newsletter - life riverphy

ISSUE 11

NEWSLETTERMAY – AUGUST 2017

SUMMARY

Riverphy riverbed progress Applications in experimental plots Field inspections Emergency irrigation, summer 2017 Transport of biomass to the treatment plant Interpretive itinerary 2nd Riverphy Dissemination Seminar Riverphy in the SECS 2018 calendarProject management-Merchandising

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RIVERPHY RIVERBED PROGRESS

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In the pictures can be observed the degree of favorable growth of the implanted and

spontaneous vegetal biomass in the riverbed after 7, 8, 9 and 10 months after the cleaning

and harvesting of vegetation. The growth of the autochthonous vegetation is markedly

higher than the vegetation implanted from the nursery which little by little establishes and

develops its roots in the dry riverbed.

May 2017

July 2017

June 2017

August 2017


APPLICATIONS OF NATURAL CHELATING AGENTS ANDMICROORGANISMS IN EXPERIMENTAL PLOTS

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The last application of natural chelating agents

(oxalic acid and citric acid) and microorganisms

(Pseudomonas fluorescens bacteria and amino

acids) in the experimental plots was carried out

in June 2017.

From June 2016 to June 2017 a total of 5

applications have been realized. Each application

was carried out every three months and

according to the weather conditions.

The biweekly soil samplings in the plots will

conclude in September 2017 (27 soil samplings

in total). The last annual soil and plant sampling

in the experimental plots will be carry out in

October 2017. After sampling, the plant and soil

samples will be processed and analyzed to make

the final report of the project.

Pictures of the applications and the biweekly soil

samplings in the experimental plots are shown

(stretches 1, 2 and 3 respectively).


FIELD INSPECTIONS

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Between January and August 2017, 14 fields inspections were carried out (6 inspections between

May and August 2017) with the objective of checking the tasks related to the execution of actions

B.2 (phytoextraction project), B.3 (slope project), B.4 (energy use of contaminated biomass), B.5

(evolution of soil and vegetation) and B.6 (environmental recovery and landscape design):

•Cleaning, cutting and harvesting of plant biomass

•Harvesting and grinding of plant biomass

•Transport (and the necessary documentations) of plant biomass from the riverbed to the

treatment plant for its incineration

•Development of the implanted and spontaneous vegetation

•Emergency irrigations

The field inspections are carried out mainly by personnel from the Dirección General de Medio

Ambiente (DGMA) and also by the staff of the Lorca City Council (Ayto Lorca), the Confederación

Hidrográfica del Segura (CHS), the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT) and by the

contracted companies of each task.


EMERGENCY IRRIGATION, SUMMER 2017

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An emergency irrigation of the vegetation implanted in stretches 1, 2 and 3 (including the

experimental plots) has been carried out between July and August 2017 due to the weather

conditions (June-August 2017 average):

Precipitation (mm): 0.5

T (°C): 25.5

Evotranspiration rate (mm): 181


PLANT BIOMASS

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The planned month for the transport of plant

biomass from the riverbed to the Holcim treatment

plant (Almería) was March 2017, at which time the

plant biomass samples were analyzed by the

company and received a favorable approval for its

entry into the plant. This transport could not be

carried out due to a temporary closure of the

treatment plant and to a subsequent excess of input

raw material.

The plant biomass from stretches 1, 2 and 3 of

Riverphy riverbed will be transported to the

treatment plant for incineration next September

2017.

Currently, all the documentation on the residue

(plant biomass) is ready

by the DGMA and the Ayto Lorca

and we are waiting for the company to confirm us

the date of entry of the residue.


INTERPRETATIVE ITINERARY

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Last May 2017, the contract for the execution of the interpretive itinerary was awarded by the

Ayto Lorca.

The first performance was the installation of a security fence of 200 m length in the Zorrolobo

road. The Zorrolobo road is located parallel to the dry Guadalentín riverbed (right side) and this

way is where technical visits begin. At the end of this road is possible to enter in the riverbed

(after approximately 200 m).


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After the installation of the security fence, the posters of the Life Riverphy project were placed:

4 posters, 2 panels, 5 directional signs and 5 informative signs.

Below are pictures of the panoramic panel and the informative posters.


INTERPRETATIVE ITINERARY

LIFE RIVERPHY IN SETAC INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS, BRUSSELS 2017

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From 7-11 May 2017, the Society of

Environmental Toxicology and

Chemistry (SETAC) was held in

Brussels, Belgium.

The Life Project Riverphy took part

in the international congress with

the results on the spatial

distribution of Cr, Cu and Zn metals

in the contaminated Guadalentín

riverbed by discharges from tanning

industries and pig farms.

The poster was exposed on May 8

by the research staff of the UPCT.


RIVERPHY DISSEMINATION SEMINAR “APPLICATION OF PHYTOTECHNOLOGIES TO A RIVERBED CONTAMINATED BY HEAVY METALS UNDER THE SEMIARID

CONDITIONS OF SOUTHEAST SPAIN“:

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On May 30, 2017, the second Dissemination Seminar of the Life Riverphy Project was held under

the title of "APPLICATION OF PHYTOTECHNOLOGIES TO A RIVERBED CONTAMINATED BY HEAVY

METALS UNDER THE SEMIARID CONDITIONS OF SOUTHEAST SPAIN". The event took place from

9:00-14:00 hours in the assemble hall of the Consejería de Agua, Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca

(Murcia) and was organized by the UPCT, the Ayto Lorca, the DGMA of the Consejería de

Turismo, Cultura y Medio Ambiente and the CHS. The opening of the dissemination seminar was

finally done by the new Service Head of Environment, Mr. Juan Madrigal de Torres and the

Deputy Water Commissioner of the CHS, Mr. Sebastián Delgado. A total of 6 oral presentations

were given in the following order: 1 presentation from the CHS, 2 presentations from the UPCT,

2 presentations from the DGMA and 1 presentation from the Consulting Company Ingeniería del

Entorno Natural. The dissemination seminar was broadcast in live from the YOUTUBE channel of

Riverphy and for the moment has more than 70 views

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYPw917BMmQ).

The technical meeting related current and future research lines concerning the recovery of

contaminated soils from different points of view, such as industry professionals and companies,

members of public administrations or entities, and university students of all levels

(undergraduate, master and doctorate). Different approaches to soil rehabilitation were

addressed in order to solve current environmental problems and thus progress with research.

The second Dissemination Seminar organized by the Life Project Riverphy received a total of 40

attendees (previously 25 people were registered by email). On the next page are shown some

pictures taken during the seminar.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYPw917BMmQ

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RESULTS OF EVENT VALUATION QUESTIONNAIRES:

The Riverphy Dissemination Seminar received 40 attendees of which 15 completed the

questionnaires of evaluation of the event whose results are set out below:

Analysis of the first block of questions related to general questions

Most respondents (73%) have a higher education level (bachelor's or master's degree), followed

by the 13% who are in possession of a bachelor's degree. Among the respondents, 33% work as

technicians and 53% in public administration, the rest of respondents work in local entities,

associations, research centers and others.

Analysis of the second block of questions related to knowledge about the Life+ Project Riverphy

The 80% of respondents know the Life+ Project Riverphy and only the 20% do not know the

project. In addition, the 40% of the respondents have visited the study area of the project

compared to 53% who have not visited the study area. The 53% of the respondents, in addition

to the Life+ Project Riverphy know other Life projects such as Miera, Garbancillo de Tallante,

Tetraciclinis, Forest CO2, Sto3re, Ripisilvanatura, Riverlink, Malvasía, Landlife, Irriman and

Mipolare.

Analysis of the third block of questions related to the impact of the Life+ Project Riverphy

The average valuation received on the impact of the Life+ Project Riverphy in the economic,

social, environmental and health fields is 5, 6, 8 and 6 points out of 10 and the average

valuation on the knowledge of the general population about the problem of soil contamination

is 5 points out of 10, being 0 points null and 10 points excellent for both assessments.







RESULTS OF EVENT VALUATION QUESTIONNAIRES:

On the other hand, more than 60% of respondents are aware of the existence of investments in

their area for soil decontamination and more than 93% believe that it is necessary for regional,

national and European authorities to control or take stricter measures in these areas.

Analysis of the fourth block of questions related to the organization of the Riverphy

Dissemination Seminar

The main conclusion offered by the results of the evaluation questionnaires is that the

organization of the Riverphy Dissemination Seminar has been of the highest quality. The

reasons, according to the respondents, are:

•About 90% have considered adequate the duration of the oral presentations.

•Around 100% have rated the speakers and the quality of their presentations between good

(40%) and very good (60%), that is, the level of communications was very high.

•As for the general organization and the program of the seminar, 93%, approximately, rated it as

good and very good.

TECHNICAL VISITS

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For the next months, technical visits are being planned to the Riverphy riverbed.

The visits are aimed at environmental and stakeholder groups.

The visits will be more interesting and illustrative with the panels and posters installed from the

interpretive itinerary


LIFE RIVERPHY IN THE SECS 2018 CALENDAR

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The Life Project Riverphy will be part of the 2018 monthly calendar of the Spanish Society of Soil

Science (SECS). The calendar can be downloaded from the SECS website when it is available

(http://www.secs.com.es/).

The project will be one of the months of the 2018 year and will illustrate representative

photographs of the study area and will also show a brief description of the problem and its

objectives. In addition, a report on the Life Project Riverphy will be published in the SECS

newsletters (NEWS-SECS) which will be disseminated on social networks.


http://www.secs.com.es/










PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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During the second four-month period of 2017 (May-August) 2 meetings have been held between

partners to report on the progress of the project. The meetings were held in the vicinity of the

DGMA of the Consejería de Turismo, Cultura y Medio Ambiente.

Some of the points covered in the follow-up meetings were: implementation of phytoextraction

project (B.2), tender process for the slope project (B.3), biomass energy use (B.4),

implementation of the interpretive itinerary (B.6), networking (E.2) and dissemination events

(summer course (D.6), technical workshops and workshops (D.7)).

Some details related to the dissemination of the project have been also discussed , including the

merchandising. In the next page are some pictures of the Riverphy merchandising (notebooks,

pens, caps, 4 GB UBS's and folders).


PROJECT MANAGEMENT (merchandising)


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NEXT EVENTS

Technical visits to the Guadalentín riverbed

Life Riverphy Workshop

Vegetation studies and soil/plant sampling in the riverbed

Congress in Caparica (Portugal)

Project management


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