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Bas van der Zaan PhD

Lead Scientist Microbial Safety
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bas.van.der.zaan@kwrwater.nl

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Role of microbes in smell/taste complaints

Drinking water utilities receive consumer complaints every year about the smell and taste of drinking water. The causes of these smell and taste complaints are often unknown. However, there may be a microbial…

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Improved Monitoring for Microbiologically Safe Bathing Water

The information available to bathers, water managers and health services is currently inadequate for a satisfactory assessment of the microbiological risks of leisure bathing in surface waters. The…

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KWR at WaterMicro25: Science for Safe Water

09 July 2025 — From June 15–20, 2025, the international water microbiology community gathered in Amersfoort for the 22nd edition of the…

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Room for the implementation of research methods

20 June 2024 — During the next BTO phase, the Biological Safety theme group will be focusing more, in addition to research,…

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