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Development of technologies using the activity of sulphate- and metal-reducing bacteria (SMRB) to remove heavy metals and metalloids from ground waters and soils
- Heavy Metals and Metalloids (HMM) greatly affect the quality of water and
food chain. In contrast to most organic pollutants, HMM are never degraded.
The main ambition of the project is to develop new bio-processes based on
the sulfate - and metal - reducing ability of bacteria to prevent HMM
pollution in water bodies, and to assess and minimise HMM pollution
originating from contaminated sites.
| Project number | EVK1-CT-1999-00033 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject(s) | PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY | ||
| Acronym | METALBIOREDUCTION | ||
| Geographical coverage | Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Cyprus | ||
| Budget (in €) | n/a | ||
| Programme | INCO MED (FP5) | ||
| Web site | http://metalbioreduction.brgm.fr/default.htm | ||
| Objectives | - More precisely, the objectives are to obtain an improved fundamental
understanding of the efficiency of biological processes for HMM remedy, and
to develop new, cost-effective and reliable technological alternatives for
removing HMM from ground waters and soils. The treatments will be done
either on site through pump-and-treat or bio-leaching, or in-situ through
bio-barriers. |
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| Results | - The expected results are strains and enzymes that could have industrial market, tools for monitoring bioavailable metal content, and technologically assess processes for HMM remedy. | ||
| Period | [30/06/2000 - 30/06/2003] | ||
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02/09/2008
