Open Vacancies

This new page will publish Open Vacancies related to Research and Environment Posts: - Climate Scientist - Hydrological Modeller
 

A series of Publications in various Journals

Papers published in Journals and Magazines (7 new publications proposed): - Northern Peatlands: their characteristics, development and sensitivity to climate change - Soil carbon in the forests of Russia - Bryophyte biodiversity for monitoring chestnut ecosystems on Mount Etna (Eastern Sicily) - Transects on highways: evaluation of trace elements and organic pollutants agents estimated by means of mosses and top soils analysis (Transetti autostradali: elementi in traccia e contaminanti organici valutati mediante muschi e suoli superficiali) - Organic polluting agents and inorganic presents in mosses and city soils: the parks of Rome (Contaminanti organici e inorganici presenti in mushi e suoli urbani: i parchi della citta di Roma) - Practical applications of the mosses to evaluate the soil concentration of trace elements (Applicazioni pratiche dei muschi per valutare le ricadute al suolo di elementi in trace) - Platinum, Palladium, Rodio and elements in traces in soils and mosses in Valley D' Aosta Region (Platino, Palladio, Rodio ed elementi in tracce in suoli e muschi della Valle D' Aosta)
 

Publications in Conferences

A new section has been added to the publications: "Papers published in International Conferences and Workshops": - Soils and Mosses for the monitoring of trace elemnents in Three landfills. - Use of Mosses and Soils for the monitoring of trace elements in three elements in three landfils, used as urban waste disposal sites - Control of an area at potential risk from incineration plants before their start up and during the operation - Distribution of heavy metals and radio-elements in soils and mosses of an area of a dump of the Appennino Reggiano - Poiatica(RE) Landfill: Evaluation of Heavy metal depositions in the last eight years using indigenous mosses
 

ESBN 2007 Plenary

The European Soil Bureau Network Plenary session for 2007 will be held in Hannover (Germany) on 23-25 April 2007. A draft Agenda of the plenary session (23 - 24 April) and a draft Agenda of the Workshop on Common Criteria for Risk Area Identification (25 April 2007) is available.
 

AquaTRAIN: Research Posts Available

AquaTRAIN is a Marie Curie Research Training Network established specifically to develop a better understanding of the behaviour and environmental impact, including human health, of geogenic elements, in groundwater and soils in the European Union. AquaTRAIN is inviting applications for 12 Early Stage Researcher posts (all of which may lead to the award of a PhD or European PhD) and for 3 experienced Researcher (Postdoctoral Research Assistant) posts.
 

Status and prospect of soil information in south eastern Europe: soil databases, projects and applications

Hengl, T., Panagos, P., Jones, A. and Toth, G. (eds) 2007. Status and prospect of soil information in south-eastern Europe: soil databases, projects and applications. EUR 22646 EN Scientific and Technical Research series, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxemburg, 187 pp.