Review Article

A Critical View of Current State of Phytotechnologies to Remediate Soils: Still a Promising Tool?

Table 1

Current prices and yields from conventional soil remediation techniques in Europe (prices from 2008 to 2009, own data).

Soil desorptionSoil washingSoil stabilisationSoil oxidationDig and dump

Cost (euro/t)40–10025–4040–5060–7060–90
Yield (t/h)25–5035–80~20~50