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Solutions
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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.
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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.
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Treatment technologies Develop sustainable water supply concepts. Implement, monitor and optimise new technologies. Test and further develop existing treatment methods.
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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.
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Network management and drinking water installation Microbiological quality change, deposit formation and cleaning and optimisation of the distribution network operation. Evaluate and analyse corrosion damage.
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Risk management Support for water supply companies to establish a Water Safety Plan. Benefit from our extensive expertise.
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Environmental biotechnology and 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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Research
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Resource protection Protection of water resources, risk management in water catchment areas
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Environmental biotechnology Technical and biological methods for the elimination of microorganisms, microbiological degradation processes
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Microorganisms Developing and applying reliable and sensitive detection methods, evaluating disinfection and treatment measures
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Micropollutants Determination of micropollutants, transformation products and microplastics reliably and sensitively, investigate behaviour in the water cycle, qualified risk assessment
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Waste water and water cycle Use of biological decomposition, developing integrated water supply and waste water management concepts
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New technologies and products Testing and optimizing processes and products to treat, disinfect and post-process drinking water for efficiency, security and robustness
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Asset management and infrastructure Development of management strategies and innovative tools to evaluate the condition of the supply network and its components
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Safety and security, digitalisation and management Digital transformation in public drinking water supply, increase the safety and security of drinking water supply
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Publication series
Publication series: Antibiotikaresistenzen in Rohwässern [Antibiotic resistance in raw water] €30.
Publication series: Wasserbedarf und Spitzenverbrauch [Water demand and peak consumption] €30.
Publication series: 27. TZW Kolloquium
Anpassungsstrategien und Handlungsoptionen für die Wasserbranche [Adaption strategies and options for the water sector] €30.
Publication series: MALDI-TOF-Massenspektrometrie in der Trinkwassermikrobiologie [Maldi-TOF-MS in drinking water microbiology] €30.
Volume 100 Neue Erkenntnisse und Anforderungen für die Wasserbranche [New insights and demands for the water sector] €25.
Volume 99 Microbial Source Tracking - Identifizierung fäkaler Eintragsquellen [Microbial Source Tracking - Identification of fecal pollution sources] €25.
Volume 98 Nachweis, Dynamik und Stimulation der Denitrifikation in Gewässern [Detection, dynamics and stimulation of denitrification in water bodies] €25.
Volume 97 Coliforme Bakterien in Talsperren [Coliform bacteria in dammed water reservoirs] €25.
Volume 96 Rahmenbedingungen für die Mischung von Trinkwässern [General conditions for the mixing of drinking waters] €25.
Volume 95 Innovationen für eine zukunftsfeste Wasserversorgung [Innovations for a future-proof water supply] €50.
Volume 94 Durchflusszytometrie als schnelle Detektionsmethode für Bakterien [Flow cytometry as rapid detection method for bacteria] €25.
Volume 93 SARS-CoV-2 im Kontext der Wasserversorgung [SARS-CoV-2 in the context of water supply] €25.
Volume 92 Quantitative mikrobielle Risikobewertung [Quantitative microbial risk assessment] €25.
Volume 91 Charakterisierung von LED-basierten UV-Desinfektionsmodulen [Characterization of LED-based UV disinfection modules] €25.
Volume 90 Zukunftsthemen der Wasserversorgung [Future topics of water supply] TZW colloquium 2019 €25.
Volume 89 Vermehrung von Legionellen im Kaltwasser [Increase of legionella in cold water] €25.
Volume 88 Kombinierte Bio-Elektro-Verfahren zur Stromgewinnung und Spurenstoffelimination [Combined bio-electric processes for power generation and elimination of trace substances] €25.
Volume 87 Enterokokken in Trinkwassersystemen - Vorkommen, Vermehrung, Desinfektion [Enterococci in drinking water systems – presence, propagation, disinfection] €25.
Volume 86 Optimierung der Analytik des EOF und verschiedener PFAS-Stoffklassen (EOFplus) [Optimisation of the analysis of the surrogate parameter EOF and various classes of PFAS (EOFplus)] €25.
Volume 85 Impuls zu aktuellen Wasserthemen [Current issues in the water sector] TZW colloquium 2018 €25.
Volume 84 Minimierungsstrategie für den PSM-Metaboliten-Eintrag ins Grundwasser [Strategy to minimise pesticide metabolites entering groundwater] €25.
Volume 83 Roadmap DVGW Forschungsstrategie Wasser 2025 [Roadmap of the DVGW research strategy for water 2025] € 25.
Volume 82 Bewertung der Wirkung von Korrosionsinhibitoren im Verteilungsnetz [Assessment of the effect of corrosion inhibitors in distribution networks] € 25.
Volume 81 Molekularbiologische Lebend/tot-Unterscheidung [Molecular biological live/dead differentiation] € 25.
Volume 80 Entwicklungstrends für die Wasserversorgung [Water supply development trends] € 25.
Volume 79 Hochaufgelöste Verbrauchsmessungen bei Kunden [High-resolution customer consumption measurements] € 25.
Volume 78 Verhalten von Phosphonaten als Antiscalants bei der Membranfiltration [Behaviour of phosphonates as antiscalants in membrane filtration] € 25.
Volume 77 Identifizierung und Bewertung von Eintragsquellen mikrobiologischer Belastungen [Identification and assessment of contamination sources of microbiological pollution] € 25.
Volume 76 Verhalten von Antibiotika-Resistenzgenen bei der Trinkwasseraufbereitung [Behaviour of antibiotic resistance genes in drinking water treatment] € 25.
Volume 75 Zukunftssicherer Betrieb von Wasserversorgungsanlagen [Future-proof operation of water supply plants] € 25.
Volume 74 Präventives Risikomanagement in der Trinkwasserversorgung [Preventative risk management in drinking water supply] € 25.
Volume 73 Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Trinkwassersystemen [Pseudomonas aeruginosa in drinking water systems] € 25.
Volume 72 Vorkommen und Abbau von Teerölschadstoffen unter instationären Fließ- und Redoxbedingungen [Presence and degradation of creosote pollutants under transient flow and redox conditions] € 25.
Volume 71 Auswirkung von Konzentraten der Trinkwasserenthärtung in Fließgewässern [Effect of drinking water softener concentrates in rivers] € 25.
Volume 70 Innovative Entwicklungen aus dem Forschungsradar Wasser [Innovative developments from the research radar water] € 25.
Volume 69 Bewertung von Spülverfahren für Trinkwasserleitungen [Assessment of flushing process for drinking water lines] € 25.
Volume 68 Der Yeast-Estrogen-Screen (YES)-Assay: Evaluierung und Anwendung [The yeast Estrogen Screen (YES) assay: evaluation and application] € 25.
Volume 67 Anaerober CKW-Abbau: Molekularbiologie, Substanzspektrum, Isotopenfraktionierung [Anaerobic CHC degradation: molecular biology, substance spectrum, isotope fractionation] € 25.
Volume 66 Aerob-produktiver Abbau von Chlorethenen: Nachweis eines neuen Abbauweges für Trichlorethen [Aerobic-productive degradation of chloroethenes: evidence of a new degradation pathway for trichloroethene] € 25.
Volume 65 Neue Methoden und Verfahren für die Wasserversorgung [New methods and processes for water supply] € 25.
Volume 64 DOC-Analytik mittels 2D-Fluoreszenzspektroskopie [DOC analysis using 2D fluorescence spectroscopy] € 25.
Volume 63 Verbleib von DOC und Spurenstoffen bei der Grundwasseranreicherung in den Langen Erlen (Basel) [Retention of DOC and micropollutants in groundwater enrichment in die Langen Erlen (Basel)] € 25.
Volume 62 Elimination anthropogener organischer Spurenstoffe im Zuge der Grundwasseranreicherung [Elimination of anthropogenic organic micropollutants during groundwater enrichment] € 25.
Volume 61 Wirksamkeit der Elimination von Viren durch Filtrationsverfahren der Trinkwasseraufbereitung [Effectiveness of eliminating viruses using filtration methods in drinking water treatment] € 25.
Volume 60 Handlungsstrategien bei sich ändernden Rahmenbedingungen [Strategies to deal with changing framework conditions] € 25.