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Biological activity
Risk of opportunistic pathogens in drinking water

The water utilities have indicated that research into opportunistic pathogens in drinking water has a high priority. This is because these pathogens could represent a potential health risk. This project’s priority is…

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Enabling technologies
New materials and technologies
SARS-CoV-2 (RNA) in municipal wastewater: hazards and opportunities

This project couples the monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 in the underground (sewage water) with above-ground testing, with the aim of evaluating the sensitivity, the predictive value for the incidence…

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Biological activity
PATHOCERT- Pathogen Contamination Emergency Response Technologies

What are the waterborne pathogen challenges, and how are they affecting the first responders? How should they react to enhance the resilience of European cities to waterborne threats…

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Biological activity
Drinking water biological stability in relation to temperature

The law establishes that drinking water temperature must be under 25°C. However, there aren’t any, or hardly any, measures available to actually keep the water temperature below this…

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Biological activity
Microbiology during drinking water distribution

Drinking water in the Netherlands is distributed without any traces of disinfectants such as chlorine. The growth of microorganisms during the water’s distribution is contained by keeping the supply of nutrients in…

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Enabling technologies
Innovative water treatment technologies
Microbial profiling: short-circuit flows around water wells

Leakages from the casings and clay seals of water wells can cause short circuits between the aquifers. This applies in particular to small, unnoticed leakages resulting from the…

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Biological activity
Oportunistic pathogenic microorganisms in drinking water

Because of the expected climate change, it is probable that in the future the earth’s warming will lead to a rise in the temperature of surface water, water…

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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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Health
Safe innovation and the water sector
Antibiotic resistance in surface water and water treatment

Over the past few decades the use of antibiotics by humans and for veterinary purposes has grown sharply. Doctors in the Netherlands exercise restraint in prescribing antibiotics, but…

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Experts

Frits van Charante
Scientific researcher
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Frits van Charante

Scientific researcher

Frits van Charante is a scientific researcher in the field of microbiological activity in man-made water systems. Frits did his doctoral research on the analysis and prevention of microbial biofilms…

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frits.van.charante@kwrwater.nl

06-21614874

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Goffe Elsinga BSc
Senior technician
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Goffe Elsinga BSc

Senior technician

Goffe Elsinga has worked as an HBO technician in the microbiology laboratory since October 2012. During this period he has been mainly active in projects involving molecular biological techniques. Among…

030-6069674

goffe.elsinga@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

06-45098533

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Nikki van Bel PhD
Scientific researcher
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Nikki van Bel PhD

Scientific researcher

Nikki van Bel is a medior scientific researcher in the field of microbiological water quality and health, with over 10 years of experience in microbiology. The aim of her research…

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nikki.van.bel@kwrwater.nl

06-31998085

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News

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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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2017, the year of Legionella pneumophila

17 January 2018 — Maybe you weren’t aware, but 2017 was the year of a variety of animals, plants and mushrooms. Bird-watchers…

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Drinking water sector investigating potential risks of antimicrobial resistance

04 December 2017 — Antimicrobial resistance forms a risk for public health. Resistant bacteria and the genes for antimicrobial resistance are also found in…

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Pathogen

Risk of opportunistic pathogens in drinking water

SARS-CoV-2 (RNA) in municipal wastewater: hazards and opportunities

PATHOCERT- Pathogen Contamination Emergency Response Technologies

Drinking water biological stability in relation to temperature

Microbiology during drinking water distribution

Microbial profiling: short-circuit flows around water wells

Oportunistic pathogenic microorganisms in drinking water

QMRA of the distribution network

Antibiotic resistance in surface water and water treatment

Wastewater-based epidemiology: Wastewater reflection on society

2017, the year of Legionella pneumophila

Drinking water sector investigating potential risks of antimicrobial resistance