PROMISCES

Our partners from Berliner Wasserbetriebe have created two videos about the #PROMISCES project and #PFAS in the #watercycle. They are beautifully animated and very informative, so they are definetly worth watching! PROMISCES Video: https://lnkd.in/d-3S5rGv PFAS Video: https://lnkd.in/dcEb76es

In #PROMISCES, many young researchers are working in a wide variety of fields. But one thing they have in common: To enable a #circulareconomy in the soil-sediment-water system and to fight #PFAS. One of them is Tobias Hensel. He is a PhD candidate at Berliner Wasserbetriebe and deeply committed to fostering awareness and education in the field of pollutants likes PFAS. Read his interview on our blog: https://lnkd.in/e4t3Am4i

On March 28th 2025, the Vienna Water Resource Systems 2020+ (ViWa2020+) MIDTERM-Symposium was held at Technische Universität Wien gathering about 100 experts from the field. ViWa2020+ stands for a research cooperation between the City of Vienna, TU Wien, MedUni Wien and KL Krems and connects practice and research. The focus is on topical aspects related to Water and #Health, specifically addressing Regulation Change & Emerging Hazards, Analysis Change, #Water Technology Change and Global Change. These are topics that are fully addressed by our #PROMISCES project as well. Matthias Zessner as case study leader of PROMISCES Case Study 2 (the “Danube Case Study”) was at the symposium and presented current results of this investigations under the title “Monitoring, Modelling and Management of #PFAS in the Upper Danube Basin”. Among others, he addressed the twofold challenge regarding PFAS: Avoiding future emissions as well as remediation of PFAS legacy #pollution sites for cleaning up the results of past ignorance. 

On 27 and 28 March, the #PROMISCES Final Roll-out Event took place in collaboration with the NICOLE Spring Workshop 2025. The topic of the workshop was "Working towards solutions for emerging, persistent mobile industrial contaminants - #CircularEconomy in the Soil-sediment-water system". Around 180 participants from academia and industry came together to exchange knowledge, showcase recent achievements, and explore opportunities for collaboration. Read more about our successful Roll-out Event and take a look at the picture gallery in our blog: https://lnkd.in/eBcJm8my #PFAS #zeropollution

In #PROMISCES, many young researchers are working in a wide variety of fields. But one thing they have in common: To enable a #circulareconomy in the soil-sediment-water system and to fight #PFAS. One of them is Raphael Tur. He is a PhD student at COLAS Environment (France). Working with PFAS made him aware of the major global problems surrounding PFAS and their dangers for humans and the #environment. Read more about Raphael and his work in PROMISCES in the interview on our website: https://lnkd.in/eP-f5KVp

+++New CEN Workshop Agreement on PMT/vPvM Substances now Published+++   We have now published our CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) on "Soil-sediment-water system - Solutions to deal with PMT/vPvM substances." Developed through the collaboration of Horizon Europe projects #PROMISCES, ZeroPM, and SCENARIOS Project EU, this document presents essential solutions for managing PMTand vPvM substances in the environment.   The CWA provides best practices, guidelines, and solutions for PMT/vPvM management, including: ✅ Prevention at the source ✅ Detection & risk assessment ✅ End-of-pipe treatment solutions   A special focus of our CWA is on our circular economy routes: ♻️ Semi-closed water cycle for drinking water supply 🚜 Wastewater reuse for agricultural irrigation 🌱 Nutrient & energy recovery from treated sludge for fertilizers 🏗️ Material recovery from dredged sediment for eco-materials 💧 Groundwater & soil remediation to protect water cycles   Find the CWA here: https://lnkd.in/e6KrRpHv   #CircularEconomy #zeropollution #PFAS

Great meeting about PFAS here at Dechema! In PROMISCES in vitro toxicity profiling of 45 PFAS indicates the usefullnes to use such non-animal methods to evalute thyroid hormone and obesity interferences. From the PFAS CALUX testing we have now relative potency factors and using in silico tools we could show that thousends of PFAS are interfering with the thyroid hormone transport and obesity pathways. Analysing PFOA-BEQ in water and sediments by PFAS CALUX applied in several case studies showed the needs of such toxic free testing for a safer & more sustainable handling of the thousends of PFAS in such complex mixtures. Thanks to DECHEMA to organising this event and to prepare a new CEN CWA document with many of our new solutions developed in PROMISCES!

The PROMISCES project is coming to an end and it's time to start reflecting on its many and varied final results. A great occasion for it was the NICOLE & PROMISCES Joint Spring Workshop 2025 held this week in Frankfurt. The main findings on #PFAS sources and #emission pathways in the Upper #Danube catchment and their transfer to groundwater via #riverbank filtration were presented by three representatives of the interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral core team for this case study: Meiqi Liu from our institute, Ali Obeid from the Research Unit of Engineering Hydrology and Water Resources Management at TU Wien and Zsuzsanna Nagy-Kovács from the Budapest Waterworks.

🌍 NICOLE & PROMISCES Joint Spring Workshop 2025 🌱 📍 Frankfurt, Germany | 🗓️ March 27-28, 2025 The final workshop of the H2020 PROMISCES project brings together experts to tackle emerging, persistent, and mobile industrial contaminants within the Soil-Sediment-Water system, aiming to strengthen the circular economy in land and water management. 🔬 Our team from Marche Polytechnic University (UNIVPM) is contributing with two key presentations, directly linked to our Ancona case studies: ✅ Control and removal of PFAS during treatment of dredged sediments for material recovery – Prof. Massimiliano Sgroi ✅ Innovative technologies to treat landfill leachate for near-zero PFAS discharge – Eng. Ali Hydar, PhD candidate This workshop will cover: 🔹 Monitoring, modeling, and risk assessment 🔹 Innovative treatment solutions 🔹 Beyond PFAS: Future challenges & regulatory frameworks 🚀 A crucial event for advancing sustainable land and water management in Europe! #PROMISCES #H2020 #PFAS #CircularEconomy #SoilSedimentWater #Sustainability #WaterManagement #Innovation #UNIVPM #WWEELAB Università Politecnica delle Marche , WWEELab Research Group - Università Politecnica delle Marche , Dipartimento SIMAU , PROMISCES , NICOLE

𝗧𝗵𝗲 NICOLE & PROMISCES 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 DECHEMA!   The NICOLE & PROMISCES Joint Spring Workshop provides a unique platform where #IndustryLeaders, #Researchers, and #Policymakers align to tackle pressing environmental challenges. Bringing together over 180 experts from diverse fields, this event fosters knowledge exchange, innovation, and interdisciplinary partnerships that drive real-world impact. Yesterday’s sessions featured thought-provoking keynote presentations, followed by in-depth technical discussions on 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, and 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Engaging presentations led to insightful discussions, setting the stage for impactful progress. The evening concluded with a #ConferenceDinner, offering participants valuable networking opportunities. Today, the workshop continues with a session on 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗙𝗔𝗦 – 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀, 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 and a deeper dive into yesterday’s themes, building on the momentum of our discussions. We are eager to see the new projects and collaborations that emerge from these workshop days! #Workshop #Networking #Collaboration #IndustrialContaminants #SoilSedimentWaterSystem