Objectif In the Western Balkans, a decade of regional conflicts combined with insufficient institutional infrastructure, decaying industrial system and a legacy of years of unchecked pollution have left the environment of the region in a state of serious neglect, which is especially reflected in poor water quality and waste problems. Currently, urban wastewaters are mainly discharged untreated to the rivers and industrial wastewater receives little or no treatment. Thus, the future of indirect potable reuse requires a planned protection of surface waters through efficient treatment of wastewaters prior to their discharge and the occurrence of contaminants is a key issue in relation to the quality of water supplies. Project EMCO addresses the hot issue of so-called "emerging" or "new" contaminants (i.e. human and veterinary drugs, surfactants, textile dyes), whose emission has recently emerged as an environmental problem. It focuses on their tracing in industrial and municipal effluents and removal by advanced water treatment technologies (membrane processes: MBR, RO/UF/NF and advanced sorbents). Emphasis is given on the application of small units for on-site treatment of industrial and municipal effluents with the objective to reduce environmental and health risks through an improvement of the quality of receiving surface waters. Approach chosen is based on the stepwise adjustment of wastewater treatment technologies from laboratory scale to pilot plants installed at industrial partner sites evaluating the efficiency of the technology under real-world conditions. Additionally, EMCO aims to provide comprehensive data on the occurrence of emerging contaminants in effluents in the participating WB and EU countries and the extent to which these compounds can be removed by advanced treatment technology in order to allow their introduction on the list of relevant compounds to be monitored, and setting of new limits of emission and the development of avoidance strategies. Champ scientifique engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processesdrinking water treatment processesengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processeswastewater treatment processesengineering and technologyenvironmental biotechnologybioremediationbioreactorsengineering and technologychemical engineeringseparation technologiesdesalinationreverse osmosisengineering and technologymaterials engineeringtextiles Mots‑clés emerging contaminants; environmental risk; urban and municipal waste; advanced treatment;membrane technoloav; advanced sorbente; ¡ntearated treatment assessment Programme(s) FP6-INCO - Specific measures in support of international cooperation: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Thème(s) INCO - Specific measures in support of international co-operation Appel à propositions FP6-2002-INCO-WBC-1 Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinateur CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse C/Serrano 117 MADRID Espagne Voir sur la carte Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (8) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire RUDJER BOSKOVIC INSTITUTE Croatie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Bijenicka 54 ZAGREB Voir sur la carte Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB - FACULTY OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY Croatie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Marulicev trg 19 ZAGREB Voir sur la carte Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée UNIVERISTY OF ZAGREB - FACULTY OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY Croatie Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Marulicev trg 19 ZAGREB Voir sur la carte Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Karnegijeva 4 BELGRADE Voir sur la carte Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée EUROPA FACHHOSCHULE FRESENIUS Allemagne Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Limburger Strasse, 2 IDSTEIN Voir sur la carte Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée AGBAR / SOCIEDAD GENERAL AGUAS DE BARCELONA SA Espagne Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Passeig de Sant Joan 39 BARCELONA Voir sur la carte Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée HYDRO ENGINEERING INSTITUTE SARAJEVO Bosnie-Herzégovine Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Stjepana Tomica 1 450 SARAJEVO Voir sur la carte Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée STATE GENERAL LABORATORY Chypre Contribution de l’UE Aucune donnée Adresse Kimonos Street 44 NICOSIA Voir sur la carte Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée