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Is it good to further purify your drinking water at home?

18 July 2019 — Reports appear fairly regularly in the media suggesting that drinking water is not clean and that it’s better to filter it further at home. You sometimes read or hear that tap water can cause health problems and that...
What is the status of plastics in water?

11 July 2019 — It was recently reported on the news that people ingest a teaspoon, that is 5 grams, of microplastics…
Making better predictions of peak water demand

11 July 2019 — The summer of 2018 was an extremely dry one and 2019 is on course to follow suit. A…
Membrane filtration as key technology to mitigate water and materials stress at IWA-MTC 2019

Emile Cornelissen PhD MSc — The IWA-MTC 2019 was attended by 410 attendants from 49 different countries with a strong representation from Asian…
Need for membranes with a better selectivity, better module design and higher log removal credits

Emile Cornelissen PhD MSc — In the last ten years, the membrane community experienced a tremendous surge in research of synthesizing novel membranes.…

Research

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Water-wise World

Climate change, pollution, population growth, the future presents us with problems directly related to the water cycle. KWR generates knowledge to enable the water sector to operate water-wisely. Our scientific findings and the resulting practical innovations contribute, worldwide, to a sustainable urban water cycle.

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KWR’s foundation is the knowledge we develop on the basis of our leading, applied scientific research into the water cycle. We are experts in a wide range of specialist fields and we inspire the water sector to define its research issues and questions. Together, we build the knowledge needed to address complex water challenges.

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Collaboration

We collaborate with water companies, universities and businesses, both in the Netherlands and internationally. In such a context, as a researcher, you’ll find it interesting to be a connecting link and to shape the development of knowledge.

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Our experts

The people who work at KWR are pushing the boundaries of water science. Professional specialists who employ their expertise to solve clients’ water-practice problems. By being curious, forward-thinking and on the lookout for opportunities, our researchers are able, time and again, to develop new knowledge.

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Tools & Products

Together with the water sector, we have developed a solid knowledge base. We are building an international reference framework of successful tools and products. And we seek out partnerships with market players for the commercialisation of market-ready products.

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In the library of KWR you’ll find all public reports, peer-reviewed papers, theses, articles from journals and public media.

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