Large scale water treatment and the implications for the water cycle. Ozonation, waste water, advanced treatment, micropollutants

“In light of the intended wide application of advanced treatment steps, there is a need for an overview of the available knowledge on existing regulations driving mitigation and monitoring efforts in the EU. Here, we focus on emerging compounds and their transformation products. More specifically, we explore potential consequences of applying ozonation as a technological intervention on a large scale. We discuss how this treatment upstream may have benefits but also drawbacks for the receiving areas downstream. From this overview, research questions are identified.”

(Citaat: Kools, S.A.E., Baken, K.A., van Wezel, A.P. – Large scale water treatment and the implications for the water cycle. Ozonation, waste water, advanced treatment, micropollutants – RIWA IDF1807 (2018))