Optimising Wetland-Based Solutions for Improved Micropollutant Treatment Efficiency from Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Effluent

WeTreat

Project Summary

The WeTreat project optimises constructed wetlands for the removal of persistent micropollutants from wastewater treatment plant effluents using plant-based biodegradation and phytoremediation. It integrates in vitro propagation of elite wetland plant ecotypes with high uptake capacity and evaluates impacts on plant health and rhizo-microbiomes.

Financiamento

This work was supported by Portuguese national funds from the FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology through the WeTreat project, funded under the Water4All/0011/2023 contract (https://doi.org/10.54499/Water4All/0011/2023), and by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Programme within the 2023 Joint Transnational Call of the European Partnership Water4All (Grant Agreement No. 101060874).

Optimising Wetland-Based Solutions for Improved Micropollutant Treatment Efficiency from Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Effluent

Start and End Date

25.02.2025 - 24.02.2028

Research Group

XtremeBio

Coordinating Entity

CCMAR

CCMAR Coordinators

Maria João Rodrigues

CCMAR Budget

160000.00€

WeTreatProject

Publications

Custódio, L., Lescano, L., Martins, C., Rodrigues, M.J., 2025. In vitro propagation of Limonium algarvense Erben: towards the conservation of a rare and endemic halophyte. Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC) 2025 162:1 162, 9-. https://doi.org/10.1007/S11240-025-03129-9

Hoornaert, H., Neng, N., Custódio, L., Rodrigues, M.J., 2026. Physiological and biochemical tolerance responses of the estuarine saltmarsh plant Limbarda crithmoides L. under acetaminophen exposure: Insights into plant–pollutant interactions. Estuar Coast Shelf Sci 329, 109640. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ECSS.2025.109640