Ongoing project
The project "Wastewater without borders - the problem of micropollutants" (CZ.11.01.02/00/23_011/0000164) is implemented under the Interreg Czech Republic-Poland 2021-2027 program - Priority 1.2 More coordinated approach to environmental protection on the Czech-Polish border.
Project partners:
- Technical University of Liberci – Consortium leader
- Institute of Environmental Engineering Polish Academy of Sciences
- Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Heavy Organic Synthesis ”Blachownia”
Project value: EUR 952,550.47
Implementation period: 01.01.2025 – 31.12.2027
The project focuses on identifying the problem of micropollutants in municipal wastewater, which pose a serious threat to the environment and human health, and for which the currently used treatment systems are not adapted to their effective elimination. The project involves monitoring micropollutants, including pharmaceuticals and poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and then developing an effective method for their removal, which will allow for the development of the potential of wastewater treatment plants on both sides of the border. Activities carried out in close international cooperation will allow for the determination of the level of pollutants and the reduction of their discharge into water bodies, thus contributing to the protection of the environment and the improvement of the quality of surface waters in the border regions.
