Water Export Dag 26 juni 2009

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TECHNEAU, toegang tot veilig
drinkwater door middel van
technologie
Water Export Dag
EWP
26 juni 2009
Theo van den Hoven
KWR Watercycle Research Institute (The Netherlands)
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Challenges for the water sector
Shipping drinking water
to Barcelona Summer 2008
Climate Change
More people, bigger cities
Emerging pollutants
Ageing infrastructure
More efficiency
More demanding regulations
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Barcelona, 6 shiploads. 22 million Euro.
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Are our water supplies really safe?
Permanent vigilance and up-to-date
technologies are needed to protect water
quality and public health
More consumers ill after mains Outbreak Calicivirus,
works Göteborg, 11 Sept 2008
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Permanent vigilance is needed
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TECHNEAU
Rethink current water supply systems, provide
improved technologies and practices
€19 Mil., 2006-2011
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TECHNEAU consortium
End-user
Regulator
Technology-supplier Research-institution
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Het consortium is opgebouwd volgend het principe van de
innovatiecuclus of driehoek. Ideevorming bij universiteiten, de
vertaling in een installties by leveranciers tot de toepassing bij de
eindgebruiker, het waterbedrijf zijn vertegenwoordigd. Een
innovatie is tenslotte pas echt een innovatie als de inventie wordt
toegepast.
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The TECHNEAU team
> 150 researchers, 30 institutes
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TECHNEAU partners
Universities & Research Institutes Technology Providers
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Novel water quality detection tools
On-line monitoring
Multi-sensor platform for
on-line water analysis and
process control
Fish monitor for early warning
of (intentional) toxic
contamination
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Novel multi-barrier water treatment
process
Oxidation/Bioreactor/Membrane technology
For low quality resources
Pesticides, hormones, medicines
Bacteria and viruses
Organic material
Particles
Taste and odor
Low sludge production
Adjustable to local conditions
Also for small scale systems
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Novel water quality detection tools
Biological detection system for chemical
pollutants
Chemical pollutants
Human
cell
Biological effect
Estrogens Androgens Thyroids
Progestagens Glucocorticoids
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Ultra-filtration for household water
treatment in developing countries
Lab study tells
Capable to remove bacteria
Maintenance free
for minimal 5 month
Bacteria keep pores open
Protoype under test
in South Africa
to lower waterborne diseases
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Involvement utilities
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Export van watertechnologie?
Benut dan ook de mogelijkheden van
EC/FP7 projecten
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Acknowledgement
TECHNEAU colleagues
PAC:
Peter Wilderer (Eur. Ac. Sci.&Art.), Paul Reiter/Keith
Robertson (IWA), Sacha Gabizon (WECF), Riku
Vahala (EUREAU), Frans Schulting (GWRC)
EC: Panagiotis Balabanis (DG Research)
Co-funded by EC under FP6
Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems,
contract-No. 018320-02
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Thanks
www.techneau.eu
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