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BIOREM
BIOREMEDIATION OF SEWAGE SLUDGE-POLLUTED SOIL
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY, HIGH POPULATION DENSITY AND LACK OF AVAILABLE AND VIABLE LAND, have contributed to the proliferation of landfills in urban, peri-urban and natural areas in the Basque Country. Landfills are sources of soil pollution and affect water. The shortage of natural or agricultural land makes it necessary to look for new strategies to recover contaminated land for other uses that support social and economic regeneration of the environment. The physical and/or chemical soil treatment technologies available are very costly and have a high impact on soil ecosystem (incineration, vitrification, washing, nano-remediation). In contrast, biological technologies are less costly, but often require long lead times to produce the desired effects. Biological technologies include bioremediation (bacteria), vermiremediation and phytoremediation.
The UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY (UPV-EHU), through its Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, leads BIOREM, a project in which NEIKER has also participated.
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