EiCLaR at AquaConSoil 2023-the special session

Two sustainability assessment case studies of enhanced bioremediation across Europe

Paul Bardos, r3 environmental technology ltd gave an introduction to the EiCLaR project and an overview of the four technologies being developed: Electro-nanobioremediation (ENB), Monitored Bioaugmentation (MBR), Bioelectrochemical Remediation (BER) and Enhanced Phytoremediation (EPR).

He explained the rationale for the sustainability assessment case studies; their purpose being to compare EiCLaR technologies with pre-existing alternatives on real sites.

The basis for comparison was qualitative and split into three parts: technical, cost effectiveness and sustainability. The assessments all followed a common protocol and were compliant with ISO 18504:2017.