Hybrid geophysical technology for the evaluation of insidious contaminated areas

Project Information

HYGEIA

Grant agreement ID: EVK4-CT-2001-00046

Project closed

Start date 1 December 2001

End date 31 May 2005

Funded under

• Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Total cost € 2 852 158,00

EU contribution € 1 860 586,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI TRIESTE
Italy

Objective

The project focusses on development, test and application of instruments, technology and software for high-resolution study of brown fields (contaminated and waste disposal) sites. Effective, safe and low-cost methods include geophysical techniques (GPR, EM, Resistivny, Multi-Component Seismics), sampling and laboratory analysis to calibrate geophysical data. Definition of guidelines and conditions for effective use of proposed technology and evaluation of applicability and costs are additional deliverables. End-user partners (EUP) will apply technology at selected sites characterized by different typologies of contamination or past use of land and will verify it through results of surveys carried out in this programme. EUP will also examine cost reduction of proposed technology in reconstructing 3-D subsurface model of use in planning site remediation. The research will further focus on imaging aquifers and their connections with nearby brown fields or industrial sites.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › software
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › waste management

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-4. - Key action City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI TRIESTE

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: via Weiss 1 ; 34127 TRIESTE ; Italy
• Total cost: No data

Participants (10)

Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Avenue Claude Guillemin 3 ; 45060 ORLEANS
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CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rue Blessig 1 ; 67084 STRASBOURG
• Total cost: No data

CONSORZIO PER LO SVILUPPO INDUSTRIALE DEL COMUNE DI MONFALCONE

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: via Duca d'Aosta 66 ; 34074 MONFALCONE
• Total cost: No data

ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Borgo Grotta Gigante 42/C ; 34010 SGONICO
• Total cost: No data

NETHERLANDS ORGANISATION FOR APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - TNO

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Schoenmakerstraat 97 ; 2600 JA DELFT
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POLYTECHNIC OF MILAN

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32 ; 20133 MILANO
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Politechnioupolis ; 73100 HANIA - CRETE
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UNIVERSITE LOUIS PASTEUR, STRASBOURG 1

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rue René Descartes 5 ; 67084 STRASBOURG
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URS DAMES & MOORE S.A.

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: General Ramirez de Madrid 8,6 ; 28020 MADRID
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URS DAMES & MOORE S.R.L.

Italy

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: via Bertieri 2/4 ; 20146 MILANO
• Total cost: No data