Integrated assessment of groundwater systems
Joint project gwTriade
Our objectives
- Identification of priority groundwater pollutants (indicator substances) and appropriate test methods for the assessment of impacts on groundwater biodiversity
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Development and implementation of an integrated assessment concept specifically for groundwater systems - based on a triad approach
- Analysis and integration of societal objectives regarding groundwater assessment and protection to develop recommendations for action on extended groundwater assessment for users and decision makers
Triad approach
- Combination of standardized ecotoxicological bioassays, chemical analysis and faunal diversity assessment to investigate the ecotoxicological, chemical and ecological potential of increasingly polluted groundwater ecosystems. The triad approach is complemented by the integration of societal objectives concerning groundwater protection.
Our Consortium
- We are a consortium of different project partners with expertise in environmental toxicology, molecular ecology, groundwater and drinking water ecology, chemical analysis, water management, conflict analysis and stakeholder processes
Project Funding
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is funding the gwTriade project (Ecological and Ecotoxicological Groundwater Quality Monitoring based on an Integrative Triad Approach) within the LURCH (Sustainable Groundwater Management) funding measure as part of the federal research program on water “Wasser: N”. Wasser: N contributes to the BMBF “Research for Sustainability’ (FONA) Strategy”.
Grand number: 02WGW1668A
LURCH status seminar
On September 17 and 18, 2024, the LURCH mid-term status seminar took place at DECHEMA-Haus in Frankfurt am Main. The current results of the individual joint projects were presented and discussed in presentations and poster contributions. A total of approx. 150 experts from research and practice took part in the event.
gwTriade Project meeting in Frankfurt am Main
The third gwTriade project meeting took place in Frankfurt am Main on September 16, 2024. The meeting was organized by the Institute for Social-Ecological Research (ISOE).
Annual SETAC GLB Meeting: Umwelt 2024
The joint conference of SETAC GLB and the Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology Section of the German Chemical Society (GDCh) took place in Giessen and Homberg (Ohm) from 08.09 to 11.09.2024.