1

• Recopilation of historical information on land uses and activities in potentially polluted brownfields in the Basque Country.
• Pre-selection of 5 target brownfields.
• Design of the Sampling Protocols.
• Preliminary characterization of the brownfields.
• Selection of 2 brownfields for the first-full scale demonstration experiences.

• Deliverable Nº 1: Study of Historical Land Uses and Pre-selection of the Potentially Polluted Brownfields.

• Deliverable Nº2: Design of the Sampling Plan.

• Deliverable Nº 3: Preliminary characterization of the brownfields. Analysis and results.

• Deliverable Nº 4: Selection of two Brownfields for the implementation of the demonstration project.

2

• Collection of soil samples from the selected brownfields.
• Physical, chemical, microbiological and toxicological characterization of soils.

• Deliverable Nº 5: Methodology for Soil Analysis.

• Deliverable Nº 6: Results of the Characterization of the Polluted Soils.

3

• Evaluation of the distribution of available space in each brownfield for the installation of the prototype.
• Design of the prototype.
• Design of A and B field demonstration experiences.

• Deriverable Nº 7: Evaluation of Available Space.

• Deliverable Nº 8: Design and Specifications of Systems of the Prototype.

• Deliverable Nº 9: Actions to be Carried out During the Demonstration Experience and Risk Assesment.

4

• Selection and formulation of the mixtures for composts elaboration.
• Determination of the specific portion of the polluted soils to be added to the mixture.
• Elaboration of the composts rich in degradative microorganisms.
• Determination of compost/soil proportion.

• Deliverable Nº 10: Procedures and Criteria followed for the Selection and Formulation of of the Mixtures to be Composted.

• Deliverable Nº 11: Process for the Determination of of the Portions of Soil to be Added to the Mixture.

5

• Site preparation.
• Prototype construction.
• Preparation of the mixture of compost/soil.
• Site bioremediation process.
• Evaluation of the results and design optimisation.

6

• Site preparation.
• Prototype construction.
• Preparation of the mixture of compost/soil.
• Site bioremediation process.
• Evaluation of the results.

7

• Analysis of technical-economic feasibility.
• Environmental cost-benefit analysis.
• Comparative analysis between soil recuperation alternatives.
• Study on the potential market.

8

• Design of an integrated strategy for the reuse of rehabilitated sites.
• Contribution to sustainable development and planning in land-use redevelopment in urban areas.
• Contribution to employment generation.
• Contribution to the implementation, updating and development of local, regional and Community policy and environmental legislation.

9

• Definition of the management structure of the project.
• Dissemination and communication strategies of the project.

10

• Definition of the management structure of the project.
• Dissemination and communication strategies of the project.
• Identification of the adressee groups and creation of a database.
• Elaboration of dissemination and communication activities.
• Organization of Dissemination activities.
• Organization of Information activities.
• Publications.