Nereus COST Action ES1403 (New and emerging challenges and opportunities in wastewater reuse) is funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST). COST is supported by the EU Framework Programme Horizon 2020.

Nereus COST Action ES1403 (New and emerging challenges and opportunities in wastewater reuse) will answer critical questions through a European multidisciplinary network, structured in interactive Working Groups (WGs), to achieve: a) identification of the microbiome and mobile antibiotic resistome in treated wastewater, b) assessment of the potential for uptake/transmission of microcontaminants and antibiotic-resistant bacteria and/or their genes (ARB&ARG) in crops, c) determination of effect-based bioassays required for wastewater reuse, d) identification of efficient/economically viable technologies able to meet the current challenges and, e) development of a relevant risk assessment and policy framework. The Action aims at establishing criteria on technologies/assessment methods for wastewater treatment and suggest new effluent quality criteria to overcome current barriers and safeguard the reuse practice. The Action is expected to have a major impact on the enhancement of sustainable wastewater reuse in light of current challenges at technological, economical and societal level.

It brings together more than 300 experts from 31 EU countries (AT, BE, BA, BG, HR, CY, CZ, DK, EE, FI, FR, DE, GR, IE, IL, IT, LT, LU, ME, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RS, SK, SI, ES, SE, CH, UK), 4 Near Neighbor Countries (GE, JO, TN, UA) and 4 International Partner Countries (AU, KR, SG, US).

Official website: http://www.nereus-cost.eu

ANSWER is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action, funded by the European Commission Horizon2020 research and innovation programme under the Grant Agreement 675530

The main objective is to develop well-trained and creative Early-Stage Researchers (ESRs) through innovative PhD projects to unravel the highly complex factors driving antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes (A&ARB&ARG) propagation in the framework of urban wastewater reuse, in order to assess the relevant environmental/public health risks, able to face current and future challenges and to convert knowledge and ideas into products and services for economic and social benefit.