EARLYWATER - An integrated early warning system to control emerging pollutants and pathogens in reclaimed water

准确识别威胁、估计风险和确定缓解水污染的对策的优先次序对研究人员和从业人员构成重大挑战。应对这些挑战的第一步是创造收集足够数据的方法和技术，以便更好地了解当前的事态。目前，污染物监测是在淡水上进行的。新出现的污染物(ECs)和病原体在处理后的污水、水环境和再生水中的存在增加了对环境和公共卫生的关注。因此，有必要对污染进行实时快速检测，以确保适当和及时的反应。EARLYWATER的目标是设计和应用现代监测和分析方法，以近乎实时地检测和预测废水和再生水中的污染物发生情况。EARLYWATER将近乎实时地为ECS和病原体威胁检测和相关风险提供早期预警系统。它将成为应对事件的有效前瞻性决策支持解决方案，促进循证决策。根据MSCA计划，该研究员将通过与东道主(伦敦布鲁内尔大学)的高级数据采集技术、数据分析、系统建模、模拟和应用控制方面的专家一起，以及在另外两个欧盟学术机构(马尔凯理工学院和代尔夫特理工大学)的进一步和补充培训，以及与业界的合作(雅各布斯英国)，来增强她的知识。培训计划将拓宽这位研究员的技能和她在这些前景看好和快速增长的领域的职业前景。该项目的发现将有助于水、废水部门的智能化。其成果还将通过与教育机构和公众的接触产生教育和社会影响。

The accurate identification of threats, the estimation of risks and deployment-prioritization of countermeasures to mitigate against water pollutants pose major challenges for researchers and practitioners. The first step in addressing these challenges is to create the methods and technologies to collect enough data to build a better picture of the current state of affair. At present, pollutants monitoring is conducted on freshwater. The presence of emerging contaminants (ECs) and pathogens in treated effluents, aquatic environment and reclaimed water is increasing environmental and public health concerns. Therefore, there is a need for rapid detection of contamination in real-time to ensure appropriate and timely response. The aim of EARLYWATER is to design and apply modern monitoring and analytical methods for detection and prediction of pollutants occurrence in wastewater and reclaimed water in near real-time. EARLYWATER will deliver an early warning system for ECs and pathogen threats detection and associated risks in near real-time. It will become an effective look-ahead decision support solution for responding to events, facilitating evidence-based decision making. Under the MSCA programme, the Fellow will enhance her knowledge by joining specialists in advanced data acquisition technologies, data analytics, systems modelling, simulation and applied control in Process and Water Engineering at the host (Brunel University London), with further and complementary training in two other EU academic institutes (The Marche Polytechnic University and the Delft University of Technology) and collaboration with industry (Jacobs UK). The training program will broaden the Fellow's skills and her career prospects in these promising and rapidly growing fields. The project's findings will contribute to the smartification of water, and wastewater sectors. The results will also make educational and social impact through engagement with educational institutions and the public.