Evaluation of the potential use of a by-product of mining for remineralization of degraded soil

• Grant number: 22/10812-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: November 01, 2022
• End date: October 31, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Geosciences - Geology
• Principal Investigator: Vania Silvia Rosolen
• Grantee: Kenzo Lucca Furquim Nakamura
• Host Institution: Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas (IGCE). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Rio Claro. Rio Claro , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Focusing on environmental quality resulting from accelerated water erosion in soil cultivated with sugarcane, the objective of this study is to evaluate the potential of rock dust to act as a remineralizer of degraded soil.