World Water Congress 2015 Edinburgh Scotland
4. Key vulnerabilities and security risks
Author(s): Helwig
Helwig
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EU noPILLS project
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Funded by Interreg IV B
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6 partners in 5 countries
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Aim: To reduce pharmaceutical pollution in the environment
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Technical solutions: wastewater treatment
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Societal solutions: reducing input of pharmaceutical residues via behaviour change
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Increase understanding of sources and pathways
Selection of study catchment
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UKWIR-CIP results for some of the STW:
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Low environmental dilution
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High effluent concentrations
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Catchment characteristics:
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Highly urbanised
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Sewer system overstretched with multiple CSOs