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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. -
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. -
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. -
Risk management Supporting water supply companies in risk management, based on our comprehensive expertise -
Drinking water catchments and resources Support for water supply companies to establish a Water Safety Plan. Benefit from our extensive expertise. -
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. -
Digitalisation Water demand forecast, Evaluation of water quality and quantity data, Regression and classification models, Machine learning, AI, Databases, GIS-application
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Research
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Resource protection Protection of water resources, risk management in water catchment areas -
Environmental biotechnology Technical and biological methods for the elimination of microorganisms, microbiological degradation processes -
Microorganisms Developing and applying reliable and sensitive detection methods, evaluating disinfection and treatment measures -
Micropollutants Determination of micropollutants, transformation products and microplastics reliably and sensitively, investigate behaviour in the water cycle, qualified risk assessment -
Waste water and water cycle Use of biological decomposition, developing integrated water supply and waste water management concepts -
New technologies and products Testing and optimizing processes and products to treat, disinfect and post-process drinking water for efficiency, security and robustness -
Asset management and infrastructure Development of management strategies and innovative tools to evaluate the condition of the supply network and its components -
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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Videos
TZW – For the future
Get to know TZW in 186 seconds.
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.
© 2017 TZW: DVGW - Technologiezentrum Wasser
Introducing the TZW test centre
What does the TZW test centre do?
A three-minute video shows what is done there to protect drinking water quality. Every material that comes into contact with drinking water must be thoroughly tested in Germany. Migration and microbiological testing, odour testing, mechanical testing and UV testing are just some of the many tests on the work schedule at the old waterworks in Karlsruhe. The video offers exciting insights behind the scenes of the TZW test centre.
© 2022 TZW: DVGW - Technologiezentrum Wasser
A quicker way to track down enterococci
The video offers insights into the work of the microbiologists at TZW.
It focuses on a research project entitled “Enterococci in drinking water systems”. In the DVGW-funded project, scientists at TZW used a new method to identify enterococci quicker using the MALDI-TOF spectrometer in order to identify possible contamination causes.
© 2020 TZW: DVGW - Technologiezentrum Wasser