Category: Policy makers and regulators
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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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Impressions from the SafeCREW Final Conference in Brussels
The SafeCREW Final Conference took place on 26 March 2026 in Brussels, bringing together experts from water utilities, policy, research, and industry to exchange knowledge and discuss innovative approaches to safe drinking water management. The conference, hosted at the Hanse Office, offered a balanced mix of external perspectives and professional presentations of project results, including…
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Integration of CALUX bioassays as early warning system for toxicity in complex water mixtures
Another SafeCREW key result has now been published on the Horizon Results Platform: The integration of CALUX bioassays as early warning system for toxicity in complex water mixtures. Biodetection Systems (BDS) provides innovative, sensitive, and efficient in vitro test methods such as the CALUX® bioassays. In SafeCREW these human cell-based effect-based methods have been used to…
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Improved Detection of Polar Disinfection By-Products Using Supercritical Fluid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry
Maolida Nihemaiti (SafeCREW Partner UFZ) has published results from the SafeCREW project on the Horizon Results Platform, presenting a novel analytical approach for the improved detection of highly polar disinfection by-products (DBPs) in drinking water. Only a small fraction of disinfection by-products (DBPs) in drinking water are currently regulated, while the majority, including key contributors…
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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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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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BDS’ non-animal based methods at Dioxin 2025
The image shows Peter Behnisch presenting at the DIOXIN 2025 conference standing at a podium on a large stage with presentation screens displaying scientific results on drinking water pollutants. In the foreground, conference participants are seated in a dimly lit hall, listening to the presentation.
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Case Study Site Tarragona welcomed SafeCREW project officer on 22 January 2026
The Project Officer of the European project SafeCREW, Sofia Pachini, has visited CAT‘s Drinking Water Treatment Plant (ETAP) in L’Ampolla, Catalonia, to learn first-hand about the progress we are making through this initiative, funded by the European Union. During the visit, which was also attended by representatives of Eurecat – Technology Centre, our partner in…
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SafeCREW at SETAC Europe 35th Annual Meeting
The image shows promotional visuals for the SETAC Europe 35th Annual Meeting, highlighting a scientific conference focused on environmental toxicology and sustainability. The castle shown in the image is Schönbrunn Palace.