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Research projects

Currently there are more than 100 ongoing projects at the department. Some examples:

Brantas Water Quality

Improving water quality management in the Brantas River in Indonesia, with focus on water quality monitoring and governance issues.
Programme leader: Maurits Ertsen

LotusHR

Holistic Water Management approach for the recovery of water, energy and nutrients from urban wastewater.
Programme leader: Merle de Kreuk

TWIGA

Transforming Weather Water Data into Value Added information service for Sustainable Growth in Africa.
Programme leader: Nick van de Giesen

Global Drinking Water

Working with real water, for real people. Various research projects into different aspects of safe water provision in developing countries.
Programme leader: Doris van Halem

Zero Brine

Re-designing the value and supply chain of water and minerals: A circular economy approach for the recovery of resources from brine generated by process industries.
Programme leaders: Henri Spanjers & Luuk Rietveld

DOC2C’s

Investigating the possibility of improved dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removal from source waters.
Programme leaders: Bas Heijman & Luuk Rietveld

Sustainable freshwater supply for urbanizing Maputo

Solving pressing challenges in water and sanitation through research, innovation and capacity building.
Programme leader: Luuk Rietveld

AdOx

Removal of contaminants from wastewater with an innovative process with zeolites.
Programme leader: Luuk Rietveld

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