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Nitrogen

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Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
Monitoring nutrient measures

In many areas of the Netherlands the surface-water quality still does not meet the WFD targets. In the present project two catchment areas in the provinces of North Brabant and Flevoland are being intensively monitored for nutrients,…

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Sustainability
Climate change and resilience
Biomonitoring of atmospheric nitrogen deposition with mosses

It was expected that the emission of nitrogen during the COVID-19 crisis and the lockdowns would diminish because of the sharp reduction in human activities. This would apply…

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Sustainability
Climate change and resilience
Effectiveness of nitrogen-mitigation measures in dry habitats

In the Netherlands low-productive habitat types have for decades been affected by high nitrogen deposition. Nitrogen-mitigation measures have been taken to maintain and restore these low-productive habitat types.…

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Sustainability
Climate change and resilience
Restoration of dry dune grasslands after high nitrogen deposition

The dune water utilities face big challenges in the management and restoration of dry dune grasslands. As a result of a high atmospheric nitrogen deposition, and the associated…

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Sustainability
Climate change and resilience
Combined effects of climate change and nitrogen deposition

Nature areas in the Netherlands are under pressure from a combination of nitrogen deposition and climate change. More knowledge about the influence of high nitrogen deposition on nature…

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Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
Peak Matching offers view of nitrogen deposition and evaporation

Information about nitrogen and evaporation is essential for the sustainable management of groundwater resources and nature in the dunes. In this research project, a method is being tested…

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Sustainability
Climate change and resilience
Nitrogen and Dutch nature areas

Nature is under pressure in the Netherlands. Most of the Natura 2000 areas in our country are not doing well at the moment (as also pointed out in this article in the Volkskrant). Through its research and…

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Sustainability
Sustainable resources
Power-to-Protein: pilot (phase 2)

The supply of sufficient food, energy and water present huge challenges worldwide – among the causes are global population growth and the impact of climate change on crops. There is no obvious universal solution. Rather, what will…

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Sustainability
Sustainable use of freshwater resources
PROBE 3: an innovative model for vegetation development, groundwater recharge and nitrate leaching in a changing climate

Climate change can be expected to have big consequences for groundwater-independent vegetations, precisely because they rely entirely on the atmosphere for their water. Over the past few years,…

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Sustainability
Sustainable resources
Power-to-Protein: desk study (phase 1)

The supply of sufficient food, energy and water present huge challenges worldwide. There is no obvious universal solution. Rather, what will be needed are local, situation-oriented tailored solutions, based in part on…

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Camiel Aggenbach MSc
Senior scientific researcher
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Camiel Aggenbach MSc

Senior scientific researcher

Camiel Aggenbach is an ecologist with 30 years of experience in restoring and managing ecosystems and their biodiversity. His expertise is in the rewetting of peatlands and the restoration of…

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Edu Dorland PhD
Manager Project manager
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Edu Dorland PhD

Manager Project manager

Edu Dorland has since 2016 been leader of the Ecohydrology team, heading a diverse group of ecologists and hydrologists. As a project manager since 2012, Edu has also worked on…

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edu.dorland@kwrwater.nl

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News

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Less nitrogen in ditches thanks to bioreactor with wood chips

12 March 2024 — Do wood chips help make water in ditches cleaner? This is now being jointly investigated by Deltares, KWR,…

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BTO 2018 – 2023 What have we learned?

29 February 2024 — The latest six-year BTO research programme came to a close in 2023. KWR researchers look back in the…

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BTO Implementation Awards from the expert jury and public for Nature Recovery from Nitrogen

08 June 2023 — The 2023 BTO Implementation Awards were given to Nature Recovery from Nitrogen, which showed that the effects of…

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New WaterVision Nature (WWN) now also models effects of nitrogen deposition

15 March 2022 — A new version of the WaterVision Nature (WWN) has been brought out to respond to the current issues…

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Water Sector

Nutrient Platform presents 2018 action plan for nutrient recycling

05 October 2016 — Nutrient recycling is a top priority in ‘A Circular Economy in the Netherlands by 2050’, in which the…

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