ECOSI

Contaminants of emerging concern in Oued Souhil area, Nabeul, Tunisia: occurrence in irrigation water and implications

Program at a glance

Funding Agencies

UNESCO Programme and Budget for 2014-2015, Major Programme II, MLA6, International Hydrological Programme

Program Period

2015-2016

Project Acronym

ECOSI

Project Title

Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Oued Souhil area, Nabeul, Tunisia: occurrence in Irrigation water and implications

Project Coordinator

Dr. Olfa Mahjoub, National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water, and Forestry, University of Carthage, Tunisia

Institutions

 

National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water, and Forestry, University of Carthage, Ariana, Tunisia

Hydrological Consultant, Montreal, Canada

Nireas-International Water Research Center, School of Engineering, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

Research Institute for Development, University of Montpellier, France

Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Germany

Total Budget

3,685 €

Budget for Nireas-IWRC

1,660 €

Project Summary

ECOSI aimed at investigating the occurrence of selected contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in irrigation water (wastewater and groundwater) and in soil in Oued Souhil area (Tunisia). Specifically, CECs’ relevance in these matrices with respect to fate, behaviour, and risks to ecosystem based on available data and literature was investigated.
 
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