P-TRAP will target two interlinked global problemsI) the flux of phosphate from agricultural areas – as a becoming scarce resource -

to surface watersII) an enhanced loading of surface water with phosphate as the main cause for

eutrophication.Both are in conflict with our understanding of circular economy and a key challengein meeting the objectives of the EU Water Framework Directive.P-TRAP will develop new methods and approaches to trap phosphate in drainedagricultural areas and in the sediments of eutrophic lakesP-TRAP aims on constraining the uncontrolled loss of phosphate in one system andpreventing the others from overloading.P-TRAP aims also at converting the trapped phosphate into fertilizers and soilconditioners and test their suitability in agricultural applications.

Scientific background of P-TRAP

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Diffuse phosphorus input to surface waters

- New concepts in removal, recycling and management -Sylvia Walter, Thilo Behrends, and the P-TRAP team

Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Develop new methods and approaches to trap phosphate

Constrain the uncontrolled loss of phosphate in one system and

preventing the others from overloading.

Research

Training

Networking

AIM of P-TRAP as an European Training Network

Educate a new generation of “cross–thinking” scientists

provide a platform to gain knowledge and experience in cutting-

edge research and in environmental business practices.

H2020 ITN-ETN

Within P-TRAP, we are offering 11 PhD positions in 7 countries:

University of Vienna, Vienna

ESR 10: Biogeochemical mechanisms influencing thebioavailability of P and Fe from vivianite

EAWAG (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology), Dübendorf

ESR 7: Mechanistic studies on the transformation of P-containing Fe(III)oxides

University of Manchester, Manchester

ESR 5: Microbial technologies for converting P-loaded Fe(III)oxides into fertilizers or soil conditioners

University of Sevilla, Sevilla

ESR 8: The effectiveness of vivianite as a sustainable Feand P fertilizer for agricultural crops

University of Leuven (KU Leuven), Leuven

ESR 2: Effect of applying vivianite and P-containing Fe(III)oxides on P bioavailability and dynamics in different agricultural soil types

Ensure excellent and innovative research trainingEnsure attractive career opportunities throughcross-border and cross-sector mobilityOffer research-related AND transferable competencesprovide enhanced career perspectives in boththe academic and non-academic sectors

P-TRAP training constrains 3 levels:Local trainingNetwork-wide trainingInternational training by secondments

Mobility and training approach of P-TRAP

Keywords

international interdisciplinar intersectoral !

G.E.O.S. Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Freiberg

ESR 4: Converting Fe residual materials into filter-stable sorbent materials for P removal

University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth

ESR 1: Develop a P-TRAP system to intercept the P flux from a drained catchment area into a recreational lake

ESR 9: Studying the effect of Fe addition to sediments on the sedimentary biogeochemical processes

Utrecht University, Utrecht

ESR 11: Effects of Fe supplementation on the ecology and P dynamics in eutrophic lakesESR 6: Processes controlling P dynamics upon reductive transformation of P containing Fe minerals

Deltares, Utrecht

ESR 3: Improving the management of surface waters draining agricultural areas to optimize theretentions and recovery of Fe-associated P

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https://h2020-p-trap.eu

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and

innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 813438.