“Innovative REMediation and assessment TEChnologies for contaminated soil and groundwater” (REMTEC) provides a national platform for novel and applied research in soil and groundwater remediation. Given the extreme costs of cleaning up existing groundwater contamination problems and the immaturity of available technologies, a national focus on remediation technologies is required to ensure the continued development of new cost-effective clean-up methods.
The project aims to develop a suite of new technologies to address gaps in currently available solutions. It aims to develop in situ remediation technologies for chlorinated solvents with emphasis on low permeability geologic media, bioremediation of mixed chlorinated ethenes/ethanes and sequential remediation of source zones with complex contaminant mixtures. In addition, research on concepts for risk reduction and innovative methods for stabilization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metal contamination will be conducted.
The research project will advance environmental economic assessment tools and act as a focal point for the Danish remediation industry. The project aims to enhance their competitiveness in export of technologies, tools and holistic solutions for contaminated sites.
The REMTEC project team is truly interdisciplinary with leading Danish scientists from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), the National Environmental Research Institute at Aarhus University (NERI AU), and four consulting companies. The project is strongly coupled to a large and established network of leading international scientists. A Knowledge Exchange Group and an Innovation Advisory Group will be formed with leading consulting companies, contractors, regulators/stakeholders and project participants to ensure a focus on innovation, dissemination and application of research findings.