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Our database contains all of TZW’s ongoing research projects and completed projects up to 2010. By filtering by category or time you can find the specific topic you’re looking for.

Our database contains all of TZW’s ongoing research projects and completed projects up to 2010. By filtering by category or time you can find the specific topic you’re looking for.

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Water chemistry research
Innovation to reduce PFAS in the European Healthcare Sector (PFAROS)

PFAROS will develop safe, effective, and scalable alternatives to PFAS, underpinned by robust data, validated technologies, and strong stakeholder collaboration. The practical solutions and strategic guidance developed will ensure compliance,…

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Wastewater treatment plant. Photo: Johannes Ho, TZW
Microbiology
Safe Water Reuse Through Online Monitoring (MONADIS)

The German-Israeli water technology project MONADIS combines online monitoring with UV and oxidation-based disinfection processes to enable safe, efficient, and sustainable water reuse while ensuring high microbiological water quality.

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Contract signing for the OH4CAM project
Microbiology
One Health for Cambodia (OH4CAM)

OH4CAM strengthens One Health in Cambodia. As the Environmental Health partner, TZW supports the development of laboratory capacities as well as the establishment of environmental monitoring for antimicrobial resistance and infectious pathogens.

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Connected data and simulations enhance the resilience of drinking water network systems (concept image, AI-generated)
Security - digitalisation - management
Digital Resilience Tools for Drinking Water Supply (ResilVerbund)

ResilVerbund develops digital tools for resilient drinking water distribution networks. Forecasting models, simulations and a central data portal enhance supply security and support sustainable water resource management.

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Sampling at a pilot plant for water reuse
Waste water and water cycle
Methods for validating water reuse (ValidReuse)

ValidReuse develops practical validation procedures, SOPs, and evaluation methods for safe water reuse and future reference facilities.

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Reservoir with intake tower.
Treatment
Optimization of reservoir water treatment (TalAuf2045)

As a result of climate change, variations in the raw water quality from reservoirs are occuring, which must be addressed through appropriate treatment processes (adaptions) if used for drinking water production. As part of this project, an assessment…

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Raffinerie Tirlemontoise: In NEW WATER, process water from the sugar refinery will be treated to drinking water quality (Photo @ raffinerietirlemontoise.com)
Microbiology
New Water Sources for Climate-Resilient Drinking Water Supply (NEW WATER)

In NEW WATER, wastewater, rainwater and polluted surface water are scientifically assessed as resources for producing drinkable water in North-West Europe.

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Inline CO₂ measurement in water (Illustration generated by AI)
Technology
Inline measurement technology for resource‑efficient process control (InlineMIR)

Widely tunable MIR lasers for real‑time inline CO₂ measurement in waterworks – enabling optimized process control, plant operation, and resource efficiency in water treatment.

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Drinking water installation
Risk of altered temperatures in drinking water installations of buildings (RiVeTTi)

Legionella species in drinking water installations are a key challenge for the drinking water supply in the context of climate change and the utilization of renewable energy sources.

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Schematic illustration of PFAS transformation by biodegradable surfactants and microorganisms under different environmental conditions.
Analysis
Strategies for PFAS in-situ remediation using innovative technologies (SPIRIT)

Soil and groundwater in the Rastatt/Baden-Baden area are contaminated with PFAS over a wide area. To ensure the long-term availability of drinking water and the continued use of agricultural land in the region, remediation strategies that are both…

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Tablets/Pharmaceuticals
Water chemistry research
Pharmaceutical Metabolites in Drinking Water Resources (HuMeWaTri)

Human pharmaceuticals enter the water cycle via wastewater – often in the form of their metabolites. These metabolites are rarely monitored, even though they may affect drinking water quality. The research project HuMeWaTri addresses this issue:…

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Infiltration pond in Lima, Peru
International-2025
Water Reuse applying MAR and membrane treatment (NEWA2)

The NEWA2 research project will use demonstration plants to investigate managed aquifer recharge (MAR) and solar-based membrane technology in order to evaluate possibilities for indirect and direct water reuse and their contribution to alleviating…

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