µNanoCare
Details
Title: Quantification of micronanoplastics in reclaimed water and agricultural ecosystems. Environmental risk assessment
Duration: 2020 - 2023
Research groups: Soil and Water Quality in the Environment (SWQ)
Description
Objectives
- To develop an effective and innovative sampling and analytical methodology to quantify micro-nanoplastics (MNPs).
- To identify eco-efficient wastewater treatments capable to minimize their discharge.
- To assess their exposure and associated ecotoxicological risks.
General activities
- State of the art of MNPs quantification techniques and their limitations.
- Method development of MNP separation and analysis.
- Presence of MNPs and degradation study during wastewater treatment
- MNP fate, toxicity and environmental risk
- Study of wastewater treatment feasibility to remove MNPs
Expected results
- An analytical method to quantify MNPs based on TDS-GC/MS
- A separation system of MNPs during sampling using membrane technology
- A comparison of different tertiary treatments to remove MNPs including their ecoefficiencies
- An environmental risk assessment of MNP in agricultural systems.
Funder
Grant RTC2019-007261-5 funded by:
