Fortum testing new MOPS technology for the clean up of contaminated sand in Denmark
Fortum Recycling&Waste is now ready to implement a full-scale test of the plant to be used in the cleanup of the heavily contaminated Groyne 42 in Denmark. Initially, approximately 90 tonnes of sand will be cleaned. The effectiveness and mobility of the technology gives it big potential locally and globally.The pollution at Groyne 42 at Harboøre Tange in Denmark has been an unsolved problem for decades. Fortum is now ready to implement the first full-scale test of MOPS (Multi-purpose On-site Phase Separator) technology that can remove the mercury, pesticides and other toxins from the sand.