Welcome to NICOLE
The 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 pro-actively enable European industry to identify, assess and manage industrially contaminated land efficiently, cost-effectively, and within a framework of sustainability. In order 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 in a sustainable way;
- 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 Nan Su.
NICOLE Sub-Groups
Industry Sub-Group
The ISG key aim is to develop and promote management of industrially contaminated land based on risk and sustainability and on a commonly accepted cost-effective approach. To achieve this, the ISG uses several ways of expertise sharing to give direction to policy and technology development in Europe and the Member States. A main emphasis lies on the development of practical methods and tools.
Service Provider Sub-Group
Academic Sub-Group
News, Events & Awards
Save the Date: NICOLE Fall Workshop 2023 in Malmö, Sweden! We are thrilled to announce the upcoming NICOLE Fall Workshop 2023 will be taking place in the beautiful city 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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Site characterization for sustainable land management State of the art and innovations The NICOLE Spring Workshop 2023 will take place on the 11th & 12th of May in Paris, France. Land is a vitally […]
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Inviting: Industrial members, academic research partners, and service providers including start-upcompanies to participate in a Project Matching Session on innovative solutions to SustainableContaminated Land Management.A virtual Meeting in the Gather.Town […]
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On the 24th and 25th of November NICOLE and Common Forum will organize the Joint Fall Workshop in Athens. The joint workshop is supported by the Hellenic Ministry of Environment […]
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Program is released. Download the Call for abstracts. Deadline for submission was 28 February 2022. Following on from our fall workshop in October 2021, we have identified climate resilience to be a […]
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During the NICOLE Workshop November 2019 in Lyon, France, the 3 nominees for the NICOLE Innovation Award 2019 were announced. The winner of 2019 NICOLE Innovation Award is Andy Goddard, Ramboll, with […]
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During the NICOLE Workshop November 2017 in Copenhagen, Denmark, the 3 nominees for the NICOLE Innovation Award 2017 were announced. The winner of 2017 NICOLE Innovation Award are Goedele Verreydt and Tim […]
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After the nominated top three candidates presented their submitted abstracts to the Manchesterworkshop, the participants voted to determine the final result. In a very close race, it turned out that […]
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NICOLE 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 come from industrial companies, service providers/technology developers, universities and independent research organisations and governmental organisations, all working in contaminated land management.
Paul van Riet (left) & NICOLE chair Johan de Fraye (middle).
