Project cooperationUpdated on 28 May 2026
Soil contamination & heavy metals expert for soil health monitoring, risk assessment and remediation
researcher at Institute of Geology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Prague, Czech Republic
About
Our laboratory has extensive experience in investigating the cycling of mercury and other heavy metals (e.g. Cd, Pb, Zn, Cu) in forest ecosystems, with a strong focus on soil health under long-term environmental change. Building on research conducted within the Czech monitoring network, we study heavy metal pools and fluxes across soil, air, vegetation, and surface waters in forest catchments recovering from acid deposition and increasingly affected by climate change. We have access to well-characterised GEOMON forest catchments that can function as Living Lab pilot and demonstration sites, offering long-term datasets, established infrastructure, and contrasting management and environmental conditions. Our capabilities include field-based sampling of soils, plants, litterfall, and atmospheric deposition; laboratory analysis of heavy metal concentrations and speciation; and assessment of plant uptake and bioaccumulation as indicators of soil health.
Stage
- Design - setting the project scope
- Completing the consortia
Topic
- HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-01: Living labs to enhance soil health in managed forests and in natural/semi-natural lands
- HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-02: Enabling user-centred and open innovation initiatives to enhance soil health in Ukraine
- HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-03: Monitoring soil health in practice: equipping stakeholders to sample, analyse, and interpret soil health indicators
- HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-04: Boosting EU competitiveness: advancing food system transformation through innovative soil health solutions
- HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-05: Antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic biosynthesis in soils – a One-Health perspective
- HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-06: Long-term drivers and consequences of soil degradation: the past as key to the future
- HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-two-stage: Living labs to enhance soil health in Alpine and Atlantic biogeographical regions
- HORIZON-MISS-2026-08-CLIMA-SOIL: Joint demonstration of solutions to build soil resilience to extreme weather events and support food security
Type
- Offering Expertise to Consortias
Similar opportunities
Project cooperation
A Portuguese Forest Living Lab Platform for Soil Health, Data and Uptake
- Offering Expertise to Consortias
- Ideation - identifying the project idea
- HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-01: Living labs to enhance soil health in managed forests and in natural/semi-natural lands
- HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-02: Enabling user-centred and open innovation initiatives to enhance soil health in Ukraine
- HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-two-stage: Living labs to enhance soil health in Alpine and Atlantic biogeographical regions
- HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-02:Actionable solutions for climate adaptation to the knowledge of the regions and local authorities
- HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-04: Boosting EU competitiveness: advancing food system transformation through innovative soil health solutions
- HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-03: Monitoring soil health in practice: equipping stakeholders to sample, analyse, and interpret soil health indicators
- HORIZON-MISS-2026-01-CLIMA-01: National Adaptation Hubs - Bringing together the national level with the engaged regional and local levels (multi-level governance)
Raul Monteiro
Researcher at RAIZ - Forest and Paper Research Institute
Aveiro, Portugal
Project cooperation
- Offering Expertise to Consortias
- HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-01: Living labs to enhance soil health in managed forests and in natural/semi-natural lands
- HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-two-stage: Living labs to enhance soil health in Alpine and Atlantic biogeographical regions
- HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-03: Monitoring soil health in practice: equipping stakeholders to sample, analyse, and interpret soil health indicators
Verónica Asensio
Researcher at University of Vigo
Vigo, Spain
Project cooperation
- Offering Expertise to Consortias
- HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-06: Long-term drivers and consequences of soil degradation: the past as key to the future
- HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-01: Living labs to enhance soil health in managed forests and in natural/semi-natural lands
- HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-two-stage: Living labs to enhance soil health in Alpine and Atlantic biogeographical regions
- HORIZON-MISS-2026-05-SOIL-03: Monitoring soil health in practice: equipping stakeholders to sample, analyse, and interpret soil health indicators
Samuele Magnelli
Forestry and soil technician at Dr. Agr. For. Samuele Magnelli
Trento, Italy