TU Wien Water Quality Management
@iwr-water.bsky.social
Research Unit for Water Quality Management, TU Wien
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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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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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"The toilet is a mundane marvel. And access to one is a matter of rights, and survival." - UN, 2025.
Happy World Toilet Day!
Let's make sure that access to sanitation remains a global priority.
#worldtoiletday #sanitation #toilet
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Happy World Toilet Day!
Let's make sure that access to sanitation remains a global priority.
#worldtoiletday #sanitation #toilet
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November 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
"The toilet is a mundane marvel. And access to one is a matter of rights, and survival." - UN, 2025.
Happy World Toilet Day!
Let's make sure that access to sanitation remains a global priority.
#worldtoiletday #sanitation #toilet
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Happy World Toilet Day!
Let's make sure that access to sanitation remains a global priority.
#worldtoiletday #sanitation #toilet
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We’re excited to welcome Alessia Torboli to our team as a guest PhD student!
Alessia is a double graduate in #EnvironmentalEngineering from the Università di Trento (Italy) and the University of Cincinnati (USA). She is currently pursuing her #PhD at UniTrento C3A, where she focuses on ...
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Alessia is a double graduate in #EnvironmentalEngineering from the Università di Trento (Italy) and the University of Cincinnati (USA). She is currently pursuing her #PhD at UniTrento C3A, where she focuses on ...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
We’re excited to welcome Alessia Torboli to our team as a guest PhD student!
Alessia is a double graduate in #EnvironmentalEngineering from the Università di Trento (Italy) and the University of Cincinnati (USA). She is currently pursuing her #PhD at UniTrento C3A, where she focuses on ...
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Alessia is a double graduate in #EnvironmentalEngineering from the Università di Trento (Italy) and the University of Cincinnati (USA). She is currently pursuing her #PhD at UniTrento C3A, where she focuses on ...
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🎉 Work anniversary 🎉
Congrats, Zdravka Saracevic, on 25 years of reliable, high-throughput chemical analyses & indefatigable support for research and teaching activities in the lab!
You´ve always been a fundamental pillar of our team, & this formal celebration of your anniversary is well deserved!
Congrats, Zdravka Saracevic, on 25 years of reliable, high-throughput chemical analyses & indefatigable support for research and teaching activities in the lab!
You´ve always been a fundamental pillar of our team, & this formal celebration of your anniversary is well deserved!
November 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🎉 Work anniversary 🎉
Congrats, Zdravka Saracevic, on 25 years of reliable, high-throughput chemical analyses & indefatigable support for research and teaching activities in the lab!
You´ve always been a fundamental pillar of our team, & this formal celebration of your anniversary is well deserved!
Congrats, Zdravka Saracevic, on 25 years of reliable, high-throughput chemical analyses & indefatigable support for research and teaching activities in the lab!
You´ve always been a fundamental pillar of our team, & this formal celebration of your anniversary is well deserved!
The 2025 edition of the Vienna Doctoral Programme on Water Resource Systems' Annual Symposium was once again an inspiring and outstanding event!
#doctoral #programme #symposium #interdisciplinary #waterresources #phd
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#doctoral #programme #symposium #interdisciplinary #waterresources #phd
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November 17, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The 2025 edition of the Vienna Doctoral Programme on Water Resource Systems' Annual Symposium was once again an inspiring and outstanding event!
#doctoral #programme #symposium #interdisciplinary #waterresources #phd
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#doctoral #programme #symposium #interdisciplinary #waterresources #phd
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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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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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November 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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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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 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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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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October 24, 2025 at 3:05 AM
🎉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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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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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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They toured our labs and joined us for inspiring discussions on shared research priorities. 🌍💧
#science #collaboration #environment #waterresearch
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October 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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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They toured our labs and joined us for inspiring discussions on shared research priorities. 🌍💧
#science #collaboration #environment #waterresearch
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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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October 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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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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...
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...
Arzneimittelrückstände im Wasser | DO | 25 09 2025 | 19:05
Österreichs größtes Kultur- und Informationsmedium – Nachrichten, Journale, Reportagen, Radiokunst und Musik.
oe1.orf.at
October 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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...
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...
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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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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October 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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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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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September 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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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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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🎉 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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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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September 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🎉 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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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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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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📸 Pere Olives Cegarra
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September 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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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📸 Pere Olives Cegarra
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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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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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Critical review on end-of-pipe technologies for nitrous oxide removal as part of a novel comprehensive concept for greenhouse gas emission mitigation at wastewater treatment plants | Water Science & T...
HIGHLIGHTS. Established physical–chemical N2O end-of-pipe air treatment technologies show limitations when implemented at WWTPs.Denitrifying bioscrubbers a
iwaponline.com
September 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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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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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On 4 September, Vanessa Parravicini was invited to present our team's research on N₂O #bioscrubbing at #wastewater treatment plants within the #IWA #ClimateSmartUtilities Initiative, GHG Sub-Group.
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September 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
On 4 September, Vanessa Parravicini was invited to present our team's research on N₂O #bioscrubbing at #wastewater treatment plants within the #IWA #ClimateSmartUtilities Initiative, GHG Sub-Group.
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New insights into #wastewater #surveillance from a 1-year survey of the untreated influent at the Bucharest WWTP and an infectious diseases hospital.
Check out the full details in the latest publication by Elena Radu et al.:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Check out the full details in the latest publication by Elena Radu et al.:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Monitoring SARS‐CoV‐2 Dissemination in Wastewater and Virus Isolation in Cell Cultures: An Integrated Approach for Pathogen Detection and Surveillance
Our study presents wastewater (WW) monitoring data, focusing on determining the infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 in the collected samples. Additionally, a panel of different viruses has been tested in the W...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
New insights into #wastewater #surveillance from a 1-year survey of the untreated influent at the Bucharest WWTP and an infectious diseases hospital.
Check out the full details in the latest publication by Elena Radu et al.:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Check out the full details in the latest publication by Elena Radu et al.:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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The production, use & disposal of #textiles is a major source of #PFAS emissions into the environment.
A new study by Iva Ćurić et al. tested hybrid #ultrafiltration (UF) + #reverseosmosis (RO) for PFAS removal from real textile #wastewater 👇
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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A new study by Iva Ćurić et al. tested hybrid #ultrafiltration (UF) + #reverseosmosis (RO) for PFAS removal from real textile #wastewater 👇
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Removal of PFAS from real textile wastewater using a UF-RO hybrid system: Efficiency, mechanisms, and environmental implications
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are frequently used in textile production due to their hydrophobic and oleophobic properties. However, thei…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 2, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The production, use & disposal of #textiles is a major source of #PFAS emissions into the environment.
A new study by Iva Ćurić et al. tested hybrid #ultrafiltration (UF) + #reverseosmosis (RO) for PFAS removal from real textile #wastewater 👇
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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A new study by Iva Ćurić et al. tested hybrid #ultrafiltration (UF) + #reverseosmosis (RO) for PFAS removal from real textile #wastewater 👇
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Great news, congratulations!
We had the pleasure of contributing to Chapter 4 "Water quality of the Danube River and the Black Sea", coordinated by @mzessner.bsky.social, and we look forward to also holding the whole book in our hands.
#waterquality #Danube #river
We had the pleasure of contributing to Chapter 4 "Water quality of the Danube River and the Black Sea", coordinated by @mzessner.bsky.social, and we look forward to also holding the whole book in our hands.
#waterquality #Danube #river
📢A new book is out: "The Danube River and the Western Black Sea Coast – A volume in Ecohydrology from Catchment to Coast" is out: www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780443...
Congrats to Prof. Dr. Thomas Hein on this remarkable work!👏
Congrats to Prof. Dr. Thomas Hein on this remarkable work!👏
The Danube River and The Western Black Sea Coast
The Danube River and The Western Black Sea Coast: Complex Transboundary Management is a brand-new volume in the Elsevier Ecohydrology from Catchment t...
www.sciencedirect.com
August 21, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Great news, congratulations!
We had the pleasure of contributing to Chapter 4 "Water quality of the Danube River and the Black Sea", coordinated by @mzessner.bsky.social, and we look forward to also holding the whole book in our hands.
#waterquality #Danube #river
We had the pleasure of contributing to Chapter 4 "Water quality of the Danube River and the Black Sea", coordinated by @mzessner.bsky.social, and we look forward to also holding the whole book in our hands.
#waterquality #Danube #river
There are many types of diversity. Today we asked ourselves: how diverse is our team in terms of country of origin?
The country in which we grew up profoundly shaped our view of the world, how we relate to others, our priorities, our sense of humour, what we eat and drink, and so much more.
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The country in which we grew up profoundly shaped our view of the world, how we relate to others, our priorities, our sense of humour, what we eat and drink, and so much more.
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August 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
There are many types of diversity. Today we asked ourselves: how diverse is our team in terms of country of origin?
The country in which we grew up profoundly shaped our view of the world, how we relate to others, our priorities, our sense of humour, what we eat and drink, and so much more.
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The country in which we grew up profoundly shaped our view of the world, how we relate to others, our priorities, our sense of humour, what we eat and drink, and so much more.
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Over the past years, we´ve seen our #interdisciplinar #team become more & more diverse in terms of #academic #background w/ each new #research project. But we had not realised quite how much until we started counting. Impressive, isn't it?
In a rapidly changing world, protecting #water ...
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In a rapidly changing world, protecting #water ...
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July 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Over the past years, we´ve seen our #interdisciplinar #team become more & more diverse in terms of #academic #background w/ each new #research project. But we had not realised quite how much until we started counting. Impressive, isn't it?
In a rapidly changing world, protecting #water ...
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In a rapidly changing world, protecting #water ...
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Thrilled 2 share that our colleagues @4heilig.bsky.social & Gabriela Eder contributed 2 the recently published #openAccess article led by Matthew Thornton from @bergthalerlab.bsky.social (@meduniwien.ac.at) in #WaterResearch (@iwapublishing.bsky.social)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Comparative wastewater virome analysis with different enrichment methods
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has proven its value for public health. Physical concentration of virus particles is a crucial step for WBE to per…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 19, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Thrilled 2 share that our colleagues @4heilig.bsky.social & Gabriela Eder contributed 2 the recently published #openAccess article led by Matthew Thornton from @bergthalerlab.bsky.social (@meduniwien.ac.at) in #WaterResearch (@iwapublishing.bsky.social)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Our colleague Meiqi Liu just published the 1st paper of her #PhD. It's a very interesting piece of research from the #PROMISCES project for anyone curious about sources and emission pathways of #PFAS in the Upper #Danube and, more in general, in large #river basins.
doi.org/10.1186/s123...
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doi.org/10.1186/s123...
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Investigating the extent of PFAS contamination in the Upper Danube Basin across environmental compartments - Environmental Sciences Europe
Background Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are emerging organic pollutants widely detected in environmental systems, posing risks to human health and the ecosystem. Despite increasing effor...
enveurope.springeropen.com
July 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Our colleague Meiqi Liu just published the 1st paper of her #PhD. It's a very interesting piece of research from the #PROMISCES project for anyone curious about sources and emission pathways of #PFAS in the Upper #Danube and, more in general, in large #river basins.
doi.org/10.1186/s123...
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doi.org/10.1186/s123...
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This year, we once again took part at #Kinderuni and introduced the young students to the exciting world of #wastewatertreatment. We enjoyed giving an insight into our daily scientific work and hope to have inspired many children for this topic.
@boehler-s.bsky.social @moritzpellegrini.bsky.social
@boehler-s.bsky.social @moritzpellegrini.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 6:36 AM
This year, we once again took part at #Kinderuni and introduced the young students to the exciting world of #wastewatertreatment. We enjoyed giving an insight into our daily scientific work and hope to have inspired many children for this topic.
@boehler-s.bsky.social @moritzpellegrini.bsky.social
@boehler-s.bsky.social @moritzpellegrini.bsky.social
Check out our new #OpenAccess paper by Steffen Kittlaus et al., which explores the dynamics of potentially toxic elements in small rivers.💧
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#heavymetals #tracemetals #elements #waterquality #erosion #enrichment #sediment #suspendedsolids #river #emissions
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#heavymetals #tracemetals #elements #waterquality #erosion #enrichment #sediment #suspendedsolids #river #emissions
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Dynamics of potentially toxic elements in small rivers during high-flow events
This study investigates the concentration dynamics of potentially toxic elements (PTE) during flow events to improve process understanding of the tran…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Check out our new #OpenAccess paper by Steffen Kittlaus et al., which explores the dynamics of potentially toxic elements in small rivers.💧
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#heavymetals #tracemetals #elements #waterquality #erosion #enrichment #sediment #suspendedsolids #river #emissions
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#heavymetals #tracemetals #elements #waterquality #erosion #enrichment #sediment #suspendedsolids #river #emissions
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The 1st Austrian #PFAS Day, organised by the PFAS Expert Committee of #ÖWAV led by @mzessner.bsky.social, was a resounding success:
🙋🏻280 participants from a variety of professional backgrounds demonstrate the significant interest & need for information exchange and cross-sectoral collaboration.
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🙋🏻280 participants from a variety of professional backgrounds demonstrate the significant interest & need for information exchange and cross-sectoral collaboration.
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June 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The 1st Austrian #PFAS Day, organised by the PFAS Expert Committee of #ÖWAV led by @mzessner.bsky.social, was a resounding success:
🙋🏻280 participants from a variety of professional backgrounds demonstrate the significant interest & need for information exchange and cross-sectoral collaboration.
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🙋🏻280 participants from a variety of professional backgrounds demonstrate the significant interest & need for information exchange and cross-sectoral collaboration.
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