Minerals and Organics of Natural and Anthropic origins

MONA research aims to gain a better understanding of the composition, reactivity, layout and dynamics of the constituents of highly anthropized and extreme soils. These soils are characterized by strong spatial heterogeneity and/or frequent surface waterproofing phenomena. They often contain technogenic materials as well as combinations of atypical materials compared to more natural soils, which give them a specific reactivity characterized by the unusual concomitance of pedogenetic processes. These specificities then lead to the formation of original organo-mineral associations. It will then be a question of describing and modeling their dynamics when they are subjected to different factors such as climate, organisms or human action. The transfer of both beneficial and toxic elements can then be quantified and used in the work carried out in the ISPO axis.