Wetsus, the European centre of excellence for sustainable water technology is a facilitating intermediary for trend-setting know-how development. Wetsus creates a unique environment and strategic cooperation for the development of profitable and sustainable state of the art water treatment technology. The inspiring and multidisciplinary collaboration between companies and research institutes from all over Europe in Wetsus results in innovations that contribute significantly to the solution of global water problems.
Wetsus’ scientific research program is defined by the private and public water sector and conducted by leading universities.
Wetsus is organized in over 20 research themes. One of these themes focuses on antimicrobial resistance in the environment. Currently, we run 3 Ph.D. projects and 2 Europeans projects. We look at the occurrence of AMR in surface water, soil, and wastewater from different sources: hospitals, nursing homes, and households. We also study horizontal gene transfer both in wastewater treatment plants and in soil.