Tackling Emerging Contaminants in Drinking and Wastewater

Publication: Report
Citation: Ulf Stein et. al (2018): Challenges and technological approaches for tackling emerging contaminants in drinking and wastewater. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2452190

The DEMEAU project (Demonstration of promising technologies to address emerging contaminants in water and wastewater) followed a solutions-oriented approach using applied research and demonstration sites, and explored four promising technologies for emerging contaminants removal and/or degradation: Managed Aquifer Recharge, Hybrid Ceramic Membrane Filtration, Automatic Neural Net Control Systems and Advanced Oxidation Techniques. Furthermore, Bioassays were investigated as an effect-based monitoring tool.

The linked article shares new findings for each approach for tackling emerging pollutants and their potential for widespread integration in the drinking- and wastewater sector. Research results from DEMEAU demonstration sites show that opportunities for synergies among these developments offer the most promising and effective methods for tackling emerging contaminants in the water sector. The article is available for download.

Bioassays – The Need for Target Values for Micropollutants

Year 2013

Publication:Brochure

In total, four technology brochures were published by the DEMEAU consortium. They cover the technologies bioassays, ANCS, AOT and MAR. The technology brochures are aimed at utilities, water associations and technology suppliers. Therefore, they present information with a high level of technical detail.

DEMEAU Technology Brochures – Brochures Series

Year 2015

Publication:Document

The dissemination activities of the DEMEAU project were planned in the beginning of the project and outlined in the dissemination strategy. After three years of project work, we have a look at the achievements of these target group specific dissemination activities.

Dissemination of DEMEAU Outcomes

From Dissemination Strategy to Implementation

Year 2015

Publication:Document

This document sets out a detailed strategy for the communication and dissemination of information stemming from DEMEAU research and activities. It outlines a plan for dissemination activities which connect research outputs with the relevant target audiences by means of the appropriate communication tools.

DEMEAU Dissemination and Communication Strategy

Year 2013

Publication:Article

In October 2015, DEMEAU, a three-year EU-funded FP7 project, made headlines in the release of the German American Water Technology (GAWT) Magazine. The cover of the latest edition of the magazine features the article entitled "New Approaches & Technologies for Tackling Emerging Pollutants in Drinking & Wastewater." The article authored by Ecologic Institute's Ulf Stein, Evelyn Lukat, and Anna Bee Szendrenyi sheds light on key findings from the DEMEAU project, which recently concluded in August 2015. The article is available for download.

New Approaches & Technologies For Tackling Emerging Pollutants In Drinking & Wastewater

Year 2015

Publication:Video

Is your drinking water clean? Is it safe to drink? In the last two decades, the presence of new chemical compounds called emerging pollutants has been detected in wastewater, aquatic environments, and drinking water. Emerging pollutants result from a variety of human processes and do not break down easily and therefore accumulate in our environment. The animation illustrates what emerging pollutants are, how they enter water sources, and what role individuals can take in improving the quality of their drinking water. Watch the animation, and please share it!

Dare to Drink? Emerging Pollutants in Our Water

Year 2015

Publication:Newsletter

The water and wastewater sectors face tremendous challenges to assure safe, cost-effective, and sustainable water supply and sanitation services. Detecting and treating emerging pollutants has become a critical need in these sectors. Innovative technologies could hold the key to solving these challenges. To support the market penetration and broader application of innovative methods and technologies in the water and wastewater sectors, DEMEAU cooperates with relevant policy makers, regulators, and standardisation bodies as well as with technology producers and users on the national and EU level. The DEMEAU newsletter delivers insights and shares developments within the DEMEAU FP7 project.

DEMEAU Newsletter

Year 2013 - 2015

Project:FP 7

DEMEAU is a three-year EU FP7-funded project to demonstrate promising technologies that tackle emerging pollutants in water and wastewater. DEMEAU provides environmental impact and costs assessments (i.e. life cycle assessment and life cost assessment) and showcases four groups of technologies: managed aquifer recharge, hybrid ceramic membrane filtration, hybrid advanced oxidation and bioassays. The objective of DEMEAU is to demonstrate the suitability and cost-effectiveness of innovative methods and technologies to reduce levels of emerging pollutants in water and wastewater.

Demonstration of Promising Technologies to Address Emerging Pollutants in Water and Waste Water (DEMEAU)

Sep 2012 - Aug 2015

Event:Conference

The European Union-funded project DEMEAU kicked off on 8 and 9 November 2012 at Dunea, the water utility of The Hague and its surrounding area. This event marked the beginning of a three-year demonstration of promising technologies that tackle emerging pollutants in water and wastewater.

Demonstration of Promising Technologies to Address Emerging Pollutants in Water and Waste Water

8 - 9 November 2012
The Hague, Netherlands

Language: English
Authorship: Dr. Ulf Stein

Evelyn Lukat

Hannes Schritt

Theo van den Hoven

Gerard van den Berg

Anna Szendrenyi

Erwin Beerendonk

Bart van der Burg

Marc Bourgin

Roberta Caris-Hofman

Thomas Gross

Stephan Hannappel

Armelle Hebert

Marta Hernández

Hein de Jonge

Cornelia Kienle

Jörg Gebhardt

Anna Kounina

Beatriz de la Loma Gonzalez

Christa S. McArdell

Daniel Mutz

Ron van der Oost

Miranda Pieron

Christian Remy

Eszter Simon

Christoph Sprenger

Ester Vilanova

Kristina Wencki

Mariëlle van der Zouwen

Christoph Hugi

Christopher Oberschelp

Merijn Schriks

Kirsten Baken
Funding: European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (DG Research & Innovation), International
Year: 2018
Dimension: 25 pp.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.2452190
Project: Demonstration of Promising Technologies to Address Emerging Pollutants in Water and Waste Water (DEMEAU)
Project ID: 2717
Keywords: Water

Emerging contaminants, innovation, treatment technologies, drinking water, wastewater

Europe

Further Links

PublicationWebsiteDemonstration of Promising Technologies to Address Emerging Pollutants in Water and Waste Water (DEMEAU)

DEMEAU Project Website

The water and waste water sector is facing challenges to assure safe, cost-effective and sustainable water supply and sanitation services. DEMEAU promotes the uptake of new knowledge, prototypes and practices enabling the water cycle sector to face emerging pollutants... Read more

Ecologic Institute (2012): Demonstration of Promising Technologies to Address Emerging Pollutants in Water and Waste Water (DEMEAU). Project Website.

PublicationBrochureDEMEAU Technology Brochures – Brochures Series

DEMEAU Consortium (2015): Technology Brochures – Brochure Series. Brochure.

PublicationDocumentDissemination of DEMEAU Outcomes

Lukat, Evelyn; Anna Szendrenyi; Ulf Stein 2015: Dissemination of DEMEAU Outcomes. From Dissemination Strategy to Implementation. Communication strategy for the project Demonstration of Promising Technologies to Address Emerging Pollutants in Water and Waste Water (DEMEAU).

PublicationNewsletter DEMEAU Newsletter

Ecologic Institute 2013-2015: DEMEAU Newsletter. Newsletter. Berlin: Ecologic Institute.