To develop the MULTIBARRIER concept for treatment of mixed pollution on a
laboratory scale up to the scale of a pilot system and to evaluate the
concept for field application.
To select and find autochthonous and/or inoculated microbial populations
suitable for the MULTIBARRIER technology.
To optimise the performance of the MULTIBARRIER communities by adequately
supplementing growth-promoting additives.
To understand the interactions between the key-components (chemistry,
biology, physics) of the MULTIBARRIER and define occurring
physico-(bio)chemical xenobiotic removal/degradation pathways.
To characterise and monitor the MULTIBARRIER microbial communities and to
study the effects of possible stress situations on these organisms.
To assess the risks associated with the MULTIBARRIER technology.
To evaluate the technical feasibility and sustainability of a MULTIBARRIER
for traitment of mices (inorganic-organic and inorganic-inorganic) pollutant
plumes on a large scale.
To define a full-scale implementation strategy of a MULTIBARRIER.
WP2: Continuous flow-trough large column systems
mimicking a barrier system