The project APRIORA aims to help prioritize urban wastewater treatment plants for enhanced micropollutant removal. The goal of the project is to produce a toolbox combining monitoring, modelling, and risk assessment, to help better assess the occurrence and risks of pharmaceutical residues within the Baltic Sea catchment area.
The project is divided into three work packages (WPs). In WP1 we will produce the solutions and relevant training materials. The toolbox is developed in close collaboration with envisioned end-users, such as regional environmental authorities. In WP2 the developed approach will be piloted in selected pilot areas in partner countries, i.e. Finland, Germany, Sweden, Poland and Latvia. After, and partially parallel with WP2, the produced solution will be promoted and communicated to target groups in WP3.
The project budget is 2.4 million euros. APRIORA is lead by University of Rostock (URO). Project partners in addition to URO and Syke include the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment in South Ostrobothnia (FI), Finnish Medicines Agency Fimea (FI), German Environmental Agency (DE), Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology (LV), Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre (LV), Gdansk University of Technology (PL), and Kristianstad University (SE).
Read more about the project at the Interreg Baltic Sea Region website.