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Water analysis Conducting and evaluating physical-chemical and microbiological water testing in accordance with the German Drinking Water Ordinance and other relevant legal regulations. -
Testing of products and devices Initial testing of products and materials in contact with drinking water. Our Test Centre is accredited for more than 200 different product standards according to DIN EN ISO 17025. Test and develop UV technology. -
Treatment technologies Develop sustainable water supply concepts. Implement, monitor and optimise new technologies. Test and further develop existing treatment methods. -
Micropollutants and microorganisms Develop and improve the method of determination using cutting-edge equipment. Investigate the presence, behaviour and retention of inorganic and organic micropollutants in the water cycle and drinking water treatment. -
Networks and drinking water distribution Microbiological quality change, deposit formation and cleaning and optimisation of the distribution network operation. Evaluate and analyse corrosion damage. -
Risk management Support for water supply companies to establish a Water Safety Plan. Benefit from our extensive expertise. -
Contaminated sites Evaluation of the decomposition potential at contaminated locations. Development of sustainable ways to eliminate pollutants from the environment. Employ a combination of microbiological and technical methods.
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Water is one of the bases of the earth's existence. At TZW we get right to the heart of this special substance.
Water is one of the bases of the earth's existence. At TZW we get right to the heart of this special substance.
Consulting with high expertise
We develop practical solutions based on extensive research for our customers in the water sector.
We develop practical solutions based on extensive research for our customers in the water sector.
Innovations for the water sector
Our research identifies the challenges of the future and is implemented in targeted projects, making it future-proof.
Our research identifies the challenges of the future and is implemented in targeted projects, making it future-proof.
Testing and evaluation
We perform analysis, evaluation and testing in our accredited laboratories and the Test Centre.
We perform analysis, evaluation and testing in our accredited laboratories and the Test Centre.
About TZW: DVGW-Technologiezentrum Wasser (German Water Centre)
TZW’s comprehensive research activities and practical experience form the basis of solutions and concepts for all areas of national and international water management issues. These range from resource protection to water catchment and treatment to the water supplying consumers' taps. About 200 highly qualified staff members cooperate closely with water utilities, companies, expert authorities, and universities. TZW supplies reliable figures, data and facts, and creates solutions for a sustainable water supply. Part of DVGW - German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water, TZW is a non-profit and independent institution.
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News
Antibiotic resistance in the water cycle
In Berlin, the research alliance HyReKA published its results on antibiotic resistance in the water cycle. Since 2016, researchers in the project, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), have been working on a…
Read moreNew: Publication series on the contamination of drinking water with enterococci
A research project funded by the DVGW addresses the question of which pathways enterococci use to enter drinking water and how they behave. The investigations at TZW showed that evidence of enterococci in drinking water did not necessarily mean…
Read moreInterreg Water Test Network at IWA-LET in Edinburgh
Breakfast Networking Event on 12 June 2019 from 8.00 a.m.
As a German partner, TZW is part of the European Water Test Network. The EU project “Water Test Network” is funded as part of the Interreg programme for North-West Europe (NWE). It supports…
Read moreProjects
Adaptation of the water supply to climate change
What needs to be done in the water supply sector to ensure public drinking water supply in vulnerable low mountain regions even under changed climatic…
Read moreUltrafiltration as an element of energy efficiency in drinking water hygiene (Ultra-F)
The aim of the project is to holistically and systematically investigate drinking water installations in the lab, in technical centres and in field…
Read moreSinoGerman collaboration for clean drinking water from the source to the consumer (SIGN2)
In the follow-up project SIGN-2 and in collaboration with scientific and industrial partners, German water technologies and management concepts are…
Read moreMALDI-TOF MS for species identification in drinking water microbiology
The identification of bacteria using MALDI-TOF-MS is a cutting-edge and highly innovative method, which has already revolutionised bacteria…
Read moreDevelopment of UVC-LED-based reactors for water disinfection (ELEDWa)
Following on from the basic research project GEntLED-UV, the focus here is on developing complete reactor systems, both for point-of-use (PoU) and…
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TZW
DVGW-Technologiezentrum Wasser (German Water Centre)
Karlsruher Strasse 84
76139 Karlsruhe
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DVGW-Technologiezentrum Wasser (German Water Centre)
Wasserwerk Durlacher Wald
Wasserwerkstrasse 4
76137 Karlsruhe
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DVGW-Technologiezentrum Wasser (German Water Centre)
Wasserwerkstrasse 2
01326 Dresden
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