Project
III 43004
Research Relevance
The project is an integral one, according to its structure and premises, and it comprises four essentially interconnected parts that are interdisciplinary researches by themselves, which is the main feature of the whole project! The crucial importance of this research lies in the application of "biological agents" (MO, plants and animals) in remediation, protection and preservation of degraded areas that result from exploitation of coal for thermo-electric power plants, and the occurrence of solid combustion products that are deposited on large surfaces. By simultaneous ex/in situ bioremediation of natural and artificial soil substrates, polluted by oil derivatives and/or off-balance hydrocarbon materials at ash dumps and/or coal mine sites, the selected active zymogenous consortia perform a complete biodegradation-mineralization of the pollutants, including soilification, thus transforming, primarily by humification, the pedological sterile substrate into fertile land, and immobilizing toxic metals. Such fertile and purified layer of soil prevents dissemination of dust from the very beginning, and at the same time, through transportation control and modelling in the aquifer and surface waters, it is possible to mange the environmental protection of waters, i.e. to control the transportation of pollutants and to preserve the ecosphere, especially of mineral water springs, having essential microelements with the potential of vitafoods, and of plant communities that are, besides being fresh cattle feed, an unlimited source of biologically active substances-secondary metabolites, which all has a beneficial effect on biodiversity. At the same time, activities undertaken in this project are aimed at the preservation of biodiversity despite climatic changes, since during the bioremediation and soilification process, bio-CO2 is created, the fertile land as a cover is protected from being "used up", and the created soilified substrate is good for plants. Subproject 1 and Subproject 2 is in the guided and controlled creation of impacts on the main BGC of land fertility in order to bring back the system in a sustainable condition!
Project results that are important on a lower hierarchical level are the application of activities of MO and preserved plant resources in obtaining bio/nanomaterials and enzymes with high biocatalytic potentials, even under extreme conditions, such as the soilification of technogenous materials and bioactive substances that may be applied, in the beginning, as dietetic products and OTC.
The sequence of events of sustainable development from "waste" to "pharmacy" comprises the formulation, production and testing of nutritionally new IF (and F for pregnant women) based on fresh cow milk from ecologically protected areas, with symbiotic and antioxidative features close to mother's milk, thanks to own nanoparticles of prebiotics and bifidobacteria, which is of particular importance!
