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Health
Safe innovation and the water sector
Water-Futures

How should the world achieve high-quality water services in the future while facing severe climate, economic and population pressures under deep uncertainty? Water-Futures, a 10M Euros European Research Council (ERC) funded project (ERC Synergy Grant), aims to…

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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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Health
Emerging contaminants
Water-quality crisis

Communication during an acute water-quality crisis requires an approach that differs from regular risk communication. The goal of this project is to develop an applied scientific understanding, with which to define the most effective response strategies in…

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Society
Citizen science and public participation
Risk perception

On the basis of insights into customers’ perceptions, needs and experiences, communications guidelines are being developed with regard to the presence of anthropogenic substances in drinking water and its sources. Challenges regarding transparent communications The number of…

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Looking ahead
Futures studies and response strategies
Future perspectives on peat polders

Our project ‘Making the Polder Futureproof’ maps out sustainable supported solutions for making the peat polder futureproof. To this end, the first phase of the project explores definitions of the issues, visions…

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Health
Emerging contaminants
Big Data Epidemiology

The scientific literature reports on – sometimes contradictory – research results on the relationship between the quality of drinking water and public health. For example, the relationship between water hardness and the incidence of cardio-vascular disease, between…

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Health
Microbial safety
QMRA of the distribution network

Drinking water companies use quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) to demonstrate that the drinking water they produce is safe. A desire also exists to apply the same method to demonstrate the safety of water in the distribution…

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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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stefan.kools@kwrwater.nl

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Patrick Smeets PhD MSc
Senior scientific researcher
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Patrick Smeets PhD MSc

Senior scientific researcher

Patrick Smeets is a Senior Scientific Researcher in microbiological water quality and health, with over 20 years' experience in the drinking water sector. He specialises in quantitative microbiological risk analysis…

030-6069584

Patrick.Smeets@kwrwater.nl

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News

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First edition of Guide for Legionella Prevention in biological wastewater treatment plants is made public

29 July 2022 — The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management recently made available, via the Informatiepunt Leefomgeving (IPLO) website, the Guide…

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A strategy for exposure science

18 July 2019 — On the fourth and fifth of July 2019, I joined the de ISES Europe Exposure science strategy workshop.…

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Transparent communication to maintain and boost customer confidence

11 June 2019 — Drinking water customers have great confidence in the safety of Dutch drinking water and the drinking water companies…

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Navigating the Smart Water Journey

29 May 2019 — On the 15th and 16th of May the 9th annual Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN) conference took place…

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Forecasting models and scenario development for the drinking water infrastructure

07 May 2019 — Forecasting models and scenario development can help water utilities better manage their current water infrastructure and also better…

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Water in the City: rain after sunshine!

25 September 2018 — Our work on ‘Water in the City’ is based on an old piece of medical wisdom: prevention is…

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Norman network: European exchange of information about emerging contaminants

04 December 2017 — The NORMAN network enhances the exchange of information on emerging environmental substances, and encourages the validation and harmonisation…

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1st International Water and Sanitation Safety Planning and Extreme Weather Events Conference

13 April 2017 — Last Friday, I attended the first Pan-European Water and Sanitation Safety Planning and Extreme Weather Events (WSSP) conference,…

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Conclusion of multi-annual NanoNextNL programme

14 March 2017 — The NanoNextNL research programme was launched in 2011 with the objective of determining the possible applications, and the…

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Seoul International Water Conference 2016

27 October 2016 — Organizers The Seoul Water Institute sponsored by the Ministry of Environment, the Korea Water and Wastewater Works Association,…

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Presenting QMRA at Iranian Conference on Environmental Health and Sustainable Development

24 October 2016 — Iran is facing many challenges in the field of environmental health, including air pollution, water and food contamination…

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University of Southern Queensland enters Watershare

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

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WHO practical guide to quantitative microbial risk assessment, QMRA

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

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Looking ahead

Futures studies and response strategies

Futures research improves the resilience of the water sector by supporting anticipatory governance and by…

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Risk management

Water-Futures

ARSINOE

Water-quality crisis

Risk perception

Future perspectives on peat polders

Big Data Epidemiology

QMRA of the distribution network

First edition of Guide for Legionella Prevention in biological wastewater treatment plants is made public

A strategy for exposure science

Transparent communication to maintain and boost customer confidence

Navigating the Smart Water Journey

Forecasting models and scenario development for the drinking water infrastructure

Water in the City: rain after sunshine!

Norman network: European exchange of information about emerging contaminants

1st International Water and Sanitation Safety Planning and Extreme Weather Events Conference

Conclusion of multi-annual NanoNextNL programme

Seoul International Water Conference 2016

Presenting QMRA at Iranian Conference on Environmental Health and Sustainable Development

University of Southern Queensland enters Watershare

WHO practical guide to quantitative microbial risk assessment, QMRA

Futures studies and response strategies