Table 2 Table summarising the phytoremediation projects referred to by the people interviewed.

From: From unseen to seen in post-mining polluted territories: (in)visibilisation processes at work in soil contamination management

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