Decision-making support tool for microplastics - Output 3.2
Output 3.2 Decision-making support tool for microplastics presents the development, testing, and implementation of the Decision-making support tool (DMST) developed within the scope of project MicroDrink. The DMST is a practical software solution designed to support the management of microplastics in drinking water resources. The tool translates scientific knowledge, pilot experiences, and stakeholder feedback into practical guidance for water suppliers, public authorities, laboratories, and decision-makers. The output describes the complete development process of the DMST, from stakeholder consultations and testing during national capacity-building training courses to validation at pilot sites across the Danube Region. It also provides guidance on downloading, installing, and using the tool, together with its accompanying technical documentation and user manual. As one of the project's key practical outputs, the DMST helps users assess microplastic-related challenges, identify appropriate management measures, and prepare for the future integration of microplastics into drinking water monitoring and risk management. By providing a structured, user-friendly decision-support framework, it contributes to strengthening institutional preparedness and supporting harmonised approaches to microplastics management.
The MicroDrink project Decision-Making Support Tool (DMST) is a practical solution tailored to drinking water operators, authorities and other interested stakeholders, developed based on national discussion consultations with key users. It offers scenarios, best practices and guidance for informed decision-making to mitigate and solve microplastic (MP) problems at different levels.
Developed as an executable Windows operating system software based on Python programming language, the tool uses decision trees to guide the user depending on the nature of the particular water supply system.
The individual decision-making steps are not defined in an exclusive way but allow the user to build various possible scenarios to tailor further decision-making options through the DMST to the managed water supply system.
29/06/2026
By MicroDrink CM
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