Treatment process combination

The demonstration in pilot scale combines

• advanced oxidation  (H₂O₂ and UV) as pre-treatment of surface water

• soil infiltration

• for final drinking water production

Aims & ambition

The objective of this demonstration site is the demonstration of the impact of an oxidative pre-treatment to SAT on bulk organics, micropollutants and microbiological quality. It is expected that breakdown products of the oxidation step are more effectively bio-degraded in the soil. Potential mutagenic effects of transformation products will be monitored.

Robin Wünsch

University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW)

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BASLER TRINKWASSER: Unsere Wissenschaftler vom Bereich Umwelttechnologie untersuchen neue Methoden zur Vorbehandlung von Rheinwasser für die Basler Trinkwasseraufbereitung. Hier in den verschneiten Langen Erlen entnimmt das Team Boden für die neue Pilotanlage bei IWB. Die Untersuchungen sind Teil des europäischen Forschungsprojektes AquaNES. #forschung #trinkwasser #wasser #rhein #umwelt #umwelttechnik #wassertechnologie #lifesciences #fhnw

Ein Beitrag geteilt von Hochschule für Life Sciences (@lifesciences_fhnw) am Feb 27, 2017 um 5:07 PST

The Swiss radio station SRF reported about the AquaNES activities in the Lange Erlen site. They broadcasted interviews with Richard Wülser of partner IWB, the local utility about the motivation for the project. Thomas Wintgens of FHNW as scientific supervisor underlined the performance of the tested pre-treatment process.

Find the audio file here.

Robin Wünsch (FHNW) won the  Best Presentation Award at  the "Ozone and Advanced Oxidation – Solutions for Emergigng Pollutions of Concern to the Water and the Environment" conference held from 5. - 7. September 2018 in Lausanne.

Talking about  "UV/H2O2 before biological treatment in drinking water – effects on the removal of micropollutants and biodegradability" he shared results from almost two years  of experiments in the Lange Erlen drinking water production site.