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PlantPower – Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soils in Former Minefields of the Western Balkan Area

The PlantPower project aims to the phytoremediation of explosive and heavy metal contaminated soils in the former minefields in the Danube River Basin of the Western Balkan Area, particularly in the Sava/Danube stretch in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina that were seriously affected by landmines during the last Balkan War. The occurrence and chemical burden of the explosives containing xenobiotics in the soil of the cleaned minefields will be evaluated to provide data sets, which are necessary for scientifically-based risk assessment and future phy-toremediation process that will be implemented in the affected areas. Based on the obtained results, special emphasis will be put on choosing the most efficient plants for phytoremediation in the defined areas as well as to the optimal and environmentally friendly waste management options for plant removal, disposal and/or re- usage after the phytoremediation. A combination of state-of-the-art methods will be applied to evaluate site contamination and to predict future usage of plant species for the phytoremediation. The PlantPower project will also generate new knowledge on environmental risks of former minefield areas, and EU regulators and policy makers will be able to make better informed decisions about future regulations of explosive affected areas.

minefields ; soil ; contamination ; phytoremediation ; waste management ; sustainable development

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