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Improving microbial water quality in WWTP effluent through post-treatment in a constructed wetland

(This is a translation of a Dutch article that was published in H2O-online / 18th May 2021) Aleida Hommes-de Vos van Steenwijk, Marc van Bemmel (Orvion), Henk Tamerus, Oscar van Zanten (Dutch waterboard de Dommel) The constructed wetland ‘waterpark Groote Beerze’ provides a natural post-treatment of the effluent of the …
MOMenTUM: MObile Microbial waTer qUality Monitoring using DNA technology
Acidimicrobium: A superbacterium
Micro-organisms through a different lense – a new series of break-out sessions & podcasts

Alexander Prinsen & Marc van Bemmel have started a new series of monthly break-out sessions & podcasts: “Micro-organisms through a different lens”, hosted by Venturecafe Rotterdam.For each session we will invite a guest speaker, specialists in the field of virology, microbiology and biochemistry. After the session, the interview will be …
7½ years Orvion: time to launch Orvion Udetect®

Today we celebrate 7½ years Orvion and we launch Orvion Udetect®. With Udetect you can quickly and accurately analyse bacteria in water, such as E. Coli, Salmonella, Cyanobacteria and Legionella! Normally this is done in the lab with cultivation techniques. This takes a long time and is often tricky: samples …
In-situ soil remediation completed within one year

In-situ remediation can be quick – faster than many people think. Orvion has designed an in-situ remediation plan for a site in Bilthoven and has provided their environmental expertise. This remediation was completed within one year; the intervention value in soil and groundwater was amply achieved. A gas station used …