TU Wien Water Quality Management

... advanced oxidation processes, and machine learning applications for pollutant removal and process optimization. During her internship, Abir will contribute to the #PFASAN project, advancing sustainable and innovative approaches for #PFAS removal and water quality management.

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She holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry and is currently pursuing a second Ph.D. at the Dept of Environmental Chemistry, Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, where her research focuses on the #removal of #micropollutants from #wastewater. Her expertise spans biochar-based adsorption, ...

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A new guest in our team!

Abir MELLITI, Ph.D joins us for a 3-month research internship, bringing a strong background in environmental chemistry and water treatment technologies.

Welcome to the team, Abir! 💧

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We would like to thank Prof. Peter Krebs from @tudresden.bsky.social & Prof. Stephan Fuchs from @kit.edu for their role as evaluators and examiners, as well as Prof. Christian Schranz, Dean of Academic Affairs for Civil Engineering from @tuwien.at, for chairing the commission.

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Over the past years, Steffen has conducted excellent research, within & beyond the scope of his PhD thesis, and has undoubtedly become a top expert in #modelling trace #contaminants in river catchments. It was thus an immense pleasure to finally celebrate & formally acknowledge his achievements

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🎉We have a new doctor among us 🎉
Our dear colleague Steffen Kittlaus successfully defended his #PhD #thesis "Quantification of Trace Contaminant Emissions on the #RiverBasin Scale", which was supervised by Matthias Zessner and Ottavia Zoboli.

#rigorosum #defense #waterquality #micropollutants

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... as was realising that, although the causes of #waterquality impairment sometimes differ greatly — such as with phosphorus emissions — the tools and methods we develop could benefit both regions.

We truly hope that this marks the beginning of a fruitful future #collaboration.

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We quickly identified several areas of shared research interest and priority - from greenhouse gas emissions from #wastewater treatment plants to #pollution management in large #transboundary #river #basins. Drawing parallels between the #Danube & #Yangtze river basins was fascinating, ...

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This week, we had the great pleasure & honour of welcoming a high-ranking delegation from the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences 🇨🇳

They toured our labs and joined us for inspiring discussions on shared research priorities. 🌍💧

#science #collaboration #environment #waterresearch

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One more year to go and to investigate the requirements for bank filtrate and #treatment trains, and to assess their suitability for tackling current challenges posed by #emerging #pollutants.
Stay tuned for our final results!
#uferlos #drinkingwater #watersupply #contaminants

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It was a successful project meeting together with our colleagues from UBA - Environment Agency Austria, interested stakeholders from water utilities and representatives of the Federal Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management.

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Last week we had the chance to present our latest research on the potential of #river #bank #filtration for water supply in Austria (“Ufer-Los”).

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Of course, he also talks about advanced #wastewater #treatment as an effective way to mitigate this impact.

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Arzneimittelrückstände im Wasser | DO | 25 09 2025 | 19:05 Österreichs größtes Kultur- und Informationsmedium – Nachrichten, Journale, Reportagen, Radiokunst und Musik.

A #podcast tip on Ö1 (in German):

Norbert Kreuzinger discusses the presence of #pharmaceutical residues in #water systems, their impact on #aquatic #organisms, and what we still largely don't know about the 'cocktail effects' of their mixture in the environment.

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oe1.orf.at/programm/202...

... the #IAWD - Voice of the Danube and the regional cooperation in the water service sector of the Danube region.

Take a look at the full #programme and join us on Tuesday afternoons for some exciting discussions!

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... the latest advancements in key technologies.
We kick off on 14 October with a talk by our colleague Meiqi Liu on the identification of sources and pathways of #PFAS pollution in the Upper #Danube Basin, and we continue on 21 October with an overview of a talk by Katerina Schilling on ...

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As in previous years, the programme is very broad and diverse, featuring talks both in English and German ranging from research projects and insights into the challenges and solutions of water management projects to insights into the work of international institutions and companies and ...

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With the start of the academic winter term, we are pleased to announce the beginning of our new #waterquality management #seminar #series.
The series is part of the civil and environmental engineering curriculum, but it is #open to #everyone as a #forum for exchange and discussion.

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...and receive training on implementing harmonised #databases. These innovative tools are designed to facilitate the effective management and use of #micropollutant concentration data within and across national borders, primarily to support #emission #modelling and #water #quality assessment.

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... foundations of #nitrogen flows in WWTPs. Meanwhile, in a nearby seminar room, over 20 #waterquality experts from the #Danube region who are participating in the Interreg #Tethys project, coordinated by Ottavia Zoboli, came together to discuss their progress...

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Our team kicked off the week by hosting not 1 but 2 international #workshops!
The #DWAl expert group KA 6.1: #Microbiology in #wastewater treatment”, of which Norbert Kreuzinger is a member, met w/ the main objective of jointly developing a report to consolidate knowledge of the microbiol...

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... exchanging memories of her time as a student assistant at our research unit. A big thank you to the ÖGL (Austrian association for trenchless technology) for organizing this inspiring conference and for their commitment to fostering the next generation of professionals 🚀

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🎉 Congrats to Lara Anna Vrečar!
At grabenlos.2025 – the conference on trenchless technologies – Lara was honoured with the Youth #Award 2025 for her pitch on #trenchless #sewer #rehabilitation. We celebrated it together at the #conference dinner, ...

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A warm thank you to International Water Association, 경북대학교(Kyungpook National University), the Korean Society on Water Environment, the Korean Society of Water & Wastewater, and all the sponsors for organizing such an outstanding event.

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He specifically examined how Forward Osmosis can influence the ozonation process, built on Gerda Gurtner’s insightful diploma thesis. The conference was a great opportunity 2 exchange knowledge, discuss fresh ideas w/ peers from across the globe, & experience the vibrant culture of South Korea

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Our colleague Liad Weisz recently took part in the 11th #IWA #Membrane Technology #Conference in Daegu, South Korea, where he gave a talk focusing on a possible #quaternary treatment technique - combining Forward #Osmosis with Retentate #Ozonation.

📸 Pere Olives Cegarra

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🔵Implementation of sidestream deammonification and treatment of exhaust air in the sidesstream can significantly reduce the overall N2O emission of a WWTP

Congrats to Ali and all coauthors!

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Highlights:
🟢 Established physical–chemical N2O end-of-pipe air treatment technologies show limitations when implemented at WWTPs
🟣 Denitrifying bioscrubbers are a feasible option for treating N2O-rich exhaust air from sidestream treatment of WWTPs

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Emissions of the #greenhouse gas #nitrousoxide #N₂O strongly shape the carbon footprint of the #wastewater sector 🌍💨
The new paper by Ali Valipoor et al. reviews treatment #technologies for emission #abatement, focusing on biological systems like #bioscrubbers.

iwaponline.com/wst/article/...

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... which focus on a novel and comprehensive concept to #mitigate the #emissions of the #greenhouse gas #nitrous #oxide at WWTPs through implementation of denitrifying bioscrubbers in the #sidestream treatment of dewatering liquors, will be published shortly.

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