Clean water and sanitation
Research
Alle the "clean water and sanitation" publications on the UNamur research portal.
Social impact and actions
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Institute of Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE)Research at the Institute of Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE) is relevant to several of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For example, we study the impact of multiple stressors (chemical, physical or pathogenic) and/or pollutants (pesticides, pharmaceuticals, endocrine disruptors, neurotoxins, atmospheric residues) on organisms but also on ecosystems, and solutions are sought to strengthen their resistance and resilience and/or limit harmful products (e.g. immuno-stimulation, search for alternative pharmaceuticals). Furthermore, by prospecting and characterising geological resources (water, metals and other raw materials) and by integrating human use over the centuries, from Antiquity to the current Anthropocene, ILEE contributes to the sustainable management of natural resources, including architecture and art. The transition to a more sustainable agriculture is investigated through the concept of ecosystem services via mapping, modelling and integrated assessment. The consequences of climate change on human migration or the interactions between the different agents responsible for the transmission of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases are also at the heart of ILEE's research. Read more... |
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CoVWWSurv - National surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants in sewageTogether with UAntwerp and Ughent, the University of Namur takes part in the project "COVWWSURV. It concerns the implementation of a surveillance system for coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) through the analysis of sewage, the objective being the early detection of any significant evolution of the circulation of the virus in the population. This surveillance system will cover approximately 45% of the Belgian population, by means of the analysis of the sewage entering the wastewater treatment plant, at a rate of two times per week. |
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A new research partnership with the University of LorraineThe URBE and UR AFPA are both experts in aquaculture. The aim of the project is to understand the effects of domestication on the reproduction and welfare of new species in aquaculture. The chosen model is the Zebra Fish. The fish will arrive from Bangladesh and will be in the wild. But we don't eat Zebra Fish, do we? So, why was this model chosen? First of all, because their genome is well known and a lot of bibliographic resources are available. Then, it is a species which reproduces quickly (a few months are enough to obtain a new generation). This enables to quickly analyze its resistance to stress and its reproduction in captivity. It should also be noted that the study plans to let the fish develop without making any selection, as is generally the case in farms. In this way, we can see whether domestication syndromes appear naturally, including phenotypic changes (appearance, morphology, levels of the stress hormone called cortisol, etc.). To know more... |
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Spin-off from UNamur, E-BIOM combines a testing laboratory with a scientific expertise office dedicated to biodiversity conservation, ecology and protecting the environment. Our goal is to help public and private stakeholders incorporate biodiversity in every project. More info. |
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WATER CONSUMPTIONThe Service for the Managment of the Campus counts the water consumption of each building. Over the years, several initiatives have been taken to reduce this consumption:
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The health of our riversAn exhibition organized by the Confluent des Savoirs to make research and society meet around a project called "DIADeM". Several French-speaking Walloon partners from universities, laboratories or water actors have worked together to develop common strategies to be able to diagnose the water quality of our rivers. |