On September 12-17, 2021, the 30th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry IMOG 2021 was arranged online. Participation at the conference was implemented by the presentation “Sapropel for soil remediation: A comparative study” resulting in the publication of an extended abstract. The study was conducted using raw materials for the development of a peat-free formula to evaluate the effectiveness of sapropel to be used in contaminated soils.

Simultaneously, also the 3rd EAGE Geochemistry Workshop was held and participation in it was implemented by the presentation “Perspectives of sapropel and clay-containing amendments in bioremediation of complex pollution”. The published extended abstract is available here.

The booklet “Peat-Free Soil Improver: What? Why? How?” has been elaborated. In simple and understandable language it informs about the need for peat-free soil-improving products, as well as the essence of the project.

The booklet is available to everyone as a video or printable, however, it is in Latvian.

SGEM means International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying, Geology and Mining, Ecology and Management. This year, August 14-22, 2021, the 21st SGEM conference will be held, as always in Bulgaria, Albena, not far from Varna city.

The scientific publication for SGEM Proceedings (IF=0.4) is prepared and submitted, entitled “Circular economy driven options for bio-based soil improvers”. During the conference, the topic will be presented within the section “Ecology & Environmental Protection”.

Continue reading “Submission for SGEM”

Due to the specific topic, the scientific article prepared in collaboration with Estonian colleagues has been resubmitted for publication in a scientific journal “Sustainability” (IF=2.576):

Vincevica-Gaile Z., Teppand T., Burlakovs J., Kriipsalu M., Krievans M., Jani Y., Klavins M., Setyobudi R.H., Grinfelde I., Rudovica V., Mersky R.L., Tamm, T., Shanskiy M., Zekker I. (2021) Circular economy approach for soil stabilization in peatlands: Choice of secondary raw materials. [in press]

Every small step towards a goal brings joy – it is a pleasure to see the publication online:

Zane Vincevica-Gaile, Karina Stankevica, Maris Klavins, Anna Trubaca-Boginska, 2021. Data on physical and chemical characterization of wood combustion products derived at cogeneration power plants. Data in Brief, 36, 106994, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.106994

After summarizing the results from wood ash and biochar analyzes, an open access data repository on the Mendeley Data has been created:

Zane Vincevica-Gaile, Karina Stankevica, Maris Klavins, Anna Trubaca-Boginska, 2021. Analysis of wood combustion products. Mendeley Data, https://doi.org/10.17632/3NGWCBJ5R7.1

International and interdisciplinary discussion on marine waste evaluability and valorization possibilities have resulted in an impressive scientific article draft to be submitted for publication in the scientific journal “Frontiers in Marine Science” (IF=3.661).

The title of the manuscript: Valorization of marine waste, industrial by-products and biopolymers. Currently, the final corrections in the paper are made by the corresponding author Dr. Ana Rotter, senior research associate at Marine Biology Station Piran, National Institute of Biology in Piran, Slovenia.