Projects
Water Management - Water Management through Smart Leak Detection in Non-Residential Buildings Ghent University
The objective of this IOF StarTT project is to prepare for the creation of a spin-off. The mission of the project team is to make a significant contribution to water and energy savings due to leak detection in water systems in buildings.
The ambition is for the spin-off to be: “A European expertise driven company that markets water leakage detection technology and provides case specific knowledge through consultancy on leak detection ...
Living with water in the Mekong delta. Investigating the transformation of indigenous knowledges in the search for future water urbanism KU Leuven
My research will investigate these issues of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, through the practices and discourses of urbanism / ecology, planning / development and nature / culture. It will consist of systematic research of the transformative interactions, the sectioning and overlaying, of human habitation of land, water and vegetation – three spatially interconnected ecological features. The Bassac River’s islands and estuaries are chosen for their ...
Potable water from wastewater via nature based solution + UF in Kericho Kenya - Kericho Circular Water Ghent University
Due to population growth and increasing water usage, various regions worldwide become water stressed. Converting wastewater into potable and/or process water can play a crucial role in closing the gap between water demand and supply. In contrast to rainwater, wastewater is weather-independent, which leads to fewer fluctuations in the water supply. Moreover, water should never be treated as a waste product but reused as a resource in a ...
Water sensitive urban design in our cities: urban green as a tool for water management. KU Leuven
The rapid growth of cities around the world poses a lot of challenges to the environment. An important issue that comes with this growing trend of urbanization is the alteration of the hydrological cycle. Because of the high level of impervious surfaces in urban areas, processes such as infiltration, runoff, evaporation and interception of rainwater undergo drastic changes. An increase in runoff is observed, while evaporation, infiltration ...
Crop water productivity and its modeling as a decision support tool for improved agricultural water management. KU Leuven
Water supply improvement and users’ adaptation to water scarcity in eastern Ethiopia: a valuation perspective. Ghent University
Ethiopia has been severely affected by water shortage. Most interventions that aim to improve the water supply does not consider peoples preferences and willingness to pay. This study aims at users’ willingness to pay to improve water supply using various valuation methods in eastern Ethiopia. These findings will provide scientific evidence that have significant importance for policy interventions.
Implementation of fast bioassays in industrial waste water treatment and WET (Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing) - Validation of the selected assays in view of the EU Water Framework Directive. University of Antwerp
Plasma Activated Water as food safety intervention during fresh produce washing for avoiding bacterial pathogen cross-contamination and removing pesticides from the water Ghent University
Cold Atmospheric Plasma is applied to make antimicrobial/oxidative water, i.e. Plasma Activated Water (PAW), during fresh produce processing. PAW is studied for its efficiency to kill foodborne bacterial pathogens in water and on produce, and the feasibility of PAW to avoid pathogen crosscontamination
is assessed. In addition, PAW is applied to oxidize pesticides in the wash water.