Imagine trying to clean up a dirty backyard but not knowing exactly where the trash is or if it's worth the cost. This work creates a set of tools to pinpoint pollution and figure out the cheapest, most natural ways to fix it. It helps owners prove that cleaning the land actually adds financial value to the property.
Soil remediation is often too expensive to be profitable, leading to abandoned contaminated land. Businesses lack the financial tools to prove that cleaning soil adds long-term value to an investment case.
A suite of tools for pollution source delineation, risk assessment, and cost-benefit analysis for land management. It includes a common terminology ontology and a methodology for classifying policy instruments.
If you are a redevelopment firm dealing with contaminated urban plots where cleanup costs outweigh the land value — this project developed a wider valuation approach and cost-benefit analysis that helps make these investment cases financially positive.
If you are a service provider dealing with clients who want low-cost cleanup options — this project developed operating window analyses for nature-based solutions that reduce the need for expensive chemical or mechanical inputs.
If you are a city planner dealing with soil pollution blocking city growth — this project developed methods for closer integration of land contamination data into spatial planning decision-making.
It focuses on low-input remediation and nature-based solutions, providing a technical basis to make economically marginal or negative cases viable through a wider value proposition.
The project is currently testing its methods across 7 real-world test areas in Europe to ensure they work in practical contexts.
Based on available project data, specific licensing terms are not mentioned, but the project aims to provide tools and methods for multiple target groups including site managers.
The project provides findings specifically related to the Soil Strategy and the proposed soil health law to help businesses stay compliant.
The project period runs until 2026-07-31, with outcomes currently under development.
The project has a strong commercial orientation with a 47% industry ratio, comprising 7 industrial partners, including 5 SMEs. With 15 partners across 13 countries, the group balances academic research (2 universities, 6 research centers) with practical application, ensuring the tools are designed for actual market use rather than just theoretical study.
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