MAR to MAR-ket

Workshop on ISMAR 8 in Bejing, in room 203 A on 15 October 1:30 - 5:00 pm. Strategies to bring Managed Aquifer Recharge technique to the industry. Some examples for Mediterranean countries. Presented by Christoph Sprenger (KWB). Read more

ISMAR8: Managed Aquifer Recharge: Meeting the Water Resource Challenge

First results from the Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) catalogue were presented during the 8th International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge (ISMAR8) in Beijing (China) to the scientific community. Although other databases on MAR sites exist, the catalogue developed in the FP7 project DEMEAU holds the most updated and comprehensive information on European MAR sites up to now.

The objectives of the European MAR catalogue are:

Trigger values for investigation of hormonal activity in drinking water and its sources using CALUX bioassays

In May 2013, interim results were published in Environment International by scientists from BioDetection Systems B.V., the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) and the DEMEAU partner KWR Watercycle Research Institute.

Effect of UV and UV/H2O2 process conditions on Ames fluctuation assay response

Poster presented at the XI Symposium on Micropollutants in Human Environment in Wisla (PL) on 25-27th of September. Hofman-Caris, C.H.M., Harmsen, D.J.H., Beerendonk, E.F., Wols, B.A., Puijker, L.M., Keltjens, L.L.M. (2013) Effect of UV and UV/H2O2 process conditions on Ames fluctuation assay response.

Catalogue of 286 Managed Aquifer Recharge Sites in Europe

Experts working on Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) as part of the DEMEAU project compiled a catalogue of 286 MAR-sites in Europe. The data will be included in an existing online data portal and serves as a basis for further risk assessment and recommendations concerning the authorization of European MAR sties in line with EU legislation.

D11.1 Development of a Catalogue on European MAR Sites: Documentation

In order to demonstrate the effects of typical existing European MAR systems onto groundwater availability and groundwater quality with specific focus on trace organics, a comprehensive relational database (catalogue) on European MAR systems was created to ensure efficient management of available data. By means of the built-in user forms, queries, and reports, database users are enabled to not only view and enter records but also to quickly process the data to extract needed information.

Extendet Abstract for World Congress of IUVA and IOA in Las Vegas online

Roberta Hofman-Caris, researcher at KWR and involved in the DEMEAU Work Area on Advanced Oxidation Techniques, will give a presentation at the World Congress of the International Ultraviolet Association and the International Ozone Assiciation in Las Vegas, United States. It takes place on September 24th on 10:30 within session 17 ‐ AOP Methods in Drinking Water. The presentation deals with the formation of possibly (genotoxic) by-products in UV and UV/H2O2 processes. Find the extended abstract here.

Article published with DEMEAU interim results on trigger values using CALUX bioassays

In May 2013, interim results were published in Environment International by scientists from BioDetection Systems B.V., the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) and the DEMEAU partner KWR Watercycle Research Institute.

Putting in vitro bioassay results in perspective – a concept for deriving human health based bioassay trigger values

The application of in vitro bioassays receives increasing attention for water quality assessment. A major advantage of bioassays is that they provide an integrated biological response concerning e.g. hormonal activity in environmental waters and (sources of) drinking water. In order to integrate bioassays into legislation and with that into the practice of risk assessment for water supply, adequate limit values are needed.

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DEMEAU at the Micropol & Ecohazard conference and project meetings in Zurich

Several DEMEAU partners attended the Micropol & Ecohazard Conference and took part in panels and poster presentations. In connection with the conference, project representatives met on June 19 and 20 to discuss the project’s progress. Visits at partner utilities in Zurich gave a first impression of the implementation of the new technologies.

DEMEAU at Micropol & Ecohazard Conference

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