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Manufactured soils

This subprogram will devise ways to turn former wastes into safe, manufactured soils and includes:

  • laboratory and pilot scale testing of manufactured soil as an alternative source of nutrients to aid revegetation of severely contaminated sites
  • coupled immobilisation and bioremediation techniques for bioavailability reduction of contaminants present in wastes, and
  • commerical application of manufactured soils.

Projects

The following projects are currently being undertaken: