TY - JOUR
T1 - Drinking water treatment in The Netherlands
T2 - Outstanding and still ambitious
AU - Hofman, J.A.M.H.
AU - IJpelaar, G.F.
AU - Heijman, S.G.J.
AU - Vrouwenvelder, J.S.
AU - Kruithof, J.C.
AU - van der Meer, W.G.J.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Water treatment in The Netherlands has developed to an outstanding level. Nevertheless, new challenges, such as protozoa (e.g. Cryptosporidium), Legionella, endocrine disrupting compounds and pharmaceuticals, have to be faced. These challenges can have a negative effect on customer confidence and the overall reputation of water supply. The Dutch water supply companies therefore have set a new ambition for water quality. To realize this ambition an integral approach to water treatment involving new technologies as membrane filtration and UV is necessary. The paper will present the possibilities of the current level of technology, how it relates to the vision and ambition of the Dutch drinking water sector and the role of research - especially in UV technology and membrane filtration - in realizing long-term goals.
AB - Water treatment in The Netherlands has developed to an outstanding level. Nevertheless, new challenges, such as protozoa (e.g. Cryptosporidium), Legionella, endocrine disrupting compounds and pharmaceuticals, have to be faced. These challenges can have a negative effect on customer confidence and the overall reputation of water supply. The Dutch water supply companies therefore have set a new ambition for water quality. To realize this ambition an integral approach to water treatment involving new technologies as membrane filtration and UV is necessary. The paper will present the possibilities of the current level of technology, how it relates to the vision and ambition of the Dutch drinking water sector and the role of research - especially in UV technology and membrane filtration - in realizing long-term goals.
KW - Impeccable water quality
KW - Membrane filtration
KW - State-of-the-art
KW - UV-technology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=12844288636&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2166/ws.2004.0115
DO - 10.2166/ws.2004.0115
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:12844288636
SN - 1606-9749
VL - 4
SP - 253
EP - 262
JO - Water Science and Technology : Water Supply
JF - Water Science and Technology : Water Supply
IS - 5-6
ER -
