Group devises innovative method for overseeing wastewater management - "Waterwatch System Unveiled by Verbund: A Novel Approach for Overseeing Wastewater Management"
The European Union is funding a new research initiative aimed at improving wastewater monitoring for pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and plasticizers. The project, coordinated by the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, is a collaborative effort between the university and other research institutions and companies.
The focus of the consortium, known as the Micropollutant Consortium, is the development of a highly automated and cost-effective analysis system for micropollutants. These are the smallest contaminants in wastewater and pose significant challenges for current monitoring methods.
The new measurement system is designed to be highly sensitive and adaptable, allowing for immediate response to acute contamination. This is a significant improvement over the current method of analyzing micropollutants using individual samples, which is time-consuming.
The consortium's work extends beyond wastewater treatment plants, with the potential applications of the new system reaching far and wide. The modular measurement system being developed is suitable for wastewater treatment plants and other applications in health and population protection.
The Thuringian Ministry of Economics is providing around 2 million euros from EU funds for the development of the system. The project is a research initiative that aims to investigate micropollutants and reduce wastewater contamination by these substances by 80 percent by 2035, as mandated by EU regulation for large municipalities.
The development of the system is aimed at Thuringia, with the hope that it will contribute to the region's efforts to meet the EU's wastewater contamination reduction targets. The Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, a key player in the development of the new measurement system, is optimistic about the project's potential impact.
The Micropollutant Consortium includes other research institutes and companies, such as Fraunhofer IKTS, according to the context of similar projects described; however, the exact list of all members besides the university is not explicitly detailed in the available sources.
The project was announced by the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, marking an exciting step forward in the field of wastewater monitoring and environmental protection. As the project progresses, more details about the consortium's work and the new measurement system will undoubtedly emerge, promising a brighter future for wastewater management in Thuringia and beyond.
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