Andrea Baglieri

Biography

University Researcher (since November 1, 2006), disciplinary disciplinary field AGR13, affiliated to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment (Di3A) of the University of Catania. He obtained the title of PhD in Agricultural Chemistry in 2004, at the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Catania. He has been the winner of an annual scholarship for deepening research in the topic "Interaction between xenobiotics and the environment" at the University of Catania (2005). She has completed the following stages: in 2001 at the Agricultural Chemistry Department of the Department of Valorisation and Protection of Agroforestal Resources of the University of Turin; in 2002 at the Institute of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition of the Department of Agricultural Ecology of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences in Rostock, Germany; in 2009 at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry of the South Dakota State University, located in Brookings, SD (USA) (IHSS Training Award). in 2013 at the Institute of Earth System Division of Rural Sciences and Food Systems, University of Malta, located in Msida (Malta) (MGPR Training Courses). He has been a member of the faculty's college of "Agricultural Chemistry and Eco-Compatibility" (2008-2010) and "Productivity of Cultivated Plants in Mediterranean Environment" (2010 to present). She is a member of the faculty college for the IXXX and XXX cycle of the International PhD in Agricultural Food and Environmental Science. He was a member of the DISPA Board of the University of Catania (from 2011 to 2014). He has participated in more than 38 conferences, including 9 Internationals, presenting their own research with oral presentations or posters. He was a member of the Organizing Committee of a Nation Convention, an International Workshop, a Summer and Winter school. He is a member of the following scientific societies: - Italian Society of Agricultural Chemistry (role: treasurer); - International Humic Substances Society (IHSS); - Italian Phytosanitary and Environment Research Group (GRIFA). He has participated in several national research projects. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the international journal "Earth Sciences", and authors of book chapters. He has been a lecturer in the following disciplines concerning the degree programs of the University of Catania: - "Principles of Chemistry and Ecotoxicology" in the three-year CL in Technologies and Planning for Territory and the Environment (aa 2006/2007); - "Genesis and Soil Classification" in the three-year CL in Design and Management of Green Areas, Parks and Gardens (Academic Year: 2006/2007; 2007/2008; 2008/2009); - "Soil Biochemistry" in the master's degree in Agricultural Sciences and Technologies (academic year: 2007/2008; 2008/2009; 2009/2010); - "Soil Chemistry" in the three-year CL in Tropical and Subtropical Agrarian Sciences (aa 2009/2010); - "Recycling biomass in agriculture" in CL - "Principles of Chemistry and Agrochemistry" in the CL in Planning, Design and Management of Territory and the Environment (Academic Year: 2011/2012; 2012/2013); - "Plant fertility and nutrition of plants" in the CL in Agricultural Sciences and Technologies (academic year: 2013/2014). He is a lecturer in the following disciplines: - "Organic soil management" in masterclass in Agricultural Sciences and Technologies (academic year: 2011/2012; 2012/2013; 2013/2014; 2014/2015). - "Analytical Chemistry of Pollutants" in the Master Magistrale in the Conservation of Territory, Environment and Landscape (Academic Year: 2014/2015).

Research Interest

Scientific research covered the following topics: a) Reuse of waste and / or waste biomass in agriculture. Chemical aspects and agronomic effects of organic and humified organic materials present in composted and non-biomass biomass, such as waste from agro-food industries and plant biomass. b) Studies on Organic Substance and Humic Soil Breaks. Main chemical and physical chemical properties of soils; isolation, fractionation and purification of organic matter. Study of the chemical, structural and functional properties of various organic fractions, humic and humic acids, in relation to the main chemical, physical and biological characteristics of the soil itself and environmental impact. Finally, the development of analytical methods of extraction, alternate and innovative, of humic components from the soil. c) Studies on the interaction and adsorption phenomena between phytopharmaceuticals and their degradation products, and organic and inorganic soil and soil fractions. Influences and modifications of humus properties. Degradation, photo-decomposition, transport, adsorption, etc., which meet the phytopharmaceuticals in the agricultural ecosystem and in neighboring environmental compartments such as surface and deep waters. Pesticide degradation processes in soil and controlled systems. d) Studies of the interaction between xenobiotics and synthesis materials. Study on the processes of adsorption and desorption of pesticides on organo-clay and nano-sponges of different nature, and their environmental destiny. Studies of the influence of natural and synthetic surfactants on the behavior of pesticides in aqueous solutions. Studies on the decontamination of waters contaminated by organophosphates with organ-clay.