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NORMAN Association Working Group 5: Wastewater Reuse and Contaminants of Emerging Concern
Program at a glance
Funding Agencies | NORMAN Association |
Program Period | 2013-2019 |
Project Acronym | NORMAN |
Project Code | N° W604002510 |
Project Title | NORMAN Association Working Group 5: Wastewater Reuse and Contaminants of Emerging Concern |
Leader of the Activity and Grant Holder | Prof. Despo Fatta-Kassinos, Nireas-International Water Research Center, University of Cyprus, Cyprus |
Participants | Anja Derksen, AD Ecoadvice Anne Togola, Benjamin lopez, BRGM Alfieri Pollice, Claudio Giovanni Roscioli, Francesca Cappelli, Giuseppe Mascolo, Maria Concetta Tomei, Sara Valsecchi, Stefano Polesello, CNR-IRSA Fiona Regan, DCU Christa McArdell, Juliane Hollender, Qiuguo Fu, EAWAG Jaroslav Slobodnik, Environmental Institute Eric Penders, Ruud Steen, Het Waterlaboratorium Gago-Ferrero Pablo, ICRA Miren Lopez de Alda, Laura Ponce Robles, Sandra Perez Solsona, IDAEA-CSIC Valeria Dulio, INERIS Andrea Brunner, Luc Hornstra, Milou Dingemans, Stefan Kools, KWR Pawel Krzeminski, NIVA Prieto Ailette, Plentzia Marine Station Joanne de Jonge, RIWA – Rijn Foon Yin Lai, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Katharina Lenz, Umweltbundesamt Austria Helene Budzinski, University of Bordeaux Giorgio TomasiUniversity of Copenhagen Sarit Kaserzon, University of Queensland Norbert Kreuzinger, Vienna University of Technology Griet Jacobs, Jos Bessems, VITO |
Total Budget | 23,000 € |
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Project Summary
In response to the escalating problem of water scarcity, treated wastewater and stormwater are increasingly identified as reliable alternative water sources for a range of applications. Although the reuse practice is accompanied by a number of benefits relating to the enhancement of water balance and soil nutrition a number of questions are still open regarding the release of contaminants of emerging concern. Current open challenges include the spreading of biological contaminants (e.g. SARS-CoV-2) and antibiotic resistance, the uptake by plants/crops, the effects that these contaminants and their degradation products may induce in humans and the environment, the identification of technologies that are able to remove such contaminants from wastewater, and means and solutions to overcome these problems and promote safe reuse practices further.