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Our goal is to test in operation methods for reducing water pollution in the form of drug residues. In the project, we will use oxidation processes based on ozonation and technologies close to nature, such as artificial wetlands or biofilters, to purify water. The project will be implemented at two selected locations - the wastewater treatment plant in Blansko and the Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine in Brno. The aim of the project is to reduce this pollution by at least eighty percent.
The Norwegian partner in the project is the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), which is a leading institute for basic and applied marine and freshwater research in Norway. NIVA''s global expertise is multidisciplinary and has a wide scientific scope. NIVA team members are leading experts in water treatment technology, drug analysis, and their involvement will significantly help in achieving project outcomes. Based on its experience, NIVA will collaborate on the design of the demonstration unit, perform expert supervision of the installation and testing process, and collaborate on the analysis of the measured data. During the project, 4 work visits between the Czech project partners (VUT Brno, ALS Czech Republic s.r.o.) and the Norwegian project partner (NIVA) will be realized.