Treatment and reuse of wastewaters

The CONSOLIDER project "Treatment and Reuse of Wastewaters for a Sustainable Management (TRAGUA) was selected by the Ministry of Education and Science in the 2006 call for CONSOLIDER-INGENIO 2010 programmes .

Its main objective is to take advantage of the experience of 24 research groups in different areas to study in an integrated way the reuse of treated urban wastewaters. To  achieve this objective a solid pluridisciplinary team with authorized experience in the application of water treatments coming from waste water treatment plants, based on advanced technologies, the establishment of the chemical and biological quality criteria and the determination of its impact on the environment. As any other activity aimed to achieve sustainability, economical issues are also considered, and all the proposals include a socieconomic valoration.

The project will achieve its global objective by reaching the following milestones:

A survey of the present state of the wastewater treatment in Spain.

A methodology for the determination of the impact of the contaminants in the physical and biotic environment.

Criteria for selecting the treatment technology more suitable for each type of water coming from WWTP.

Criteria of use of reclaimed water.

Formation of professionals to deal with sustainable water management.

Create a favourable social atmosphere to use reclaimed water.

With the aim of promoting the active participation of young researchers, master and doctorate students, TRAGUA and ANQUE reached an agreeement to offer a total of 25 free registrations for students presenting a scientific communication (oral or poster) in the congress. The deadline to receive these abstracts is 18th March 2010.

ON-LINE REGISTRATION (only for Ph.D. students presenting a scientific communication and opting for free registration)

ON-LINE REGISTRATION (general participants)