Table 2 Table summarising the phytoremediation projects referred to by the people interviewed.
Name of the research project | Dates | Objectives | Potential application |
|---|---|---|---|
PhD | Late 90 s | Explore processes of phytoextraction of metals from metalliferous soils and their applications | Phytoextraction |
EMETER | 2005–2008 | Preliminary study : | Phytostabilisation |
– Inventory of plants and bacteria species adapted to local constraints (metallic soil pollution) | |||
– Characterisation of contaminated soils | |||
– Basis for phytoremediation in Les Avinières | |||
APTITUDE | 2009–2012 | – Fundamental research goals on soil microorganisms with fieldwork and Saint-Laurent-Le Minier and New Caledonia | Phytostabilisation |
SyMetal | 2010–2014 | – More applied: ‘proof of concept’ | Phytostabilisation |
A pilot project to demonstrate the feasibility of phytoremediation In Les Avinières |