Behavior and distribution of emerging pollutants in aquatic systems
Category
FP7 Project with U.S. partner
Short name and number
BADEPAS (221686)
Area
Environment including Climate change
Description
This project focuses on better understanding the occurrence and fate of two of the main general classes of emerging pollutants: synthetic surfactants and pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs). Surfactants find widespread use in the formulation of detergents, with alcohol ethoxylates (AEOs) constituting one of the highest percentages of the total.
Participating Countries
Spain and United States.
Name of US Partner
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University
Contact
UNIVERSIDAD DE CADIZ (ES) / EDUARDO González-mazo