Tania Pardo
IIAG-CSIC, Spain
Biography
Tania Pardo is a young researcher and specialized in the remediation of trace element-contaminated soils through phytotechnologies. She obtained her PhD degree in 2013. Her main research activities have been focused on the study of the suitability of different organic composts, pig slurry, digestate, biochar and inorganic (Fe oxides, nano-oxides, lime, red mud derivatives, etc.) amendments, and selection of plants species, for the phytoremediation of trace element-contaminated soils. Particular emphasis has been on the study of the treatments effects on the availability and speciation of trace elements in soil; the uptake and translocation of these elements in plant, and; the soil quality and associated environmental risks. Currently, her research is focused on the optimization of cropping systems of Mediterranean Ni-hyperaccumulating plant species to produce Ni-rich biomass for phytomining purposes, and the combined use of soil amendments and microbial inoculants for the phytoremediation of Cu contaminated mine soils.