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Land treatment of dredged material (METHA)
Table of content
- 1. Measure description
- 1a. Introduction
- 1b. Objectives
- 1c. Background and side conditions
- 1d. Measure
- 1e. Expected effect
- 2. Execution of the main effectiveness criteria
- 2a. Effectiveness according to development targets of measure
- 2b. Impact on ecosystem services
- 2c. Degree of synergistic effects and conflicts according the uses
- 3. Additional evaluation criteria in view of EU environmental law
- 3a. Degree of synergistic effects and conflicts according WFD aims
- 3b. Degree of synergistic effects and conflicts according NATURA 2000 aims
- 4. Crux of the matter
- 5. Contact
- 6. References
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Effectiveness according to development targets of measure
Definition of development targets:- Improvement of water and sediment quality of the Elbe estuary by taking out contaminated sediments
- Dewatering and mechanical separation of contaminated Elbe sediments in order to reduce the total volume of the material which has to be land filled.
- The plant is working since 1993 and it is meeting its targets to full extend.