Gentle remediation of contaminated soils

EU-funded researchers have reviewed and evaluated environmentally friendly methods of remediating polluted soil. They also developed guidelines and a decision-support tool for stakeholders and decision-makers.

Soil contamination by trace elements continues to be a major environmental problem and has been listed by the European Commission as one of the eight major threats to Europe's soils. Soil remediation is therefore urgently needed for maintaining one of our most important natural resources, which supplies us with food, animal fodder and biomass for energy production.

Further details: Gentle remediation of contaminated soils