Earth and Environment

New BOKU study provides important insights into previously poorly understood processes at the boundary between water and the atmosphere.

A European consortium led by Technical University of Leoben is presenting a novel process within the Horizon Europe project Dust2Value that has the potential to fundamentally transform the recycling of steelmaking dusts. The project aims to recover the valuable raw materials zinc and iron in a climate-friendly way, thereby making a significant contribution to the European circular economy and climate protection.

The new holistic monitoring system developed under the leadership of TU Graz measures boat waves with millimetre precision using satellite navigation data and sensors on buoys and for the first time allows investigations into the extent to which boat traffic, weather and other factors influence the ecosystem of lakes.