P-TRAP: recycling of phosphorus from surface waters
2020-03-27
In Germany, almost two out of every three bodies of water contain too much phosphorus due to soil fertilisation. The result: Excessive growth of algae and aquatic plants that remove oxygen from the water, thus endangering the ecosystem. At the same time, phosphorus is a valuable resource. The European Training Network (ETN) project P-TRAP seeks to recover phosphorus from bodies of water and transfer it into a circular economy.
The P-TRAP consortium consists of 16 international partner organisations that together offer eleven new positions for young researchers. It is coordinated by Dr. Thilo Behrends, University of Utrecht / The Netherlands. “What is special about this project is that we start with a drainage system here, not in the traditional way with sewage treatment plants, but with diffuse sources that reach surface waters via the groundwater.”, explains Prof. Dr. Stefan Peiffer, dpartment of Hydrology, BayCEER / University of Bayreuth, one of the initiators of the project.
Find out more on the P-TRAP homepage. as well as in an overview offered by the Bavarian Research Alliance:
https://www.bayfor.org/en/projects/projects-with-thematic-filter/p-trap.html
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