Green for Brown (G4B): a novel tool for evaluating phytoextraction in soils polluted by heavy metals

Alejandro Gonzalez-Ollauri; Slobodan B. Mickovski

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-70548-4_81

Green for Brown (G4B): a novel tool for evaluating phytoextraction in soils polluted by heavy metals

Alejandro Gonzalez-Ollauri, Slobodan B. Mickovski

Civil Engineering and Environmental Management

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Abstract

Green for Brown (G4B) is a novel, open-source, computer-based, and spatially-distributed tool for evaluating phytoextraction in soils polluted by heavy metals. G4B operates with easily quantifiable inputs related to the soil, plant, and climate compartments. We evaluate G4B’s potential by simulating the arsenic (As) phytoextraction performance of a fern. G4B predictions indicate that the tested fern was able to extract 17.23 mg L-1 of As per growing cycle, requiring 8 cycles to restore the soil As to safety level. G4B was shown to be an effective and viable tool for assessing heavy metal phytoextraction from polluted soil.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	257-258
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319705484
ISBN (Print)	9783319705477
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70548-4_81
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	Euro-Mediterannean Conference for Environmental Integration - Mövenpick Resort & Marine Spa Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia Duration: 22 Dec 2017 → 25 Dec 2017 Conference number: 1 https://emcei.net/2017/

Publication series

Name	Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation
Publisher	Springer
ISSN (Electronic)	2522-8714

Conference

Conference	Euro-Mediterannean Conference for Environmental Integration
Abbreviated title	EMCEI
Country/Territory	Tunisia
City	Sousse
Period	22/12/17 → 25/12/17
Internet address	https://emcei.net/2017/

Keywords

phytoextraction
model
plant
soil
heavy metal
arsenic

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
General Environmental Science
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Architecture
Environmental Chemistry

UN SDGs

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10.1007/978-3-319-70548-4_81

Gonzalez-Ollauri, A. & Mickovski, S.B. (2017) Green for Brown (G4B): A Novel Tool for Evaluating Phytoextraction in Soils Polluted by Heavy Metals
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- 2 Review article

Bervie Braes at 10 years: critical review of the effectiveness of slope stabilisation measures
Mickovski, S. B., 17 Sept 2024, Geotechnical Engineering Challenges to Meet Current and Emerging Needs of Society: Proceedings of the XVIII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 2024. Guerra, N., Fernandes, M. M., Ferreira, C., Correia, A. G., Pinto, A. & Sêco e Pinto, P. (eds.). CRC Press, p. 3141-3144 4 p.
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Testing the hydrological performance of live pole drains (LPD) for mitigation of slope instability
Berlitz, F., Benschop, E., Mickovski, S. B. & Gonzalez-Ollauri, A., Nov 2024, In: Ecological Engineering. 208, 14 p., 107360.
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A nature-based solution selection framework: criteria and processes for addressing hydro-meteorological hazards at open-air laboratories across Europe
Gonzalez Ollauri, A., Mickovski, S. B., Anderson, C. C., Debele, S., Emmanuel, R., Kumar, P., Loupis, M., Ommer, J., Pfeiffer, J., Panga, D., Pilla, F., Sannigrah, S., Toth, E., Ukonmaanaho, L. & Zieher, T., 1 Apr 2023, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 331, 12 p., 117183.
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Changes to the agricultural land bank and implications for fod security using landspreading of wastes and waste-deprived materials as an example.
Mickovski, S. (PI), Gonzalez Ollauri, A. (CoI), Thomson, C. (CoI), Redshaw, J. (CoI) & Scott, M. (CoI)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/09/17 → 30/12/17
Project: Research Grant
ECOMED: Specialisation process for a soil and water bioengineering sector in the Mediterranean environment.
Mickovski, S. (CoI), Gallagher, C. (CoI), Gonzalez Ollauri, A. (CoI), Thomson, C. (CoI) & Garcia Rodriguez, J. L. (PI)
European Commission
19/01/17 → 19/01/19
Project: Research Grant

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Gonzalez-Ollauri, A., & Mickovski, S. B. (2018). Green for Brown (G4B): a novel tool for evaluating phytoextraction in soils polluted by heavy metals. In Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions (pp. 257-258). (Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70548-4_81

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Green for Brown (G4B): a novel tool for evaluating phytoextraction in soils polluted by heavy metals. / Gonzalez-Ollauri, Alejandro ; Mickovski, Slobodan B.
Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions. Springer Nature, 2018. p. 257-258 (Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation).

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Green for Brown (G4B): a novel tool for evaluating phytoextraction in soils polluted by heavy metals

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Research output

Bervie Braes at 10 years: critical review of the effectiveness of slope stabilisation measures

Testing the hydrological performance of live pole drains (LPD) for mitigation of slope instability

A nature-based solution selection framework: criteria and processes for addressing hydro-meteorological hazards at open-air laboratories across Europe

Projects

Changes to the agricultural land bank and implications for fod security using landspreading of wastes and waste-deprived materials as an example.

ECOMED: Specialisation process for a soil and water bioengineering sector in the Mediterranean environment.

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