Biomass Lunch: Is Hemp an Asset in the Fight Against Soil Pollution?

On June 10, 2025, the Biomass Lunch focuses on the potential of hemp in soil remediation. Organized by Waste2Bio and supported by Valbiom, it fits into Wallonia’s Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3).

Hemp is being explored as a nature-based solution for:

• improving soil health

• tackling biodiversity loss

• addressing heavy metal and PFAS pollution

• economically valorizing contaminated land

Agenda:

• 12:00 – Welcome & lunch (included)

• 12:25 – Intro by Waste2Bio — Cécile Nouet (ULiège)

• 12:35 – Is hemp economically viable in phytomanagement? — Nolan Regnier (UCLouvain)

• 13:05 – Nitrogen residue in hemp crops — Marc De Toffoli (Protect’eau)

• 13:35 – Hemp & PFAS: issues and solutions — Pol Van de Vyvere (C-Biotech) [TBC]

• 14:05 – Hemp on mercury-contaminated land — Antoine Delemazure (UGent)

• 14:35 – Q&A and closing discussion

• 14:45 – End

Free event – registration required via a form