Category: safecrew
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SAVE THE DATE: SafeCREW Final Conference on 26 March 2026 in Brussels
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…
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29th Drinking Water Colloquium of the DVGW Research Centre TUHH – register now
The DVGW Research Centre at TUHH invites you to the 29th Drinking Water Colloquium. The conference will take place at Hamburg University of Technology, Germany, on Thursday, 12 February 2026. Registration is now open and the programme available. Current developments and challenges in German and European water supply will be presented and discussed. SafeCREW will…
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Policy Brief: Advancing NAM/EBM for the Assessment of Disinfection By-Products and Complex Chemical Mixtures in Drinking Water
We are pleased to announce the publication of the new Policy Brief by SafeCREW, calling for the advancement of non-animal-based and effect-based monitoring (NAM/EBM) for the holistic toxicity assessment of chemical mixtures in water. While most current (eco)toxicological assessments still rely on animal-based, single-substance testing, which are costly, slow, and misaligned with sustainability goals, societal…
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VDI Drinking Water Hygiene Day
With the “Drinking Water Hygiene Day” on 1 December 2025, VDI – The Association of German Engineers sets an important thematic anchor for raising awareness of clean drinking water. At first glance, drinking water in Germany is something we take for granted – clean, fresh and available at all times. Its quality is strictly regulated…
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Presentation of new findings on the characterisation of organic compounds in drinking water at MWTS 2025
The 32nd Mülheim Water Technology Seminar 2025 (MWTS 2025) on 06 November 2025 provided an excellent platform to discuss current challenges and innovative solutions in drinking water treatment. Under the motto ‘Drinking water treatment in the light of increasing requirements’, the event addressed current challenges such as new limits for contaminants (e.g. PFAS, bisphenol A)…
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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 “𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗨𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 – 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲”. He presented the strategies of his company Biodetection Systems to establish bioassays for toxicity assessment of real water…
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SafeCREW at EUROTOX
The EUROTOX Congress in Athens took place on September 14–17, 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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Today live at Drinking Water Quality Europe 2025: Key note speaker from SafeCREW
From 5 to 6 November 2025 more than 250 drinking water experts are expected at the WWT’s Drinking Water Quality Europe Conference in Amsterdam. Leading water utilities, regulators, contractors, associations, academics and solution providers will be sharing the latest thinking on PFAS, the EU Drinking Water Directive, treatment innovation, catchment management and source water quality, long-term water…
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New publication out: Modelling on chlorine consumption in drinking water and its implications for THM formation
The publication “Investigating chlorine consumption through semi-mechanistic modeling and its implications for trihalomethane formation: A comparison of diverse drinking water” authored by Ehsan Ranjbar et al. from SafeCREW partner UBA, presented results on the modelling of chlorine consumption and DBP formation in disinfected drinking water samples. Drinking water disinfection with chlorine is used for the…