The graduation project has taken place in IDOM, a consulting, architecture and engineering company, in Madrid. This report aims to enhance the sustainability of IDOM’s water projects by exploring green and smart infrastructure addon solutions for the core buisness lines “Waste Water Treatment Plants …

This study was born out of concern that current methods for sludge disposal negatively impact the ecosystem. One method to alleviate this is to break down sludge through biological processes. This study aimed to gauge if there is sufficient impetus to develop a sludge disposal system using modified organisms. …

As an essential nutrient for food production, phosphate is largely used in fertilizers to enhance crop growth (Baishya et al., 2016; Hasanuzzaman et al., 2018). Regardless of its enormous demand, the only concentrated P source is phosphate rock and the resource is finite (Cordell & White, 2011; Smit …

Industrial, agricultural, and domestic sectors have an impact on the pollution of surface waters. More specifically, discharges of wastewater treatment plants also have a major impact on the quality of surface waters. According to PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Dutch surface waters …

Around 60% of drinking water in the Netherlands is from groundwater, often containing high concentrations of dissolved iron. This is generally removed by aeration, which is an important process in both drinking- and waste water treatment. The known disadvantages are high energy consumption relative to …

With increasing world population, more wastewater is produced which all need purification treatment. Removal of pathogenic organisms is important because they can cause problems to human health. This experiment will focus on the removal of human bacterial pathogens. The problem of human bacterial pathogens …

Waterborne diseases are posing a constant threat for people. In developing countries there is a lack of microbiologically safe drinking water and in the developed countries there are occasional waterborne disease outbreaks. These diseases are caused by bacteria or parasites which can be found in various …

Onderzoek is gedaan naar de veranderende rol van het waterschap in de afvalwaterketen. De onderzoeksvraag luidde: Hoe vervullen de waterschappen hun huidige en toekomstige rol in de afvalwaterketen in de praktijk? Er is een beleidsanalyse gemaakt van diverse notities die de afgelopen jaren over de afvalwaterketen …

The goal of the SLIK project is to build and operate the first full-scale wastewater treatment plant to treat the sewage containing rests of medicines and hormones from the Isala hospital in Zwolle. To obtain more insights on the treatment steps, operational aspects and costs through the project can …

Dit handboek bestaat uit vier delen en geeft handvatten in het ontwerpproces van een helofytenfilter. Deze zijn gericht op een optimale benutting van helofytenfilters (vloeivelden, infiltratievelden en wortelzonesystemen) bij de zuivering van grijs huishoudelijk water, afstromen wegwater, overstortwater …