Fire effects on soils
Public support
Provider
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Programme
INTER-EXCELLENCE
Call for proposals
SMSM2020LTC01
Main participants
České vysoké učení technické v Praze / Fakulta stavební<br>Mendelova univerzita v Brně / Agronomická fakulta
Contest type
VS - Public tender
Contract ID
MSMT-21080/2020-2
Alternative language
Project name in Czech
Fire effects on soils
Annotation in Czech
The latest statistics show the increasing trends in the number of fires and related impacts worldwide. The fires are becoming more severe also in the Central Europe. Fires always have an impact on the environment. There is a lack of data on post-fire contaminants in soils and long-term effects of fire. Limitation of using classical analyses of soils is that the compounds present in trace amounts remain undetected and their biological effects remain underestimated. There is a need to search for new, adequate remediation/restoration technologies in this area. The conducted research, which will be carried out in forested and agricultural areas, will allow determination of the impacts of fire on the soil environment and further direction of action towards restoration (including phytoremediation) of the area. The impacts will be evaluated from the physical, chemical and biological perspectives. Concretely a comparative study on the burned and unburned experimental plots will be done to observe the differences in soil hydraulic conductivity, surface hydrophobicity, soil aggregates stability, soil chemical properties related to the pollutants mobility.The optimal restoration method will be proposed with the indication of additives (compost and food waste compost) supporting mobilization and/or immobilization of pollutants, moisture retention in the soil as well as relevant plant species that will support phytoremediation and restoration processes.
Scientific branches
R&D category
ZV - Basic research
OECD FORD - main branch
10511 - Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7)
OECD FORD - secondary branch
40104 - Soil science
OECD FORD - another secondary branch
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CEP - equivalent branches <br>(according to the <a href="http://www.vyzkum.cz/storage/att/E6EF7938F0E854BAE520AC119FB22E8D/Prevodnik_oboru_Frascati.pdf">converter</a>)
DF - Pedology<br>DI - Pollution and air control<br>DJ - Pollution and water control<br>DK - Contamination and decontamination of soil including pesticides<br>DL - Nuclear waste, radioactive pollution and control<br>DM - Solid waste and its control, recycling<br>DO - Protection of landscape
Completed project evaluation
Provider evaluation
V - Vynikající výsledky projektu (s mezinárodním významem atd.)
Project results evaluation
A research project investigated the impact of small-scale prescribed fires on soil properties and hydraulic regime. Results showed that such fires had only short-term effects on soil hydraulic properties and pH levels, and could slightly improve soil infiltration capacity. However, the intensity of the fire and the species being burned were found to be important factors in determining the specific impacts on the soil ecosystem.
Solution timeline
Realization period - beginning
May 15, 2020
Realization period - end
Apr 23, 2023
Project status
U - Finished project
Latest support payment
Feb 17, 2023
Data delivery to CEP
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data delivery code
CEP24-MSM-LT-U
Data delivery date
Jul 1, 2024
Finance
Total approved costs
6,615 thou. CZK
Public financial support
6,615 thou. CZK
Other public sources
0 thou. CZK
Non public and foreign sources
0 thou. CZK