An innovate two-stage Nature-Based Solution for Optimization Leachate Reuse, Water Quality Compliance and Biodiversity Enhancement in European Greenhouse Agriculture. Project 101293832 — LIFE25-ENV-ES-LIFE BIOWET
BIOWET tackles a major challenge in European agriculture: nitrate and phosphorus pollution from intensive greenhouse production. The rapid expansion of greenhouses, especially in Spain, Italy, and the Netherlands, has increased nutrient leaching into water bodies, causing eutrophication, biodiversity loss, and declining water quality. Hydroponic systems, though efficient, generate nutrient-rich leachates that are seldom reused due to salt build-up, nutrient imbalances, and pathogen risks.
