HISTORIAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN

Estudios medioambientales de revegetación de suelos contaminados en zonas semiáridas. Recuperación de suelos contaminados utilizando técnicas in situ. Estudio de relaciones agua-suelo-planta en ambientes semiáridos contaminados.

Sexenios concedidos: 3. Último sexenio: 2020.

- Risueño, Y., Petri, C., Conesa H.M. 2021. A critical assessment on the short-term response of microbial relative composition in a mine tailings soil amended with biochar and manure compost. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 417:126080. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.1260

- Conesa, H.M., Párraga-Aguado, I. 2021. Effects of a soil organic amendment on metal allocation of trees for the phytomanagement of mining impacted soils. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 43:1355–1366

- Risueño, Y., Petri, C., Conesa H.M. 2020. The importance of edaphic niches functionality for the sustainability of phytomanagement in semiarid mining impacted ecosystems. Journal of Environmental Management. 266:110613. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110613

- Risueño, Y., Petri, C., Conesa H.M. 2020. Edaphic factors determining the colonization of semiarid mine tailings by a ruderal shrub and two tree plant species: implications for phytomanagement. Chemosphere. 259C:127425.doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127425

 -Martínez-Oró, D., Párraga-Aguado, I., Querejeta, J.I., Álvarez-Rogel, J., Conesa, H.M. 2019. Nutrient limitation determines the suitability of a municipal organic waste for phytomanaging metal(loid) enriched mine tailings with a pine-grass co-culture. Chemosphere. 214: 436-444

Revistas JCR/JCR Journals

- Conesa, H.M., Párraga-Aguado, I., Jiménez-Cárceles, F.J., Risueño, Y. 2023. Evaluation of the rhizospheric microbiome of the native colonizer Piptatherum miliaceum in semiarid mine tailings. Environmental Geochemistry & Health. 45:9359-9371. doi:10.1007/s10653-022-01357-y

- Peñalver-Alcalá, A., Álvarez-Rogel, J., Conesa, H.M., González-Alcaraz, M.N. 2021. Biochar and urban solid refuse ameliorate the inhospitality of acidic mine tailings and foster effective spontaneous plant colonization under semiarid climate. Journal of Environmental Management. 292:112824. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112824

- Conesa, H.M., Párraga-Aguado, I. 2022. Effects on metal availability of the application of tree-biochar and municipal waste biosolid in a metalliferous mine tailings substrate. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. 44:1317–1327. doi: 10.1007/s10653-021-00967-2

- Álvarez-Rogel, J., Tercero-Gómez, M.C., Conesa, H.M., Párraga-Aguado, I., González-Alcaraz, M.N. 2018. Biochar from sewage sludge and pruning trees reduced porewater Cd, Pb and Zn concentrations in acidic, but not basic, mine soils under hydric conditions. Journal of Environmental Management. 223:554–565

- López-Orenes A., Bueso, M.C., Conesa, H.M., Calderón, A.A., Ferrer, M.A. 2018.
Seasonal ionomic and metabolic changes in Aleppo pines growing on mine tailings under Mediterranean semi-arid climate. Science of the Total Environment. 637-638: 625-635.

- Martínez-Oró, D., Párraga-Aguado, I., Querejeta, J.I., Conesa, H.M. 2017. Importance of intra- and interspecific plant interactions for the phytomanagement of semiarid mine tailings using the tree species Pinus halepensis. Chemosphere. 186:405-413.

- Párraga-Aguado, I., Alcoba-Gómez, P., Conesa, H.M.  2017. Suitability of a municipal solid waste as organic amendment for agricultural and metal(loid)-contaminated soils: effects on soil properties, plant growth and metal(loid)s allocation in Zea mays L. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 17:2469–2480

- Tercero, M.C., Álvarez-Rogel, J., Conesa, H.M., Párraga-Aguado, I., González-Alcaraz, M.N. 2017. Phosphorus retention and fractionation in an eutrophic wetland: A one-year mesocosms experiment under fluctuating flooding conditions. Journal of Environmental Management. 190:197-207.

- Parraga-Aguado, I., Álvarez-Rogel, J., González-Alcaraz, M.N., Conesa, H.M. 2017. Metal mobility assessment for the application of an urban organic waste amendment in two degraded semiarid soils. Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 173:92-98

- López-Orenes, A., Bueso, M.C., Conesa, H.M., Calderón, A.A., Ferrer, M.A. 2017. Seasonal changes in antioxidative/oxidative profile of mining and non-mining populations of Syrian beancaper as determined by soil conditions. Science of the Total Environment. 575:437-447.

- Álvarez-Rogel, J., Tercero, M.C., Arce, M.I., Delgado, M.J., Conesa, H.M., González-Alcaraz, M.N. 2016. Nitrate removal and potential soil N2O emissions in eutrophic salt marshes with and without Phragmites australis. Geoderma. 282:49-58.

- Parraga-Aguado, I., López-Orenes, A., Ferrer-Ayala, M.A, González-Alcaraz, M.N., Conesa, H.M. 2016. Evaluation of the environmental plasticity in the xerohalophyte Zygophyllum fabago L. for the phytomanagement of mine tailings in semiarid areas. Chemosphere. 161: 259-265.

- Tercero, M.C., Álvarez-Rogel, J., Conesa, H.M., Ferrer, M.A., Calderón, A.A., López-Orenes, A., González-Alcaraz, M.N. 2015. Response of biogeochemical processes of the water-soil-plant system to experimental flooding-drying conditions in a eutrophic wetland: the role of Phragmites australis. Plant and Soil. 396:109-125

- Parraga-Aguado, I., González-Alcaraz, M.N., Schulin, R., Conesa, H.M. 2015. The potential use of Piptatherum miliaceum for the phytomanagement of mine tailings in semiarid areas: role of soil fertility and plant competition. Journal of Environmental Management.158:74-84.

-Hockmann, K., Tandy, S., Lenz, M., Reiser, R., Conesa H.M., Keller, M., Studer, B., Schulin, R. 2015. Antimony retention and release from drained and waterlogged shooting range soil under field conditions. Chemosphere 134:536-543

- González-Alcaraz, M.N., Aránega, B., Conesa H.M., Delgado, M.J., Álvarez-Rogel, J. 2015. Contribution of soil properties to the assessment of a seawater irrigation programme as a management strategy for abandoned solar saltworks. Catena. 126:189-200

- Párraga-Aguado, I., Querejeta, J.I., González-Alcaraz, M.N., Jiménez-Cárceles, F.J., Conesa, H.M. 2014. Elemental and stable isotope composition of Pinus halepensis foliage along a metal(loid) polluted gradient: implications for phytomanagement of mine tailings in semiarid areas. Plant and Soil. 379: 93-107.

-González-Alcaraz, M.N., Aránega, B., Tercero, M.C., Conesa H.M., Álvarez-Rogel, J. 2014. Irrigation with seawater as a strategy for the environmental management of abandoned solar saltworks: a case-study in SE Spain based on soil-vegetation relationships. Ecological Engineering.71: 677-689

- Párraga-Aguado, I., Querejeta, J.I., González-Alcaraz, M.N., Jiménez-Cárceles, F.J., Conesa, H.M. 2014. Usefulness of pioneer vegetation for the phytomanagement of metal(loid)s enriched tailings: grasses vs. shrubs vs. trees. Journal of Environmental Management. 133:51-58

- Párraga-Aguado, I., Querejeta, J.I., González-Alcaraz, M.N., Conesa, H.M. 2014. Metal(loid) allocation and nutrient retranslocation in Pinus halepensis trees growing on semiarid mine tailings. Science of the Total Environment. 485-486:406-414

- Párraga-Aguado, I., González-Alcaraz, M.N., Álvarez-Rogel, J., Conesa, H.M. 2014. Assessment of the employment of halophyte plant species for the phytomanagement of mine tailings in semiarid areas. Ecological Engineering. 71:598-604

- Conesa, H.M.,  María-Cervantes, A., Álvarez-Rogel, J., González-Alcaraz, M.N. 2014. Role of rhizosphere and soil properties for the phytomanagment of a salt marsh polluted by mining wastes. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 11:1353–1364

- Párraga-Aguado, I., González-Alcaraz, M.N., Álvarez-Rogel, J., Jiménez-Cárceles, F.J., Conesa, H.M. 2013. Assessment of metal(loid)s availability and their uptake by Pinus halepensis in a Mediterranean forest impacted by abandoned tailings. Ecological Engineering. 58:84-90

- González-Alcaraz, M.N., Conesa, H.M., Álvarez-Rogel, J. 2013. Nitrate removal from eutrophic wetlands polluted by metal mine wastes: effects of liminst and plant growth. Journal of Environmental Management. 128:964-972

-  González-Alcaraz, M.N., Conesa, H.M., Álvarez-Rogel, J.  2013.  When liming and revegetation contribute to the mobilisation of metals: learning lessons for the phytomanagement of metal-polluted wetlands. Journal of Environmental Management. 116:72-80

- Párraga-Aguado, I., González-Alcaraz, M.N., Álvarez-Rogel, J., Jiménez-Cárceles, F.J., Conesa, H.M. 2013. The importance of edaphic niches and pioneer plant species succession for the phytomanagement of mine tailings. Environmental Pollution. 176: 134-143.

- González-Alcaraz, M.N., Conesa, H.M., Álvarez-Rogel, J. 2013. Phytomanagement of strongly acidic, saline eutrophic wetlands polluted by mine wastes: the influence of liming and Sarcocornia fruticosa on metals mobility. Chemosphere. 90:2512-2519

- González-Alcaraz, M.N., Álvarez-Rogel, J., María-Cervantes, A., Egea, C., Conesa, H.M. 2012. Evolution and phosphorus fractionation in saline Spolic Technosols flooded with eutrophic water: the role of plant rhizosphere. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 12:1316-1326

- Evangelou, M.W.H., Conesa, H.M., Robinson, B.H., Schulin, R. 2012. Biomass production on Trace Element-Contaminated land: a review. Environmental Engineering Science. 29:1-17

- Conesa, H.M., Wieser, M., Studer, B., González-Alcaraz, M.N., Schulin, R. 2012. A critical assessment of soil amendments (slaked lime/acidic fertilizer) for the phytomanagement of moderately contaminated shooting range soils. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 12:565-575

- Conesa, H.M., Evangelou, M.W., Robinson, B.H., Schulin, R. 2012. A critical view of current state of phytotechnologies: still a promising tool. TheScientificWorldJournal. doi:10.1100/2012/173829

- Conesa, H.M., María-Cervantes, A., Álvarez-Rogel, J., González-Alcaraz, M.N. 2011. Influence of soil properties on trace element availability and plant accumulation in a Mediterranean salt marsh polluted by mining wastes: implications for phytomanagement. Science of the Total Environment. 409:4470-4479

- María-Cervantes, A., Conesa, H.M., González-Alcaraz, M.N., Álvarez-Rogel, J. 2011. Mobilisation of AS and trace metals in saline, acidic Sopolic Technosols: the role of the rhizosphere and flooding conditions. Journal of Soils and Sediments.11: 800-814

- Gonzalez-Alcaraz, M.N., Conesa, H.M., Tercero, M.C., Schulin, R., Álvarez-Rogel, J., Egea, C. 2011. The combined used of liming and  Sarcocornia fruticosa development for phytomanagement of salt marsh soils polluted by mine wastes. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 186: 805-813

- Conesa, H.M., Wieser, M., Studer, B., Schulin, R. 2011.Effects of vegetation and fertilizer on metal and Sb plant uptake in a calcareous shooting range soil. Ecological Engineering. 37: 654-658

- María-Cervantes, A., Conesa, H.M., González-Alcaraz, M.N., Álvarez-Rogel, J. 2010. Rhizosphere and flooding regime as key factors for the mobilisation of arsenic and potentitally harmful metals in basic, mining polluted salt marsh soils. Applied Geochemistry. 25: 1722-1733

- Conesa, H.M., Wieser, M., Gasser, M., Hockmann, K., Evangelou, M.W.H., Studer, B.,  Schulin, R. 2010 Effects of three amendments on extractability and fractionation of Pb, Cu, Ni and Sb in two shooting range soils. Journal of Hazardous Materials.  181: 845-850

- Conesa, H.M., Faz, Á. 2011. Metal uptake by spontaneous vegetation in acidic mine tailings from a semiarid area in South Spain: implications for revegetation and land management. Water, Air and Soil pollution. 215: 221-227

- Conesa, H.M., Schulin, R.  2010 . The Cartagena-La Unión mining district (SE Spain): a review of environmental problems and emerging phytoremediation solutions after fifteen years research. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 12: 1225-1233

- Conesa, H.M., Schulin, R., Nowack, B. 2010. Suitability of using DGT (Diffusive Gradient in Thin Films) to study metal availability in mine tailings. Environmental Science and Pollution Research.17:657-664

- Conesa, H.M., Pérez-Chacón, J.A., Arnaldos, R., Moreno-Caselles, J., Faz, Á. 2010. In situ heavy metal accumulation in lettuce growing near a former mining waste disposal area: implications for agricultural management. Water, Air and Soil pollution. 208:377-383

- Moradi, A.B., Conesa H.M., Robinson, B.H., Lehmann, E., Kaestner, A., Schulin, R. 2009. Root responses to soil Ni heterogeneity in a hyperaccumulator and a non-accumulator species. Environmental Pollution. 157:2198-2196

- Conesa, H.M., Moradi, A.B., Robinson, B.H., Kühne, G., Lehmann, E., Schulin, R. 2009. Response of native grasses and Cicer arietinum to soil polluted with mining wastes: implications for the management of land adjacent to mine sites. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 65: 198-204

- Robinson, B.H., Bañuelos, G., Conesa, H.M., Evangelou, M.W.H., Schulin, R. 2009. The Phytomanagement of Trace Elements in Soil. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences. 28: 240-266

- Conesa. H.M., Moradi, A.H, Robinson, B., Jiménez-Cárceles, F.J., Schulin, R. 2009. Effects of increasing dosages of acid mining wastes in metal uptake by Lgeum spartum and soil metal extractability. Water, Air and Soil Pollution. 202:379-383

- Moradi, A.H, Conesa. H.M., Robinson, B., Lehmann, E., Kuehne, G., Kaestner, A., Oswald, S., Schulin, R. 2009. Neutron radiography as a tool for revealing root development in soil: capabilities and limitations. Plant and Soil. 318:243-255

- Conesa, H.M., Robinson, B.H., Schulin, R., Nowack, B. 2008. Metal extractability in acidic and neutral mine tailings from the Cartagena-La Unión Mining District (SE Spain). Applied Geochemistry. 23: 1232-1240

- Conesa, H.M., Schulin, R., Nowack, B. 2008. Mining landscape: a cultural tourist opportunity or an environmental problem? The case of the Cartagena-La Unión Mining District (SE Spain). Ecological Economics, 64: 690-700

- Jiménez-Cárceles, F.J., Álvarez-Rogel, J., Conesa, H.M. 2008. Trace Element Concentrations in Saltmarsh Soils Strongly Affected by Wastes from Metal Sulphide Mining Areas. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. 188:283-295

- Conesa, H.M., Jiménez, F.J. 2007. The Mar Menor lagoon (SE Spain): a singular natural ecosystem threatened by human activities. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 54: 839-879.

- Conesa H.M, Faz, Á., García, G., Arnaldos, R. 2007. Heavy metal contamination in the semiarid area of Cartagena-La Unión (SE Spain) and its implications for revegetation. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin. 16: 1076-1081

- Conesa, H.M., García, G. Faz,Á. and Arnaldos, R.2007. Dynamics of metal tolerant plant communities' development in Mine Tailings from the Cartagena-La Unión Mining District (SE Spain) and their interest for further revegetation purposes. Chemosphere. 68: 1180-1185.

- Conesa, H.M., Nowack, B. and Schulin, R. 2007. A laboratory study on revegetation and metal uptake in native plant species from neutral mine tailings. Water, Air and Soil Pollution. 183: 201-212

- Conesa, H.M., Faz,Á., Arnaldos, R.2007. Initial studies for the phytostabilization of a mine tailing from the Cartagena- La Union Mining District (SE Spain). Chemosphere. 66:38-44.

- Conesa, H.M., Robinson, B.H., Schulin, R., Nowack, B. 2007. Growth of Lygeum spartum in acid mine tailings: response of plants developed from seedlings, rhizomes and at field conditions. Environmental Pollution. 145:700-707

- Conesa, H.M., Faz, Á., Arnaldos, R. 2006. Heavy metal accumulation and tolerance in plants from mine tailings of the semiarid Cartagena-La Unión mining district (SE Spain). Science of the Total Environment. 366:1-11

Peer review journals no incluidas en JCR/ Peer review journals not listed by JCR

- Álvarez-Rogel, J., Jiménez-Cárceles, F.J., Egea-Nicolás, C., María-Cervantes, A., Conesa, H.M., González-Alcaraz, M.N. 2011. Eutrophication in coastal areas of the Mar Menor lagoon: the mitigation role of the salt marshes. Technology and Knowledge Transfer e-Bulletin ISSN 2172-0436, 2:1-4

- Conesa, H.M. 2010. The difficulties in the development of mining tourism projects: the case of La Unión Mining District (SE Spain). Pasos. Revista de Turismo y Patrimonio Cultural. 8(4):653-660

- Pavetti, F.G., Conesa, H.M., Faz, Á., Arnaldos, R. and García, G. 2006. Contaminación por metales pesados en la rambla de "El Gorguel" (SE Península Ibérica)".Terra. 24: 171-178.

- García, G., Faz, Á., Conesa, H.M. 2003. Selection of autochthonous plant species from SE Spain for soil Pb phytoremediation purposes. Water, Air and Soil Pollution: Focus. 3:243-250.

Otras revistas/ Other journals

- Conesa, H.M. 2008.  Study of mobility and bioavailability of heavy metals in tailings in the Cartagena Mining District. Revista Abengoa,  October, 2008  pp. 25-27

- García, G., Faz, Á., Conesa, H.M. 2003. Plantas autóctonas para recuperar suelos contaminados por plomo. Quercus. 206: 28-32

Selección de Capítulos de libro recientes/ Selected Book Chapters

- Gonzalez-Alcaraz, M.N., Alvarez-Rogel, J., Conesa-Alcaraz, H.M. 2013. Impacto de la minería sobre los ecosistemas en condiciones de clima semiárido: dinámica de metales en el sistema suelo‐agua‐planta y alternativas de regeneración. Control de la degradación y restauración de suelos En: Sánchez-Garrido, J.A., González-Andrés, A., Del Moral-Torres, F. (eds.), ISBN: 978-84-15487-52-4, pp. 261-268

- Conesa, H.M., Jiménez-Cárceles, F.J., María-Cervantes, A., Gonzalez-Alcaraz, M.N., Egea-Nicolás, C., Álvarez-Rogel, J. 2011. Heavy metal contamination due to mining activities in the Mar Menor lagoon. Biogeochemistry of intertidal soils and sediments. En: Otero-Pérez, X.L., Macías, F. (ed.) ISBN: 978-1-61728-269-0, pp. 233-247

- Jiménez-Cárceles, F.J., Álvarez-Rogel, J., Egea-Nicolas, C., Gonzalez-Alcaraz, M.N., María-Cervantes, A., Conesa, H.M. 2011. The role of the salt marshes in reducing the concentration of nitrate and phosphorous from eutrophicated water: the Mar Menor lagoon, a case study in semiarid Mediterranean areas of SE Spain. Biogeochemistry of intertidal soils and sediments. En: Otero-Pérez, X.L., Macías, F. (ed.) ISBN: 978-1-61728-269-0, pp. 205-232

- Evangelou, M.W.H., Conesa, H.M., Fässler, E., Schulin, R., 2010. Trace Element (TE) uptake by sunflower and its implications for biofuel and biochar production. Sunflowers: cultivation, Nutrition and Biodiesel Uses, In: Hughes, Vicot C. (ed.) ISBN: 978-1-61761-309-8; pp. 153-168

- Schulin, R., Evangelou, M., Conesa, H.M., Robinson, B.H. 2009. Phytorremediation. Bodengefährdende Stoffe, 9. Erg.Lfg.In: N. Litz, W. Wilcke,B-M. Wilke (eds.) ISBN: 978-3-527-32139-1) Wiley, pp. 1-41

- Conesa, H.M., Faz-Cano, Á. 2009. Metal uptake by naturally occuring vegetation in a metal polluted salt marsh in Southeast Spain. Advances in Geoecology 40, Land Degradation and Rehabilitation -Dryland Ecosystems- (A. Faz Cano, A.R. Mermut, J.M. Arocena y R. Ortiz, editores) ISBN 978-3-923381-54-8, pp. 287-294

- INVESTIGADOR PRINCIPAL (IP) del Proyecto de Investigación de MINECO, "Sostenibilidad en el fitomanejo de suelos contaminados por residuos mineros: aspectos microbiológicos y ecofisiológicos (CGL2017-82264-R)" Financiado por MINECO y FEDER. Cuantía: 96.800 €. Número de investigadores participantes: 4. Duración 01/01/2018 hasta 30/09/2021

- INVESTIGADOR DEL EQUIPO INVESTIGADOR del Proyecto Prueba de Concepto financiado por MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 y por la Unión Europea Next GenerationEU/ PRTR "Aplicación de técnicas de Fitomanejo para la restauración Ambiental de depósitos de Residuos mineros metalíferos en zonas semiáridas (FiAmbRes) PDC2021-121263-I00" Cuantía: 97.750 €. Número de investigadores: 6. Duración: 01/12/2021 hasta 01/12/2023.

- INVESTIGADOR DEL EQUIPO INVESTIGADOR del Proyecto de Investigación MICINN "Aspectos funcionales y ecotoxicidad edáfica de residuos mineros abandonados colonizados por vegetación vs restaurados en zonas semiáridas: respuesta frente al cambio climático (WARMET) PID2020-118941RA-I00" Financiado por MICIN y FEDER. Cuantía: 169.400 €. Número de investigadores participantes: 4. Duración: 01/09/2021 hasta 13/08/2024.

- INVESTIGADOR PRINCIPAL (IP) del Proyecto de Investigación de MINECO, "Fitomanejo de residuos mineros en entornos semiáridos empleando biochar y especies arbóreas autóctonas: aspectos ecotoxicológicos y ecofisiológicos (CGL2014-54029-R)" Financiado por MINECO y FEDER. Cuantía: 83.490 €. Número de investigadores participantes: 4. Duración 01/01/2015 hasta 31/12/2018

-INVESTIGADOR PRINCIPAL (IP) del Proyecto de Investigación de la Fundación Séneca (CARM), "Evaluación ecofisiológica y ecotoxicológica del empleo combinado de biochar y especial arbóreas autóctonas para restaurar/estabilizar residuos mineros de la Sierra de Cartagena-La Unión" (19248/PI/14) Financiado por CARM. /Cuantía: 49.390 €. Número de investigadores participantes: 8. Duración 01/07/2015 hasta 13/07/2018

- INVESTIGADOR PRINCIPAL (IP) del Proyecto de Investigación de MINECO, "Aplicaciones biotecnológicas para fitoestabilizar balsas mineras con especies vegetales pioneras en el SE Ibérico: estudio de los aspectos ecofisiológicos y sucesionales (CTM2011-23958)" Financiado por MINECO y Fondos FEDER. Cuantía: 139.150 €. Número de investigadores participantes: 4. Duración desde 01/01/2012 hasta 31/12/2015

- INVESTIGADOR PRINCIPAL (IP) del Proyecto de Investigación de la Fundación Séneca (CARM) "  Utilización de especies vegetales autóctonas para restaurar/estabilizar residuos mineros de la Sierra de Cartagena-La Unión (15296/PI/10)" Financiado por CARM. Cuantía: 55.100 €. Entidades participantes:  Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena/ETH-Zürich/BIOCYMA S.L. Número de investigadores participantes: 5. Duración desde 01/01/2011 hasta 31/12/2015

- INVESTIGADOR PRINCIPAL (IP) del Proyecto de Investigación de MINECO asociado a contrato Ramón y Cajal RYC-2010-05665 "Study of combined stress due to resources co-limitation and heavy metals for revegetation of mining soils in semiarid areas". Finaciado por Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Cuantía: 15.000€. Entidades participantes: Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena. Número de investigadores participantes: 1. Duración desde 01/02/2011 hasta 31/01/2013

- INVESTIGADOR DEL EQUIPO INVESTIGADOR del Proyecto de investigación de la Swiss National Foundation (SNF) "Antimony leaching from contaminated soil under different water regimes" Financiado por Swiss National Foundation. Cuantía: 191.598 CHF. Entidades participantes: ETH Zürich. Investigador Principal: Prof. Dr. Rainer Schulin. Número de investigadores participantes: 4. Duración desde 2010 hasta 2013

- INVESTIGADOR DEL EQUIPO INVESTIGADOR del Proyecto de investigación de la Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. "Strukturen und prozesse der initialen Ökosystementwicklung in einem künstlichen Wassereinzugsgebiet. Zeit-räumliche Entwicklung von Wunrzelwachsum, -abbau und exudation in der initialen Phase der Ökosystemgenese." Financiado por Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Cuantía: 141.100 €. Entidades participantes: ETH Zürich. Investigador Principal: Prof. Dr. Rainer Schulin. Número de investigadores participantes: 10. Duración desde 2007 hasta 2010

- INVESTIGADOR DEL EQUIPO INVESTIGADOR del Proyecto de investigación del Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología "Fitorremediación de suelos contaminados por metales pesados mediante especies vegetales mediterráneas autóctonas: Aspectos fisiológicos y aplicación en zonas mineras del sureste español (REN2002-02952)" Financiado por MICINN. Cuantía: 41.500 €. Entidades participantes: Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena-Universidad de Murcia. Investigador Principal: Dr. Antonio Asensio Calderón García. Número de investigadores participantes: 8. Duración desde 2003 hasta 2005

- Yolanda Risueño García "The importance of autochthonous microbial communities in the sustainability of vegetation for the phytomanagement of semiarid mine tailings" Julio de 2021. Directores: Dr. Héctor Miguel Conesa Alcaraz y Dr. César Petri Serrano.

- Isabel María Párraga Aguado "The importance of edaphic niches and spontaneous vegetation for the phytomanagement of mine tailings under semiarid climate" Junio de 2015. Directores: Dr. Héctor Miguel Conesa Alcaraz y Dr. María Nazaret González Alcaraz.

- María Nazaret González Alcaraz "Dynamics of nitrogen, phosphorus and metals in eutrophic wetlands affected by mine wastes. Effects of liming on plant growth and metals mobility" Septiembre de 2012. Directores: Dr. Jose Álvarez Rogel y Dr. Hector Miguel Conesa Alcaraz

1- Antonio Peñalver Alcalá "Caracterización edáfica y ensayos previos para la regeneración de los suelos del vaso clausurado del vertedero de El Gorguel" ETSIA-UPCT. Septiembre de 2017.

2- Brittany Laing "Metal mobility assessment for the application of biochar amendments in acid and neutral pH mine tailings soils under variable moisture conditions" ETSIA-UPCT. Junio de 2017.

3- Pedro Alcoba Gómez "Empleo de RSU para la mejora de la fertilidad en suelos agrícolas y suelos contaminados por actividades mineras de la zona de Cartagena-La Unión" ETSIA-UPCT. Julio de 2014.

4- Isabel María Párraga Aguado "Gradientes ecológicos y edáficos presentes en balsas mineras de la Sierra de Cartagena-La Unión" ETSIA-UPCT. Julio de 2012.

5- Mirjam Wieser "Einfluss von Düngung und Kalkung auf die Schwermetall- und Antimonaufnahme in Kulturpflanzen auf Schiessplatzböden" ETH Zürich. Mayo de 2010.

DEGRADACIÓN Y RESTAURACIÓN DE AGROECOSISTEMAS MEDITERRÁNEOS Y SU ENTORNO (Degradation and Restoration of Mediterranean agroecosystems and surrounding areas)