SOIL GASES
in Environmental and Geological Processes

International Conference
6th November, 2026






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Soil Gases in Environmental and Geological Processes

Soil Gases in Environmental and Geological Processes
International Conference
Date: November 6, 2026
Conference Address: 50 Alkotás út, Hungary Supervisory Authority of Regulatory Affairs (SARA), H-1112 Budapest, Hungary
Chair: Márta Berkesi
  • 08:00 - 08:55 - Registration

  • 09:00 - 09:15 - Opening Ceremony

    Zoltán Szalai

  • 09:15 - 09:45 - Revealing Hidden Information by Punctual and Diffuse Soil Gas Chemistry

    Keynote: Orlando Vaselli

  • 09:45 - 09:58 - Geological CO2 Emissions in Intraplate Regions: What Do We Know and What Remains Uncertain?

    István János Kovács et al.

  • 09:58 - 10:11 - The Challenges of CO2 Flux Measurements in Inhabited Areas

    Boglárka Mercédesz Kis et al.

  • 10:11 - 10:24 - Soil CO2 Degassing and Its Source Discrimination in the Bakony–Balaton Highland Volcanic Field, Hungary: Insights from the Eger Creek and Zádor-spring Areas

    Mona Maghsoudlou et al.

  • 10:24 - 10:27 - Soil Enzyme Activity and CO₂ Dynamics at Two Geologically Contrasting Sites in the Balaton Uplands, Hungary (PICO)

    Eszter Kriska et al.

  • 10:27 - 10:30 - From Field to Flux: Soil CO2 Efflux Measurements at Ciomadul Volcano (PICO)

    Botond Bodor et al.

  • 10:30 - 10:33 - Advanced Soil Gas Monitoring: Integrated Geodynamic Station in the Bakony-Balaton Highland (Pannonian Basin) (PICO)

    Dániel Kovács et al.

Coffee break with PICO discussions

Chair: Gergely Jakab
  • 10:55 - 11:08 - Soil CO2 Emission and its Relationships with Soil Properties and Vegetation Indices in Grassland Ecosystems

    Ágota Horel et al.

  • 11:08 - 11:21 - Components and Drivers of Soil CO2 Efflux in Hungarian Croplands and Grasslands

    János Balogh et al.

  • 11:21 - 11:34 - Biochar and Plant Presence Regulate CO2Emissions and Microbial Resource Acquisition in Metal(loid)s Contaminated Soil

    Niluka Wickramasinghe et al.

  • 11:34 - 11:47 - Seasonal Variation in Microbial Carbonsource Utilization and Heterotrophic

    Ilham Nahal et al.

  • 11:47 - 12:00 - The Effects of Soil Isolated Different Microalgae Inoculants on Soil Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Spring Barely

    Agampodi Gihan Shyamal Dharmendra De Silva et al

  • 12:00 - 12:13 - Soil Carbon Dioxide Emissions under Stress Conditions: Maize and Tomato

    Antonnella D'Ciofalo et al.

  • 12:13 - 12:16 - Rainfall-induced CO2 Responses under Various Land Uses in the Top and Subsoil (PICO)

    Adrienn Tóth et al.

Coffee break with PICO discussions

Chair: Dániel Breitner
  • 12:30 - 12:43 - Exploration and Monitoring of Natural Hydrogen Seepages with Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry and Backscatter Analysis

    Eszter Békési et al.

  • 12:43 - 12:56 - Preliminary Soil Gas Results from the Gyód Serpentinite Body: a Natural Hydrogen Case Study

    Laura Horváth et al.

  • 12:56 - 12:59 - Fairy Circles as Indicators of Natural Hydrogen Seepage and a Potential Example From SW Hungary (PICO)

    Mihály Petrás et al.

  • 12:59 - 13:02 - Preliminary Results on the Effects of Natural Hydrogen on Photosynthesis in Herbaceous Plants (PICO)

    Ildikó Kéri-Schmidthoffer et al.

  • 13:02 - 13:05 - Initial Results of Natural Hydrogen Seepage in Western Hungary in Thick Overlying Sedimentary Layers and Along a Distributed Fault System (PICO)

    Gábor Kovács et al.

Lunch break with PICO discussions

Chair: Juraj Francu
  • 13:50 - 14:03 - CO2 Monitoring at CCS Project Danube Removals

    James Cogan

  • 14:03 - 14:16 - Continuous FT-IR Monitoring of Soil Gases for Geological and Environmental Applications

    Dániel Jurdi

  • 14:16 - 14:29 - Is Soil Gas the Last Line of Defence? Lessons from Three Decades of Monitoring at BGS

    Helen Taylor et al.

  • 14:29 - 14:42 - Geochemical Modeling Approaches for Soil Gas Studies

    Zsuzsanna Szabó-Krausz et al.

  • 14:42 - 14:55 - Soil Gas Monitoring - a Key to Safe Energy Transition

    György Falus et al.

  • 14:55 - 15:08 - Methane Emissions from Abandoned Oil & Gas Wells: Evaluation Using UAV-based TDLAS and In Situ Measurements

    Polina Iakunina et al.

Coffee break

MS Section, Chair: Bence Molnár
  • 15:25 - 15:38 - Successful Indoor Radon Mitigation in the Velence Mountains - a Case Study

    Dániel Breitner & Bence Molnár

  • 15:38 - 15:51 - Radon and Thoron Emanation from SoilBased Building Materials: Revisiting the Angola Case Study

    Judith Salupeto-Dembo et al.

  • 15:51 - 16:03 - Radon Gas Observations for Multidisciplinary Climate Research: the NuClim Project

    Susana Barbosa et al.

  • 16:03 - 16:16 - Radon Activity Concentration in Hungarian Soils

    Péter Rell

  • 16:16 - 16:29 - Radon, as a Groundwater Discharge Phenomenon

    Anita Erőss et al.

  • 16:30 - 17:00 - From Research to Application: The Future of Soil Gas Studies - Final Discussion and Award Ceremony

    Moderator: Anita Erőss


Second Announcement

Soil Gases in Environmental and Geological Processes

Soil Gases in Environmental and Geological Processes
International Conference
Date: November 6, 2026
Conference Address: 50 Alkotás út, Hungary Supervisory Authority of Regulatory Affairs (SARA), H-1112 Budapest, Hungary

We are pleased to announce an international conference focusing on the role and significance of soil gases in environmental and geological systems. The conference aims to bring together researchers, professionals, and students working in the following fields:


  • H₂ and natural analogues

  • CCS monitoring systems

  • Radon in soil gases

  • Agricultural aspects of soil gases

  • Microbiological processes related to soil gases

  • Soil gas studies associated with the carbon cycle

  • Nitrogen in soil gases

  • Anthropogenic gases in soil

  • Geological origin of soil gases


Presentations

We welcome both oral and PICO presentations. Online participation is also available; however, online registrants may present only in exceptional cases.


Keynote speaker

Orlando Vaselli (University of Florence)



Registration & Submission Registration, Guidelines for Abstracts, Fees

Abstract submission and Early registration deadline:

6th October 2026


Guidelines for Abstracts

Please use the Word template to submit your conference abstract.

Conference Fees


Regular

EUR 60

per person

Student

EUR 35

per person

Online

EUR 10

per person

Regular

EUR 70

per person

Student

EUR 40

per person

Online

EUR 10

per person

Conference Venue

Budapest District 11

Address
1112 Budapest 50 Alkotás út

Information
kiraly.csilla@csfk.hun-ren.hu


Contact Do you have questions? Please contact us directly

Contact person

   Csilla Király – Chair of the Organizing Committee
   kiraly.csilla@csfk.hun-ren.hu


   Csaba Szabó – Chair of the Scientific Committee