Ronald Italiaander BSc

Head of Microbiological and Chemical laboratory
Project manager

030-6069567
Ronald.Italiaander@kwrwater.nl
06-29020665

Proficiency testing

Proficiency tests are an important instrument for the harmonisation of (environmental) measurements; they allow laboratories to compare their results with those of other laboratories. For more than 30 years, KWR has conducted proficiency tests for a variety…

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WHO extends KWR’s designation as Collaborating Centre

20 January 2026 — The World Health Organization (WHO) has renewed KWR’s designation as a Collaborating Centre on Water Quality and Health.…

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WHO approves 23 household water treatment systems

08 August 2019 — Household water treatment systems are important for public health in a number of countries, where the quality of…

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KWR again WHO Collaborating Center Water Quality & Health

15 November 2017 — WHO has again designated KWR as a Collaborating Centre on Water Quality and Health. Over the next four…

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Successful meeting of KWR proficiency test participants

14 November 2016 — On 8 November 2016, KWR received the participants in its proficiency tests. The attendance was high: more than…

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KWR’s labs at WoTS 2016: ‘The microworld of water’

15 September 2016 — Looking for a needle, not in a haystack but in water. That’s what we do well at KWR.…

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WHO evaluates Household Water Treatment (HWT) technologies with KWR’s help

24 February 2016 — KWR is one of the test laboratories in the WHO International Scheme to Evaluate Household Water Treatment Technologies. By…

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KWR tests water treatment technologies for WHO

20 July 2015 — Since the end of 2013, KWR has functioned as a test lab for the World Health Organization (WHO)…

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Proficiency testing

Slowly biodegradable organic compounds impact the biostability of non-chlorinated drinking water produced from surface water

Monitoring pathogens in recreational bathing waters in Flanders, Belgium

Effect of disinfection on detection of indicator organisms with RT-PCR - Executive Summary - Use of disinfection methods can occasionally lead to differences between culture and RT-PCR results in the detection of indicator organisms

Effect van desinfectie op detectie van indicatororganismen met RT-PCR

Presence of SARS-Coronavirus-2 RNA in sewage and correlation with reported COVID-19 prevalence in the early stage of the epidemic in the Netherlands

Presence of SARS-Coronavirus-2 in sewage

Corroding copper and steel exposed to intermittently flowing tap water promote biofilm formation and growth of Legionella pneumophila

Initiating guidance values for novel biological stability parameters in drinking water to control regrowth in the distribution system

WHO extends KWR’s designation as Collaborating Centre

WHO approves 23 household water treatment systems

KWR again WHO Collaborating Center Water Quality & Health

Successful meeting of KWR proficiency test participants

KWR’s labs at WoTS 2016: ‘The microworld of water’

WHO evaluates Household Water Treatment (HWT) technologies with KWR’s help

KWR tests water treatment technologies for WHO