Project

Ecological impact of the spatiotemporal distribution of termite hills of the Katanga mine area and their agronomic potentiality in an ecological system Soils-Termite hills-Vegetation.

Code

13V80112

Looptijd

01-09-2012 → 31-05-2016

Financiering

Federal funding: various

Promotor

Eric Van Ranst

Onderzoeksdisciplines

Natural sciences
- Other chemical sciences
- Geochemistry
- Geology
- Physical geography and environmental geoscience
- Other biological sciences
Agricultural and food sciences
- Agricultural plant production

Trefwoorden

zware metalen DR Congo termieten tropische bodems pollutie

Projectomschrijving

In this research project the use of termite materials as a natural soil amendment will be tested in the tradional agricultural systems of the local farmers through the monitoring of experimental plots.The dynamics of heavy metals in termite mounds will be studied as well especially in areas where rocks containing these heavy metals occur close to the surface. This will allow us to assess the potential pollution of the agricultural lands.