Innovative Sustainable Remediation

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Finland - Estonia - Latvia - Sweden (Central Baltic)

Date of latest update: 2023-11-11

Description

Description (EN):

Contaminated sites containing hazardous substances are a threat to the environment in all countries around the Baltic Sea. The reason and type of contaminant varies between countries but could be from old industrial or military sites. Contaminated sites are very numerous in all countries participating in the project and there is a joint requirement for better knowledge about how to work with the problem in a more efficient and high quality way. The number of performed remediation needs to increase to obtain a healthier environment and improved water quality in the Baltic Sea. There is a need for cross border working to establish best practices in remediation and obtain improved and faster remediation of contaminated sites. All partners have unique experience, competences and knowledge and by combining them we will find new and innovative solutions within the field of contaminated sites. The overall objective of the project is to decrease the impact of hazardous substances to the environment from contaminated sites. By decreasing leakage from contaminated sites to ground and surface water there will be a reduced inflow of hazardous substances and toxins into the Baltic Sea. The project will contribute to the result indicator through three parts- sustainable remediation, management methods and innovative technical tools for visualisation. By testing and developing cost effective and sustainable remediation methods the project contributes to make the remediation more sustainable, increase the remediation rate and thereby improve the environment in the Baltic Sea.By jointly working with management methods and innovative technical tools, more efficient methods and new solutions for prioritisation, visualisation, registration and information of contaminated sites will be developed. All three parts of the project will contribute to the result indicator by creating solutions for improving the situation and reduce the transport of hazardous substances to the Baltic Sea.

Achievements (EN):

INSURE - New methods to prevent hazardous substances from reaching the Baltic Sea: The project “Innovative Sustainable Remediation” (INSURE), with project partners from Sweden, Latvia and Finland, aimed to improve and increase the rate of remediation of contaminated sites and thereby decreasing the hazardous substances and toxins into the Baltic Sea. Currently the most common treatment for contaminated areas is excavation, where contaminated masses are removed and transported away for treatment or final storage. This not is considered sustainable because of the CO2 emissions created to transport both clean and contaminated masses. The project worked in three areas: Testing different methods in pilot areas: The project tested various so called in situ methods in eight pilot areas (Motala in Sweden; two pilot sites in Valmiera, Latvia; Janakkala, Nastola, Virrat, Loppi and Karjaa in Finland). Each pilot area had different historic contaminants. Therefore suitable sustainable techniques for each site were tested, and knowledge and experience was gathered what method would be suitable at what type of site. Examples of techniques used are bio-stimulation, electro-kinetic pumping, fenton reaction and phytoremediation. Supervision and enforcement: During the project, new methods have been developed and used to improve the work of supervision and enforcement. Supervision and enforcement are necessary tools for authorities to achieve increased rate of remediation of contaminated sites. A series of documents were prepared on this topic (for example: self-monitoring of contaminated sites in Sweden, Handbook including checklist and methodology for supervision and enforcement in operation, etc.). Strategies also have been developed to more efficiently handle areas that are complex because of e.g. their size, diversity of contaminants, property owners and responsibility. Furthermore, a tool for enterprises has been developed; A Plan of action, that describes how to continuously self-monitor the work with their contaminated site. Within INSURE, the County Administrative Board of Östergötland and Motala Municipality have participated in this activity together with 28 enterprises. Technical tools for visualisation: As contaminated areas often are complex with several contaminants in different media like soil, ground- and surface water, sediments and buildings, there is a need to find better tools for prioritisation and visualisation of the sites to support the work. During the project, a database of contaminated sites was developed in Latvia. Another example is new GIS tools that support the visualisation of the contaminated sites. All project experience for visualisations of contaminated sites and developed tools are available in the project website. Project website: www.insureproject.se

Website: http://centralbaltic.eu/

Expected Results (EN): R2.4. The amounts of nutrients, hazardous substances and toxins inflows into the Baltic Sea

Expected Outputs (EN):

The overall aim of the project is to improve and increase the rate of remediation of contaminated sites and thereby decrease the hazardous substances and toxins to the Baltic Sea. The project will contribute to the result indicator through three parts- sustainable remediation, management methods and innovative technical tools for visualisation. Sustainable remediation: During the project innovative in situ and on site methods and technologies will be developed and implemented within the Central Baltic region. The project aims to come up with best practice for remediation and find out suitable and sustainable solutions for different types of contaminants at different type of sites. Five contaminated areas in Sweden, Finland and Latvia will be used as pilot areas to test different in situ and on-site remediation techniques and demonstrate their sustainability and cost effectiveness compared to present excavation of contaminated sites. Testing of different sustainable remediation methods for different contaminated areas will be done and partners will find out best solutions for different contaminated areas. Management methods: New innovative methods and methodologies will be created to improve supervision and enforcement as well as spatial planning of contaminated sites. This will result in an efficient handling of contaminated sites and thereby an increased number of remediated contaminated sites. Innovative technical tools for visualisation: Innovative tools for visualisation of contaminated sites such as GIS, databases, models and mobile applications will result in a better overview and knowledge of contaminated sites and will therefore be very useful tools for prioritisation, communication as well as information about contaminated sites. All three parts of the project will contribute to the result indicator by creating solutions for improving the situation and reduce the transport of hazardous substances to the Baltic Sea.

Thematic information

Managing natural and man-made threats, risk management Waterways, lakes and rivers

Specific Objective: Reduced nutrients, hazardous substances and toxins inflows into the Baltic Sea

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06f) promoting innovative technologies to improve environmental protection and resource efficiency in the waste sector, water sector and with regard to soil, or to reduce air pollution

Partners (7)

Lead Partner: Länsstyrelsen Östergötland

Department: Department of Environmental protection

Address: Östgötagatan 3, 581 86 LINKÖPING, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/ostergotland/

Total budget: EUR 924 467.62

ERDF budget: EUR 693 350.72

Helsingin yliopisto

Name: Helsingin yliopisto

Department: Department of Environmental Sciences

Address: Niemenkatu 73, 15140 Lahti, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.helsinki.fi/ymparistotieteet/english/

Total budget: EUR 349 437.97

ERDF budget: EUR 262 078.48

Motala kommun

Name: Motala kommun

Department: Environmental and Health Protection Office/Department of City Planning

Address: Drottninggatan 2, 591 86 Motala, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.motala.se/kommun

Total budget: EUR 405 944.38

ERDF budget: EUR 304 458.28

Vidzemes plānošanas reģions

Name: Vidzemes plānošanas reģions

Department: Development and Project Unit

Address: J. Poruka Street 8-108, LV-4101 Cesis, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.vidzeme.lv

Total budget: EUR 229 589.34

ERDF budget: EUR 195 150.94

Valmieras pilsētas pašvaldība

Name: Valmieras pilsētas pašvaldība

Department: N/A

Address: Lāčplēša street 2, LV-4201 Valmiera, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.valmiera.lv

Total budget: EUR 129 920.92

ERDF budget: EUR 110 432.79

Latvijas Vides, ģeoloģijas un meteoroloģijas centrs

Name: Latvijas Vides, ģeoloģijas un meteoroloģijas centrs

Department: Information Analysis Department

Address: Maskavas street 165, LV-1019 Riga, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.lvgmc.lv

Total budget: EUR 242 258.88

ERDF budget: EUR 205 920.05

Populus group Oy

Name: Populus group Oy

Department: N/A

Address: Suursuontie 27A, 790 Helsinki, Finland

Legal status: private

Total budget: EUR 141 389.88

ERDF budget: EUR 106 042.41

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University of Helsinki

Innovative Sustainable Remediation

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Motala Municipality(MM)

Innovative Sustainable Remediation

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Vidzeme Planning Region

Innovative Sustainable Remediation

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Valmiera City Council

Innovative Sustainable Remediation

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Latvijas Vides, ģeoloģijas un meteoroloģijas centrs

Innovative Sustainable Remediation

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Populus group Oy

Innovative Sustainable Remediation

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County Administrative Board of Östergötland

Innovative Sustainable Remediation

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Project partner

Summary

Project name (EN): Innovative Sustainable Remediation

Project acronym: INSURE

Project start date: 2015-09-01

Project end date: 2019-08-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 423 008.99

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 877 433.66

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 877 433.66.

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Databases

Link to Data base for contaiminated sites in Latvia

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Database

Data source: http://www.insureproject.se/

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2019-08-31

Languages: lv

Attachment link: https://www.meteo.lv/autorizacija/?josso_back_to=http://parissrv.lvgmc.lv/signon#viewType=home_view

Reports

Summary report about suitability tests for pilot areas

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.insureproject.se/

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2019-05-01

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Guidance material for efficient handling of data (County Administrative Board of Östergötland)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.insureproject.se/

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2018-02-01

Languages: sv

Attachment file: Download

Guidance material for efficient handling of data (The Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.insureproject.se/

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2019-08-31

Languages: lv

Attachment file: Download

Strategy for handling contaminated sites in city planning and communication with property owners/operators (Motala municipality)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.insureproject.se/

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2019-08-31

Languages: sv

Attachment file: Download

Summary report about pilot tests

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.insureproject.se/

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2019-05-01

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Strategy for handling contaminated sites in city planning and communication with property owners/operators (Vidzeme Planning Region)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.insureproject.se/

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2019-08-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Finland - Estonia - Latvia - Sweden (Central Baltic)

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