Microbial ecology in soil, permafrost, ice and groundwater. Extraction, quantification and sequencing of DNA and RNA nucleic acids directly from these environments.
My research has been devoted to 1) microbial degradation of pesticides, PAH compounds and chlorinated compounds in various soils and groundwater aquifers 2) the study of microbial communities in ice and permafrost samples from Greenland, 3) the natural protection of plants by rhisphere microorganism, 4) the study of side effects of pesticides, nitrification inhibitors and ash on agricultural ecosystems services.
