Project: PROtecting water resources from MObile TracE chemicals
| Acronym | PROMOTE (Reference Number: WaterJPI-PilotCall-2013-06) |
| Duration | 05/09/2014 - 04/09/2017 |
| Project Topic | PROMOTE is one of seven approved projects following the 2013 Water JPI Pilot Call on emerging contaminants. Seven partners and seven associated partners from five European countries form the consortium. The project runs from 2015 to 2017 and is funded through the national research councils Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (Germany), Forskningsrådet (Norway), Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Spain), and Office National de l'Eau et des Milieux Aquatiques (France). Highly polar and persistent organic micropollutants (persistent and mobile organic chemicals, PMOC) occurring in groundwater and surface water are of specific concern for drinking water production, since they break through natural and technical barriers. Additionally, PMOC are very challenging to analyze. Therefore, knowledge about the occurrence of PMOC in water cycles is scarce, which presents a threat for the protection of drinking water resources. PROMOTE focuses on PMOC and aims at closing the significant knowledge gaps with respect to: (a) trace analytical methods for screening and quantitative determination of PMOC in groundwater and surface water, (b) occurrence and levels of PMOC in source water used for drinking water production, (c) environmental emissions, (d) clean-up strategies in the drinking water production. Based on the expected results, PROMOTE strives to develop recommendations with respect to chemical regulation (REACH) and water quality monitoring (WFD watch list). |
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| Network | Water JPI |
| Call | Water JPI Pilot Call |
Project partner
| Number | Name | Role | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig | Coordinator | Germany |
| 2 | Hochschule Fresenius | Partner | Germany |
| 3 | Universidade de Santiago de Compostela | Partner | Spain |
| 4 | Norwegian Geotechnical Institute | Partner | Norway |
| 5 | University of Poitiers, France and National Center for Scientific Research | Partner | France |
| 6 | University of Amsterdam (UVA) | Partner | Netherlands |
| 7 | Federal Environment Agency of Germany | Partner | Germany |