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(May.27)

A two-day workshop aimed at finding solutions for water micropollutants was organized by Tsinghua University-Veolia Environnement Joint Research Center in Beijing Thursday.

As one of a series of international corporation projects for Tsinghua Centenary Ceremony, the workshop aims to foster research exchanges between Chinese and worldwide experts. More than 50 public researchers, water utilities and water authorities from China, the United States, Europe and Australia participated in the workshop.

Jorge Mora, CEO Asia of Veolia Environment company, the first and largest private research institute dedicated to environmental engineering, addressed the research projects at the Joint Research Center encompass water treatment, water resources management and waste management.

At the end of the workshop, researchers will provide a global benchmark of the forthcoming monitoring tools and treatment technologies available for the water sector, as well as some recommendations regarding promising technologies and relevant regulations for Chinese needs.

Micropollutants encompass a variety of chemical compounds such as detergent, pesticides, plasticizers, hormones and pharmaceuticals caused by human activities.

Since they are much smaller than the pollutants usually targeted in wastewater, they cannot be removed by conventional wastewater treatment plants. They can be found in rivers and may be in drinking water as well.

These chemical compounds, also called endocrine disruptor compounds (EDC), might have disrupting effects on aquatic organisms and on human health, even at very low concentration.

Source from Chinadaily