Deliverables

Working Group 1 - Microbiome and mobile antibiotic resistome in treated wastewater and in downstream environments

Deliverable 1: Protocol for assessing relative abundance of mobile ARGs in effluents and downstream environments based on experience being gathered through running project

Deliverable 2: List of the top 10 most prevalent and persistent, and the top 5 most hazardous ARB&ARGs in treated wastewater and surrounding environment, specifically focusing on antibiotic resistance genes associated with mobile genetic elements

Deliverable 3: Guidelines for the analysis of treated wastewater planned to be reused

Deliverable 4: List of ARB&ARGs to be taken into account for the risk evaluation for wastewater reuse

Deliverable 5: White paper on the implications of wastewater reuse in the spread of ARB&ARGs and adequate measures to minimize adverse impacts

Working Group 2 - Uptake and translocation of organic microcontaminants and ARB&ARGs in crops

Deliverable 6: Evaluation of the impact of agricultural soil on the bioavailability of organic microcontaminants and heavy
metals for uptake by crops

Deliverable 7: Prioritization of microcontaminants (chemical and biological) and key factors affecting their uptake process

Deliverable 8: Crops with highest and lowest potential for contaminants uptake

Deliverable 9: Predictive models to assess the uptake of organic microcontaminants and ARB&ARGs by crops

Deliverable 10: Determination of the daily intake of organic microcontaminants and ARB&ARGs from irrigated crops with reclaimed waters of different quality

Deliverable 11: White paper on the uptake and translocation of organic microcontaminants and ARB&ARGs in crops

Deliverable 12: Training school on the uptake of microcontaminants and ARB&ARGs testing in wastewater and soil samples

Working Group 3 - Effect-based bioassays required for wastewater reuse schemes

Deliverable 13: White Paper on the existing knowledge with regard to wastewater and biological hazards

Deliverable 14: Bioassays able to serve as routine tools for analysis and evaluation of the efficiency of the various treatment technologies to remove toxicological hazards and evaluate the quality of the wastewater to be reused (relevant to the reuse practice)

Deliverable 15: Harmonized protocols for effect-based in vitro biotests (bioassays) able to serve as routine tools for analysis and evaluation of the efficiency of the various treatment technologies to remove toxicological hazards and evaluate the quality of the wastewater to be reused

Working Group 4 - Technologies efficient/economically viable to meet the current wastewater reuse challenges

Deliverable 16: Understanding the contribution of biological processes to antibiotic resistance spread into the environment

Deliverable 17: The best available technologies able to minimize the release of contaminants of emerging concern, including ARB&ARGs, and fulfil requirements for a safe reuse

Deliverable 18: Summer school on advanced treatment technologies and contaminants of emerging concern

Working Group 5 - Risk assessment and policy development

Deliverable 19: List of quality criteria concerning ARB&ARGs and biological risks related to contaminants of emerging concern

Deliverable 20: A list of parameters to be taken into account for a qualitative risk assessment framework

Deliverable 21: A list of highly hazardous conditions commonly met in wastewater and which represent a high risk for wastewater reuse