Achieving Remediation And GOverning Restoration of contaminated soils Now

Project Information

ARAGORN

Grant agreement ID: 101112723

DOI

10.3030/101112723

EC signature date 19 May 2023

Start date 1 October 2023

End date 30 September 2027

Funded under

• Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

Total cost

€ 6 612 911,01

EU contribution

€ 6 612 911,00

Coordinated by

KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET
Denmark

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (5)

Draft guidelines for co-creation and target group engagement
Inventory matrix of most suitable parameters for analysis of costs and benefits of soil remediation strategies
First draft guidance document to support sampling strategy
List of polluting activities and associated contaminants
Soil resilience modelling: framework, glossary, and guidelines

Ethics Requirements (1)

OEI - Requirement No. 2

Ethics Advisor Report Period 1 - A report by the Ethics Advisor must be submitted as a deliverable at the end of each reporting period.

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (20)

Biodegradable microplastics impact on soil: how poly-3-hydroxybutyrate alters microbial diversity and nitrogen mineralization processes

Author(s): Martin Brtnicky, Jiri Holatko, Marek Koutny, Jiri Kucerik, Tereza Hammerschmiedt, Tivadar Baltazar, Jana Sera, Antonin Kintl, Vaclav Pecina
Published in: Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture, Issue 12, 2025, ISSN 2196-5641
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/S40538-025-00814-X

Stabilization of PFAS-contaminated soil with sewage sludge- and wood-based biochar sorbents

Author(s): Sørmo, Erlend; Benedikte Mader Lade, Clara; Zhang, Julie; Asimakopoulos, Alexandros G.; Åsli, Geir Wold; Hubert, Michel; Goranov, Aleksandar I.; Arp, Hans Peter H.; Cornelissen, Gerard
Published in: Science of The Total Environment, 2024, ISSN 2704-0402
Publisher: Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
DOI: 10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2024.170971

A Virtuous Cycle of Phytoremediation, Pyrolysis, and Biochar Applications toward Safe PFAS Levels in Soil, Feed, and Food

Author(s): Gerard Cornelissen, Nathalie Briels, Thomas D. Bucheli, Nicolas Estoppey, Andrea Gredelj, Nikolas Hagemann, Sylvain Lerch, Simon Lotz, Daniel Rasse, Hans-Peter Schmidt, Erlend Sørmo, Hans Peter H. Arp
Published in: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Issue 73, 2025, ISSN 0021-8561
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
DOI: 10.1021/ACS.JAFC.5C00651

Boundaries, Limits, Global Threats – How Can the Impacts of Global Synthetic Pollutants Be Reduced?

Author(s): Martin Scheringer, Hans Peter H. Arp, Ian T. Cousins
Published in: Environmental Science & Technology, Issue 60, 2026, ISSN 0013-936X
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
DOI: 10.1021/ACS.EST.5C13807

PFAS Contamination in Europe: Generating Knowledge and Mapping Known and Likely Contamination with “Expert-Reviewed” Journalism

Author(s): Alissa Cordner, Phil Brown, Ian T. Cousins, Martin Scheringer, Luc Martinon, Gary Dagorn, Raphaëlle Aubert, Leana Hosea, Rachel Salvidge, Catharina Felke, Nadja Tausche, Daniel Drepper, Gianluca Liva, Ana Tudela, Antonio Delgado, Derrick Salvatore, Sarah Pilz, Stéphane Horel
Published in: Environmental Science & Technology, Issue 58, 2024, ISSN 0013-936X
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
DOI: 10.1021/ACS.EST.3C09746

Comparative geotechnical analysis of slope stabilization through conventional, soil and water bioengineering, and combined solutions

Author(s): Marco Uzielli, Andrea Geppetti, Lorenzo Borselli, Stefano Renzi, Federico Preti
Published in: Ecological Engineering, Issue 212, 2025, ISSN 0925-8574
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ECOLENG.2024.107487

PFAS remediation across Europe: costs and limited impacts

Author(s): Alison L. Ling, Raphaëlle Aubert, Eurydice Bersi, Stéphane Horel, Hans Peter H. Arp
Published in: Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, Issue 28, 2026, ISSN 2050-7887
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
DOI: 10.1039/D5EM00870K

The Global Threat from the Irreversible Accumulation of Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA)

Author(s): Hans Peter H. Arp; Andrea Gredelj; Juliane Glüge; Martin Scheringer; Ian T. Cousins
Published in: Environmental Science & Technology, 2024, ISSN 1520-5851
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
DOI: 10.26434/CHEMRXIV-2024-0DJQT

The Global Threat from the Irreversible Accumulation of Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA)

Author(s): Hans Peter H. Arp, Andrea Gredelj, Juliane Glüge, Martin Scheringer, Ian T. Cousins
Published in: Environmental Science & Technology, Issue 58, 2024, ISSN 0013-936X
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
DOI: 10.1021/ACS.EST.4C06189

Plant-Based Substrates for the Production of Iron Bionanoparticles (Fe-BNPs) and Application in PCB Degradation with Bacterial Strains

Author(s): Marcela Tlčíková, Hana Horváthová, Katarína Dercová, Michaela Majčinová, Mariana Hurbanová, Katarína Turanská, Ľubomír Jurkovič
Published in: Processes, Issue 12, 2025, ISSN 2227-9717
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/PR12081695

Identification and Spatial Analysis of Co-Occurring Pollution Sources of HCHs, PCBs, and PFASs in the EU and Potential Risks of Soil Pollution

Author(s): Naila Hina, Juliane Glüge, Martin Scheringer
Published in: Environmental Science & Technology, Issue 60, 2026, ISSN 0013-936X
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
DOI: 10.1021/ACS.EST.6C01518

Biodegradable microplastics impact on soil: how poly-3-hydroxybutyrate alters microbial diversity and nitrogen mineralization processes

Author(s): Martin Brtnicky; Jiri Holatko; Marek Koutny; Jiri Kucerik; Tereza Hammerschmiedt; Tivadar Baltazar; Jana Sera; Antonin Kintl; Vaclav Pecina
Published in: Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture, 2025, ISSN 2196-5641
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1186/S40538-025-00814-X

Stabilization of PFAS-contaminated soil with sewage sludge- and wood-based biochar sorbents

Author(s): Erlend Sørmo, Clara Benedikte Mader Lade, Junjie Zhang, Alexandros G. Asimakopoulos, Geir Wold Åsli, Michel Hubert, Aleksandar I. Goranov, Hans Peter H. Arp, Gerard Cornelissen
Published in: Science of The Total Environment, Issue 922, 2026, ISSN 0048-9697
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.SCITOTENV.2024.170971

Probabilistic geotechnical modeling of the seismic resilience of bioengineered slopes

Author(s): Marco Uzielli, Andrea Geppetti
Published in: Ecological Engineering, Issue 231, 2026, ISSN 0925-8574
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ECOLENG.2026.108063

Plant-Based Substrates for the Production of Iron Bionanoparticles (Fe-BNPs) and Application in PCB Degradation with Bacterial Strains

Author(s): Marcela Tlčíková, Hana Horváthová, Katarína Dercová, Michaela Majčinová, Mariana Hurbanová, Katarína Turanská, Ľubomír Jurkovič
Published in: Processes, Issue 12, 2025, ISSN 2227-9717
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/PR12081695

Removal of polychlorinated biphenyls combining the synergy of bacteria and iron bionanoparticles prepared from agrowaste

Author(s): M. Tlčíková, H. Horváthová, V. Víchová, K. Dercová, Ľ. Jurkovič
Published in: International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Issue 23, 2026, ISSN 1614-7499
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1007/S13762-026-07058-8

Harmonizing soil pollution data and knowledge in Europe

Author(s): Yunta, Felipe ; Vieira, Diana ; Van Eynde, Elise ; Jones, Arwyn ; Bopp, Stephanie ; Arpd, Hans ; Carisi, Matteo ; Chalot, Michel ; Guyonnet, Dominique ; Glüge, Juliane ; Hina, Naila ; Lamé, Frank ; Lebrun, Manhattan ; Luts, Dries ; Manier, N
Published in: Publications Office of the European Union,, 2025, ISSN 1831-9424
Publisher: EU
DOI: 10.2760/4402833

Measurement and modelling of sorbent-amendment impacts on seasonal and long-term PFAS transport through unsaturated soil lysimeters

Author(s): Michel Hubert, Björn Bonnet, Sarah E. Hale, Erlend Sørmo, Gerard Cornelissen, Lutz Ahrens, Hans Peter H. Arp
Published in: Journal of Hazardous Materials, Issue 494, 2026, ISSN 0304-3894
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.JHAZMAT.2025.138662

Eco-Corona of Microplastics in Soil Inhibits Their Role as a Contaminant Vector While Enhancing Their Role as a Microorganism Vector

Author(s): Shi Yao, Tao Wang, Qicheng Bei, Xiangwei Wu, Xin Jiang, Yongming Luo, Yang Song, Scott X. Chang, Hans Peter H. Arp
Published in: Environmental Science & Technology, Issue 60, 2026, ISSN 0013-936X
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
DOI: 10.1021/ACS.EST.6C07055

Ecological Engineering

Author(s): Uzielli, Marco; Geppetti, Andrea; Borselli, Lorenzo; Renzi, Stefano; Preti, Federico
Published in: Ecological Engineering, 2025, ISSN 0925-8574
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
DOI: 10.1016/J.ECOLENG.2024.107487

Conference proceedings (5)

Probabilistic Geotechnical Modeling of the Resilience of Slopes: Framework, Guidelines, and Comparative Case-Study Assessment for Bioengineered, Conventional, and Combined Stabilization

Author(s): Mauricio Garcia-Feria, Marco Uzielli, Andrea Geppetti
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.5347524

Probabilistic modelling of the temporal evolution of the stability of rooted slopes

Author(s): W.M. Garcia-Feria1, M. Uzielli1
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Proceedings RootS25
DOI: 10.53243/ROOTS2025-20

Plant-microorganism interactions within the rhizosphere for heavy metal soil remediation

Author(s): Dorina Podar, Dr.Follow Cristina Lorena Văcar, Dr.Follow Emanuela Dana Tiodar, Mrs.Follow Mihaela Gălean, Mrs.Follow Mihai Cosmin Grimm, Mr.Follow Zoltan Robert Balazs, Mr.Follow Anastasia Maria Abrudan, Mrs.Follow Csaba Tiodar, Mr.
Publisher: Frontiers unbound: exploring extreme environments
DOI: 10.5038/FUE3-2024-21

Hierarchical Bayesian modeling of root distribution for the geotechnical analysis of bioengineered systems

Author(s): Stefano Collico1, Marco Uzielli1
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Proceedings RootS25
DOI: 10.53243/ROOTS2025-22

A simplified analytical approach to the equivalent geotechnical multi-scale modelling of composite Soil and Water Bioengineering (SWBe) solutions

Author(s): F. Preti1,3, A. Dani1, A. Geppetti2, M. Uzielli2
Published in: 2026
Publisher: Proceedings RootS25
DOI: 10.53243/ROOTS2025-32