Greening contaminated lands: hemp as a tool for soil restoration

Industrial hemp is an environmentally friendly and fast-growing crop that has been receiving renewed attention from various industrial sectors in recent years. The construction and manufacturing industries are showing growing interest in applications for hemp, such as insulation material, composites, and textiles.

But hemp can also be considered as a tool for greening contaminated lands and for soil restoration. This topic will be presented and discussed during an interactive webinar organised by the VLAIO Living Lab Hennep+ and the Biorefine Cluster Europe.

Topics and speakers

Phytoattenuation with industrial hemp and it's potential for safe textile production
Béatrice De Vos, Sustainability Consultant at ABO nv/sa
Hemp for the phytoattenuation of soils contaminated with Hg
Antoine Delemazure, Teaching assistant & PhD candidate, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at Ghent University
Hemp grown on contaminated soil as a source of fermentable sugars
Marcella De Souza, Postdoctoral Researcher and Project Manager at Ghent University
Forever chemicals in focus: hemp cultivar uptake differences
Sofie Thijs, Researcher-coördinator, Faculty of Sciences at University of Hasselt