What is the potential for the use of chemical herders to aid clean‑up operations on different shoreline types?
Background
The decarbonisation of the UK maritime industry shall require the use of novel technologies and chemicals that may pose a risk to the lives of seafarers and the health of marine ecosystems. As regulators, we have a responsibility to ensure that the risk to the environment and human life is minimised.
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Related UKRI funded projects
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An innovative oil spill clean-up product using microbial enzyme treatments that would minimise environmental damage and reduce clean-up costs by 50% or more
Polysorb is an established UK oil spill clean-ups SME, accredited to ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 in addition to accredited spill training. The core project team consists of Andrew Brines (project leader), Wendy Brines (qu...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING CONCEPTS LTD
Why might this be relevant?
The project offers an innovative oil spill clean-up product using microbial enzyme treatments to minimize environmental damage, aligning with the question's focus on clean-up operations with minimal risk to the environment.
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Remediation of polluted sediment assisted by tidal energy
Many estuaries and river sediments in the UK and worldwide are impacted by organic pollutants at levels which are harmful to the ecosystem. For instance, the Tyne Estuary in the North of England is heavily polluted with ...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: Newcastle University
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on the remediation of polluted sediment using natural processes and engineering systems, which aligns with the question about the potential use of chemical herders in clean-up operations.
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Marine Munition in Europe - Solutions with economic and ecological profits for efficient remediation
The MMinE-SwEEPER project will advance knowledge, capability and capacity in Europe for dealing with marine munition in the non military aspect of UXO-clearance. 21 partners from 7 EU and 2 associated countries bring exp...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Lead research organisation: CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
Why might this be relevant?
The project addresses marine munition remediation, which is related to clean-up operations, but does not specifically focus on the use of chemical herders as mentioned in the question.