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Water analysis

Projects

Enabling technologies
Hydroinformatics
Digital twins for the water sector

'Digital twins' is the buzzword of recent years in many industries, including the water industry. The term is used to indicate digital representations (copies in some way) of physical systems. In some…

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Health
Biological activity
Circular Rain

With Circular Rain we are investigating the innovative storage, purification and use of rainwater. By buffering and simultaneously purifying harvested rainwater, a variety of useful applications can be envisaged for the water. Technology EWB has developed an…

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Health
Emerging contaminants
Preventing the flow of microplastics via effluent into surface water

Microplastics are small (< 5mm), synthetic particles that can have a big impact if they flow into large surface water bodies. Larger pieces of plastic waste cause harm…

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Health
Microbial safety
Water4India

Freshwater of sufficient quality for human consumption is becoming scarce. In India the availability of such water is a matter of concern. The growing wealth and population create greater needs and thus higher consumption, while tighter standards…

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Experts

Frederic Béen PhD
Senior scientific researcher
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Frederic Béen PhD

Senior scientific researcher

Frederic Béen works as a researcher in the Chemical Water Quality and Health team. His research activities focus on the implementation of analytical and sampling techniques to monitor emerging contaminants…

030-6069748

frederic.been@kwrwater.nl

06-11365219

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Alex Hockin MSc
Scientific researcher
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Alex Hockin MSc

Scientific researcher

Alex Hockin is a researcher in the Geohydrology team. In 2018, she completed her Master's in environmental hydrogeology at Utrecht University, graduating cum laude. For her Master's she studied the…

030-6069620

alex.hockin@kwrwater.nl

06-15608101

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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.…

030-6069539

stefan.kools@kwrwater.nl

06-46818786

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Nanda Huijbens-Berg
Laboratory coordinator
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Nanda Huijbens-Berg

Laboratory coordinator

Nanda Huijbens-Berg is the coordinator of the Laboratory for Materials Research and Chemical Analysis (LMC). She is the first contact person for activities conducted in the laboratory. These activities consist…

030-6069517

Nanda.Huijbens@kwrwater.nl

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News

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ETV supports market introduction of new environmental technologies

10 November 2022 — Within the European ETV programme to help the market introduction of innovative environmental technologies, KWR provides services as…

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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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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 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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Collaboration

EU Environmental Technology Verification (ETV)

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