Working Packages

Lead Beneficiary: UCP (Dr. Celia Manaia)

Duration: 3-45 months

Objectives:

• understand the mechanisms related to the fate/evolution of antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes (A&ARB&ARG) transmission from treated wastewater to soil, crops, water resources;

• determine appropriate conditions for controlling their spread;
• assess the risks of ARB&ARG transmission to humans through the consumption of raw vegetables.

Lead Beneficiary: KWR (Dr. Luc Hornstra)

Duration: 3-45 months

Objectives:

• develop novel tools for the detection of antibiotic resistance (AR) in wastewater, water, soil and crops;

• apply innovative batteries of advanced tests for the evaluation of effects of antibiotics, their metabolites and transformation products (TPs) in treated wastewater.

Lead Beneficiary: Adventech (Mr. Sergio Silva)

Duration: 4-45 months

Objectives:

• evaluate the efficiency of innovative standalone/integrated technologies for minimizing antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes (A&ARB&ARG);

• evaluate the effect of innovative disinfection on antibiotic resistance (AR) transfer;

• develop and test new materials for ceramic membranes and fixed catalysts;

• design new photocatalytic reactor;

• determine the market penetration potential of the new technology to be developed.

Lead Beneficiary: TUD (Prof. Thomas Berendonk)

Duration: 3-45 months

Objectives:

• develop models to describe/predict the fate of antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes (A&ARB&ARG) from sludge to treated wastewater to soil, ground/surface water, and crops allowing the development of a scientific base for risk assessment in relation to specific environmental parameters for A&ARB&ARG transmission and enrichment;

• identify key parameters and processes necessary for mathematical modelling to describe A&ARB&ARG fate in sludge, water, soil, crops;

• develop harmonization and equivalence among different modelling approaches and a link to the common databank in WP5.

• automated prioritization of chemical/biological risk factors;

• use of data in models for large-scale projections;

• use of data for policy development;

• derivation of science-based emission limits values (ELVs) for antibiotics, transformation products (TPs) and antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes (ARB&ARG) in wastewater.

• fundamental and applied scientific knowledge, hands-on experience on state-of-the-art techniques/technologies/systems;

• knowledge on European policies on water/wastewater;

• exposure to a variety of research fields and groups, and sectors i.e. academia, private sector, industrial sector, policy makers;

• complimentary skills;

• experiences with various cultures/countries;

• opportunities for the Early-Stage Researchers (ESRs) to convey their research outside the labs at scientific and general public audiences.

• project activities coordination;

• development of Consortium Agreement;

• progress monitoring and evaluation of individual projects;

• quality control and risk management;

• financial management;

• organization of meetings;

• delivery of progress reports/deliverables;

• Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) management.

• dissemination of research results to key stakeholders; policy makers, end-users, wastewater treatment plant operators/managers, scientific community and the general public;

• increasing environmental awareness and participation of the general public;

• promoting internal and external networking;

• publication of research results;

• outreach activities;

• exploitation of results.