Research Unit of Waste and Resource Management

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Employee Introduction

10. December 2025

[Translate to English:] Kolleginnen vom Institut E226,02

We are delighted to welcome Amelie Schachtner to our team as our new project assistant. In this role, Amelie will be responsible for the balancing of…

New Measurement Method Confirms: Wastewater Treatment Plants Remove Over 95 Percent of Microplastics

13. November 2025

[Translate to English:] Ein Teil der Untersuchungen fand an der Kläranlage Wiener Neustadt statt. Bildquelle: Beutle - TU Graz

A research team from TU Graz, TU Wien, and the Environment Agency Austria has developed a practical method to reliably determine microplastics in the…

Kick-off for ISWA 2025!

29. October 2025

[Translate to English:] christoph SCHARFF ISWA 2025

Today marked the official start of ISWA 2025 – and right from the beginning, we were treated to a special highlight:

Our honorary professor, Dr.…

Our Mission Statement

Growth in materials consumption causes increasing amounts of wastes and consumer emissions. It is our goal to supply tools for a better understanding and design of the metabolism of urban societies. Our solutions support a gradual shift from a quantitative material growth to a qualitative increase in welfare with less pollution and better resource use.

News

Teaching

[Translate to English:] Johan Fellner Vortrag währen Sommerschule mit Studierenden von hinten

Research

Publications

[Translate to English:] viele Bücher mit einer Brille darauf

Events

[Translate to English:] unscharfes Bild von einer Veranstaltung

Downloads

Our Team

[Translate to English:] Institut Wassergüte und Ressourcenmanagement Mitarbeiter

[Translate to English:] Vier Würfel sind auf dem Bild übereinander gestapelt. Der erste von unten hat ein Telefonsymbol darauf, der zweite hat ein At-Zeichen-Symbol, der dritte hat ein E-Mail-Symbol und auf dem letzten Würfel steht das Wort 'Kontakt'.

Labratory

Head

Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Dr.h.c.Helmut Rechberger

Head, Institute of Water Quality and Resource Management

Phone: +43 1 58801 22645 Call Helmut Rechberger

Send email to Helmut Rechberger

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Karlsplatz 13/226, 1040 Wien, Österreich

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Secretariat's Availability

from Monday to Thursday

09:00 - 14:00

Head

Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Dr.h.c.Helmut Rechberger

Head, Institute of Water Quality and Resource Management

Phone: +43 1 58801 22645 Call Helmut Rechberger

Send email to Helmut Rechberger

Show room AA0288 on the map , opens an external URL in a new window

Karlsplatz 13/226, 1040 Wien, Österreich

Follow us on LinkedIn!

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Secretariat's Availability

from Monday to Thursday

09:00 - 14:00

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CookieConsent	Saves your settings for the use of cookies on this website.	1 year	HTML	Homepage TU Wien
SimpleSAML	This is needed to distinguish between the sessions of the logged-in users.	session	HTTP	Login TU Wien
SimpleSAMLAuthToken	This is needed to distinguish between the sessions of the logged-in users.	session	HTTP	Login TU Wien
fe_typo_user	Is needed so that in case of a Typo3 frontend login the session ID is recognized to grant access to protected areas.	session	HTTP	Homepage TU Wien
staticfilecache	Is needed to optimize the delivery time of the website.	session	HTTP	Homepage TU Wien
JESSIONSID	Is needed so that in case of a LectureTube the session ID is recognized to grant access to protected areas.	session	HTTP	LectureTube TU Wien
_shibsession_lecturetube	This is needed to distinguish between the sessions of the logged-in users.	session	HTTP	LectureTube TU Wien

Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Type	Provider
_pk_id	Used to store a few details about the user such as the unique visitor ID.	13 months	HTML	Matomo TU Wien
_pk_ref	Is used to store the information of the users home website.	6 months	HTML	Matomo TU Wien
_pk_ses	Is needed to store temporary data of the visit.	30 minutes	HTML	Matomo TU Wien

Name	Purpose	Lifetime	Type	Provider
facebook	Is used to Enable ad delivery or retargeting	90 days	HTTP	Meta
__fb_chat_plugin	Is needed to store and track interactions (marketing/tracking).	persistent	HTTP	Meta
_js_datr	Is needed to save user settings.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
_fbc	Is needed to save the last visit (marketing/tracking).	2 years	HTTP	Meta
fbm	Is needed to store account data (marketing/tracking).	1 year	HTTP	Meta
xs	Is needed to store a unique session ID (marketing/tracking).	1 year	HTTP	Meta
wd	Is needed to log the screen resolution.	1 week	HTTP	Meta
fr	Is needed to serve ads and measure and improve their relevance.	3 months	HTTP	Meta
act	Is needed to store logged in users (marketing/tracking).	90 days	HTTP	Meta
_fbp	Is needed to store and track visits to various websites (marketing/tracking).	3 months	HTTP	Meta
datr	Is needed to identify the browser for security and website integrity purposes, including account recovery and identification of potentially compromised accounts.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
dpr	Is used for analysis purposes. Technical parameters are logged (e.g. aspect ratio and dimensions of the screen) so that Facebook apps can be displayed correctly.	1 week	HTTP	Meta
sb	Is needed to store browser details and security information of the Facebook account.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
dbln	Is needed to store browser details and security information of the Facebook account.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
spin	Is needed for promotional purposes and social campaign reporting.	session	HTTP	Meta
presence	Contains the "chat" status of logged in users.	1 month	HTTP	Meta
cppo	Is needed for statistical purposes.	90 days	HTTP	Meta
locale	Is needed to save the language settings.	session	HTTP	Meta
pl	Required for Facebook Pixel.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
lu	Required for Facebook Pixel.	2 years	HTTP	Meta
c_user	Required for Facebook Pixel.	3 months	HTTP	Meta
bcookie	Is needed to store browser data (marketing/tracking).	2 years	HTTP	LinkedIn
li_oatml	Is needed to identify LinkedIn members outside of LinkedIn for advertising and analytics purposes.	1 month	HTTP	LinkedIn
BizographicsOptOut	Is needed to save privacy settings.	10 years	HTTP	LinkedIn
li_sugr	Is needed to store browser data (marketing/tracking).	3 months	HTTP	LinkedIn
UserMatchHistory	Is needed to provide advertising or retargeting (marketing/tracking).	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
linkedin_oauth_	Is needed to provide cross-page functionality.	session	HTTP	LinkedIn
lidc	Is needed to store performed actions on the website (marketing/tracking).	1 day	HTTP	LinkedIn
bscookie	Is needed to store performed actions on the website (marketing/tracking).	2 years	HTTP	LinkedIn
X-LI-IDC	Is needed to provide cross-page functionality (marketing/tracking).	session	HTTP	LinkedIn
AnalyticsSyncHistory	Stores the time when the user was synchronized with the "lms_analytics" cookie.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
lms_ads	Is needed to identify LinkedIn members outside of LinkedIn.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
lms_analytics	Is needed to identify LinkedIn members for analytics purposes.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
li_fat_id	Required for indirect member identification used for conversion tracking, retargeting and analytics.	30 days	HTTP	LinkedIn
U	Is needed to identify the browser.	3 months	HTTP	LinkedIn
_guid	Is needed to identify a LinkedIn member for advertising via Google Ads.	90 days	HTTP	LinkedIn

Research Unit of Waste and Resource Management

News from FAR

Employee Introduction

New Measurement Method Confirms: Wastewater Treatment Plants Remove Over 95 Percent of Microplastics

Kick-off for ISWA 2025!

Our Mission Statement

Head

Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Dr.h.c.Helmut Rechberger

Follow us on LinkedIn!

Secretariat's Availability

Head

Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Dr.h.c.Helmut Rechberger

Follow us on LinkedIn!

Secretariat's Availability

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