Contact Patrik Karlsson Project Manager CERTH Karyes, Trikala Contact Patrik Karlsson Project Manager CERTH Karyes, Trikala Participating organizations SOIL CONTAMINATION AND RESULTS Soil contamination occurs when substances are added to soil, causing an increase in pollutant concentrations above background or reference levels. Contamination can come from diffuse (e.g. atmospheric deposition, waste to land) or point sources (spills) and may be created by a large number of activities. Health consequences from exposure to soil contamination vary greatly depending on pollutant type, pathway of attack and vulnerability of the exposed population. The contaminated soil directly affects human health through direct contact with soil or via inhalation of soil contaminants which have been vaporized. The greater threat though is posed by the infiltration of soil contamination into groundwater aquifers used for human consumption, sometimes in areas apparently far removed from any apparent source or above ground contamination. POLLINS NEED Soil contamination from organic solvents and/or heavy metals is not a rare case in European countries; this is proven from the 3 million possible polluted EU sites that require damage assessment and the several soil pollution cases. The problem of soil contamination would be reduced a lot if a real time monitoring and detection system, that had the ability to give quality and quantity data for underground and surface contaminated areas, existed in the market. Unfortunately, the need for an inspection system that would be able to scan an area and detect possible contamination from heavy metals and organic solvents deep in the ground in real time conditions has not been developed yet. No commercial solution has the above mentioned characteristics and as a result soil contamination still remains one of the major problems of European Union. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT POLLINS project aims to develop a semi-autonomous remote- controlled robotic vehicle that would scan an area periodically, detect type and concentration of pollutants and warn for the necessary treatment proceedings POLLINS system will be able to detect the pollution while it is in the initial stage of ground contamination and it has not affected yet the surface and the plants. The novel system will be able to scan the nearby area using a combination of Non Destructive sensors, creating a 3D map indicating both the soil conditions and the distribution of pollutants if there are any and update its data every now and then. Specifically the robotic system will be able to scan the ground in depth at least 10 meters identifying any possible pipe break or leak and give quality and quantity surface identification till 100 ppb of heavy metal concentration and 1000ppmV organic solvent concentration (trichloromethane, trichloroethene, perchloroethene, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons etc.) This robotic soil scanner will use 4 different and complementary non- destructive techniques (NDT) by integrating the below following systems: a) A novel rolling high power ultrasound sensor b) A ground penetrating radar c) A suite of chemical optical sensors d) A suite of surface acoustic wave sensors The four complementary sensors enable both large scale soil scan and narrow scale detailed contamination analysis, and in doing so, provide information for the condition and the properties of the soil inspected. Therefore mapping the position, dimension and shape of contamination! By identifying contamination at source and minimizing the environmental damages before reaching enormous levels and ending up to the consumer’s dining room through the food chain, POLLINS will provide new services in the detection of soil contamination. OBJECTIVES Development of a rolling High Power Ultrasound (HPU) sensor Design of semi-autonomous remote controlled vehicle Design of an array of SAW sensors that will be able to detect organic solvents and NAPLs pollution Software to process and model the data obtained offering as output a 3D mapping of soil pollution in the observed area. Development of optical fibre chemical sensors which will be able to measure humidity, pH of the soil and the concentrations of heavy metal pollutants in real time. Benefits for the end users Real time soil contamination detection Quantitative and qualitative identification of heavy metal organic pollution Fast and accurate delivery of soil detection results Automated Pollution Inspection Scanning system for Soil using a robotic vehicle General information Participating Countries: Gr, SL, UK, FI, SP, TU, Cr, Cy Total Budget: ,8 €; Duration: 36 months; Kick-off: November, 2013 Patrik Karlsson 1, Katerina Tzortzatou 1, Kostas Chrysagis 2 1. Center for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece, 2. National Technical University of Athens, Greece The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme managed by REA- Research Executive Agency ([FP7/ ] [FP7/ ]) under grant agreement n° Pollin.

Participatingorganizations Automated Pollution Inspection Scanning system for Soil using a robotic vehicle General information Participating Countries: Gr, SL, UK, FI, SP, TU, Cr, Cy Total Budget: ,8 €; Duration: 36 months; Kick-off: November, 2013 SOIL CONTAMINATION AND RESULTS Soil contamination occurs when substances are added to soil, causing an increase in pollutant concentrations above background or reference levels. Health consequences from exposure to soil contamination vary greatly depending on pollutant type, pathway of attack and vulnerability of the exposed population. NEED Soil contamination from organic solvents and/or heavy metals is not a rare case in European countries; this is proven from the 3 million possible polluted EU sites that require damage assessment and the several soil pollution cases. Unfortunately, the need for an inspection system that would be able to scan an area and detect possible contamination from heavy metals and organic solvents deep in the ground in real time conditions has not been developed yet DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT POLLINS project aims to develop a semi-autonomous remote- controlled robotic vehicle that would scan an area periodically, detect type and concentration of pollutants and warn for the necessary treatment proceedings This robotic soil scanner will use 4 different and complementary non-destructive techniques (NDT) by integrating the below following systems: A novel rolling high power ultrasound sensor A ground penetrating radar A suite of chemical optical sensors A suite of surface acoustic wave sensors POLLINS system will be able to scan the ground in depth at least 10 meters identifying any possible pipe break or leak and give quality and quantity surface identification till 100 ppb of heavy metal concentration and 1000ppmV organic solvent concentration (trichloromethane, trichloroethene, perchloroethene, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons etc.) BENEFITS FOR THE END USERS Real time soil contamination detection Quantitative and qualitative identification of heavy metal organic pollution Fast and accurate delivery of soil detection results Contact info Patrik Karlsson Project Manager, CERTH Karyes, Trikala Contact info Patrik Karlsson Project Manager, CERTH Karyes, Trikala The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme managed by REA- Research Executive Agency ([FP7/ ] [FP7/ ]) under grant agreement n° Pollin.