A: Year-long
- 1Q: 1st half
- 2Q: 2st half
Phd THESIS SUPERVISION
Procesos Biogeoquímicos y eliminación de nitrógeno y fosforo de auas eutrofizadas en humedales del entorno del Mar Menor: resultados experimentales en mesocosmos
The importance of edaphic niches and spontaneous vegetation for the phytomanagement of mine tailings under semiarid climate
Projects
Aspectos funcionales y ecotoxicidad edáfica de residuos mineros abandonados colonizados por vegetación vs restaurados en zonas semiáridas: respuesta frente al cambio climático
Aplicación de técnicas de Fitomanejo para la restauración Ambiental de depósitos de Residuos mineros metalíferos en zonas semiáridas
European University of Technology
Mejora del laboratorio de Análisis Elemental
Evaluación ecofisiológica y ecotoxicológica del empleo combinado de biochar y especies arbóreas autóctonas para restaurar/estabilizar residuos mineros de la Sierra de Cartagena-La Unión
Relaciones entre los ciclos biogeoquímicos y la función de los humedales como filtros verdes: efecto de la eutrofización, la especie
Depuración de aguas eutrofizadas en humedales afectados por residuos mineros en el entorno del Mar Menor:Consecuencias del acondicionamiento de cauces y efectos del carbonato cálcico y las condiciones
Desarrollo de métodos de conservación de germoplasma vegetal y selección de especies para la restauración vegetal de ecosistemas degradados
Dinámica de metales pesados, arsénico y fósforo en el sistema suelo-agua-planta en humedales contaminados por residuos mineros: ensayos sobre el efecto del carbonato cálcico y las condiciones de hidr
Contracts
Estudio de alternativas existentes, viabilidad técnica y criterios de diseño para la implantación de biorreactores desnitrificadores dentro de las actuaciones de reutilización planteadas en las EDAR de Rincón de León y Monte Orgegia (Alicante).Nº Expediente: CMENOR/2022/07N10/260
Diseño y seguimiento de una planta piloto con humedades para el tratamiento de las aguas de drenaje agrícola del campo de Cartagena
Diseño y seguimiento de una planta piloto con humedades para el tratamiento de las aguas de drenaje agrícola del campo de Cartagena
Diseño y seguimiento de una planta piloto con humedades para el tratamiento de las aguas de drenaje agrícola del campo de Cartagena
Diseño y seguimiento de una planta piloto con humedades para el tratamiento de las aguas de drenaje agrícola del campo de Cartagena
Diseño y seguimiento de una planta piloto con humedades para el tratamiento de las aguas de drenaje agrícola del campo de Cartagena
Diseño y seguimiento de una planta piloto con humedades para el tratamiento de las aguas de drenaje agrícola del campo de Cartagena
Control integral de clima y fertirrigación en instalaciones agrícolas intensivas (CDTI)
Evaluación técnica y agronómica del cultivo de piña en las condiciones agroclimáticas propias del Sureste español y bajo manejo tecnificado del cultivo. Fase II
Evaluación técnica y agronómica de bionematicida en cultivo de tomate en invernadero bajo las condiciones agroclimáticas propias del sureste español
Asesoramiento y asistencia técnica en materia de Tecnología para Cultivo Intensivo
Caracterización físico-química del sustrato orgánico originado a partir de residuos sólidos urbanos en la industria del procesado de residuos de envases metálicos: estudio de viabilidad para su reutilización con fines agrícolas y ambientales
Evaluación técnica y agronómica de la evolución de la materia orgánica y sus implicaciones en parcela comercial de cultivo y en laboratorio
Caracterización físico-química del sustrato orgánico originado a partir de residuos sólidos urbanos en la industria del procesado de residuos de envases metálicos: estudio de viabilidad para su reutilización con fines agrícolas y ambientales
Publications
The relationships between functional and physicochemical soil parameters in metal(loid) mine tailings from Mediterranean semiarid areas support the value of spontaneous vegetation colonization for phytomanagement
ISSN: 09258574
Ecological Engineering
ISSN: 10958630 03014797
Journal of Environmental Management
Evidence supporting the value of spontaneous vegetation for phytomanagement of soil ecosystem functions in abandoned metal(loid) mine tailings
ISSN: 03418162
Catena
The case of Mar Menor eutrophication: State of the art and description of tested Nature-Based Solutions
ISSN: 09258574
Ecological Engineering
Effects of climate conditions on the avoidance behavior of Folsomia candida and Enchytraeus crypticus towards metal(loid)-contaminated soils
ISSN: 18791026 00489697
Science of the Total Environment
Bioaccumulation and Toxicity of Organic Chemicals in Terrestrial Invertebrates
ISSN: 1867979X
Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
Soil moisture influences the avoidance behavior of invertebrate species in anthropogenic metal(loid)-contaminated soils
ISSN: 18736424 02697491
Environmental Pollution
Biochar from sewage sludge and pruning trees reduced porewater Cd, Pb and Zn concentrations in acidic, but not basic, mine soils under hydric conditions
ISSN: 10958630 03014797
Journal of Environmental Management
Toxicokinetics of Zn and Cd in the earthworm Eisenia andrei exposed to metal-contaminated soils under different combinations of air temperature and soil moisture content
ISSN: 18791298 00456535
Chemosphere
Phosphorus retention and fractionation in an eutrophic wetland: A one-year mesocosms experiment under fluctuating flooding conditions
ISSN: 10958630 03014797
Journal of Environmental Management
Changes in soluble metal concentrations induced by variable water table levels as response to liming and Phragmites australis growth in metal-polluted wetland soils: Management effectiveness
ISSN: 00167061
Geoderma
Metal mobility assessment for the application of an urban organic waste amendment in two degraded semiarid soils
ISSN: 03756742
Journal of Geochemical Exploration
Corrigendum to ¿Evaluation of the environmental plasticity in the xerohalophyte Zygophyllum fabago L. for the phytomanagement of mine tailings in semiarid areas¿ [Chemosphere 161 (2016) 259¿265](S0045653516309080)(10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.07.024)
ISSN: 18791298 00456535
Chemosphere
Changes in soil ecosystem structure and functions due to soil contamination
ISBN: 9780128498736
Soil Pollution: From Monitoring to Remediation
Influence of climate change on the multi-generation toxicity to Enchytraeus crypticus of soils polluted by metal/metalloid mining wastes
ISSN: 18736424 02697491
Environmental Pollution
Toxicity of a metal(loid)-polluted agricultural soil to Enchytraeus crypticus changes under a global warming perspective: Variations in air temperature and soil moisture content
ISSN: 18791026 00489697
Science of the Total Environment
Nitrate removal and potential soil N<inf>2</inf>O emissions in eutrophic salt marshes with and without Phragmites australis
ISSN: 00167061
Geoderma
Evaluation of the environmental plasticity in the xerohalophyte Zygophyllum fabago L. for the phytomanagement of mine tailings in semiarid areas
ISSN: 18791298 00456535
Chemosphere
Toxicity of a metal(loid)-polluted agricultural soil to Enchytraeus crypticus changes under a global warming perspective: variations in air temperature and soil moisture content
ISSN: 0048-9697
Science of the Total Environment
Metal/metalloid (As, Cd and Zn) bioaccumulation in the earthworm Eisenia andrei under different scenarios of climate change
ISSN: 18736424 02697491
Environmental Pollution
Response of biogeochemical processes of the water-soil-plant system to experimental flooding-drying conditions in a eutrophic wetland: the role of Phragmites australis
ISSN: 15735036 0032079X
Plant and Soil
Climate change effects on enchytraeid performance in metal-polluted soils explained from changes in metal bioavailability and bioaccumulation
ISSN: 10960953 00139351
Environmental Research
The potential use of Piptatherum miliaceum for the phytomanagement of mine tailings in semiarid areas: Role of soil fertility and plant competition
ISSN: 10958630 03014797
Journal of Environmental Management
Contribution of soil properties to the assessment of a seawater irrigation programme as a management strategy for abandoned solar saltworks
ISSN: 03418162
Catena
Effects of climate change on the toxicity of soils polluted by metal mine wastes to Enchytraeus crypticus
ISSN: 15528618 07307268
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Irrigation with seawater as a strategy for the environmental management of abandoned solar saltworks: A case-study in SE Spain based on soil-vegetation relationships
ISSN: 09258574
Ecological Engineering
Metal(loid) allocation and nutrient retranslocation in Pinus halepensis trees growing on semiarid mine tailings
ISSN: 18791026 00489697
Science of the Total Environment
Dinámica de N en humedales con diferente grado de eutrofización: papel de Phragmites australis en el balance de NO3- retirado del agua-N2O emitido a la atmósfera
ISBN: 978-84-8408-769-4
F.Macías, M. Díaz-Raviña, M.T. Barral, editores
Gradientes edáficos y microbiológicos en balsas mineras de la Sierra de Cartagena-La Unión
ISBN: 978-84-697-1358-7
En III Workshop en Investigación Agroalimentaria (F. Artés-Hernández, M. Egea Gutiérrez-Cortines, A.
Ciclos biogeoquímicos en humedales con diferente grado de eutrofización y su relación con factores de cambio climático: resultados experimentales en mesocosmos
ISBN: 978-84-697-1358-7
III Workshop en Investigación Agroalimentaria WiA3.14. Cartagena, 12‐13 de mayo de 2014
Gradients of soil salinity and moisture, and plant distribution, in a Mediterranean semiarid saline watershed: A model of soil-plant relationships for contributing to the management
ISSN: 03418162
Catena
Usefulness of pioneer vegetation for the phytomanagement of metal(loid)s enriched tailings: Grasses vs. shrubs vs. trees
ISSN: 10958630 03014797
Journal of Environmental Management
Elemental and stable isotope composition of Pinus halepensis foliage along a metal(loid) polluted gradient: Implications for phytomanagement of mine tailings in semiarid areas
ISSN: 0032079X
Plant and Soil
Assessment of the employment of halophyte plant species for the phytomanagement of mine tailings in semiarid areas
ISSN: 09258574
Ecological Engineering
Role of rhizosphere and soil properties for the phytomanagement of a salt marsh polluted by mining wastes
ISSN: 17352630 17351472
International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology
Nitrate removal from eutrophic wetlands polluted by metal-mine wastes: Effects of liming and plant growth
ISSN: 03014797 10958630
Journal of Environmental Management
Soil Degradation and Regeneration in Semiarid Areas
ISBN: 978-84-695-8326-5
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica
Assessment of metal(loid)s availability and their uptake by Pinus halepensis in a Mediterranean forest impacted by abandoned tailings
ISSN: 09258574
Ecological Engineering
Liming and vegetation favor Fe-mobilization in eutrophic wetland soils affected by mine wastes
ISSN: 09258574
Ecological Engineering
Phytomanagement of strongly acidic, saline eutrophic wetlands polluted by mine wastes: The influence of liming and Sarcocornia fruticosa on metals mobility
ISSN: 00456535 18791298
Chemosphere
Impacto de la minería sobre los ecosistemas en condiciones de clima semiárido: dinámica de metales en el sistema suelo-agua-planta y alternativas de regeneración
ISBN: 978-84-15487-52-4
Sánchez, González y del Moral (Editores)
The importance of edaphic niches and pioneer plant species succession for the phytomanagement of mine tailings
ISSN: 02697491 18736424
Environmental Pollution
When liming and revegetation contribute to the mobilisation of metals: Learning lessons for the phytomanagement of metal-polluted wetlands
ISSN: 03014797 10958630
Journal of Environmental Management
Impacto de la miner¨ªa sobre los ecosistemas en condiciones de clima semi¨¢rido: din¨¢mica de metales en el sistema suelo©\agua©\planta y alternativas de regeneraci¨®n
ISBN: 978-84-15487-52-4
En: S¨¢nchez-Garrido, J.A., Gonz¨¢lez-Andr¨¦s, A., Del Moral-Torres, F. (eds.)
La Marina del Carmolí, un filtro verde a orillas del Mar Menor
ISBN: 978-84-92988-18-1
Instituto Euromediterráneo del Agua
Evolution and phosphorus fractionation in saline Spolic Technosols flooded with eutrophic water
ISSN: 14390108
Journal of Soils and Sediments
Storage of organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in the soil-plant system of Phragmites australis stands from a eutrophicated Mediterranean salt marsh
ISSN: 00167061
Geoderma
A critical assessment of soil amendments (slaked lime/acidic fertilizer) for the phytomanagement of moderately contaminated shooting range soils
ISSN: 14390108
Journal of Soils and Sediments
Heavy metal contamination caused by mining activities in the Mar Menor lagoon (SE Spain)
ISBN: 9781614706908
Heavy Metal Sediments
Influence of soil properties on trace element availability and plant accumulation in a Mediterranean salt marsh polluted by mining wastes: Implications for phytomanagement
ISSN: 00489697 18791026
Science of the Total Environment
Variations in plant zonation and cover as indicators of long-term changes in soil conditions: a case study in a Mediterranean coastal salt marsh.
ISSN: 23442344
Ecological Questions
Work flow to establish a conceptual model of soil-plant relationships in salt marshes: a case study in SE Spain
ISSN: 23442344
Ecological Questions
El saladar de Lo Poyo: un caso de contaminación por residuos minero a orillas del Mar Menor
ISBN: 978-84-92988-18-1
Fundacion Instituto Euromediterraneo del Agua
Mobilisation of As and trace metals in saline, acidic Spolic Technosols: the role of the rhizosphere and flooding conditions
ISSN: 345566-667
Journal of Soils and Sediments
La Marina del Carmolí, un filtro verde a orillas del Mar Menor
ISBN: 54-5458d-54
Instituto Euromediterráneo del Agua
Control de la degradación y uso sostenible del suelo. Recorridos por el Campo de Cartagena
ISBN: 978-84-92988-18-1
Fundación Instituto Euromediterráneo del Agua
Eutrophication in coastal areas of the Mar Menor lagoon: the mitigation role of the salt marsches
ISSN: 2172-0436
Technology and Knowledge Transfer e-Bulletin
Effects of eutrophic water flooding on nitrate concentrations in mine wastes
ISSN: 09258574
Ecological Engineering
The combined use of liming and Sarcocornia fruticosa development for phytomanagement of salt marsh soils polluted by mine wastes
ISSN: 03043894
Journal of Hazardous Materials
Erratum to "Rhizosphere and flooding regime as key factors for the mobilisation of arsenic and potentially harmful metals in basic, mining-polluted salt marsh soils" [Appl. Geochem. 25 (2010) 1722-1733]
ISSN: 08832927
Applied Geochemistry
The role of saltmarshes in reducing the concentration of nitrate and phosphorus in eutrophicated water: The mar menor lagoon, a case study in Semi-Arid Mediterranean areas of SE Spain
ISBN: 9781617282690
Biogeochemistry and Pedogenetic Process in Saltmarsh and Mangrove Systems
Heavy metal contamination caused by mining activities in the mar menor lagoon (SE Spain)
ISBN: 9781617282690
Biogeochemistry and Pedogenetic Process in Saltmarsh and Mangrove Systems
Rhizosphere and flooding regime as key factors for the mobilisation of arsenic and potentially harmful metals in basic, mining-polluted salt marsh soils
ISSN: 08832927
Applied Geochemistry
Work flow to establish a conceptual model of soil-plant relationships in salt marshes: a case study in SE Spain
ISSN: 124578-254
Ecological Questions
Papel de los humedales costeros del mar menor en la depuración de aguas eutrofizadas: el caso de la Marina del Carmolí en El Mar Menor, estado actual del conocimiento científico.
ISBN: 978-84-936326-8-7
Instituto Euromediterráneo del Agua y Fundación Cluster
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