mikroMISCH

Organic micropollutants pose a growing threat to aquatic ecosystems and one pathway for these pollutants to enter open water bodies is through combined sewer overflows (CSOs). In the project mikroMISCH, we measure organic micropollutants at CSOs with high temporal resolution (10 minutes). The objectives of the project are (1) to describe the maximum fluctuation rates of organic MP to define minimal sampling intervals, (2) to show peak concentrations and their duration of a large number of substances as input for ecotoxicological studies and (3) to use the dynamic patterns for source allocation. The results should help to design mitigation measured to reduce the negative impact of organic micropollutants on the environment.