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Bioremediation of mercury on contaminated sites of Idrija

Research activity

Code Science Field Subfield
1.08.00  Natural sciences and mathematics  Control and care of the environment   

Code Science Field
P003  Natural sciences and mathematics  Chemistry 
P305  Natural sciences and mathematics  Environmental chemistry 
P300  Natural sciences and mathematics  Analytical chemistry 
Keywords
mercury, polluted sites, bioremediation, microbial transformations, soil
Evaluation (rules)
source: COBISS
Researchers (3)
no. Code Name and surname Research area Role Period No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  05027  PhD Milena Horvat  Chemistry  Head  2004 - 2006  1,887 
2.  18288  PhD Martina Logar  Chemistry  Researcher  2004  157 
3.  18287  PhD Darja Mazej  Chemistry  Researcher  2005 - 2006  379 
Organisations (1)
no. Code Research organisation City Registration number No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  0106  Jožef Stefan Institute  Ljubljana  5051606000  90,724 
Abstract
The main aim of the proposed project is to search for the modern, efficient and cost-effective way for removing mercury from contaminated sites of Idrija. It is well known that microorganisms have an important role in tranformation processes at that area and that knowledge will be used for final removal of mercury from the environment. A pilot micro plant for microbiological clean-up of mercury contaminated soil by mercury-resistant microbes extracted from contaminated area in Idrija will be introduced. Carefully optimisation all crucial parameters for its optimum operation will be performed. We will develop and optimize the methods for characterization of mercury forms and following transformation processes during the pilot plant operation.
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