Sogin at SiCon 2024
12 February 2024
The three-day
15th edition of the "SiCon – Contaminated Sites" Workshop focusing on the rehabilitation and safety of contaminated sites on an industrial scale ended on Saturday, 10 February.
SiCon represents a time for discussion between Institutions, Entities, operators in the sector and experts in the reclamation of soils, groundwater, sediments and mining sites, providing a broad-based picture of what has been achieved to date, with specific emphasis on the technical-operational aspects.
Sogin took part in the work during the first day as part of the "Research and Development of innovative technologies and tools" session. More specifically, Vinicio Gragnanini, a geologist in the Environment, Authorisations, Radiation Protection and Safety Department, presented the preliminary results for the first pilot-scale facility that Sogin had built, at the Bosco Marengo (AL) site, for traditional and sustainable reclamation.
Specifically, a passive, in situ treatment system was created consisting of a reactive permeable barrier based on colloidal activated carbon co-injected with colloidal zero-valent iron, capable of eliminating the contaminant, such as chlorinated solvent plume, by chemical reduction.
This innovative and sustainable technology, implemented with
Regenesis will deliver greater efficiency in terms of costs and the management of reclamation operations, with a progressive reduction of waste production and the consumption of energy resources to zero - from construction through to the operating phase.
With this solution, Sogin makes an additional contribution to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.
The event is organised annually by the Environmental Health Engineering groups of the University of Brescia, the University of Catania and the University of Rome La Sapienza, in collaboration with ANDIS (National Association of Environmental Health Engineering), GITISA (Italian Group of Environmental Health Engineering) and CSISA (Centre for Environmental Health Engineering Studies) in Catania.