Consumption of water that is contaminated with pathogens still causes high numbers of death and disease. Understanding the factors that influence the dynamic distribution of waterborne pathogens is important, as this will help understanding improvements and possible solutions. Such understanding is particularly important in a developing country lik...
Small lakes and ponds are common features in urban areas and they contribute to the quality of citizens’ life. A poor water quality, however, can easily give rise to nuisance. A major cause for a poor water quality is a high concentration of plant-nourishing nutrients, eutrophication. In (semi-)standing waters, eutrophication often results in a hig...
Het Nederlandse mestbeleid probeert de schadelijke milieueffecten van de landbouw te beperken. Dit sluit aan bij internationale afspraken over het mestgebruik, die onder meer zijn vastgelegd in de Europese Nitraatrichtlijn. Die schrijft lidstaten voor om het gebruik van dierlijke mest te beperken tot 170 kg stikstof per hectare. Bedrijven met ten m...
Riverine transport to the marine environment is an important pathway for microplastic. However, information on fate and transport of nano- and microplastic in freshwater systems is lacking. Here we present scenario studies on the fate and transport of nano-to millimetre sized spherical particles like microbeads (100 nm–10 mm) with a state of the ar...
Clean water is indispensable for the sustenance of life and maintenance of health. However, water quality is threatened by changes in socio-economic developments (population growth, urbanisation, livestock increase and sanitation) and climate (surface air temperature and precipitation patterns). Major water quality contaminants include microorganis...
Voor de ex-ante-evaluatie van de meststoffenwet in 2016 is een analyse uitgevoerd van de gevolgen van drie mestbeleidscenario's voor de meststromen in de landbouw en van de milieukwaliteit.
Campylobacter is the most common causative agent of human bacterial gastroenteritis and is frequently found in surface water, where it indicates recent contamination with animal faeces, sewage effluent, and agricultural run-off. The contribution of different animal reservoirs to surface water contamination with Campylobacter is largely unknown. In ...
Membrane filtration of ground, surface, or sea water by reverse osmosis results in permeate, which is almost free from minerals. Minerals may be added afterwards, not only to comply with (legal) standards and to enhance chemical stability, but also to improve the taste of drinking water made from permeate. Both the nature and the concentrations of ...
Lokaal uitgevoerde praktijkprojecten in het kader van het programma Natuurlijk Kapitaal Nederland laten zien dat er kansen zijn voor de wederzijdse versterking van natuur en economie. Dit leidt tot de volgende vragen: welke kansen zijn er om de opgedane kennis binnen deze praktijkprojecten op te schalen naar andere gebieden in Nederland? Waar ligge...
