Project: Baltic Phytoremediation (BAPR)
The project aims to increase the use of green technology in order to decrease the pollution discharges in the South Baltic area. The proposed project “Baltic Phytoremediation” will well contribute to the market spread of the proposed technology and to the diversification of the environmental remediation. The project can also be a contributing factor to effective environmental management of contaminated sites, and it fits the EU strategy for the Baltic Sea Region very well.
Project information
Project manager
William Hogland
Other project members at Linnaeus University
Jelena Lundström
Participating organizations
- Linnaeus University, Sweden (lead partner)
- NSR AB, Sverige
- Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland
- Klaipėda University, Lithuania
- Gdańsk Municipal Waste Management, Poland
- Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania
- Water, waste management and district heating company in Hässleholm (HMAB), Sweden
Associated partners
- The Swedish Embassy in Warsaw, Poland
- Roskilde University, Denmark
- Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Latvia
- IUC Syd, Sweden
Financier
Interreg South Baltic (total budget EUR 1 357 300)
Timetable
1 June 2019–5 May 2022
Subject
Environmental technology (Department of biology and environmental science, Faculty of health and life sciences)
More about the project
This project aims at preventing soil contamination, which is a challenge defined on the European-wide scale. The threat from heavy metals soil pollution results directly as the consequence of the movement in the food chain: the soil – plants (i.e. crops) – animals and the possibility of accumulation in the last link, i.e. the human body. The project fills the niche for green tech innovation, linking agriculture, industry and green technologies for a cleaner environment.
The overall idea of the project is to raise cross-border awareness of available green phytoremediation technologies to clean soil from pollutants such as oil, industry related contaminants, heavy metals, nutrients and microplastics, through new arenas of cooperation that focus on a circular economy approach.
The project will show case solutions on phytoremediation and energy production from grown crops to clean polluted soil, and host a network to exchange cross-border knowledge through best practices/standards.
Specific objective
The overall objective is increased use of green technologies in order to decrease the pollution discharges in the South Baltic area.
The project is part of the research in The Environmental Science and Engineering Group (ESEG) research group.
Read/listen to more
- Last report from NBS how to apply nature-based solutions in industrial sites.
- Must-watch film. Onsite studie visit in Gdansk, on 5 October 2022 ( a fantastic way to learn and gain new skills and knowledge).
- Watch an amazing study visit in Lithuania, full of knowledge, new experiences and friendship, 7-9 September 2022
- Memory Slideshow from BAPR 5th Project Partners meeting on 29-30 June, 2022 in Kalmar and Orrefors.
- BAPR Newsletter 4, 2022
- Follow the link to see a short movie from BAPR project partners´ workshop and study tour in Helsingborg, on 8-9 June 2022. The moments of joy to remember!
- BAPR Newsletter 3, 2022 New legal study: How does the legislation and practice affect the choice of after-treatment method? ( in Swedish)
- BAPR Newsletter 2, 2022 Nature-based remediation methods ( in Swedish)
- Scientific article about plants that are better suited to extracting metals Swedish journal, Illustrerad Vetenskap, 4-2022
- BAPR Newsletter 1, 2022
- Frank Schmeider, postdoctoral fellow in the ESEG research group, tells what we do in our Life Sure project related to phytoremediation: YouTube link
- Phytoremediation challenges in Klaipeda, Klaipeda Green association, November 2021
- Phytoremediation challenges in Klaipeda City municipality, Lithuania, September 2021
- Legal aspects of phytoremediation application in Lithuania
- BAPR newsletter 3, 2021
- BAPR Newsletter 2, 2021
- Film from an online study visit to Northwest Scania's waste managing company (NSR), 17 June 2021
- International Online Workshop on phytoremediation methods and technologies, 23 February 2021
Newsletter.pdf, 23 February 2021 - Interreg South Baltic programme's projects at Eco-Tech 2020 conference in Kalmar
- Nyhetsbrev SKNO september 2020.pdf
- Experten: De här växterna kan ta bort gifter i din trädgård
Feature in the radio channel P4 Kalmar, 27 August 2019 (in Swedish) - Växter skulle kunna användas för att sanera kring glasbruken
Feature in the radio channel P4 Kalmar, 10 June 2020 (in Swedish) - Gräs ett nytt vapen mot föroreningar
Feature in Kristianstadsbladet, local paper in the Scania region, 23 June 2020 (in Swedish)
The project is financed by
Project outputs
Publications
- The evaluation of the phytoremediation potential of the energy crops in acid soil by sewage sludge fertilization
- Wreckage Installation: Towards an Archaeology of Southern Sweden's Heterotopias
- An overview and assessment of the existing technological options for management and resource recovery from beach wrack and dredged sediments: An environmental and economic perspective
- Phytoremediation—From Environment Cleaning to Energy Generation—Current Status and Future Perspectives
- Baltic Phytoremediation – soil remediation with plants
Events
All events
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BAPR project final event
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Workshop and pilot case study Gdansk Pilot Case and applications of phytoremediation in Poland
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Workshop Knowledge gained through experience
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Workshop and study tours
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Workshop Applications of phytoremediation
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Workshop The role of plants in the soil pollution mitigation
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Webinar The plants´ ability to solve important environmental problems
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Online Workshop A One-Day Online BAPR project workshop on applications of phytoremediation
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BAPR 3rd cross-borderAll day
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Cross-border seminar for the Baltic Phytoremediation (BAPR) projectAll day
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Meeting Cross-border seminar for the Baltic Phytoremediation (BAPR) project
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Kick-off Distance meeting for the Baltic Phytoremediation (BAPR) project
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Kick-off Kick-off for the Baltic Phytoremediation (BAPR) projectAll day
Study tour and evaluation of the pilot case, 29 juni 2021
Klaipeda University and Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry, Lithuania, invite you to participate at the Lithuanian BAPR project’s online events: study tour and evaluation of the pilot case.
Please find enclosed agenda with active links to the both actions:
BAPR_ Evaluation_Workshop_ LAMMC_June 29_final.pdf
BAPR 2nd cross-border seminar 7 September 2020
On 7th of September, the 2nd cross-border seminar of the international project “Baltic Phytoremediation” – “Plant remediation of contaminated soil: opportunities and perspectives” was held digital in order to share knowledge about the application of green and innovative technologies for the cleaning of heavy metal contaminated soil and increasing the phytoremediation potential in Lithuania.
The seminar program here
BAPR 1st cross-border seminar 7 May, 2020
On behalf of Zaklad Utylizacyjny and Gdansk University of Technology, project partners have been invited to the 1st online Cross-border seminar in BAPR project. The seminar was held on May 7, 2020.
Purpose was to provide understanding about phytoremediation issues in Poland and dissemination the results and knowledge to reduced pollution, but also to create new networks of cooperation.
Cooperating organizations, beneficiaries, Polish entrepreneurship and stakeholders were targeted during this one-day seminar.
Study tour was produced by hosted partner and has been specifically designed for online meeting to give overview over Gdansk Municipal Waste Treatment Plant.
BAPR distance meeting 17 April 2020
BAPR project partners from Denmark, Sweden, Lithuania and Poland gathered in front of the screens to discuss how the Covid-19 situation is affecting the project. Some of the questions discussed were:
- What options we have to work on the project's goals under new circumstances.
- The work plan changes, as well as project digitalization.
- The reduced traveling costs and how that could be used from one activity to another.
17 April 2020, BAPR distance meeting
BAPR kick-off, 6-7 Nov 2019
6-7 Nov 2019, BAPR kick-off
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