QMRA - KWR

Sotirios Paraskevopoulos is a scientific researcher in the Water Quality and Health team. He completed his Master’s studies...

Slow sand filtration is a treatment process that contributes importantly to drinking water safety. In water practice, however,...

The distribution of drinking water without chlorine is the calling card of the Dutch water utilities. What makes...

26 February 2018 — “Why waste water?” was the theme of the 2017 World Water Day. TANQIA the wastewater utility in Fujairah,...

20 November 2017 — Potable water reuse was the central theme during this conference, recognizing the existing ‘de facto’ reuse of wastewater...

10 April 2017 — In the short term, the drinking water provision in rural India can most benefit from the use of...

Water safety is vital. Citizens must be able to drink and swim in safe water, and farmers must...

Technological innovations can involve risks to (drinking) water and public health. Greater public awareness, and adequate risk assessment...

12 October 2016 — On 12 October 2016, the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) has entered Watershare, a consortium of several of...

The aim of MICRORISK was to develop a microbial risk assessment process which will contribute to the decision...

21 July 2016 — During the Singapore International Water Week the World Health Organisation (WHO) launched a practical guide for carrying out...

Drinking water companies use quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) to demonstrate that the drinking water they produce is...

Freshwater of sufficient quality for human consumption is becoming scarce. In India the availability of such water is...

KWR conducts research into microbial water quality in all types of water systems and its possible impact on...

Gertjan Medema is Principal Microbiologist at KWR. He is also part-time professor of Water & Health at Delft...

Martin van der Schans is a hydrogeologist and project manager at KWR. His expertise and experience lie in...

Patrick Smeets is a Senior Scientific Researcher in microbiological water quality and health, with over 20 years’ experience...

Mirjam Blokker is a principal scientist on the drinking water infrastructure team. She is an expert in drinking...

KWR is a Collaborating Centre (CC) of the World Health Organization (WHO). We are an interesting partner for...