Research in the Area of Drinking Water & Water Reuse
Research Priorities
Water is the most valuable resource on Earth and the most important foodstuff. In order to guarantee the supply of drinking water, a number of challenges have to be addressed in future. These include, in particular:
Global Challenges
- Steadily increasing world population and the concomitant shortage of fresh water resources
- Effects of climate change on water management and the supply of drinking water
Particular Challenges at the National Level
- Necessity to address the consequences of climate change
- Increasing nitrate pollution of groundwater
- Hazardous substances in drinking water, for example drug residues
- Replacement of lead pipes in old buildings
Optimization of operation and maintenance in the area of water supply
New technologies in water treatment
Mobile drinking water treatment and drinking water purification in developing countries