Imagine your land is like a dirty sponge filled with old chemicals and metals. This project creates a guidebook and a digital dashboard to help you find exactly where the dirt is and pick the cheapest, fastest way to scrub it clean. It even uses DNA tests to make sure the soil is healthy enough for plants to grow again.
Land owners and authorities struggle to identify polluted sites and lack a clear, cost-effective way to choose the right cleanup method. This leads to unsafe food, water, and expensive, inefficient remediation efforts.
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If you are a brownfield redevelopment firm dealing with old industrial sites — this project developed a decision dashboard that calculates cleanup costs and environmental impacts. This helps you decide which remediation method fits your budget and land-use goals.
If you are an environmental remediation contractor dealing with 'forever chemicals' like PFAS — this project developed nature-based solutions like using specific plants to suck up toxins. These plants are then turned into biochar to further clean the soil.
If you are a large-scale farm operator dealing with soil pollution that threatens crop safety — this project developed a standardized international guide for soil sampling. This ensures your land tests are accurate and compliant with European safety limits.
Based on available project data, the project is building planning tools that calculate how much each cleanup option will cost in advance, but specific pricing for services is not provided.
The project has field-tested a range of cleanup methods, including biochar and plant-based toxin removal, to support public and private land managers.
Based on available project data, the dashboard is currently in the prototype stage; specific licensing terms have not been disclosed.
Yes, the project has collected all official safety limits for soil across Europe to help users quickly see if a field needs work based on regional rules.
The project period runs from 2023-10-01 to 2027-09-30, indicating that final tools will be fully matured by late 2027.
The consortium is well-balanced for technology transfer, featuring 19 partners across 12 countries. With an industry ratio of 26% (including 5 industrial partners and 3 SMEs), there is a strong bridge between the 8 universities and the actual market needs of land managers.
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