NOR-WATER
Emerging pollutants in the waters of Galicia-Northern Portugal: new tools for risk management
Cooperation Program INTERREG V-A Spain-Portugal (POCTEP) 2014-2020
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Nor-Water Project
Title: Emerging pollutants in the waters of Galicia-Northern Portugal: new tools for risk management.
Program: Cooperation Program INTERREG V-A Spain-Portugal (POCTEP) 2014-2020
Priority: 6F Promotion of innovative technologies for the improvement of environmental protection and resource efficiency in the waste and water industry, with regard to soil or air pollution reduction.
Total budget: € 579,475.41
ERDF contribution: € 434,606.56
Duration: 04/2019 – 04/2022
Coordinator: CIIMAR-Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Universidade do Porto (Interdisciplinary Center of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto).
What are Emerging pollutants (Eps)?
Emerging pollutants (EPs) are compounds of diverse origin and chemical nature which are present in the environment. Since they were not considered in the past, they have not been studied in depth at a scientific level. For this reason, they are more accurately referred as contaminants of emerging concern. In many cases, it is still not known whether they pose an ecological risk or present potential adverse health effects (Dulio et al., 2018; Water JPI, 2018).
They include a wide range of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, personal care and flame-retardant compounds, as well as surfactants, plasticizers and industrial additives. Most of these compounds are still unregulated. However, they may be candidates for future regulation depending on the research conducted on their occurrence and impact on the environment, as well as on their possible harmful effects on health.
In 2015, the European Union launched a “Watch List” (Decision 2015/495) to monitor, within the scope of the Water Framework Directive (WFD), these and other pollutants with a view to their potential future regulation.
News
Nor-Water participates in a webinar on emerging pollutants
El pasado 4 de diciembre el proyecto NOR-WATER participó en el webinar “Oportunidades de colaboración y desarrollo tecnológico para la prevención y mitigación de los contaminantes emergentes”, organizado por la Plataforma Tecnológica Española del Agua (PTEA) en...

El consorcio del proyecto NOR-WATER lanza una red de colaboración público-privada para la detección, control y mitigación de los contaminantes emergentes en las aguas de Galicia y Norte de Portugal
Con el objetivo de fomentar la colaboración transfronteriza en la Euroregión Galicia-Norte de Portugal en un ámbito de interés común como son los contaminantes emergentes, el proyecto NOR-WATER, lanza en este mes de octubre, la Red NOR-WATER, un foro de...
What is the NOR-WATER’s main objective?
NOR-WATER IS AIMED AT IDENTIFYING THE MAIN EMERGING POLLUTANTS (EPS) AND THEIR SOURCES IN THE WATERS OF NORTHERN PORTUGAL AND GALICIA
Events
II International Congress on Water and Sustainability, Barcelona, 24-26 March 2021
The II International Congress on Water and Sustainability is going to be held from March 24th to March 26th 2021 at the Institute for Textile Research and Industrial Cooperation of Terrassa (INTEXTER) of the Universitat Politècnica de...
12th Micropol & Ecohazard Conference, Santiago de Compostela (Spain), 6-10 June 2022
The 12th Micropol & Ecohazard Conference which will be held from June 6 to 10, 2021 in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. This conference is part of the IWA ACHSW Specialist Group conference series, which are conceived as an international forum for discussion on state...
SWAN 2021: Virtual Smart Water Week, May 24-28, 2021
The Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN), is the leading global hub for the smart water and wastewater sectors. The annual, flagship event (fueled by a utility-driven agenda) brings together progressive global utilities, regulators, proven solution...
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