Bergen city centre is prone to both subsidence and flooding. With a predicted increase in precipitation due to climate change, a higher proportion of rainfall becomes surface runoff, which results in increased peak flood discharges. In addition, it has been predicted that sea-level rise and increasing …

Thermal disinfection is probably the oldest water treatment method ever used. Similarly to other disinfection processes, it targets the inactivation of pathogenic (micro)organisms present in water, wastewater and other media. In this work, a pilot-scale continuous-flow thermal disinfection system was …

In case of induced seismicity, expectations from a structural monitoring system are different than in the case of natural seismicity. In this paper, monitoring results of a historical building in Groningen (Netherlands) in case of induced seismicity has been presented. Results of the monitoring, particularities …

Sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS) such as swales are designed to collect, store and infiltrate a large amount of surface runoff water during heavy rainfall. Stormwater is known to transport pollutants, such as particle-bound heavy metals, which are known to often accumulate in the topsoil. In …

India is facing issues with the availability of vegetables and with water quality and availability especially in Maharashtra where the availability of water depends on the season. Drought years can have a severe impact on the agriculture production. The polyhouse can be a solution to increase the production …

Movement of 25 tracked bream over 10 days in Lake de Leijan. These are being tracked with acoustic VEMCO transmitters to see how they interact with the varying water quality around the lake, as part of the CANAPE fish tracking project. This helps improve the understanding of peatland freshwater systems, …

This thesis project has been carried out at VHL (Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences) and consists of three different parts; the first part is an experiment in which during 20 days of cultivation the optimum nitrate concentration for protein production in Ulva lactuca is sought. U. lactuca …

Fresh water systems are rapidly changing and water quality is deteriorating as a result of climate change. Aquatic drones can help us understand these changes - which will be key to tackling water-related challenges ahead. The ideas presented in this article aim to inspire adaptation action – they are …

PowerPointpresentatie gebruikt tijdens een lezing door Peter van der Maas, lector 'Sustainable Water Systems' aan hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein, tijdens het symposium 'Natuurlijke Zuiveringstechnieken' op 13 november 2019 te Wageningen.

Inaugurele rede uitgesproken bij de aanvaarding van het ambt van lector Duurzame Watersystemen aan hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein op vrijdag 1 november 2019. Voldoende en schoon zoetwater is van levensbelang. Toch is het niet vanzelfsprekend. Door intensivering landbouw, groei van bevolking en welvaart, …