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Bioassay

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Health
Emerging contaminants
From non-target screening to risk assessment

Non-target screening, bioassays and computer modelling can provide information about the structure, concentration and toxicity of unknown substances in water. Until now, these chemical, biological and computing methods have often been used…

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Sustainability
Climate change and resilience
Effect-based monitoring of water quality in the circular economy

Freshwater from groundwater or surface water sources is becoming scarce in dry periods, driving a rise in interest in the use/re-use of rainwater and treated domestic and industrial…

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Biological activity
Trigger value data gaps I and II

There are a lot of advantages to testing water quality with in vitro bioassays but this technique can only be properly applied if the bioassay responses can be compared with ‘effect-based trigger values’ (EBT). This study determines…

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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
Emerging contaminants
Bioassays for neuroactive substances in water

More and more substances are being found worldwide in surface water that may have adverse effects on the nervous system. Because about forty percent[1] of Dutch drinking water is made from infiltrated…

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Health
Emerging contaminants
Effect-based monitoring of water quality with bioassays

The number of chemicals encountered in water is increasing worldwide. Chemical measurements provide information about the presence of chemical mixtures in water, when it is not yet clear…

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Health
Emerging contaminants
Effect-based monitoring in Water Safety Planning

Due to improved detection techniques, we are aware of a large number of chemicals that may be present in our waters. In addition, chemical use is increasing. It seems no longer possible…

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Biological activity
QSAR tools and bioassays for emerging contaminants and transformation products

For new, emerging contaminants in drinking water sources and for transformation products, there are sometimes very little or no data available on their possible adverse effects on human…

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Enabling technologies
New materials and technologies
Unknown anthropogenic substances in ground- and drinking water

The Drinking Water Regulations require a water company to follow the statutory monitoring programme or otherwise have a monitoring programme that has been set up on the basis…

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Health
Emerging contaminants
Exploring standard tests for effect-measurements for chemical water quality

Neurotoxicity is the occurrence of adverse effects on the nervous system. Particularly during its early-development stages, the brain is sensitive to disturbances caused by exposure to substances in…

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Health
Safe innovation and the water sector
Shale Gas and Water

Before the Netherlands can initiate shale gas extraction, answers must be given to the question of the possible environmental risks involved for the water system. The Shale Gas and Water programme is focused on issues in the…

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Experts

Sanah Shaikh PhD
Scientific researcher, European Registered Toxicologist (ERT)
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Sanah Shaikh PhD

Scientific researcher, European Registered Toxicologist (ERT)

Dr. Sanah Majid Shaikh ia a Scientific Researcher/European Registered Toxicologist (ERT) in the Chemical Water Quality and Health team. She holds a doctoral degree in Biology, with a specialization in…

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sanah.majid.shaikh@kwrwater.nl

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Astrid Reus
Scientific researcher Project manager/Portfolio manager
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Astrid Reus

Scientific researcher Project manager/Portfolio manager

Astrid Reus began working as a project manager and researcher in the Chemical Water Quality and Health team this year (2019). She has extensive experience in the safety assessment of…

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astrid.reus@kwrwater.nl

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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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Milou Dingemans PhD
Chief Science Officer / Principal Toxicologist, European Registered Toxicologist (ERT)
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Milou Dingemans PhD

Chief Science Officer / Principal Toxicologist, European Registered Toxicologist (ERT)

Milou Dingemans works as Chief Science Officer of KWR and as a researcher and toxicologist in the Chemical Water Quality and Health team. She has over 15 years' experience in…

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milou.dingemans@kwrwater.nl

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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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Bioassays as a useful tool in the circular economy

10 July 2023 — Bioassays for water quality monitoring useful for decisions about alternative sources and water reuse applications.

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Effect-based monitoring is ready for deployment in water safety planning

03 October 2022 — It is possible to use bioassays for monitoring water safety. To bring this effect-based monitoring to application, end-users,…

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Fourth cycle of Robustness Research for surface water treatment underway

07 April 2022 — In 2022 and 2023 experiments are being carried out within what is now the fourth cycle of the…

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Successful application of umu test in KWR laboratories

10 June 2020 — KWR disposes of advanced laboratories for research into the quality of drinking water and drinking water sources. Our…

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Blog

How to deal with micropollutants in water

13 March 2019 — Additional treatment steps for WWTPs; Learning by doing, doing while learning As WWTPs in general haven’t been designed…

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Bioanalytical tools: state-of-the-science

18 September 2018 — The aim of the 11th BioDetectors conference 2018 was to bring together scientists involved in the development and…

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Pharmaceuticals in wastewater conference

23 January 2018 — In the Meander Medical Center Amersfoort STOWA organized a conference about the presence of pharmaceuticals in wastewater. The…

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KWR contribution to the GWRC bioassay workshop

23 February 2017 — GWRC organized a workshop to get insight in the developments in bioassay applications and the aims and needs…

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News

DEMEAU conclusion: bioassays add great value in determining water quality

10 September 2015 — The three-year DEMEAU project was concluded in September 2015. KWR led the consortium, comprising 17 members from 5…

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Article

KWR and water companies in the grip of pyrazole discharges for long spell

09 July 2015 — In the summer of 2015, Limburg Water Distribution Company (WML) detected a pollutant in the river Meuse, which…

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Launch of research into nanoplastics pollution in inland waters

24 April 2015 — In 2015 a new research project, party financed by Technology Foundation STW, began mapping the extent to which…

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