ATWARM

Advanced Technologies for Water Resource Management

Coordinatore	QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST    more  Organization address address: University Road city: BELFAST postcode: BT7 1NN contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Pauline Cognome: Mccann Email: send email Telefono: -90973213 Fax: -90665166
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Totale costo	3˙497˙503 €
EC contributo	3˙497˙503 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-ITN-2008
Funding Scheme	MC-ITN
Anno di inizio	2009
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2009-12-01   -   2013-11-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST  Organization address address: University Road city: BELFAST postcode: BT7 1NN contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Pauline Cognome: Mccann Email: send email Telefono: -90973213 Fax: -90665166	UK (BELFAST)	coordinator	775˙185.50
2	DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY  Organization address address: Glasnevin city: DUBLIN postcode: 9 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Dermot Cognome: Diamond Email: send email Telefono: -7007585 Fax: -7007643	IE (DUBLIN)	participant	1˙099˙442.40
3	CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY  Organization address address: College Road city: CRANFIELD - BEDFORDSHIRE postcode: MK43 0AL contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Raffaella Cognome: Villa Email: send email Telefono: 0044-(0)1234-750111 EXT2320	UK (CRANFIELD - BEDFORDSHIRE)	participant	421˙405.00
4	UNIVERSITAET DUISBURG-ESSEN  Organization address address: UNIVERSITAETSSTRASSE 2 city: ESSEN postcode: 45141 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Michael Cognome: Eisinger Email: send email Telefono: 492012000000	DE (ESSEN)	participant	405˙969.12
5	IWW RHEINISCH WESTFALISCHES INSTITUT FUR WASSERFORSCHUNG GEMEINNUTZIGE GMBH  Organization address address: MORITZSTRASSE 26 city: MULHEIM AN DER RUHR postcode: 45476 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Wolf Cognome: Merkel Email: send email Telefono: +49(208)40303-100 Fax: +49(208)40303-82	DE (MULHEIM AN DER RUHR)	participant	399˙914.78
6	T.E. LABORATORIES LIMITED  Organization address address: TULLOW INDUSTRIAL ESTATE city: TULLOW contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Mark Cognome: Bowkett Email: send email Telefono: -9152587 Fax: -9152592	IE (TULLOW)	participant	200˙617.20
7	NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LTD  Organization address address: Donegall 70-74 city: BELFAST postcode: BT1 2GU contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Samuel (Sam) Cognome: Irwin Email: send email Telefono: 7803799104	UK (BELFAST)	participant	194˙969.80

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Technology gaps exist within the EU that prohibit compliance with the Water Framework Directive in providing an integrated water resource management strategy that will secure both water quality and quantity. The fundamental objective of the ATWARM ITN is to enhance the career prospects of 16 young researchers by providing them with greatly enhanced multidisciplinary skills and business aptitudes that will enable them to address these technology gaps. The two scientific objectives of the ATWARM proposal are: (i) To develop advanced technologies for enhancing the performance and/or sustainability of water and wastewater treatment plants, and (ii) To develop advanced technologies for enhancing water quality, including advanced technologies for analysis and monitoring. 14 ESR and 2 ER will participate in an integrated research programme. Each will be located within specific host organisations and will be seconded to other sites to improve their multidisciplinary skills and their knowledge of ATWARM as a whole. They will receive specific in-lab training plus general S&T training at 3 Summer Schools and other relevant training events. Complementary training (involving external participants) structured to accommodate the personal career needs of each Fellow will also be provided. The ATWARM network will involve seven host organisations located in UK, Ireland and Germany. These organisations (four academic, one research and two industrial partners) have distinct but complementary research foci and, due to their involvement in an existing network, are already collaborating effectively. Participation in ATWARM will foster relationships between the partners and ensure the long term sustainability of the network. ATWARM will be coordinated by Queen’s University Belfast (which is experienced in the management and administration of large FP research projects) and will be managed by a Supervisory Board to ensure that all Fellows receive the same high standard of training.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Young EU researchers have developed several technologies to improve the efficiency and sustainability of wastewater treatment.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

Integrated water resource management will be key in securing both water quality and quantity in Europe, hence the Water Framework Directive (WFD). There are however a number of technology gaps that hinder compliance with this Directive.

While attempting to fill some of these gaps, the EU-funded 'Advanced technologies for water resource management' (http://www.atwarm.com/ (ATWARM)) project up-skilled 16 young researchers. Each fellow participated in summer schools and an international conference, and benefited from secondments to academic, research and industrial partners.

Their work contributed to a number of new technologies, including a chemical-free water treatment process that relies on an underwater electrical discharge. Sustainable water purification using sunlight and a titanium oxide nanomaterial was achieved as well.

Researchers also investigated the use of algae to purify water while producing energy, and explored cheap methods to produce chemicals that remove arsenic from groundwater. In addition, they produced a faecal matter sensor to rapidly detect contamination in recreational marine water and freshwater.

These and other advancements of the 16 related research projects will benefit the environment, as well as the water industry and other related sectors. Many of the products and services developed also offer opportunities for companies to partner with the researchers in bringing them to market.