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Deterioration models can be successfully deployed only if decision-makers trust the modelling outcomes and are aware of model …

For ensuring microbial safety, the current European bathing water directive (BWD) (76/160/EEC 2006) demands the implementation of …

Kanalalterungsmodelle, mit denen sich der Zustand von Abwasserkanälen simulieren lässt, können wertvolle Werkzeuge für die …

Zusammenfassung Im Rahmen einer etwa zweijährigen Studie wurde für Berlin erstmals das Ausmaß der Belastung von Regenabfluss mit …

Phosphorus (P) is a limited resource, which can neither be synthesized nor substituted in its essential functions as nutrient. …

Das Projekt T-MON hatte zum Ziel, die Eignung saisonaler Temperaturschwankungen in Oberflächengewässern und Entnahmebrunnen zur …

Zusammenfassung Momentan wird die Forderung nach einer Erweiterung von Kläranlagen um eine Stufe zur weitergehenden Elimination …

Im Rahmen einer etwa zweijährigen Studie wurde für Berlin erstmals das Ausmaß der Belastung von Regenabfluss mit Spurenstoffen durch …

Deterioration modelling can be a powerful tool to support utilities in planning efficient sewer rehabilitation strategies. However, the …

Spree und Havel sind langsam fließende Gewässer, deren Wassermenge besonders durch die Reduzierung des Braunkohletagebaus am Oberlauf …

To support decision makers in planning effective combined sewer overflow (CSO) management strategies an integrated modelling and impact …

This study aimed at characterizing the groundwater flow pattern in a semi-arid agricultural area in northern India crossed by an …

UV/Vis spectrophotometers have been used for one decade to monitor water quality in various locations: sewers, rivers, wastewater …

Im Rahmen des Forschungsprojekts SEMA ist die Prognosequalität eines Alterungsmodells anhand der TV-Inspektionsdaten der Stadt …

The practice of using the wastewater of the city of Braunschweig for irrigation on the surface areas of the Braunschweig Wastewater …

Für die Gewinnung von Braunkohle ist die Absenkung des Grundwasserspiegels im Rheinischen Braunkohlerevier notwendig. Die große …

Food production in Europe is dependent on imported phosphorus (P) fertilizers, but P use is inefficient and losses to the environment …

Diffuse nitrate (NO3) contamination from intense agriculture adversely impacts freshwater ecosystems, and can also result in nitrate …

Stormwater treatment technologies to manage runoff during rain events are primarily designed to reduce flood risks, settle suspended …

Der vorliegende Abschlussbericht fasst die Ergebnisse des Forschungsvorhabens IST4R (Integration der Spurenstoffentfernung in …

Direct addition of powdered activated carbon (PAC) to the inlet of a deep bed filter represents an energy- and space-saving option to …

Sludge treatment and disposal is one of the key positions of operating costs in large wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). On large …

Emerging countries frequently afflicted by waterborne diseases require safe and cost-efficient production of drinking water, a task …

Emerging countries frequently afflicted by waterborne diseases require safe and cost-efficient production of drinking water, a task …

Regenwasserabfluss ist die größte unbehandelte Quelle von potentiell hohen Spuren-stofffrachten in urbane Oberflächengewässer. In …

Regenwasserabfluss ist die größte unbehandelte Quelle von potentiell hohen Spuren-stofffrachten in urbane Oberflächengewässer. In …

For improved exploitation of the energy content present in the organic matter of raw sewage, an innovative concept for treatment of …

For improved exploitation of the energy content present in the organic matter of raw sewage, an innovative concept for treatment of …

Diffuse nitrate (NO3-) contamination from intense agriculture adversely impacts freshwater ecosystems, and can also pose a risk to …

Urban water infrastructures are increasingly facing challenges resulting from climate change and demographic developments. Using Berlin …

Urban water infrastructures are increasingly facing challenges resulting from climate change and demographic developments. Using Berlin …

Hydrogeochemical and hydrodynamic surface/groundwater interactions were investigated at the urban floodplain aquifer in Delhi, India. …

Hydrogeochemical and hydrodynamic surface/groundwater interactions were investigated at the urban floodplain aquifer in Delhi, India. …

In Chennai (India) public water supply and agriculture depend on groundwater to various extents, but the valuable resource shows …

In Chennai (India) public water supply and agriculture depend on groundwater to various extents, but the valuable resource shows …

This report compiles the results of three consecutive work packages that have been worked on during the Aquisafe II project. The …

The export of agricultural contaminants from agricultural landscapes of the US Midwest has contributed to the impairment of surface …

Different technologies for tertiary wastewater treatment are compared in their environmental impacts with life cycle assessment (LCA). …

Different technologies for tertiary wastewater treatment are compared in their environmental impacts with life cycle assessment (LCA). …

Different types of managed aquifer recharge (MAR) schemes are widely distributed and applied on various scales in the European …

Different types of managed aquifer recharge (MAR) schemes are widely distributed and applied on various scales in the European …

Zum Erzielen guter Erträge in der Landwirtschaft und in Ermangelung nennenswerter fossiler Vorkommen müssen alljährlich ca. 1 Million …

Durch das EU-Forschungsprojekt P-REX soll die Implementierung und Verbreitung technischer Phosphorrückgewinnungsverfahren …

Das Berliner Wissenschaftszentrum sorgt für Qualität und Kontinuität in der Beforschung wasserwirtschaftlicher Sachverhalte.

The presented work studies the influence of the sampling strategy on the quality of locally calibrated UV-VIS probe measurements in …

The present study aims to explore the relationship between rainfall variables and water quality/quantity characteristics of combined …

Data play an important role in water-related research. In the field of limnology, monitoring data are needed to assess the ecological …

Previously, the analysis of energy demand for wastewater treatment was often limited to one-dimensional analyses of electricity demand. …

The study aims at assessing in long-term trials a gravity-driven ultrafi ltration pilot plant designed for a capacity of 5 m3 d−1. The …

Continuous and quasi-continuous odour monitoring solutions have the potential to provide essential tools to support the whole odour …

During WELLMA-DNA, 13 diploma and bachelor theses along with several internships have been completed. A sampling system for biofilm …

It was the aim of the EU funded research project TECHNEAU to investigate the relevance and feasibility of bank filtration (BF) plus …

The occurrence of the cyanobacterial toxins anatoxin-a (ATX) and cylindrospermopsin (CYN) in surface waters has been reported …

Subsurface passage as utilized during bank filtration and artificial groundwater recharge has shown to be an effective barrier for …

The study aims at assessing in long-term trials a gravity-driven ultrafiltration pilot plant designed for a capacity of 5 m3/d. The …

There is a significant potential for optimizing pump systems currently in use in groundwater wells. This potential lies in (Table 6): …

The effect of combined sewer overflow (CSO) control measures should be validated during operation based on monitoring of CSO activity …

The herbicide Glyphosate was detected in River Havel (Berlin, Germany) in concentrations between 0.1 and 2 mg/L (single maximum …

GaN-based ultraviolet-C (UVeC) light emitting diodes (LEDs) are of great interest for water disinfection. They offer significant …

Combined sewer overflows can lead to acute, critical conditions for aquatic organisms in receiving surface waters (Borchardt et al. …

In ländlichen Gegenden stellen Kleinkläranlagen eine kostengünstige Lösung für die Abwasserentsorgung dar. Nach der in Europa gültigen …

Advances in the analysis of organic trace compounds revealed that many of the in high amounts prescribed pharmaceutical active …

Numerous papers have been published studying the causes of fouling in membrane bioreactors (MBRs) and searching for a universal fouling …

The study aims at validating the point-of-use investigations on long-term gravity-driven ultrafiltration for a scaled-up system, which …

Recent results show that cylindrospermopsin is more frequent and widespread in surface waters than previously assumed. Studies on the …

The project Aquisafe assesses the potential of selected near-natural mitigation systems, such as constructed wetlands or infiltration …

Neurotoxic paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins, anatoxin-a (ATX), and hepatotoxic cylindrospermopsin (CYN) have been detected in …

Low-pressure membrane filtration of secondary effluents allows disinfection and, combined with chemical coagulation, advanced …

We quantified the areal hypolimnetic mineralization rate (AHM; total areal hypolimnetic oxygen depletion including the formation of …

A new method for the assessment of the filterability in membrane bioreactors was tested for five months in four MBR units in Berlin. …

The Berliner Wasserbetriebe are the largest water supply and wastewater disposal company in Germany. They are challenged to tackle …

The project OXIRED was initiated to assess the potential of a combination of natural systems such as bank filtration (BF) and …

The present study examines the contribution of combined sewer overflows (CSO) to loads and concentrations of trace contaminants in …

In the densely populated semi-arid territory around Delhi, the water demand is rising continuously, while the surface- and groundwater …

Submersible data loggers are widely used for groundwater monitoring, but their application often runs the risk of hardware and data …

The study aims at validating the point-of-use investigations on long-term gravity-driven ultrafiltration for a scaled-up system, which …

Large-scale dispersion was studied in an unconsolidated, sandy, glaciofluvial, riverrecharged, and confined aquifer in Germany. …

Redox processes during bank filtration were evaluated in Berlin, where bank filtered water is abstracted for drinking water production. …

The intention of the work package 5.2 is to analyze the function and relevance of managed aquifer recharge (MAR) techniques with a main …

With the application of advanced treated wastewater to the ancient wastewater irrigation field Karolinenhöhe, the Berlin Water Company …

Within the EU-funded demonstration project ‘Sanitation Concepts for the Separate Treatment of Urine, Faeces and Greyweater’ …

Treated municipal wastewater may contain pathogenous micro-organisms and persistent trace organics leading to problems when being …

The frequent occurrence of the cyanobacterial toxin cylindrospermopsin (CYN) in the (sub)-tropics has been largely associated with …

The recycling of plant-nutrients as nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus from human nutrition is considered to be a preposition towards …

Cyanobacterial toxins are toxic substances produced by cyanobacteria or blue-green-algae. The can occur in surface waters wordwide and …

The cyanobacterial toxin cylindrospermopsin (CYN) is widely distributed in German lakes, but volumetric data for risk assessment are …

Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii, an invasive freshwater cyanobacterium, originated from the tropics but has spread to temperate zones …

With the application of advanced treated wastewater to the ancient wastewater irrigation field Karolinenhöhe, the Berlin Water Company …

To evaluate the potential hazard of a harmful substance on its pathway from a source to a sensitive site, it is important to know if …

Cylindrospermopsin (CYN) is a potent hepatotoxin produced by different cyanobacteria of the order Nostocales, which is widely …

Reactive multicomponent transport modeling was used to investigate and quantify the factors that affect redox zonation and the fate of …

Four international projects subsidised by the European Commission should push forward the development and application of membrane …

The removal of trace organic compounds through membrane bioreactors (MBR) in comparison to a conventional wastewater treatment plant …

Biofoulingprozesse bereiten in kommunalen und industriellen wasserführenden Leitungssystemen große Probleme. Um dem rechtzeitig …

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are considered as the major cause of membrane fouling in membranebioreactors. Recent studies …

Two parallel membrane bioreactors (2m³ each) were operated over a period of 2 years. Both pilots were optimised for nitrification, …

The invasive cyanobacterium Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii is increasingly spreading to temperate freshwater habitats world wide and is …

The goal of this study is the identification of ecological advantages and disadvantages of alternative sanitation systems in comparison …

Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii is considered a cyanobacterium of tropical origin and an alien species to temperate waters. However, it …

A modelling concept is presented that enables a quantitative evaluation of transport and natural attenuation processes during bank …