Nanomaterial interactions with soil microbial communities and soil fauna

BBSRC：杰西卡·查德威克：BB/T00746 X/1传统农业需要通过添加化肥投入大量养分，以生产全球人口所需的粮食。典型的肥料是巨大的浪费，污染大气和水道，影响人类健康，野生动物和生态系统稳定。纳米材料是非常小的颗粒，有可能用作肥料，以提高养分利用效率并减少浪费。该项目将研究预先选定的纳米材料和土壤微生物之间的相互作用，特别是研究从土壤中释放的污染气体如何不同，微生物活动如何变化，以及营养物质如何以不同的方式储存在土壤中。该项目还将研究纳米材料对蚯蚓的影响，以研究纳米材料可能产生的任何潜在毒性影响。该研究项目将发展麦吉尔大学和伯明翰之间的合作，并希望导致联合出版物。

BBSRC : Jessica Chadwick : BB/T00746X/1Conventional agriculture needs large inputs of nutrients, through the addition of fertiliser, in order to produce the amount of food needed globally to sustain the population. Typical fertilisers are hugely wasteful, polluting the atmosphere and waterways, and affecting human health, wildlife, and ecosystem stability. Nanomaterials are very small particles that have potential to be used as fertilisers in order to improve nutrient use efficiency and reduce waste. This project will look at the interactions between a pre-selected range of nanomaterials and soil microbes, specifically looking at how polluting gases released from soils differ, how microbial activity changes, and how nutrients are stored in the soil differently. The project will also look at the effects of the nanomaterials on earthworms in order to look at any potentially toxic effects the nanomaterials may have. The research project will develop collaboration between McGill and Birmingham and hopefully lead to joint publications.