Author: Silke Ludewigs
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ZeroPollution4Water Cluster webinar: Insights from practice to achieve market uptake for new technologies
Under the motto ‘Explore pathways towards bringing water innovations into the real world’ SafeCREW partner Dr Peter A. Behnisch talked on 11th November at the ZeroPollution4Water Cluster webinar “๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐จ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ๐ โ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ”. He presented the strategies of his company Biodetection Systems to establish bioassays for toxicity assessment of real water…
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PhD research at CAT’s water treatment plant l’Ampolla
Over the past few weeks, PhD student Marco Matracchi, from the research group at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering โ Politecnico di Milano, led by Manuela Antonelli, has carried out part of his research at the water treatment plant located in l’Ampolla (Tarragona). Specifically, Matracchi is testing an innovative passive sampling method using…
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SafeCREW at EUROTOX
The EUROTOX Congress in Athens took place on September 14โ17, 2025 and focused on the theme “Toxicology addresses society’s real-life risks for sustainable health and well-being.” The event will emphasize scientific breakthroughs, interdisciplinary collaboration, and emerging technologies in toxicology, highlighting public health safety and environmental sustainability. Peter A. Behnisch, Biodetection Systems BDS attended the Congress…
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Insights from 4th International School on Water Reuse (ISWR)
For S afeCREW Alla Kucherova and Serhii Kunytskyi, from the National University of Water & Environmental Engineering, Ukraine took part
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Adsorptive membranes to remove DBP precursors at IWA Membrane Technology Conference 2025
In September 2025, Jon Wullenweber presented the results of the SafeCREW project at the IWA Membrane Technology Conference (MTC) in Daegu, attended by over 350 participants. His presentation focused on innovative techniques for removing disinfection byproduct (DBP) precursors using adsorption membranes and introduced a sustainable, chemical-free regeneration approach with electro-active membranes. The insights sparked a…
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Water pollution: Council and Parliament reach provisional deal to update priority substances in surface and ground waters
The Council presidency and the European Parliamentโs representatives reached a provisional political agreement on a proposed directive to review and update the lists of pollutants affecting surface waters and groundwater and corresponding regulatory standards. This agreement updates environmental quality standards for a number of pollutants and adds new ones, aligning EU water policy with the…
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SafeCREW presentations at WASSER 2025
The central German conference on all topics relating to water quality Professionals working in the sectors of water chemistry and water treatment as well as experts from other disciplines in the water sector met for an intensive exchange of experience and ideas.
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Watch our webinar “Preparing drinking water supply systems for climate change – case study insights”
On 3 April 2025, H2OforAll and SafeCREW conducted their fifth common webinar, which has again been a great success. More than 60 participants listened to the four presentations on “Preparing drinking water supply systems for climate change – case study insights” and engaged in the discussion. If you missed the opportunity or if you want…
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SafeCREW’s sixth projectmeeting in Berlin
From 13th to 14th March 2025, the project team met in person for the sixth time. This time the Kompetenzzentrum Wasser, Berlin and the Umweltbundesamt – German Environment Agency were the hosts and they gave many exciting insights and progress on One highlight of the meeting was the presence of NUWEE, our Ukrainian partner, who…
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Resilience to climate change: how to guarantee the quality of drinking water
The event titled “Resilience against climate change: how we guarantee the quality of drinking water” was designed as a public results presentation of the SafeCREW project, including a Case Study site visit. Almost a hundred people from Catalan utilities, local government and municipalities, research centers, water associations and water related companies gathered for the event.…