Research project WATCH

"WATCH": WATER CATCHMENT AREAS - TOOLS FOR MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF HAZARDOUS COMPOUNDS

Partners:
- IBST Cranfield University (UK)
- IIQAB Barcelona (ESP)
- DIACLONE Besancon (F)
- Stadtwerke Düsseldorf (D)
- Stadtwerke Salzburg (AUT)
- DHI Hoersholm (DK)

Funding:  European Union

Duration:  April 2001 - February 2004

Project Management:  Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Peter Werner,  Dipl.-Ing. Jens Fahl

Description of subtasks:

• Development of a specific, sensitive and reproducible laboratory method for the quantification of MTBE and BTEX.
•     Characterization of the degradation capacities under groundwater conditions.
•     Identification of favorable electron acceptors for the hazardous substances.
•     Elucidation of the effects that favor or inhibit degradation.
•     Identification of the chemical, ecotoxicological, and microbial parameters as a means of identifying pollution originating from BTEX, MTBE, and ETBE contamination. Integrate these research results into analytical systems developed in other subsections of Project WATCH.

Report: Characterisation of MTBE degradation pathways and capacities under groundwater conditions, elucidation of stimulating and inhibiting effects for BTEX and MTBE including favourable electron acceptors (WP 2, Deliverables No. 9, 16) pdf-file, 406 KB