Projects
Closing loops at farm and regional levels to mitigate GHG emissions and environmental contamination – focus on carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycling in agro‐ecosystems. University of Antwerp
Establish cooperation on the development and deepening of research with a focus on risk modeling of water contamination, particularly in the context of the port of Antwerp. University of Antwerp
Remediation of PFAS contaminated soils using a novel soil washing approach: the role of PFAS ageing on desorption and bioavailability in the soil KU Leuven
Perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) have become the focus of attention as persistent environmental contaminants. Current solutions, e.g. isolation or high-temperature treatment, leave the pollution in place or are not applicable at a large scale. A new all-silica Beta zeolite (KU Leuven), an outstanding PFAS adsorbent, could be used to treat contaminated soils by soil washing and concentrating PFAS on the zeolite. The first objective of ...
Risk based soil reclamation in the Kempen through the reduction of the mobility and bioavailability of heavy metals in the soil Ghent University
In-situ immobilization of metals, with the aid of metal immobilized soil additives, is a potential strategy for remediation of metal-contaminated soils. Various mechanisms such as sorption, and (co) precipitation reactions, induced by the addition of an additive to the ground, can cause a reduction of the bioavailability of metal and so are the risks associated with contamination. Mainly for large-scale diffusion of impurities, as in the ...
Risk based soil reclamation in the Kempen through the reduction of the mobility and bioavailability of heavy metals in the soil. Hasselt University
Influence of soil properties on the sorption of per- and polyfluoroalkylated substances to soil and the bioavailability and bioaccumulation to terrestrial biota. University of Antwerp
Rethinking soil and groundwater pollution remediation procedures in Flanders: evaluating field work and site specific parameters for a sustainable soil and water management. KU Leuven
The Flemish Soil Decree provides in a curative and preventive approach to deal with soil and groundwater pollution. A Land Information Register is based on investigations carried out according to Standard Procedures. To decide whether or not remediation is necessary a groundwater model based risk analysis might be used, often built using a simplified representation of the subsurface. Processing the results of such a model based risk ...
Quantifying the effects of soil and plant characteristics on radiocaesium uptake: A global perspective KU Leuven
After nuclear accidents, radiocaesium can enter the terrestrial environment. Plants growing on caesium (Cs) contaminated agricultural lands, can take up Cs because it is physicochemically analogue to potassium. The availability of Cs to plants is controlled in part by the soil absorption properties for Cs and cation conditions of a soil. If agricultural products contaminated with Cs are ingested, it might be a risk for the ...
Research and dissemination of knowledge in preparation for the possible industrial implementation of the thermal treatment of soil tare aiming at a safe and high-quality return to agriculture. Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
This follow-up project on Restaarde Circulair continues the search for a feasible way to free contaminated tare soil from nematodes. An additional focus in this Restaarde Circulair 2 is the yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus), a weed that is very difficult to eradicate. The goal is to obtain a soil free from these contaminants to completely eliminate the risk of their spread between ...