Objective
Within the AQUAREHAB project, different innovative rehabilitation technologies for soil, groundwater and surface water will be developed to cope with a number of hazardous (nitrates, pesticides, chlorinated and aromatic compounds, mixed pollutions,…) within heavily degraded water systems. The technologies are activated riparian zones/wetlands; smart biomass containing carriers for treatment of water in open trenches; in-situ technologies to restore degraded surface water by inhibiting influx of pollutants from groundwater to surface water; multifunctional permeable barriers and injectable Fe-based particles for rehabilitation of groundwater. Methods will be developed to determine the (long-term) impact of the innovative rehabilitation technologies on the reduction of the influx of these priority pollutants towards the receptor. A connection between the innovative technologies and river basin management will be worked out. In a first stage of the project, the technologies and integration of their impact in river basin management will be developed in three different river basins (Denmark, Israel, Belgium). In a second stage, the generic approaches will be extrapolated to one or two more river basins. One of the major outcomes of the project will be a generic river basin management tool that integrates multiple measures with ecological and economic impact assessments of the whole water system. The research in the project is focussed on innovative rehabilitation strategies to reduce priority pollutants in the water system whereas the generic management tool will include other measures related to flood protection, water scarcity and ecosystem health, The project will aid in underpinning river basin management plans being developed in EU Member States, and will demonstrate cost effective technologies that can provide technical options for national and local water managers, planners and other stakeholders (drinking water companies, industry, agriculture,
Field of science
- /natural sciences/chemical sciences/organic chemistry/aromatic compounds
- /medical and health sciences/clinical medicine/physiotherapy
- /engineering and technology/environmental engineering/water treatment processes/drinking water treatment processes
Programme(s)
Call for proposal
FP7-ENV-2008-1
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Funding Scheme
CP-IP - Large-scale integrating projectCoordinator
2400 Mol
Belgium
Participants (18)
3000 Leuven
1350 Kobenhavn K
85764 Neuherberg
08243 Manresa Barcelona
2628 CN Delft
2560 Nijlen
D-85764 Munchen
70174 Stuttgart
6708 PB Wageningen
84105 Beer Sheva
60177 Brno Stred
75352 Paris
S10 2TN Sheffield
10129 Torino
263 83 Hoganas
1165 Kobenhavn
60550 Verneuil En Halatte
97241 Kos