{"id":465,"date":"2017-06-24T16:39:59","date_gmt":"2017-06-24T16:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meduwa.uni-osnabrueck.de\/?page_id=465\/"},"modified":"2022-02-09T12:48:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T11:48:51","slug":"the-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.meduwa.uni-osnabrueck.de\/en\/the-project\/","title":{"rendered":"The Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

Synopsis of the MEDUWA-Vecht(e) project<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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To deal with the complex issue of micro-contamination of soil, food, water and air, a comprehensive set of complementary techniques and methods is required. MEDUWA-Vecht(e) (MEDicines Unwanted in WAter) was a collaborative project of 27 Dutch and German companies, universities, hospitals, and governmental and non-governmental organizations.<\/p>\n

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Figure 1. The Vecht River near Ommen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MEDUWA-Vecht (e) focused on the cross-border catchment of the Vechte River as a case study (see figure 2 and 1). The Watershed Information System<\/a><\/strong> (WIS) presents information about the water supply, water management approaches and decision-making authorities, the handling of pharmaceuticals and the resulting emissions of active substances into the environment of the Vechte basin.<\/p>\n

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Fig. 2: Cross border catchment of the Vechte River.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This coalition developed products and services that address the emissions of human and veterinary pharmaceuticals and multi-resistant bacteria in soil, food, water and air, and, at the same, support the regional economy. The most innovative aspect of the MEDUWA project is that it dealt with several stages of the life cycle of pharmaceuticals(see figure 4). The following intervention classes were included (see figure 3):<\/p>\n