ИНСТИТУТ ПО ПОЧВОЗНАНИЕ "НИКОЛА ПУШКАРОВ

INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE "NIKOLA POUSHKAROV"

Department of Soil Chemistry

Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Irena Atanassova,

tel.: +359 2 824 21 56; e-mail: i.d.atanassova@abv.bg
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elena Zlatareva, e-mail: zlatareva.as@abv.bg
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nikolai Dinev, e-mail: ndinev@iss-poushkarov.org
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maria Taneva, e-mail: mariataneva1947@abv.bg
Research Associate. Natalia Jivkova, e-mail: natalizivkova@yahoo.com
Lilia Stanislavova – Senior expert chemist, e-mail: liliastanislavova@abv.bg
Rositsa Sechkova - Senior expert chemist, e-mail: Rosica_sechkova@abv.bg
Yasenka Mineva - Senior expert chemist, e-mail: yasenkamin@abv.bg
Ivona Nikova - Senior expert ecologist, e-mail: ivon@mail.bg

* Studies on the behaviour and interaction mechanisms of chemical elements in soils, clays and clay minerals.

* Physico-chemical properties and soil diagnostics;

* Modelling of macro- and microelements bioavailability in the soil-plant system;* Assessment of soil chemical and physico-chemical degradation of natural and anthropogenic character;
* Development and updating of methods, guidelines and technologies for control and amelioration of degraded, disturbed and polluted soils;
* Ecotoxicology, monitoring of environment and risk assessment.

* Mapping of soil pollution in Bulgaria;
* Landuse and amelioration of polluted, salt-affected and acidified soils;

* Lime requirements and liming of acid soils, characteristics of liming materials;

* Methods of reuse of waste materials as ameliorants of acid, saline and polluted soils.