Assessment of technologies for the removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in sewage and drinking water facilities to improve the indirect potable water reuse (POSEIDON)

Objective

POSEIDON is focused on the assessment and improvement of technologies for the removal of pharmaceuticals and ingredients of personal care products (PPCPs) in wastewater and drinking water facilities to prevent the contamination of receiving waters, groundwater and drinking water by planned and unplanned indirect potable water reuse of treated urban wastewater.
POSEIDON comprises
a) the removal efficiency and fate of PPCPs in conventional and advanced wastewater and drinking water treatment under laboratory, pilot and full-scale conditions including modern sustainability such as source control,
b) performance of environmental risk assessments (ERAs),
c) completion of a strategy for indirect potable water reuse of treated urban wastewater taking into consideration the distinct PPCP contamination in the wastewater. A strategy will be delivered for an optimum coination of wastewater and drinking water treatment to remove PPCPs considering varying qualities of the water resources.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › water treatment processes › drinking water treatment processes
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › water treatment processes › wastewater treatment processes
• medical and health sciences › basic medicine › pharmacology and pharmacy › pharmaceutical drugs
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › hydrology

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-1. - Key action Sustainable Management and Quality of Water

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY

Address

Kaiserin-augusta-anlagen 15-17
56002 Koblenz
Germany

Participants (9)

ECT OEKOTOCXIKOLOGIE GMBH

Germany

Address

Bottgerstraße, 2-14
D-65439 Flörsheim

Links

FEDERAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY REPRESENTING THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA

Austria

Address

Spittelauer Laende 5
1090 Wien

JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITAET MAINZ

Germany

Address

Becherweg 21
55099 Mainz

SILESIAN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

Poland

Address

Ul. Akademicka 2
44 100 Gliwice

SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT SA

France

Address

Rue Du President Wilson 38
78230 Le Pecq Sur Seine

SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Switzerland

Address

Ueberlandstrasse 133
8600 Duebendorf

TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Finland

Address

Korkeakoulunkatu 6
33720 Tampere

UNIVERSIDADE DE SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

Spain

Address

Campus Universitario Sur
15706 Santiago De Compostela

VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Austria

Address

13/226,karlsplatz 13/226
1040 Wien