TRANSFORM-COAST

Study of transformation of emerging contaminants in wastewater and receiving riverine and coastal ecosystems 

1.     To identify new relevant wastewater derived contaminants through suspect screening and non-target analysis with the objective of  their inclusion in the risk assessment schemes.(Mira Petrovic)

2.     To study biotic and abiotic transformation pathways and identify transformation products for a number of relevant, and so far not, studied emerging contaminants using experimental stream (artificial channels) facility (Mira Petrovic)

3.     To study sediment/water and water/biofilm interactions in riverine/coastal ecosystems using experimental stream (artificial channels) facility (Mira Petrovic)

4.     To characterize the effects of both physicochemical characteristics of pharmaceuticals and other selected emerging contaminants and local environmental parameters on their in-stream attenuation rates (Mira Petrovic)