A5068027835- Environmental Policies and Emissions
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Energy, Environment, Agriculture Analysis
- Environmental and Sediment Control
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Water resources management and optimization
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Environmental Science and Water Management
- Sustainability, Governance, and Employment Studies
- Climate Change and Sustainable Development
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Underground infrastructure and sustainability
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- International Environmental Law and Policies
- Fecal contamination and water quality
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Dutch Social and Cultural Studies
- Risk Perception and Management
- Water Treatment and Disinfection
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Environmental law and policy
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
2015-2024
Utrecht University
2018-2024
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway
2021
University of Girona
2021
University of Vienna
2021
Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
2021
Research Institute for Sustainability at GFZ
2021
Introduction Proximity and access to water have long been central human culture accordingly deliver countless societal benefits. Over 200 million people live on Europe's coastline, aquatic environments are the top recreational destination in region. In terms of public health, interactions with ‘blue space’ (eg, coasts, rivers, lakes) often considered solely risk drowning, microbial pollution). Exposure blue space can, however, promote health well-being prevent disease, although underlying...
The integrated study of ocean health and human is an emerging area increasing global importance. Growing evidences demonstrate that the humans have always been will continue to be, inextricably linked. Our actions towards oceans significantly influence future whole planet and, in turn, our own health. current review these issues arose from a summer school San Sebastian (Spain), 5th-7th June, 2019. An interdisciplinary group researchers discussed key risks (e.g. microbial pollution,...
Clinically relevant antimicrobial resistant bacteria, genetic resistance elements, and antibiotic residues (so-called AMR) from human animal waste are abundantly present in environmental samples. This presence could lead to exposure AMR. In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) developed a Global Action Plan for Antimicrobial Resistance with one of its strategic objectives being strengthen knowledge through surveillance research. With respect research agenda on water, sanitation hygiene...
The restoration and preservation of freshwater ecosystems is one the prerequisites for a sustainable fair future all therefore part United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 6). However, countries worldwide are facing challenge to achieve this ambition by 2030. This paper focuses on legal governance challenges faced in European context with regard achieving water quality ambitions, using experiences from Netherlands as case study. Although many EU Member States (MS) meet ambitions...
Over the last decades, nutrients and pesticides have proved to be a major source of pollution drinking water resources in Europe. Extensive legislation has been developed by EU protect from agricultural pollution, but achievement quality objectives is still an ongoing challenge throughout The study aims identify lessons that can learnt about coherence consistency application regulations, their effects at local level, using qualitative expert data for 13 regional governance arrangements 11...
Realising the water quality objectives of European Water Framework Directive have appeared to stagnate over last decade all across Europe because their highly complex nature. In literature, governance approaches tend be regarded as best way dealing with issues, but so far little empirical evidence has been reported on this perspective in regard issues and thus identifying relevant interventions for both policy makers other stakeholders. paper we analysed how conditions contribute realisation...
The presence of emerging contaminants in the aquatic environment may affect human health via exposure to drinking water. And, even if some these are not a threat health, their might still influence public perception water quality. Over last decades, much research has been done on environment, most which focused identification and characterisation toxic potential. However, only limited information is available if, how, scientific implemented current policy approaches. opportunities for...
The Water Framework Directive (WFD) aims to protect and improve water quality across Europe through an integrative multi-level governance approach. goal is ensure that in meets good ecological status by 2027. Whilst the WFD has been hailed as a cornerstone for innovation management, most EU member states (MS) still struggle achieve of their waters. realignment structure under discretionary, generated diversity implementation approaches final arrangements MS. This may contribute low...
Although cities can be characterised as sources of economic, environmental and social challenges, they also part the solution for healthy sustainable societies. While most are situated close to water, whether inland waterways, lakes, or sea, these blue spaces not integrated into urban planning their full potential public health impacts always recognised by authorities. Furthermore, face future challenges regarding climate change, socio-economic developments like tourism, urbanization, rising...
As well as known contaminants, surface waters also contain an unknown variety of chemical and microbial contaminants which can pose a risk to humans if water is used for the production drinking water. To protect human health proactively, in cost-efficient way, authorities companies need early warning systems. This study aimed (1) assess effectiveness screening scientific literature direct sampling campaigns purposes, (2) detect new aquatic concern public Netherlands. By literature, six...
This study aims to identify governance conditions realize urban bathing water sites using case material from two cities in the Netherlands. Urban waters Europe are increasingly considered an attractive feature for bathing, but research on realization of has been limited. We find that it is important account connectivity between systems characteristics and increase effectiveness sites. Ambitions regarding should be addressed a wider policy context create co-benefits, like other ambitions...
Groundwater in the Netherlands is a major resource for drinking water. As such it must be carefully monitored and managed. Evaluation of European Water Framework Directive (EU-WFD) showed that protection this valuable needs improvement. The Drinking Protection File identifies necessary measures needed per water abstraction site. part Dutch national EU-WFD implementation strategy, intended to improve level groundwater resources. It consists top-down framework regional bottom-up process, which...
Abstract Chemical and microbial contaminants in the aquatic environment pose a potential threat to humans ecosystems. Humans may be exposed water resources when used for drinking production, agriculture, aquaculture or recreation. Climatological, social demographic changes, as well increasing sensitivity of analytical techniques, result augmented detection contaminants. Recent research has shown that it takes about 15 years from time first scientific study mentioning presence contaminant...
In several countries, the transfer of legal rights to rivers is being discussed as an approach for more effective water resources management. But what could this mean in terms a healthy river? We address question by identifying ecological requirements naturally functioning and then explore demands which these impose on society, current policy responses whether river facilitate preservation freshwater ecosystems.
Worldwide countries face challenges to restore and preserve water resources. This paper analyses how governance approaches support the attainment of quality ambitions set out in European Water Framework Directive UN Sustainable Development Goals. To this end, connection between physical system governing legal societal systems is explored, using scientific literature empirical material on subdomains drinking resources, freshwater ecosystems bathing The Netherlands. results show effects...
While the burden of disease from well-studied drinking water contaminants is declining, risks emerging chemical and microbial arise because social, technological, demographic climatological developments. At present, are not assessed in a systematic way, but reactively incidence based. Furthermore, they separately despite similar pollution sources. As result, might be addressed ineffectively. Integrated risk assessment approaches thus needed that elucidate uncertainties evaluation...
The restoration and preservation of freshwater ecosystems is one the prerequisites for a sustainable fair future all therefore part United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 6). However, countries worldwide are facing challenge to achieve this ambition by 2030. This paper focuses on legal governance challenges faced in European context with regard achieving water quality ambitions, using experiences from Netherlands as case study. Although many EU Member States (MS) meet ambitions...
Since the introduction of EU Nitrates Directive (91/676/EEC), nitrogen concentrations have gradually declined. The recent summer droughts (2018-2020) in Netherlands, caused an increase water leaching from agricultural soils, exceeding standards. It is expected that with increasing numbers climate extremes, will occur more often Netherlands. In order to develop possible strategies, it important better understand underlying mechanisms and consequent impact on quality.  rural areas...
Abstract The remediation of nitrate and pesticide pollution from agriculture in drinking water resources has manifested itself as a complex multifaceted challenge Europe other continents. Addressing agricultural requires cross‐sectoral approaches. EU Water Framework Directive aims to build bridges among these sectors, but the often sectoral implementation by Member States prevents its potential being fully explored. This study contribute body interdisciplinary knowledge on driving forces...
Building on evidence of the links between bluespace and public health, this study explores governance infrastructure to promote human health well-being in Plymouth (UK). Using in-depth retrospective interviews document analysis, focused role urban planning development, specifically, implementation phase a intervention. A deductive qualitative approach categorised content into themes related pre-established water frameworks. Key findings from emphasise: importance welfare concerns around blue...