Objective
In response to the increasing problem of water shortage, the reuse of treated urban wastewater is considered the most suitable and reliable alternative for sustainable water management and agricultural development. In spite of the benefits associated with this practice, major concerns currently exist, related to the adverse effects regarding chemical and biological contaminants of emerging concern such as antibiotics and mobile antibiotic resistance elements such as antibiotic resistant bacteria and resistance genes. These are now considered as a serious public health problem by various international organizations and the European Commission, because of their spread in the environment, the food chain, drinking water, etc. To tackle these problems, scientists with an interdisciplinary research/training background are urgently needed. This ETN will train a new generation of ESRs to address the risks associated with such contaminants and wastewater reuse. Innovative chemical, microbiological, toxicological and modelling tools, and novel process engineering will form the scientific and training core of their innovative research projects and training. The project will contribute to understanding the fate and transmission of antibiotics and resistance from wastewater to the environment and humans, through soil, ground/surface water and crops. Relevant ELVs will be determined, essential for the development and implementation of regulatory frameworks. This project directly tackles these aspects, by bringing together a multidisciplinary research team, with the private sector, and policy makers and through communication activities towards stakeholders and the wider public.
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Funding Scheme
MSCA-ITN-ETN - European Training NetworksCoordinator
1678 Nicosia
Cyprus
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Participants (9)
972 41 KOS
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3433 PE NIEUWEGEIN
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50250 Bet Dagan
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28006 Madrid
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3700 121 Sao Joao Da Madeira
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1649 023 Lisboa
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01069 Dresden
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84084 Fisciano Sa
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1040 Wien
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1220 Wien
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38176 Wendeburg
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1098 XH Amsterdam
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811 04 Bratislava
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Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.
91904 Jerusalem
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00161 Roma
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76131 Karlsruhe
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1200 Vienna
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