Author: Silke Ludewigs
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Watch our webinar Precursors of disinfection by-products
The third webinar “DBPs – Precursors of disinfection by-products,” in collaboration with the H2OforAll project, again was a great success! Over 100 attendees joined us! Recording here Shownotes of the video (in minutes) Minute 01:45: DBPs precursors: Origin, structural characteristics, reactivity, Jean Philippe Croue, Professor in Environmental Engineering at Université de Poitiers Minute 47:45: Novel…
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DVGW Water Treatment Forum
The annual “DVGW Water Treatment Forum” is a well-known event among water supply companies and attracts large numbers of visitors. In 2024, it took place on 26 September at the TZW Karlsruhe. The event was well attended with around 90 participants. This year’s programme was dominated by questions on disinfection and the biostability of drinking…
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Use of Macroporous Membrane Adsorbers for the Removal of NOM
Last month, our colleague Jon Wullenweber and Mathias Ernst at DVGW-TUHH successfully published a new study in MDPI membranes: “Characterizing Macroporous Ion Exchange Membrane Adsorbers for Natural Organic Matter (NOM) Removal—Adsorption and Regeneration Behavior”. The publication demonstrates the potential of using macroporous membrane adsorbers, an adsorptive process in membrane format, for the removal of natural…
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New partner hops on
SafeCrew welcomes the National University of Water and Environmental Engineering (NUWEE) as a new partner. Nuwee, funded by the hop on facility of the European Commission, has been another partner in our project since 1 May. Nuwee will be contributing to the project with another case study ‘Drinking water supply systems with disinfection in Eastern…
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SafeCREW partners visited DuPont Technological Center
SafeCREW partners visited DuPont Technological Center in Tarragona on the 20th of March, as an activity preceding the General Assembly. We had the opportunity to visit their research facilities and share knowledge about water treatment and climate change challenges.
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SafeCrew joins the ICT4Water cluster
Since February this year, SafeCrew became a member of the ICT4Water cluster. The ICT4Water cluster is a hub for EU-funded research and innovation projects developing digital innovations for the water sector. Currently, over 60 projects are members of the cluster. Participation in the two clusters ZeroPollution4Water and ICT4Water supports SafeCrew in exchanging information and helps…
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27th Drinking Water Colloquium at TUHH
On 15th February, the DVGW Research Centre TUHH hosted its 27th Drinking Water Colloquium at Hamburg University of Technology on 15th February 2024. Titled “Research and practice in drinking water supply” the event featured a diverse range of lectures by both internal and external speakers, focusing on innovative drinking water treatment and water quality topics.#SafeCREW…
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WaBoLu-Water Hygiene Days
The 32nd Water Hygiene Days took place in Bad Elster on 07 – 09 February 2024. The event was organised by the association WaBoLu (Verein für Wasser-, Boden- und Lufthygiene e.V.) and the Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt). An exchange between science and expert audience like water utilities, laboratories, companies and local health authorities shall be…
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14th BioDetectors conference 2024
Amsterdam, the Netherlands 27 – 28 June 2024 The conference organised by our project partner BDS – BioDetection Systems will bring together scientists involved in the development and application of in vitro effect-based bioanalysis technologies. The conference will cover a variety of topics e.g. bioactivity in drinking water, detection of dioxins in food, safety of…
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Dutch Advisory Group on Water Quality visits Politecnico di Milano
Even though the visit of the Dutch advisory group on water quality to the Politecnico di Milano Dutch group took place some time ago, we would still like to share some impressions. This advisory group consisted of representatives (managers, advisors and directors) from all 10 drinking water suppliers, 4 drinking water laboratories, the River Water…