Reduction and assessment of antimicrobial resistance and emerging pollutants in natural-based water treatment systems
REWA
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University of Oulu
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Project description
The main goal of the REWA project is the strategic development and implementation of sustainable and cost-effective technologies for the removal of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), metals, pathogens including antimicrobial resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) from water. The scientific and technological aims are to demonstrate
- new concept in surface water treatment based on state-of-the-art methods (nanocomposites coagoflocculation and pathogens removal, photocatalysis oriented to visible light catalysts, and tailor-adapted sorbents)
- sewage effluent polishing with biosorbents and carbon-based nanomaterials
- the use of biocoagulants for metal-rich effluents.
The efficiencies of the treatment steps for removal of CECs and antibiotic resistance (ARGs, mobile genetic elements and bacteria) will be assessed. Mitigation of selection pressures for antibiotic resistance/co-selection potentials will be investigated. Special attention will be given to the raising of awareness via various channels and to the education by developing training material including an e-learning course.
REWA consortium brings together four RTDs and associate partners providing a multi-disciplinary approach with expertise on water engineering, chemistry, materials’ synthesis and microbial ecology.
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Project funding
The project is funded by the European Commission, Academy of Finland (Finland), Ministry of Health (Israel), Innovationsfonden Denmark (Denmark) and Water Research Commission (South Africa) under the 2020 AquaticPollutants Joint call of the AquaticPollutants ERA-NET Cofund (GA No 869178). This ERA-NET is an integral part of the activities developed by the Water, Oceans and AMR JPIs.
Project partners
Tiina Leiviskä, University of Oulu, Finland (Coordinator)
Kristian Koefoed Brandt, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Giora Rytwo, MIGAL - Galilee Research Institute, Israel
Bice Martincigh, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Project results
Publications
2022
- Giora Rytwo, Arye Lev Zelkind (2022) Evaluation of Kinetic Pseudo-Order in the Photocatalytic Degradation of Ofloxacin. Catalysts12(1), 24.
- Ilil Levakov, Yuval Shahar, Giora Rytwo (2022) Carbamazepine Removal by Clay-Based Materials Using Adsorption and Photodegradation. Water 14(13), 204.
2023
- Adedayo Bello, Bice S Martincigh, Vincent O Nyamori, Tiina Leiviskä (2023). Vanadium removal and floc characteristics of tannin biocoagulants and iron sulphate in the treatment of mine effluent. Chemical Engineering Journal 475, 146665.
- Mahdiyeh Mohammadzadeh, Tiina Leiviskä (2023). Iron-modified peat and magnetite-pine bark biosorbents for levofloxacin and trimethoprim removal from synthetic water and various pharmaceuticals from real wastewater. Industrial Crops and Products 195, 116491.
- Yuval Shahar, Giora Rytwo (2023). Elementary Steps in Steady State Kinetic Model Approximation for the Homo-Heterogeneous Photocatalysis of Carbamazepine. Clean Technol. 2023, 5(3), 866-880.
- Ilil Levakov, Ido Maor, Chen Barak, Yael Kirshenbaum, Giora Rytwo (2023). Colorimetric quantification of polyDADMAC remains in water. Water 2023, 15, 3352.
2024
- Jialu Ji, Qi Zhang, Hesu Mo, Zhongfei Ren, Yan Lin, Zhigang Chen, Tiina Leiviskä, Zhengying Wu (2024). Plant-Cell mediated synthesis of MnCo2O4 nanoparticles and their activation of peroxymonosulfate to remove Tetracycline. Chemical Engineering Journal 492, 152212.
- Jinze Dou, Adedayo Bello, Jari Koivisto, Kristoffer Meinander, Tiina Leiviskä, Tapani Vuorinen (2024). Characterization of crude extracts from willow barks and their performance as proanthocyanidin-based coagulants in water treatment. Industrial Crops and Products 209, 117962.
