Supporting the implementation of the Soil Deal for Europe Mission · Participatory research on the health of communities in contact with polluted soils

Activities under this topic will help progress towards the objectives and targets of the Mission Soil (https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/funding/funding-opportunities/funding-programmes-and-open-calls/horizon-europe/eu-missions-horizon-europe/soil-deal-europe_en) and should contribute to meeting the relevant targets of the EU Soil Strategy for 2030 (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52021DC0699) and the Zero Pollution Action Plan, as…

Across the European Union, an estimated 2.8 million land sites are potentially contaminated. Exposure to soil pollution poses serious health risks and is estimated to contribute to around 500,000 premature deaths worldwide each year[3]. People can be exposed directly, through skin contact or inhalation of dust from polluted soils, or indirectly, by consuming contaminated food or drinking water.Despite numerous studies clearly demonstrating the harmful effects of soil…