For this 4th Monday of conference, the subject will be on what the mountains teach us about pollution: the case of micro plastics and hydrocarbons. It is David Gateuillen, researcher, who will be present to exchange with you.
Man's impact on his environment is global and isolated mountain sites are not exempt from pollution emitted by human activities. Microplastics and hydrocarbons are among these invisible threats. Within the framework of research projects, engineers and researchers are studying these contaminations to understand the mechanisms of transfer and accumulation of pollutants, as well as their impacts on ecosystems. Mountains are thus privileged places to study the fate of pollutants in the environment from which important knowledge emerges to limit their harmful effects. During this conference, David Gateuille will present the main results of the work carried out in recent years by the EDYTEM laboratory.
David Gateuille is a teacher-researcher at the University of Savoie Mont-Blanc, in the EDYTEM laboratory. His work focuses on the transfer of chemical pollutants (hydrocarbons and pesticides) or physical pollutants (microplastics) at the scale of mountain watersheds. He is particularly interested in three aspects of pollution: the study of the persistence of contamination over time, the role of soils in trapping atmospheric pollutants and the transfer of pollutants in hydrosystems.
David Gateuille is a teacher-researcher at the University of Savoie Mont-Blanc, in the EDYTEM laboratory. His work focuses on the transfer of chemical pollutants (hydrocarbons and pesticides) or physical pollutants (microplastics) at the scale of mountain watersheds. He is particularly interested in three aspects of pollution: the study of the persistence of contamination over time, the role of soils in trapping atmospheric pollutants and the transfer of pollutants in hydrosystems.
