The research

To reach good environmental status as well as to use the Baltic Sea for fisheries these micro-pollutants and micro-plastics need to be removed. BONUS CLEANWATER aims at reducing the input of micro-pollutants and micro-plastic from wastewater into the Baltic Sea by exploring, developing and comparing new eco-technology approaches. The solutions will be developed in close collabora-tion with the end-users.

BONUS CLEANWATER addresses the three current problems:
1. The lack of knowledge on micro-pollutants and micro-plastic, on pollution loads into the Baltic Sea for which pollutants wastewater effluents or stormwater are the relevant sources.
2. The lack of energy efficient and eco-technology based treatment systems to remove micro-pollutants and micro-plastic from sewage and stormwater (combined sewer overflow – CSO – and rain runoff).
3. The lack of cost-efficient high frequency testing methods for micro-pollutants and high validity testing for micro-plastic particles.

The BONUS CLEANWATER project is a multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary research effort integrating the following core disciplines: natural science, technology and engineering, finance (cost effectiveness) and environmental performance assessment by use of life cycle assessment of the reference and CLEANWATER eco-technologies.

The project will work with the following work packages to reach the goals

• WP1, Assessment of relevant pollution loads from stormwater and wastewater discharges into the Baltic
WP leader: Aalborg University

 • WP2, Environmental effective optimization of ozonation (link to read more)
WP leader: Lund University

 • WP3, Exploring and developing MBBR (link to read more)
WP leader: Veolia Water Technology

• WP4, Exploring and developing membrane based solutions ceramic MBR (link to read more)
WP leader: Aarhus University

 • WP4, Removing micropollutants with aquaporin-based biomimetic membranes (link to read more)
WP leader: Aarhus University

 • WP5, Removing micropollutants and microplastics by biofiltration (link to read more)
WP leader: Aarhus University

 • WP6, Comparative assessment of cost effectiveness and of environmental performance
WP leader: Lund University

 • WP7, Novel methods for determination of micro-pollutants and micro-plastic in wastewater, stormwater and leachate from landfills
WP leader: Aarhus University

 • WP8, Dissemination & Communication
WP leader: Sweden Water Research