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Peters, M.C.F.M. (author), Keuten, M.G.A. (author), de Kreuk, M.K. (author), Vrouwenvelder, J.S. (author), Rietveld, L.C. (author), Medema, G.J. (author)Aims Most swimming pools use residual disinfectants like chlorine for disinfection. The use of chlorine has several drawbacks: some waterborne-pathogens are chlorine resistant and disinfection by-products (DBPs) may be formed which are associated with various health risks. Therefore, an alternative treatment was developed which consists of...abstract 2017
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Peters, M.C.F.M. (author), Keuten, M.G.A. (author), de Kreuk, M.K. (author), Vrouwenvelder, J.S. (author), Rietveld, L.C. (author), Medema, G.J. (author)<br/>other 2017
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Liu, G. (author), Tao, Yu (author), Zhang, Ya (author), Lut, M.C. (author), Knibbe, Willem Jan (author), van der Wielen, Paul (author), Liu, Wentso (author), Medema, G.J. (author), van der Meer, W.G.J. (author)Biofilm formation, loose deposit accumulation and water quality deterioration in drinking water distribution systems have been widely reported. However, the accumulation and distribution of harbored elements and microbes in the different niches (loose deposits, PVC-U biofilm, and HDPE biofilm) and their corresponding potential contribution to...journal article 2017
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Taucer-Kapteijn, M. (author), Hoogenboezem, Wim (author), Medema, G.J. (author)Soil passage through sand dunes has previously been shown to remove enteric micro-organisms very effectively, and hence is used for the production of drinking water. However, enterococci have occasionally been isolated from abstracted water (after dune passage) in one of the dune infiltration areas in the Netherlands. Enterococcus moraviensis...journal article 2016
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Taucer-Kapteijn, M. (author), Hoogenboezem, Wim (author), Heiliegers, Laura (author), de Bolster, Danny (author), Medema, G.J. (author)The emergence of clinical enterococcal isolates that are resistant to both ampicillin and vancomycin is a cause of great concern, as therapeutic alternatives for the treatment of infections caused by such organisms are becoming limited. Aquatic environments could play a role in the dissemination of antibiotic resistant enterococci. This study...journal article 2016
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Liu, G. (author), Ling, F.Q. (author), Van der Mark, E.J. (author), Zhang, X.D. (author), Knezev, A. (author), Verberk, J.Q.J.C. (author), Van der Meer, W.G.J. (author), Medema, G.J. (author), Liu, W.T. (author), Van Dijk, J.C. (author)This study assessed the characteristics of and changes in the suspended particles and the associated bacteria in an unchlorinated drinking water distribution system and its reservoirs with different water sources. The results show that particle-associated bacteria (PAB) were present at a level of 0.8–4.5?×?103 cells ml?1 with a biological...journal article 2016
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Kiulia, Nicholas M. (author), Hofstra, Nynke (author), Vermeulen, Lucie C. (author), Obara, Maureen A. (author), Medema, G.J. (author), Rose, Joan B. (author)Group A rotaviruses (RV) are the major cause of acute gastroenteritis in infants and young children globally. Waterborne transmission of RV and the presence of RV in water sources are of major public health importance. In this paper, we present the Global Waterborne Pathogen model for RV (GloWPa-Rota model) to estimate the global distribution...journal article 2015
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Smeets, P.W.M.H. (author), Medema, G.J. (author), Van Dijk, J.C. (author)The Netherlands is one of the few countries where chlorine is not used at all, neither for primary disinfection nor to maintain a residual disinfectant in the distribution network. The Dutch approach that allows production and distribution of drinking water without the use of chlorine while not compromising microbial safety at the tap, can be...journal article 2009