The seminar on Multi-process Coupling Mechanism of Heavy Metals and Carbon-Nitrogen Transformations affected by Seawater Intrusion, which is a collaborative research projects funded by Joint Funding Scheme of the Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), was held at the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST) from June 19-21, 2024. This project is co-hosted by Professor Ma Yibing from MUST and Researcher Liu Tongxu from the Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences (GIESS). A group of 8 people from the GIESS, including Researchers Liu Tongxu, Assistant Researchers Yang Yang and Cheng Kuan, as well as Professor Ma Yibing, Assistant Professors Wu Yang and Li Ying from the Macau Environmental Research Institute (MERI) and some students attended the meeting.
The seminar discussed the research progress over the past one and a half year and progress report of 10 sub-topics were discussed. The topics included the impact of seawater intrusion on soil organic carbon transformation processes and mechanisms, the mechanism and influencing factors of dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium (DNRA) under seawater intrusion conditions in typical soils of Macao, the seawater intrusion impact on transformation and activity of soil phosphorus forms, the impact of seawater intrusion on transformation of soil active iron forms, etc..
Field Trip to National Observation and Research Station of Coastal Ecological Environment in Macao and Visit to MUST LIU’s Innovation and Technology Centre
