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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 24 |
| Journal | Environmental Sciences Europe |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2016 |
Abstract
The Taihu (Tai lake) region is one of the most economically prospering areas of China. Due to its location within this district of high anthropogenic activities, Taihu represents a drastic example of water pollution with nutrients (nitrogen, phosphate), organic contaminants and heavy metals. High nutrient levels combined with very shallow water create large eutrophication problems, threatening the drinking water supply of the surrounding cities. Within the international research project SIGN (SinoGerman Water Supply Network, www.water-sign.de), funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), a powerful consortium of fifteen German partners is working on the overall aim of assuring good water quality from the source to the tap by taking the whole water cycle into account: The diverse research topics range from future proof strategies for urban catchment, innovative monitoring and early warning approaches for lake and drinking water, control and use of biological degradation processes, efficient water treatment technologies, adapted water distribution up to promoting sector policy by good governance. The implementation in China is warranted, since the leading Chinese research institutes as well as the most important local stakeholders, e.g. water suppliers, are involved.
Keywords
- Biodegradation, Blue-green algae, Governance, Isotope fractionation, Leakage detection, Membrane filtration, Monitoring, Network flushing, Urban catchment, Water management
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Science(all)
- Pollution
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Environmental Sciences Europe, Vol. 28, No. 1, 24, 01.12.2016.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Since 2015 the SinoGerman research project SIGN supports water quality improvement in the Taihu region, China
AU - Schmidt, Kathrin Rachel
AU - aus der Beek, Tim
AU - Dai, Xiaohu
AU - Dong, Bingzhi
AU - Dopp, Elke
AU - Eichinger, Florian
AU - Hammers-Wirtz, Monika
AU - Haußmann, Regina
AU - Holbach, Andreas
AU - Hollert, Henner
AU - Illgen, Marc
AU - Jiang, Xia
AU - Koehler, Jan
AU - Koester, Stephan
AU - Korth, Andreas
AU - Kueppers, Stephan
AU - Li, Aili
AU - Lohmann, Matthias
AU - Moldaenke, Christian
AU - Norra, Stefan
AU - Qin, Boqiang
AU - Qin, Yanwen
AU - Reese, Moritz
AU - Riehle, Edmund
AU - Santiago-Schuebel, Beatrix
AU - Schaefer, Charlotte
AU - Simon, Anne
AU - Song, Yonghui
AU - Staaks, Christian
AU - Steinhardt, Joerg
AU - Subklew, Guenter
AU - Tao, Tao
AU - Wu, Tingfeng
AU - Yin, Daqiang
AU - Zhao, Fangfang
AU - Zheng, Binghui
AU - Zhou, Meiyue
AU - Zou, Hua
AU - Zuo, Jiane
AU - Tiehm, Andreas
N1 - Funding information: The authors acknowledge funding of the SIGN project as one of the three projects of the Innovation Cluster Major Water of the BMBF (Grant No. 02 WCL 1336 A to O) in the frame of the CLIENT (International Cooperations for Sustainable Innovations) program ( www.sino-german-major-water.net ). As stated in the joint declaration signed in Mai 2015, the German projects SIGN ( www.water-sign.de ), Sinowater ( www.client-sinowater.net ) and Urban Catchment ( www.ufz.de/urbancatchments ) cooperate closely with corresponding Chinese projects within the Chinese Major Program of Science and Technology for Water Pollution Control and Governance.
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - The Taihu (Tai lake) region is one of the most economically prospering areas of China. Due to its location within this district of high anthropogenic activities, Taihu represents a drastic example of water pollution with nutrients (nitrogen, phosphate), organic contaminants and heavy metals. High nutrient levels combined with very shallow water create large eutrophication problems, threatening the drinking water supply of the surrounding cities. Within the international research project SIGN (SinoGerman Water Supply Network, www.water-sign.de), funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), a powerful consortium of fifteen German partners is working on the overall aim of assuring good water quality from the source to the tap by taking the whole water cycle into account: The diverse research topics range from future proof strategies for urban catchment, innovative monitoring and early warning approaches for lake and drinking water, control and use of biological degradation processes, efficient water treatment technologies, adapted water distribution up to promoting sector policy by good governance. The implementation in China is warranted, since the leading Chinese research institutes as well as the most important local stakeholders, e.g. water suppliers, are involved.
AB - The Taihu (Tai lake) region is one of the most economically prospering areas of China. Due to its location within this district of high anthropogenic activities, Taihu represents a drastic example of water pollution with nutrients (nitrogen, phosphate), organic contaminants and heavy metals. High nutrient levels combined with very shallow water create large eutrophication problems, threatening the drinking water supply of the surrounding cities. Within the international research project SIGN (SinoGerman Water Supply Network, www.water-sign.de), funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), a powerful consortium of fifteen German partners is working on the overall aim of assuring good water quality from the source to the tap by taking the whole water cycle into account: The diverse research topics range from future proof strategies for urban catchment, innovative monitoring and early warning approaches for lake and drinking water, control and use of biological degradation processes, efficient water treatment technologies, adapted water distribution up to promoting sector policy by good governance. The implementation in China is warranted, since the leading Chinese research institutes as well as the most important local stakeholders, e.g. water suppliers, are involved.
KW - Biodegradation
KW - Blue-green algae
KW - Governance
KW - Isotope fractionation
KW - Leakage detection
KW - Membrane filtration
KW - Monitoring
KW - Network flushing
KW - Urban catchment
KW - Water management
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U2 - 10.1186/s12302-016-0092-7
DO - 10.1186/s12302-016-0092-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84993994758
VL - 28
JO - Environmental Sciences Europe
JF - Environmental Sciences Europe
SN - 2190-4707
IS - 1
M1 - 24
ER -