Milou Dingemans PhD

Chief Science Officer / Principal Toxicologist, European Registered Toxicologist (ERT)

030-6069505
milou.dingemans@kwrwater.nl
06-21997524

PARC: European partnership for the assessment of risks from chemicals

The EU-wide research and innovation programme PARC was established in order to improve the risk assessment and sustainability of chemicals. The PARC project will strengthen the scientific basis…

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Toxicology on Target

The domain of toxicological risk assessment is constantly evolving and it is essential to follow these developments closely. It has been noted that an adequate response to water quality issues requires the ongoing development of knowledge and…

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Are PMOCs less toxic?

Persistent mobile organic compounds (PMOC) accumulate in the water cycle and are hardly removed during water treatment. For a long time, these substances have been under-researched but recent studies show that they are present in worrying concentrations.…

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Contribution to Toxicology Knowledge Impulse

We are making and using more and more substances in larger and larger quantities. Analyses by collaborating European ecologists and ecotoxicologists have shown that exposure to mixtures of chemicals is a limiting…

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Integration of non-target screening, statistical analyses and bioassays for the global assessment of chemical water quality

Thanks to developments in screening methods based on high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS), the detection of chemicals in water now not only allows for the detection of specific substances…

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Trigger value data gaps I and II

There are a lot of advantages to testing water quality with in vitro bioassays but this technique can only be properly applied if the bioassay responses can be compared with ‘effect-based trigger values’ (EBT). This study determines…

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VHP4Safety: Towards chemical safety assessment based on human data

Chemical safety assessment, designed to minimise the risks of chemical exposures to human health and the environment, has traditionally been based on animal testing. Many natural and man-made…

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Bioassays for neuroactive substances in water

More and more substances are being found worldwide in surface water that may have adverse effects on the nervous system. Because about forty percent[1] of Dutch drinking water is made from infiltrated…

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Exploring standard tests for effect-measurements for chemical water quality

Neurotoxicity is the occurrence of adverse effects on the nervous system. Particularly during its early-development stages, the brain is sensitive to disturbances caused by exposure to substances in…

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From science to policy with PARC

22 July 2025 — From May 19-21, the WP6 meeting of the Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC) took…

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Immunotoxicity: The Hidden Health Risk

02 July 2025 — KWR’s recent work on chemical water quality and health has been featured in the April 2025 issue of…

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Everyone gets a hearing at the VHP4Safety Designathon at KWR

08 May 2025 — The sixth Designathon of the Virtual Human Platform for Safety Assessment (VHP4Safety) was at KWR in early April.…

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Plea for integrated approach when tackling pollutants

04 June 2024 — Doctorate research contributes to a better understanding of the effects of mixture toxicity and emphasises the importance of…

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The exposome: a new paradigm for the water sector?

26 September 2023 — It is hoped that exploratory research looking at the role of water in the exposome will provide an…

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Academic Collaborative Centre for Healthy and Safe Water

03 July 2023 — Academic Collaborative Centre for Healthy and Safe Water allows KWR and Utrecht University (IRAS) to focus on remedying…

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PFAS: an ongoing focus in the water sector

17 January 2023 — For more than a decade, KWR has been studying PFAS in the aquatic environment, finding them everywhere. Insights…

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KWR at the International Conference on Toxicology (ICT2022)

26 September 2022 — Understanding potential risks of chemical pollution in the sources of our drinking water is essential to safeguard the…

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KWR participates in new European PARC project

31 May 2022 — Knowledge from the PARC project will help in carrying out chemical risk assessments and shaping substances policy.

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KWR and Utrecht University jointly assist British WRc in quality assurance for Toxicity Datasheets

15 February 2022 — Toxicologists from Utrecht University and KWR collaborate on assessing the quality of toxicological data and risk assessment. They…

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Do microplastics have an effect on our bodies?

07 June 2021 — Working with other research institutes and business, KWR is moving ahead with a three-year study of micro- and…

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‘Deploying scientific base for climate and clean water’

05 February 2021 — Late last year Milou Dingemans and Ruud Bartholomeus were appointed as the new Chief Science Officers (CSOs) at…

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‘New regulatory and legal framework for water reuse calls for an interdisciplinary approach’

05 January 2021 — In 2020 the European Union approved a legislative proposal on the requirements for water reuse in irrigation applications.…

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Milou Dingemans and Ruud Bartholomeus new Chief Science Officers

01 December 2020 — Starting 1 December, Milou Dingemans and Ruud Bartholomeus will together fulfil the role of Chief Science Officer (CSO)…

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Staying tuned with incidents involving hazardous components

02 July 2018 — An annually recurring conference on incidents involving hazardous components, organised by the Dutch fire brigade, the National public…

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Growing interest in the business community in water quality

25 June 2018 — Water quality has been attracting lots of media attention lately. The business community is also expressing growing interest…

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KWR contribution to the GWRC bioassay workshop

23 February 2017 — GWRC organized a workshop to get insight in the developments in bioassay applications and the aims and needs…

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