PROMISCES
Research
Solutions to prevent recalcitrant Organic Mobile Industrial chemicalS for CE in the Soil-sediment-water system
About us
PROMISCES aims to understand the origins, routes and fates of pollutants which spread easily in the environment and are very persistent. The Horizon 2020-funded project is developing technologies to remove these pollutants from soils, sediments, surface- and groundwater, since they can be harmful to human health: • “PROMISCES aims to enable a safe circular economy for the soil-sediment-water cycle.” • “PROMISCES will develop, test and demonstrate in the field, under “real-life conditions”, key technologies and innovations to monitor, prevent and remediate industrial persistent and mobile and potentially toxic (iPM(T)s) pollutants in the soil-sediment-water system.” • “PROMISCES is centred around seven representative case studies in different European regions linked with chemical pollution challenges. The project will support the sustainability roadmap of urbanised areas by reducing the environmental impacts on waters (surface and groundwater, urban runoff, wastewater, landfill leachate), soils (contaminated sites, brownfields) and dredged sediments (river, sea-ports).” • “PROMISCES will provide concepts for zero-pollution circularity applied to waters (e.g. water reuse for irrigation, bank filtration for drinking water supply) and complex solid matrices (land recycling, nutrient recovery from sewage sludge, dredged sediment valorisation) across the private and public sectors.” • “PROMISCES will have a particular focus on PFAS compounds that reflects the urgent need for better management of historic and current pollutant emissions within the different circular economy routes. The focus on other iPM(T)s reflects the need to apply lessons learned from PFAS threats to human health to a wider range of chemicals, including those replacing PFAS after the EU-wide ban on usage and production”.
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- 51-200 employees
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- Educational
Employees at PROMISCES
Updates
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📢 PFAS: A Challenge We Can’t Ignore 💡 Our #WaterProjectsEurope side event “PFAS Solutions: Technologies and Policies for Circular Water Cycles in Support of the Zero Pollution Action Plan” yesterday was a full success! It was attended by nearly 80 participants and by that warming up the audience for this year’s #WaterKnowledgeEurope2024. 💪 During our session, we pinpointed that #PFAS contamination isn’t just an environmental issue - it’s a multifaceted challenge affecting health, trust, and our economy. The #healthrisks are alarming, and the psychological stress it causes, coupled with a growing distrust in governments and industries, underscores the urgency of action. 💸 The economic impact? Significant. While remediation costs are high, the cost of inaction is even higher. Yet, blind spots remain—standardization, feasibility of solutions, and timely scientific input to policymakers are critical gaps we must address. 🚨 Another concerning issue is the pace of action. Scientists often wait too long to release the knowledge needed to drive solutions. Innovation loops, where industries adopt new methods, are urgently needed. 👏 A big thank you for our colleagues from the Life-Source project and SCENARIOS Project EU for being part of this event! 🌍Let’s keep the conversation going! What are your thoughts on tackling PFAS? Tell us in the comments! #zeropollution #sustainabiltity
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PROMISCES reposted this
📣 Tomorrow is the day!! European projects PROMISCES, SCENARIOS Project EU and Life-Source project together with WaterEurope invite you to a WaterProjectEurope on “PFAS Solutions: Technologies and Policies for Circular Water Cycles in Support of the Zero Pollution Action Plan”, providing a deep dive into PROMISCES, SCENARIOS Project EU’ and Life-Source project’s PFAS management strategies in Brussels📍at BluePoint. More details on the event👉 https://lnkd.in/dSpWqyp8 In this interactive event, you will gain: ✅ Insights into emerging technologies developed to tackle PFAS and enhance circular water systems, ✅ Identification of key knowledge gaps in current policies impacting water cycles and PFAS management, ✅ Opportunities to discuss pressing issues with experts on policy and technology. Join us to explore strategies to move towards the Zero Pollution Action Plan. Don’t miss the opportunity to meet with experts on #PFAS treatment technologies and policies for water cycles!
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Water Europe published a new position paper on the #PFAS issue. Do you want to learn more about solutions against PFAS? Come and visit our side event at the Water Knowledge Europe next week on 10 December 2024! During the event "PFAS Solutions: Technologies and Policies for #Circular #Water Cycles in Support of the #ZeroPollution Action Plan", the three projects #PROMISCES, SCENARIOS Project EU and Life-Source project will be giving insights into their PFAS management srategies. The event is part of the series "Water Projects Europe" and is free of charge for Water Knowledge Europe visitors. More info: https://lnkd.in/dSeFYYUh
📣New Position Paper on Accelerating the #PFAS Agenda: View of the EU Water Sector for Europe's Future. 🌍 The urgent need to address #PFAS - "forever chemicals"- is a priority of the new Ursula von der Leyen's Commission mandating Commissioner Jessika Roswall and Vice President Stéphane Séjourné to simplify reach and speed up work to provide clarity as soon as possible on PFAS. 💧Water Europe’s latest Position Paper stresses the view of the water sector in strengthening sustainable #competitiveness while safeguarding the environment and #publichealth from PFAS challenges. 🔍We outlined 9 key recommendations to guide Europe toward a Water-Smart Society that balances innovation, safety, and sustainability: ✅Develop uniform methods for PFAS #measurement and analysis across the EU. ✅Introduce an #obligation to provide information on the presence of knowingly added PFAS ✅Unroll the ECHA PFAS #restriction’ process ✅Require industrial sites producing or using PFAS to cap PFAS flow ✅Establish a health-based threshold for trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) ✅Introduce an Extended Producer Responsibility using a PFAS toxicity risk-based approach ✅#Finance research and innovation activities to find alternatives to PFAS uses as well as PFAS removal technologies ✅Establish a list of approved and best available #technologies for the safe management of PFAS concentrates ✅Balance the regulation of PFAS with the need for certain essential uses in production and essential functions in products, particularly for well-studied fluoropolymers of low concern with no evidence of health risks 📘Read the full Position Paper 👉 https://lnkd.in/eFyqYbs7 💡Want to delve deeper? Explore Water Europe's white paper on the Zero Pollution strategy👉 https://lnkd.in/djCbwxY2 #PFAS #ZeroPollution #SustainableWater #CircularEconomy #WaterInnovation #EUClimateGoals #zeropollution #greendeal
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+++BRGM and IPGP are organizing a #PROMISCES PFAS Day+++ For our French speaking followers: Our partners Julie Lions (BRGM) and Eric D. van Hullebusch (Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris) are co-organising a #PFAS day with the association Interprofessional Network of Organic By-Products (RISPO). 📅 20 March 2025 🕐 10:00 - 17:00 📍 Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris RISPO is the first French association dedicated to the professions of the recovery of all types of organic residues, e.g. plants, biowaste, sewage sludge, mixed or non-mixed household waste. Stay tuned for more info!
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PROMISCES reposted this
Thomas James Oudega (Technical University Vienna) present "Mass balance: determination of "total PFAS" & sampling strategies" in the session 21 of Remtech Europe organized by the project PROMISCES, with the coordination of Julie Lions, Stéfan COLOMBANO, Eric D. van Hullebusch The next edition of Remtech Europe will be 15-19 September 2025 SAVE THE DATE) and stay ready to present an abstract. Deadline is 31 March 2025 #environment #sediment #remediation #soil #groundwater #water #environmental #technology #strategy #market #reclamation #brownfield #future #business #green #wastewater #sustainability #reclamation #brownfield #pfas #drones #sampling Dr.Geetha Plackal Luiz Fernando Rocha Cavalotti Leila Sedaei Fadly Haley Tanjung Fredy Guzmán-Martínez Dominique Guyonnet Derya Erika HATİBOĞLU GLIDER AGUILAR Dr Peter A. Behnisch elena Marrocchino Nicole Heine Cojocaru Olesea Oluwaseun Oyelami,AISLT Neal Megonnell Fatima-Zahra Elma Rubén Leboreiro Amaro Ravi Kommajosyula Ghida AlZohbi Stephen D'souza Prof.dr. Amra Bratovcic Ilaria Casarotto Pol Aumatell Boadella Chukwunonso Stephen kassim chabi Tatiana Sorokina Chiara Alisi Dr. Salahadein Alzien Ahmed Brisilda Gjana Murat Eyvaz Romain (岩山) Meyer Niraj Yadav Alan Sambugari Carrara Bassey Effiong (MICCON) Mohammed Aktaruzzaman Hasan,PMP
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In #PROMISCES, many #youngresearchers are working in a wide variety of fields. But one thing they have in common: To enable a #circulareconomy in the soil-sediment-water system and to fight #PFAS. 👩🔬 One of them is Alicia Cano López. She is a pre-doctoral researcher in the field of Environmental Analytical Chemistry at Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC). What excites her the most about the work in PROMISCES is the potential to contribute to significant environmental improvements and to provide solutions that can enhance the well-being of communities around the world. Read more about Alicia and her thoughts on PFAS in #reused #water in our interview! 👉 https://lnkd.in/dTB9pvN5 #zeropollution
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There is still a bit time to register for this year's Water Knowledge Europe. Together with SCENARIOS Project EU and Life-Source project we will host the side event Water Projects Europe on #PFAS Solutions: Technologies and Policies for #Circular #Water Cycles in Support of the #ZeroPollution Action Plan". Come join us!
⌛🚨 You only have 24 hours to register for Water Knowledge Europe 2024. Hurry up! ✅Get your ticket for #WKE2024 until tomorrow, 4th of December (noon) and meet us next week, 10-12 December at Bluepoint Centre in Brussels! 🟢Don't miss the opportunity to network, exchange knowledge and experiences, and collaborate with key actors across the #water value chain. 🎯 Remember: It's now the time to book your B2B meetings with potential business partners to exchange ideas and explore synergies for successful project consortia. Explore our side events 👇 ☑️ 10 December - 9:00-12:30- #WaterProjectsEurope - PFAS Solutions: Technologies and Policies for Circular Water Cycles in Support of the Zero Pollution Action Plan. ☑️ 12 December - 9:00-12:00 - The AquaSPICE Final Conference ☑️ 10-12 December - Water Europe’s newly established Expert Groups (EG) and Communities of Practice (COPs) 🥳We are looking to welcome you next week! 🌐Visit our event page: https://lnkd.in/dSeFYYUh #HorizonEurope #WaterSector #ResearchAndDevelopment #FundingOpportunities #WaterSustainability #NetworkingEvent #WPE #waterprojecteurope
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During our Water Projects Europe event "#PFAS Solutions: Technologies and Policies for #Circular Water Cycles in Support of the #ZeroPollution Action Plan" on 10 December, we will have a panel discussion. Our experts will talk about "Addressing Policy Needs Through Research". Who are the experts? Let us introduce them to you: ✅ Ana Belén Pereiro Estévez, representing the ZeroPollution4Water Cluster ✅ Carme Bosch, representing the Life-Source project ✅ Ulf Miehe, representing the #PROMISCES project ✅ Mihaela Mirea Candea, from SCENARIOS Project EU ✅ Rolf-Jan Hoeve, from Directorate-General Research & Innovation Join us as we explore innovative solutions and policies driving the future of #sustainable #water cycles. 📅 10 December 🕐 9:00 to 12:30 CET 📍 Brussels, BluePoint 👉 Register here to secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/eKAWi8QX We can’t wait to see you there!
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Let's talk about #PFAS! In our new series ✨ PFAS Points ✨ , we want to introduce you to the topic of PFAS: What are PFAS? Why are they so dangerous? What is being done about them? And how does #PROMISCES support the fight against PFAS? 👀 You can now read "Part 1: What are PFAS" on our blog. Next to the slides in this post, you can find a text there with more explanations and examples! Enjoy reading! 👉 https://lnkd.in/e_zNUSRS