Welcome to NICOLE.
A leading forum on industrial sustainable land management
NICOLE
NICOLE is a leading forum on industrially co-ordinated sustainable land management in Europe, promoting co-operation between industry, academia, and service providers on the development and application of sustainable technologies.
About
The overall objective of NICOLE is to proactively enable European industry to identify, assess, and manage industrially contaminated land efficiently, cost-effectively, and within a framework of sustainability. To achieve this objective, NICOLE focuses its activities in three main areas:
- provide a European forum for the dissemination and exchange of good practice, practical and scientific knowledge and ideas to manage contaminated land sustainably;
- stimulate coordinated, interdisciplinary projects on collaborative, problem oriented research and knowledge transfer to address identified needs;
- develop new relationships and strengthen existing relationships with other networks.
NICOLE members are working in contaminated land management and benefit from the NICOLE network activities.
More information can be obtained at the Network Secretariat, Mrs Nan Su.
NICOLE Sub-groups
Industry Group
Service Provider Group
Academic Group
Emerging Talents Group
The Emerging Talents Group (ETG) is a transversal group with members in early, mid-careers from the Service Provider Group, Academic Group and Industry Group that meet to network and support the NICOLE activities. The group aims at engaging and empowering the future leaders of the Sustainable Land Management.
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News, Events & Awards
The Fall Workshop 2025 will be organized in Budapest, Hungary, from the 12th until the 14th of November and will be hosted by the Hungarian Association of Environmental Enterprises. Stay […]
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The NICOLE Innovation Working Group has carefully evaluated the submissions for the NICOLE Innovation Award 2025. Unfortunately, we did not receive a sufficient number of entries to meaningfully present the award […]
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The NICOLE & PROMISCES Joint Spring Workshop 2025 will take place in Frankfurt, Germany, at the DECHEMA headquarter. Working towards solutions for emerging, persistent mobile industrial contaminants Circular Economy in the […]
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NICOLE’s PFAS Working Group has drafted a Discussion Paper based on its scientific knowledge and long-term experience in risk-based and sustainable industrial land management, highlighting issues in managing PFAS contamination […]
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The NICOLE Fall Workshop 2024 will take place from 21–22 November in Bilbao, Spain, hosted by IDOM. The theme of the Fall Workshop is: Successful Legacy Site RevitalizationGovernance, Risk Mitigation, […]
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The Spring Workshop 2024, jointly organized by NICOLE and COMMON FORUM, brings together industry experts, researchers, regulators and environmental practitioners for an in-depth exploration of essential soil management topics. Set […]
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In 2019, the European Union established maximum allowable concentrations of cadmium in chocolate and cocoa powder. This regulation has an immediate impact on the cadmium content of cocoa beans in […]
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The upcoming NICOLE Fall Workshop 2023 will be organized together with Nätverket Renare Mark in Malmö, Sweden. This highly anticipated event will be held on the 24th and 25th of […]
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During the NICOLE Spring Workshop 2023 in Paris, the NICOLE Innovation Award ceremony was held.Once again this year, two NICOLE Innovation Awards were made available, following the successful introduction of […]
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NICOLE Best Research Paper Award Application window from 01 January to 21 April each year Selection and announcement Selection by 30 April and announcement at the NICOLE Spring Workshop Expectation […]
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NICOLE Feedback on proposed EU Soil Monitoring Directive
Year: 2023
Download this fileNICOLE Introduction
Year: 2022
Download this fileInvesting in The Natural, Social and Economic Capital of Industrial Land
Year: 2020
Download this filePFAS summary
Year: 2017
Download this fileEnvironmental fate and effects of PFAS
Year: 2016
Download this fileNICOLE Secretariat
Get to know our members!
NICOLE's members comprise industrial companies, service providers, technology developers, universities, independent research organizations, and governmental bodies, all committed to contaminated land management.
