Université de Lorraine
Laboratoire Sols et Environnement
2, avenue de la Forêt de Haye
BP 20163
F-54505 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy cedex
My research activities concern the study at different scales of the dynamics of organic matter and organo-mineral microstructures within soils, as a revelation of their bio-functioning and evolution. The approach is based on the morphological and analytical characterization of organo-mineral associations and the monitoring of their evolution in situ, with a particular focus on microstructures (0-20 µm). Organo-mineral microstructures can indeed be considered as bio-physicochemical indicators allowing to specify the relationships between the dynamics of the structure and soil functioning, particularly under the impact of biological factors.
This monitoring of aggregation within soils is carried out from soil profile to macro- and micro-aggregates, using methods specific to the conservation of initial structures. These methods include granulo-densimetric fractionation, thin soil section realization or transmission electron microscopy, methodologies developed by the staff of the SCMF, Service Commun des Matériaux Friables, within the LSE.
I use this approach to study the dynamics of soil aggregation, from the genesis of aggregates to changes in soil structure due to various impacts such as those of biological activity, cultivation practices or soil rehabilitation. Within the framework of the Technosols study, the microstructures approach is put into the perspective of a functional pedology, with the dual objective of specifying the agro-environmental quality of the environments and contributing to a representation of the functioning of Technosols, particularly under the impact of the activity of living organisms: plants, fauna and microflora.
2013: HDR "The dynamics of organo-mineral microstructures in the knowledge of soil biofunctioning".
2004 - present: Valorisation of research by the creation in 2007 of the company Microhumus, whose core business is the expertise in organic soil improvers and composts.
1995 - present: Recruitment at the CNRS and assignment in 2002 to the LSE
1990-1994: professional experience in an environmental and industrial risk engineering office
1990: Doctorate in Pedology from the University of Nancy "Production of siderophors in acid and calcimagnesic soils and alteration of minerals (oxyhydroxides, silicates) by ectomycorrhizal fungi".
Watteau, F., Villemin, G., 2001. Ultrastructural study of the biogeochemical cycle of silicon in the soil and litter of a temperate forest. Eu. J. Soil Sci. 52, 3, 385-396.
Monsérié, MFM., Watteau, F., Villemin, G., Ouvrard, S., Morel, J.L., 2009. Technosol genesis: Identification of organo-mineral associations in a young Technosol derived from coking plant waste materials. JSS 9, 6, 537-546.
Watteau, F., Villemin, G., 2011. Characterization of organic matter microstructure dynamics during co-composting of sewage sludge, barks and green waste. Bioresource Techn. 102, 9313-9317. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2011.07.022.
Watteau, F., Villemin, G., Bartoli, F., Schwartz, C., Morel, J.L., 2012. 0-20 µm aggregate typology based on the nature of aggregative organic materials in a cultivated silty topsoil. Soil Biol. Biochem. 4, 103-114.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.11.021.
Pey, B., Cortet, J., Watteau, F., Cheynier, K., Schwartz, C., 2013. Structure of earthworm burrows related to organic matter of a constructed Technosol. Geoderma 202, 203, 103-111.
Jangorzo, N.S., Schwartz, C., Watteau, F., 2014. Image analysis of soil thin sections for a non-destructive quantification of aggregation in the early stages of pedogenesis. Eu. J. Soil Sci. 65, 485-498.
Motte, J.C., Watteau, F., Escudié, R., Steyer, J.P., Bernet, N., Delgenes, J.P., Dumas, C., 2015. Dynamic observation of the biodegradation of lignocellulosic tissue under solid state anaerobic conditions. Bioresource Techn. 191, 322-326. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2015.04.130
Vidal, A., Remusat, L., Watteau, F., Derenne, S., Quenea, K., 2016. Incorporation of 13 C labelled shoot residues in Lumbricus terrestris casts: A combination of transmission electron microscopy and nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry. Soil Biol. Biochem. 93, 8-16. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2015.10.018
Rees, F., Watteau, F., Mathieu, S., Turpault, M.P., Le Brech, Y., Qiu, R., Morel, J.L., 2017. Metal immobilization on wood-derived biochars: distribution and reactivity of carbonate phases. J. Environm. Qual. 46, 845-854. doi: 10.2134/jeq2017.04.0152
Huot, H., Cortet, J., Watteau, F., Milano, J., Nahmani,, J., Sirguey C., Schwartz, C., Morel, JL., 2018. Diversity and activity of soil fauna in an industrial settling pond managed by natural attenuation. Appl. Soil Ecol. 132, 34-44. doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2018.08.020
Jangorzo, N.S., Watteau, F., Schwartz, C, 2018. Ranking of wetting–drying, plant, and fauna factors involved in the structure dynamics of a young constructed Technosol. J. Soils Sediments 18, 9, 2995–3004. doi:10.1007/s11368-018-1968-5.
Watteau, F., Villemin, G., 2018. Soil Microstructures Examined Through Transmission Electron Microscopy Reveal Soil-Microorganisms Interactions. Front. Environ. Sci 6, 106.
Watteau, F., Huot, H., Séré, G., Begin, J.C., Rees, F., Schwartz, C., Morel, JL., 2018. Micropedology to reveal pedogenetic processes in Technosols. Span. J. Soil Sci. 8, 2, 148-163.
Watteau, F., Dignac, M.F., Bouchard, A., Revallier, A., Houot, S., 2018. Microplastic detection in soil amended with municipal solid waste composts as revealed by transmission electronic microscopy and pyrolysis/GC/MS. Front. Sustain. Food Syst., 2, 81. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2018.00081
Vidal, A., Watteau, F., Remusat, L., Mueller, C.W., Nguyen Tu, T.T., Buegger, F., Derenne, S., Quenea, K., 2019. Earthworm Cast Formation and Development: A Shift From Plant Litter to Mineral Associated Organic Matter. Front. Environ. Sci. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00055