VALZEO unites water utilities, industry and research at Ecomondo 2026
RIMINI, 29 October 2026 – How can Europe remove PFAS, pharmaceuticals and other emerging contaminants from water? The EU-funded VALZEO project puts this question to utilities, companies and researchers at its final workshop.
“Emerging contaminants: from research to the treatment plant” is on Tuesday 3 November, 14:00–17:30, in Sala Orchidea, Hall D6. It comes as utilities prepare for the fourth treatment stage in the recast Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (EU) 2024/3019.
Politecnico di Milano opens the programme. MM S.p.A., ACEA ATO 2, ALFA and Gruppo CAP share experience from their plants. SIAD, Carboplant, Erica, De Nora Water Technologies and BIOFORCETECH present solutions on the market. Università Politecnica delle Marche, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and AERIS show how research can reach industry. SITES closes with partnerships and funding for 2027.
Talks in Italian and English.
Full agenda: https://valzeo.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/VALZEO-Agenda-at-Ecomondo2026-.pdf
Promo video: https://valzeo.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/VALZEO_Ecomondo2026_Promo_20s_bossa.mp4
About VALZEO
VALZEO (2023–2026) is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Staff Exchanges project coordinated by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. It aims to turn agro-industrial waste, such as rice husk ash, into zeolite-based materials for water treatment.
Funded by the European Union under Horizon Europe – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Grant Agreement No 101086354. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Media contact: Maghraby Elseify, SITES Ltd · www.valzeo.eu
