Objetivo In this project work programme an evaluation/comparison will be made of two "soft" strategies which can be used for rehabilitation of metal polluted soils. Both strategies are based on phytoremediation : 1. Metal/metalloid immobilization by means of metal/metalloid binding soil additives, either with or without 2. revegetation and 3. metal bioextraction by means of accumulator plants. For moderately polluted soils a comparison will be made of metal immobilization and bioextraction by metal accumulating plants. For highly polluted, bare and/or scarcely vegetated areas a combination of pollutant immobilization and revegetation (using plant ecotypes with increased metal tolerance) is proposed to limit the environmental impact of these areas. The following research tasks will be carried out during the project : - Study of the mechanism and molecular genetics and metal tolerance, metal uptake and plant internal metal transport, in order to develop plant material with more valuable characteristics for bioextraction. - Laboratory trials on immobilization and bioextraction : physico-chemical characterization of the substrates, evaluation of efficiency of substrate treatments or immobilizing heavy metals, study of effects of revegetation on percolation of pollutants and study of efficiency and feasibility of bio-exportation of metals from polluted substrates, study of metal accumulation capacity of transgenic plants used for bioextraction, study of stress-tolerance of plants which can be used for revegetation. - Field experiments : revegetation experiments, bioextraction experiments and evaluation of possibilities of recuperation of extracted metals. The field trials will take place in 4 countries : Portugal, France, Belgium (near the border with the Netherlands) and Finland. Ámbito científico natural sciencesbiological sciencesgeneticsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesmolecular biologymolecular geneticsengineering and technologyenvironmental biotechnologybioremediationphytoremediationmedical and health sciencesclinical medicinephysiotherapynatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrymetalloids Programa(s) FP4-ENV 2C - Specific programme of research and technological development in the field of environment and climate, 1994-1998 Tema(s) 02020306 - Rehabilitation of contaminated sites Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinador Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 1087,De Boelelaan 1081 HV Amsterdam Países Bajos Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (4) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique Francia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 71,Avenue Edouard Bourleaux 71 33883 Villenave-d'Ornon Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Limburgs Universitaire Centrum Bélgica Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Universitaire Campus 3590 Diepenbeek Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e AltoDouro Portugal Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Quinta de Prados 5001 Vila Real Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos University of Kuopio Finlandia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 9,Savilahdentie 70211 Kuopio Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos
