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Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
Monitoring nutrient measures

In many areas of the Netherlands the surface-water quality still does not meet the WFD targets. In the present project two catchment areas in the provinces of North Brabant and Flevoland are being intensively monitored for nutrients,…

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Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
Solar panels on water reservoirs

Drinking water reservoirs have a large water surface. The installation of floating solar panels on reservoirs can be an effective strategy to generate energy. However, the question is, if and what impacts do solar panels have on…

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Looking ahead
Futures studies and response strategies
ARSINOE

Resilience to climate change ARSINOE, a large four-year European Commission (EC) funded project (budget 15M Euros), aims to build an innovative ecosystem for climate change adaptation solutions. ARSINOE is funded under the Green Deal EC Calls (2021)…

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Sustainability
Climate change and resilience
NEXOGENESIS

The water, energy, food and ecosystem (WEFE) nexus is a complex interrelationship governed by climatic and socio-economic drivers. We need holistic cross-sector considerations and policies to achieve resource use efficiency, leverage synergies and promote cross-sectoral cooperation. NEXOGENESIS,…

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Enabling technologies
Innovative water treatment technologies
An integrated approach for the detection of undesirable perfluorinated substances in the water cycle

The presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment, and specifically in the water cycle, is considered a hazard for humans and the environment. The presence…

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Health
Microbial safety
AMVD measurements

This project investigates the difficulties and solutions involved in the quantitative measurement of microbiological risks. In practice, the analyses required for pathogens in drinking water sources involve large sample volumes (max. 1,000 litres) that are concentrated to…

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Enabling technologies
New materials and technologies
SARS-CoV-2 (RNA) in municipal wastewater: hazards and opportunities

This project couples the monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 in the underground (sewage water) with above-ground testing, with the aim of evaluating the sensitivity, the predictive value for the incidence…

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Enabling technologies
Hydroinformatics
Water Mining

Securing enough and safe water is a crucial challenge for water management today. This situation calls for innovative water management solutions and alternative water resources. The EU-funded WATER-MINING project will demonstrate innovative next-generation water resource solutions in…

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Health
Emerging contaminants
Non-target screening

The steady growth in the production and use of chemicals is leading to an increased presence of these compounds in drinking water and drinking water sources. Target screening is no longer sufficient for the monitoring of all…

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Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
Cocktail of Substances (RIWA-Meuse)

RIWA Maas collects large amounts of water quality data at a number of locations, both in the Netherlands and upstream, which is summarized in annual reports. These reports show that substances exceed…

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Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
AQUARIUS

Water is essential for all forms of life on earth and, therefore, ensuring high water quality is of paramount importance. The supply of sufficient and sufficiently clean fresh water is under pressure worldwide, meaning that water purification…

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Enabling technologies
Innovative water treatment technologies
Rapid, online detection of enterococci and of the total microbial activity in water

Current microbial analyses for the purpose of monitoring water quality are very time consuming. A technician is always required to conduct the sampling and, in most cases, the…

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Enabling technologies
Future-proof networks
SmartWater4Europe

European water utilities face many problems related to their 3,5 million km’s of distribution networks. Large parts of water distribution networks have to be rehabilitated requiring investments of € 20 billion/year. Prioritization and optimization of investments is…

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Sustainability
Sustainable resources
SCREENCAP

The essence of the innovative concept of Screencap is the recovery of solids from raw wastewater on the basis of particle size rather than density. The partners, Aa and Maas Water Board, CirTec and KWR Water Research…

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Stefan Kools PhD
Manager Scientific researcher
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Stefan Kools PhD

Manager Scientific researcher

Stefan Kools works at KWR as a researcher and team leader. He has more than 20 years' experience in the water sector, both as a scientific researcher and ecotoxicology advisor.…

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Ton van Leerdam BSc
Scientific researcher Project manager
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Ton van Leerdam BSc

Scientific researcher Project manager

As a researcher in the Chemical Water Quality and Health team, Ton van Leerdam puts more than thirty years of experience into guaranteeing the (chemical) quality of the water cycle…

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News

Blog

Applying the Nexogenesis Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus governance approach: update from the three field visits.

22 November 2022 — Water, energy, food, and ecosystems (the WEFE nexus) are interconnected and have limited resources. Lack of consideration of…

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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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Insight into the current drought situation

04 June 2021 — Since May, a Drought Portal has been available that provides an overview of the current drought situation in…

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Deltafact Biocides: no clear picture as yet of impact on water quality

17 May 2021 — For water managers there is still only limited knowledge available about biocides and their impact on water quality,…

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Digital map provides interactive visualisation of groundwater quality

11 November 2020 — Commissioned by the Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network Managers’ Platform, KWR has developed a digital map that provides an…

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New insights into gas migration from the deep subsurface

21 July 2020 — Leaking methane from the deep subsurface poses a potential threat to groundwater quality. In addition, when the gas…

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W orking visit to Zeeland by Minister Van Nieuwenhuizen

17 July 2020 — Last Tuesday, 14 July, Cora van Nieuwenhuizen, Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management, paid a working visit to…

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Wastewater-based epidemiology: Wastewater reflection on society

16 June 2020 — Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) uses sewage as a source of information about citizens’ health and lifestyle. Analysis of sewage…

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Smart Water Utility – how smart do you want to be?

14 May 2020 — During this year’s second knowledge exchange meeting of the Hydroinformatics Platform on 23 April, the central question was…

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Q&A COVID-19 Sewage Surveillance live

11 April 2020 — The COVID-19 sewage research team has received a tremendous amount of questions about the research in recent weeks;…

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Should we reconsider our love for indestructible organic-halogen compounds?

07 January 2020 — PFAS, which stands for Per- and PolyFluoroAlkyl Substances, are currently causing a great deal of commotion. Why have…

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Research into metals in the water cycle

05 June 2018 — The focus of water treatment is increasingly shifting to the recovery of raw materials, partly stimulated by the…

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Collaboration offers opportunities for clean water and sustainable agriculture

03 April 2018 — Agriculture and horticulture produce large-scale emissions of (artificial) fertilisers, plant protection products and veterinary pharmaceuticals, which hinder the…

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Smart networks for a sustainable water provision

22 September 2017 — The third Grand Assembly of the four-year EU SmartWater4Europe (SW4EU) project was held in Burgos, Spain. Over the…

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Water Sector

Drones: opportunities and risks for the water companies

24 November 2016 — Drones, or RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems) as they’re officially known, can be used to monitor and inspect…

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Water Sector

New university research programme on ‘emerging contaminants’

07 October 2016 — ‘Emerging contaminants’ or ‘contaminants of emerging concern’ are terms we use essentially to refer to a large and…

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