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FP6-SUSTDEV, Integration of European Wetland research in a sustainable management of water cycle (EUROWET)

The final goal of the EUROWET project is to integrate the substantial multidisciplinary European research in wetlands to help attain the sustainable management of the water cycle. This will be achieved by the translation of state-of-the art science developed at both national and European levels, into practical guidance for end-users. This will be achieved by a comprehensive review, expert assessment and a focussed dissemination strategy. There is considerable scientific knowledge and technical experience gained in diverse aspects of wetland science and management including hydrology, biogeochemistry, ecology restoration, socio-economic and policy analysis. However the results of research and management experience are still too fragmentary and not sufficiently orientated to problem-solving or simply inadequately framed to be effectively transferred to, or used by, stakeholders and policy-makers. Simultaneously the general outcome of the scientific research has been increased awareness of the significance of wetlands in delivering goods and services important for human welfare including quality of life, biodiversity conservation and maintenance or enhancement of environment quality. Despite this wetlands continue to be degraded and lost throughout Europe without adequate consideration of the wider benefits to be achieved from this management. The new Water Framework Directive (WFD) promotes a unique opportunity to redress this problem by means of the holistic, integrated approach to water management. There is currently in preparation horizontal guidance on Wetlands as part of the Common Implementation Strategy (CIS) process. There is however work still to be done on providing more specific scientific and technical guidance on the effective implementation of the Directive with respect to wetlands. This is particularly the case in relation to Integrated River Management, the CIS cluster within which wetlands are being considered in the WFD.

KuRT (Konzeptphase): PEX2WAX - Inbetriebnahme einer degradativen Extrusionsanlage für die stoffliche Verwertung von PEX-Kunststoffen aus Bauabfällen im deutschen Markt

ECOINNOVERA-SuWAS (Sustainable Waste Management Strategy for Green Printing Industry Business) (Titre court : ECOINNOVERA-SuWAS)

The flexographic/gravure printing industry produces a significant amount of waste (61000 tons of ink waste paste/year in Europe). Until now, most of the conventional technologies to treat waste ink are based on incineration. Due to the substances of content ( solvents, pigments, resins), this generates a considerable environmental impact (CO2, nitrogen oxides, PAHs). The EU has recognized this problem and has introduced a new legislation: the revised Waste Framework Directive obliges to recycle at least 70Prozent of the industrial waste and to establish a sustainable waste management plan till the end of 2013. The 'Olax 22 process' is a new advanced waste ink recycling technology based on a closed loops system employing a distillation process. In order to adapt the technology developed in the laboratory at industrial level, the environmental, socio-ecologic and economic impacts have to be defined. Appropriate recommendations for a systemic implementation strategy and policy will also be developed. Aims: 1. General objectives of the project The aim of the European ECO-INNOVERA research project SuWAS is to evaluate the adequacy of the 'Olax 22 process' as a waste ink recycling technology and to elaborate a systemic implementation strategy and policy recommendations. 2. Objectives of the contribution of EPFL in this project The contribution of EPFL (through the group STI IGM LICP) is the realization of the environmental assessment of the ' Olax 22 process' using the methods of EIA (environmental impact assessment) and LCA (life cycle assessment).

Ausbildung von Mitarbeitern öffentlicher und privater Einrichtungen in modernen umweltrelevanten Verfahrensweisen und Technologien

Der Projektzeitraum war vom 1. September 2007 bis 31. Januar 2010. Das Projektkonsortium umfasste 11 Serbische Partnerinstitutionen, sowie 4 EU-Partnerinstitutionen. Das Projekt wurde von der Europäischen Kommission im Rahmen des Tempus Programms genehmigt und gefördert. Der Zuschussempfänger war die Technische Universität Wien, Österreich. Die Projektkosten betrugen 293521 Euro einschließlich der Projektförderung von 278845 Euro. Projektziele: - Verbesserung des vorhandenen Systems für Ingenieurweiterbildung in Serbien- Entwicklung fortgeschrittener, praxisorientierter Weiterbildungskurse in den Bereichen Europäische Umweltrichtlinien und -normen, Abfallmanagement und moderne Umwelttechnologien

Hohlkörperblasanlage zur Herstellung von Leitpfosten

Assessing legal compliance with and implementation of the waste acceptance criteria and procedures by the EU-15

FP6-POLICIES, Safe Management of Mining Waste and Waste Facilities (SAFEMANMIN)

The project aims at supporting the implementation of the proposed Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from the extractive industries 2003/0107. The Directive was prepared following several major accidents with a serious impact on the environment, and it has the purpose of ensuring a safer management of the mining waste facilities, so that such accidents will not occur in the future. This project addresses particularly Article 9, which provides for the classification of waste facilities with respect to the possible consequences of an accident, and respectively the Annex II: Characterisation of mining waste and Annex III: Criteria for the classification of waste facilities. The activities of the project are divided into four major work packages as follows: - Preparation of a Methodology for the Characterisation of Mining Waste - Elaboration of a Risk Assessment Methodology for the Classification of Mining Waste Facilities, including Old/Abandoned Mining Waste Facilities - Review of Techniques for the Prevention and Abatement of Pollution Generated by Mining Wastes - Development of a Decision Support Tool for Minimising the Impact of the Mining Industry on the Environment. The Consortium co-ordinated by BIUTEC, Austria, includes universities, research institutes, NGOs and implementing authorities from 8 European countries, both Members of the EU and accession countries. The experts team is highly qualified and has many years of experience and research in this area, so that the best outputs can be obtained. The project will build on the results of other projects carried out in this field, and will relate closely to on-going projects, so that there is no overlap in our activities. In order to provide an effective tool for the potential beneficiaries, the project team will consult with representatives of the stakeholders before the final versions of the outputs are publicly made available on the project web-site.

FP6-POLICIES, Horizontal Standards on Hygienic parameters for Implementation of EU Directives on Sludge, Soil and Treated Bio-waste (HORIZONTAL-HYG)

The working documents on revision of the Sewage Sludge Directive (86/278/EEC) on Biowaste and the Soil Protection Communication call for standards on sampling and analysis of sludge, treated biowastes and soils. The European Directives are intended to prevent unacceptable release of contaminants, impairment of soil function, or exposure to pathogens, and to protect crops, human and animal health, the quality of water and the wider environment when sludges and treated biowastes are used on land. The EU animal by-product regulations are fixing microbiological threshold values, for which microbiological methods of analysis are needed. The European Commission wishes to cite European (CEN) standards in order that there is harmonised application of the directives and that reports from Member States (MS) can be compared. This project to develop standards for hygienic parameters in sludge, soil and biowaste, presented under the name 'HORIZONTAL-HYG', will be carried out under the umbrella of the main project HORIZONTAL 'Development of horizontal standards for soil, sludge and biowaste'. This ensures full integration in the CEN system through BT Task Force 151 specially set up in support of this project as well as direct supervision by DG ENV and MS, which form the Steering Committee of HORIZONTAL. Preparation of HORIZONTAL-HYG was taken in a full agreement with the DG ENV, DG JRC and the MS already contributing to HORIZONTAL. HORIZONTAL-HYG's objective is to produce standardised methods for sampling and hygienic microbiological parameters, as Salmonella spp, Escherichia coli, Clostridium perfringens, Ascaris ova in sludges, treated biowastes and soils written in CEN format. Validation of the methods is an essential part of the development as it quantifies performance in terms of repeatability and reproducibility. The consortium is well connected in CEN and ISO and thus provides an excellent basis for implementation of the deliverables. Prime Contractor: Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland; Petten, Netherlands.

Towards the Derivation of Quality Standards for Priority Substances in the Context of the Water Framework Directive - Identification of Quality Standards for Priority Substances in the Field of Water Policy

Article 16 of the Water Framework Directive (WFD, Directive 2000/60/EC) lays down the Community Strategy for the establishment of harmonised quality standards and emission controls for the priority substances and other substances posing a significant risk to, or via, the aquatic environment. In order to achieve the protection objectives of the WFD, the Commission shall (i) submit proposals for quality standards applicable to the concentrations of the priority substances in surface water, sediment or biota, and (ii) identify the appropriate cost-effective and proportionate level and combination of product and process controls for both point and diffuse sources. Proposals for environmental quality standards and emission controls for point sources shall be submitted within 2 years of the inclusion of the substance concerned on the list of priority substances (European Parliament and Council Decision No. 2455/2001/EC), i.e. in December 2003. This study is part of the preparatory work of the Commission and its overall objectives are: - The development and description of a concept which enables the European Commission to submit proposals for quality standards applicable to the concentrations of the priority substances of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and those substances not on the priority list but regulated in the 'daughter directives' of Directive 76/464/EEC (on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the Community) in water, sediment and biota, as required by Articles 16(7) and 16(10) of the Water Framework Directive. - Elaboration of proposals for quality standards for the priority substances of the Water Framework Directive and recommended values for other substances of concern (see footnote 1) with regard to surface water, sediment, biota, and human health as objectives of protection. Conclusions: The elaboration of quality standards with the developed methodological framework clearly showed that the proposed approach is applicable for the derivation of specific quality standards addressing the particular objectives of protection as well as for the identification of the overall quality standard that finally may be imposed to safeguard the entire set of objectives of protection. Also, with regard to the effort required to work with the concept, it can be considered as economic. This is attributable to the fact that despite the comprehensive consideration of all relevant routes of exposure and objectives of protection the different quality standards for the specific objectives are normally only derived if certain pre-defined trigger values are exceeded. This avoids the assessment of irrelevant exposure routes and the calculation of unnecessary standards. Problems encountered during the elaboration of the standards were in general not attributable to the suggested methodological framework but mostly to the limited availability of data or to the limitations of the available data.

EU: Abfall-Statistik: Eine halbe Tonne kommunaler Abfälle pro Person in der EU27 im Jahr 2007

Im Durchschnitt wurden 2007 in der Europäischen Union (EU 27) 522 kg kommunaler Abfälle pro Person erzeugt. Das kommunale Abfallaufkommen pro Person lag zwischen 294 kg in der Tschechischen Republik und 801 kg in Dänemark. In Deutschland wurden 564 kg kommunale Abfälle pro Person erzeugt. Die Methoden der Abfallbehandlung unterscheiden sich ebenfalls deutlich zwischen den Mitgliedstaaten. In der EU27 wurden 2007 42% der behandelten kommunalen Abfälle deponiert, 20% verbrannt, 22% recycelt und 17% kompostiert. Die Mitgliedsstaaten mit den höchsten Recyclinganteilen bei kommunalem Abfall waren Deutschland (46%), Belgien (39%), Schweden (37%). Diese Angaben werden von Eurostat, dem Statistischen Amt der Europäischen Gemeinschaften, veröffentlicht.

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