EKOGRID Oy Hosts Successful 3rd LIFE Sedremed Conference in Helsinki
On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, EKOGRID Oy hosted the 3rd LIFE Sedremed Conference in Helsinki, bringing together leading experts in marine sediment decontamination. This significant event aimed to advance the understanding and application of innovative in-situ solutions for the remediation of polluted marine sediments. The conference, part of the LIFE Sedremed project co-funded by the […]
Naples University students visit Bagnoli and explore the LIFE SEDREMED Project: A new perspective on Environmental Sustainability
On 9 May 2024, a group of 15 students from the Master’s Degree Course in Environmental and Territorial Engineering at the University of Naples Federico II participated in an educational visit to Bagnoli, Naples. The course is coordinated by Prof. Francesco Pirozzi of the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering. The visit was organized […]
International Conference on Marine Sediment Management: Insights from the LIFE SEDREMED Project
Rome, March 6, 2024 – Invitalia hosted an international conference dedicated to the management of marine sediments, in collaboration with the LIFE SEDREMED project. The conference took place at Invitalia’s Auditorium in Rome and was moderated by Raffaele Vaccaro, CEO of Nisida Environment, and brought together policy makers, experts, and stakeholders from various sectors to […]
Experimentation Launched for Innovative Remediation of Sediments in Bagnoli
Naples, 25 January 2024 – experimentation has begun for the innovative remediation of contaminated sediments in the National Site of Interest (SIN) located in the former industrial area of Bagnoli. The Anton Dohrn Zoological Station, the coordinating body of the LIFE – SEDREMED project, together with other project partners, has completed the installation of technologies in […]
LIFE Sedremed’s 2023 Journey: From ECOMONDO to Pollutec and AquaConSoil
The LIFE Sedremed team is glad to share our recent experiences from a series of significant environmental conferences: ECOMONDO 2023 in Rimini, Italy, Pollutec 2023 in Lyon, France, and AquaConSoil in Prague, Czech Republic. ECOMONDO 2023, Rimini At ECOMONDO 2023, our team members Pietro Tedesco and Raffaele Vaccaro brilliantly presented the preliminary results of […]
LIFE Sedremed at SedNet Conference 2023: Uniting Experts in the Quest for Sediment Solutions
The LIFE Sedremed team recently embarked on an exciting journey to Lisbon for the 2023 SedNet conference, a renowned gathering of international sediment management professionals and experts. Throughout the conference, the enchanting coastal city of Lisbon provided the perfect setting for groundbreaking discussions and the sharing of innovative research in sediment management. SedNet, as […]
Technological and policy solutions for the management of contaminated sediments in the EU
Executive Summary Industrialisation has caused significant pollution across Europe, and a key challenge today is the remediation of pollutants that have accumulated in the sediments of rivers and coastal areas. Last month, EU and national representatives met in Brussels with experts and scientists to discuss the issues related to the management of contaminated sediments. This […]
Life Sedremed 1st Annual Meeting, Belgium
The sprint is over! Last week, SEDREMED partners met in Belgium for their first annual meeting. Our technology provider IDRABEL hosted us in their headquarters in Wavre. February 7 – 9, 2023 Agenda On the first day, our scientists worked together at the Wavre laboratories of IDRABEL, to optimize the experiments on enhanced bioremediation of […]
Field activities begin for LIFE SEDREMED: first sediments sampled and BACTRAP installed
The LIFE SEDREMED project, being an innovative experimentation project, requires rigorous monitoring activity to verify its results. LIFE SEDREMED field activities began in July 2022 with the first sampling of sediments (about 70 kg of material) in the two areas designated for experimentation. These seabed areas of Bagnoli have respectively a high and low level […]
Press Release: EU-funded Bioremediation project launched in Bagnoli, Naples
INNOVATION FOR THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT Innovative biological solutions for the remediation of polluted marine sediments. LIFE SEDREMED project experimentation started in Bagnoli (Naples, IT) with cutting-edge technologies to intervene on the seabed of the former industrial area. THE PROJECT The project, co-financed by the European Commission with over €1.4 million under the LIFE Programme and […]