Author: Margarete Remmert-Rieper
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SafeCREW – key achievements and Final Report
SafeCREW published its Final Report “Climate-resilient management for safe water supply systems” now. The public report highlights the key outcomes achieved by twelve research institutes and industry partners across Europe after 42 months of research and innovation. Until April 2026 the partners collaborated to develop innovative tools and strategies that address emerging water quality challenges.…
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Disinfection by-products prediction models and DBP Risk Explorer
We are pleased to share the publication of one of the latest outcomes of the SafeCREW project, now featured on the European Commission’s Horizon Results Platform. This result focuses on a tool for the prediction of the main regulated disinfection by-products in drinking water distribution networks disinfected with chlorine. It helps utilities to improve drinking…
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SafeCREW Final Conference: insights and takeaways
On 26 March 2026, the SafeCREW Final Conference in Brussels united experts from water utilities, policy, research, and industry. Hosted at the Hanse Office, the event blended external insights with project outcomes—new tools, risk assessment frameworks, and climate-resilient strategies—fostering dialogue on safe drinking water management and addressing today’s challenges and tomorrow’s solutions. The core programme…
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Explore SafeCREW’s journey: watch our two project films
Dive into SafeCREW’s approach with two films, now on YouTube in multiple languages. The first explores our four case study sites—Germany, Italy, Spain, and Ukraine—while the second showcases innovative solutions: monitoring tools, disinfection by-product reduction, safe distribution strategies, and integrated risk assessment. They guide future interventions that sustain safe and climate-resilient drinking water supply. Film…
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NUWEE seminar on “Improving the safety of municipal water supply system” held on 21 April 2026
On April 21, 2026, an in-person seminar titled “Improving the safety of municipal water supply system” was held at the National University of Water and Environmental Engineering (Ukraine) within the framework of the SafeCREW grant project. Participants were introduced to approaches for reducing the formation of disinfection by-products (DBPs), as well as methods and technologies…
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16th BioDetectors Conference on 25–26 June 2026
Stockholm, 25-26 June 2026 The conference organised by SafeCREW project partner BDS – BioDetection Systems will gather industry experts, regulatory authorities and scientists to explore the latest advances in environmental risk assessment and chemical management. A special focus lies on non-animal and effect-based methods (NAM/EBM) for chemicals (e.g. PFAS), pharmaceuticals, plastics (e.g. EDCs), cosmetics and…
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9th Late Summer Workshop on Water resources under stress of climate change
SafeCREW researcher Maolida Nihemaiti (UFZ) participated in the 9th Late Summer Workshop on 21-24 September 2025 at the waterworks Langenau. The workshop was organized by the German Society for Water Chemistry and focused on “Water Resources under the Stress of Climate Change.” It offered a platform for about 50 early-career researchers to discuss the impacts…
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New Policy Brief: Major Outcomes on Disinfection and Disinfection By-Products and Solutions
SafeCREW has just released its second Policy Brief. Our second policy brief summarizes the SafeCREW outcomes on disinfection and disinfection by-products. It recommends precautionary attention on emerging DBPs and new treatment and risk assessment approaches to guide drinking water management amid climate change. SafeCREW outcomes If you want to dive deeper into the background of…
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Strengthening Europe’s Water Resilience: SafeCREW attended the ZP4W Event
On 4 December 2025, approximately 150 participants attended the ZeroPollution4Water Cluster event held in conjunction with the Water Knowledge Europe Winter Edition 2025 in Brussels. The event highlighted the achievements of the Cluster’s first two years and explored future opportunities for collaboration. Several SafeCREW partners, who are actively involved in the ZeroPollution4Water Cluster, seized the…
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SafeCREW Final Conference on 26 March 2026 in Brussels: last places available
On 26 March 2026, SafeCREW will hold its Final Conference in Brussels. The conference aims to engage experts from water utilities, policy makers, technology providers and research in the exchange about SafeCREW achievements on advanced knowledge, new tools and guidelines for disinfected and non-disinfected drinking water supply systems. Date: 26 March 2026, 8:30 – 15:45…