Departamento: Departamento de Edafología y Química Agrícola

Facultad: Escuela Politécnica Superior de Ingeniería

Centro singular: Centro de Investigación Interdisciplinar en Tecnologías Ambientales (CRETUS)

Área: Edafología y Química Agrícola

Grupo de investigación: Cartografía de suelos y paisaje, físico-química, degradación y recuperación de suelos y aguas.

Email: xl.otero@usc.es

Doctor por la Universidade de Santiago de Compostela con la tesis Biogeoquímica de metales pesados en ambientes sedimentarios marinos i. Fluvisoles de la marisma de Ortigueira(no Península Ibérica), ii. Fosa hidrotermal de Guaymas(golfo de California-México) 2000. Dirigida por Dr. Felipe Macías Vázquez.

I belong to CRETUS Institute (Cross-Research in Environmental Technologies) at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC). I began my career with my doctoral thesis "Biogeochemistry of heavy metals in marine sedimentary environments, which obtained one extraordinary doctorate awards (Soil Science Spanish Society). During my PhD had a marked practical character and it was developed within the framework of a long scientific collaboration between CRETUS group and researchers from others national and international universities (Portugal, Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador, USA, Wales…). Since then, one of my main research lines are wetland soils like marshes, mangroves (Brazil, Venezuela) and rice land (Ecuador) but in general I am interesting about biogeochemistry of surface environments such as extreme environments (arid, hyperacid, cold and saline environments), effect of seabirds on soils and vegetation, and interaction soil-plant. In addition, I am working in projects related to the recovery of degraded environments such as mining area or soils and contaminated water.