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Biological activity
Survival and growth of water lice on organic matter in drinking water distribution networks

Earlier research has indicated that a correlation exists between the presence of water lice and the Aeromonas count in drinking water, and that this bacterium probably partly lives…

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Biological activity
Particle composition and biological stability

Treatment processes can influence the biological stability of water in different ways. In the Netherlands and Flanders, the biological stability in drinking water treatment is being improved as much as possible. Extensive…

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Enabling technologies
Innovative water treatment technologies
Biological conversion of micropollutants in drinking water treatment

Various scientific studies have shown that biological processes, such as rapid sand filtration (SF), river-bank filtration, biological granular activated carbon filtration (BAC), and slow sand filtration (SSF), can…

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Experts

Jeroen Geurts PhD
Scientific researcher
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Jeroen Geurts PhD

Scientific researcher

Jeroen is an ecology researcher on the Ecohydrology team. He researches the rewetting of peatlands, multifunctional use of buffer zones, paludiculture ('wet agriculture'), soil and water quality, greenhouse gas emissions…

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jeroen.geurts@kwrwater.nl

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The exposome: a new paradigm for the water sector?

26 September 2023 — It is hoped that exploratory research looking at the role of water in the exposome will provide an…

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Conference on emerging contaminants and micropollutants

11 November 2019 — From 20 to 23 October the 11th Micropol & Ecohazard conference was held in Seoul, South-Korea. The Micropol…

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EMCON 2018 Conference on emerging contaminants

05 July 2018 — The 6th International Conference on Emerging Contaminants was held in Oslo, Norway, from 25 to 28 June, 2018.…

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Luckily, they all felt ‘blue’

19 October 2016 — Is traveling to the other side of the world already an experience in itself, a long lecture at…

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