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Our research aims to identify the key factors that govern the fate and transport of emerging pollutants, their biotransformation products, and dissolved organic matter in porous media and biofilm-based systems. By doing so, we seek to enable sustainable water management solutions, including advanced (waste)water treatment and reuse.

Specifically, we focus on:

- Understanding and leveraging microbial and physicochemical interactions that influence contaminant behavior in both engineered and nature-based porous media systems, such as technical GAC and sand filters as well as bank filtration.

- Characterizing and engineering microbial communities to enhance pollutant biotransformation, combining experimental approaches (e.g., metagenomics, pathway-informed community assembly) with computational tools (e.g., predictive metabolism).

- Designing, implementing, and optimizing hybrid biological–physical treatment processes for wastewater treatment, drinking water purification, water reuse, and remediation guided by mechanistic insights to improve efficiency, resilience, and long-term sustainability.

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