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| Title | Microbial water quality, pathogens, health and waste water |
| Group | Water Systems and Global Change |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 36 |
| Supervisor(s) | Nynke Hofstra
Daniel Okaali Songtao Mei |
| Examiner(s) | N Hofstra |
| Contact info | Wouter Smolenaars (wouter.smolenaars@wur.nl) MCL, MES and MUE
Maria del Pozo (maria.delpozogarcia@wur.nl) MIL |
| Begin date | 2024/01/01 |
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| Description | Theme introduction
Diarrhoea is still one of the main causes of death, particularly for children living in the lowest income categories. This diarrhoea is often caused by waterborne pathogens that infect people due to lack of access to proper drinking water, sanitation and hygiene. Also people with the highest income level get exposed sometime, e.g. when swimming or eating irrigated fresh produce. Diarrhoea and other water-related diseases are important to study further. For anyone with an interest in the link between (microbial) water quality and health, or disease in relation to water or climate change or other global changes, we are usually well able to come up with an MSc thesis topic, so do feel free to get in touch. Projects and possibilities for students Projects can be related to a varied number of topics and can be flexible, depending on the students’ interest. They can include modelling and literature review, but also incorporate interviews with relevant stakeholders etc. Specific relevant projects available right now are: Microbial water quality models development Other microorganisms (including AMR) Additional processes Other spatial/temporal scale & resolution Groundwater Case studies Evaluating exposure pathways and health risk Scenario development and analysis Tool development Develop tools Evaluate tools Stakeholder interest in tools |
| Used skills | Possible methods used in a thesis:
- Model conceptualization & development - Indicator development & analysis - Sensitivity analysis - Scenario analysis - Data processing & analysis - Case study analysis - Systematic literature review - Policy document analysis - Mixed methods |
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