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An enhanced method for automated end-use classification of household water data by Mazzoni, Filippo, Blokker, Mirjam, Alvisi, Stefano, Franchini, Marco

“…Abstract An accurate estimation of residential end uses of water is helpful in developing efficient water systems. If not obtainable through direct metering,…”
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Exploiting high-resolution data to investigate the characteristics of water consumption at the end-use level: A Dutch case study by Mazzoni, Filippo, Alvisi, Stefano, Franchini, Marco, Blokker, Mirjam

“…In the water industry, an accurate estimation of end-use water consumption is helpful for the implementation of efficient water systems and water-saving…”
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Validation of an Enhanced Drinking Water Temperature Model during Distribution by Blokker, Mirjam, Pan, Quan, van Laarhoven, Karel

“…Drinking water temperatures are expected to increase in the Netherlands due to climate change and the installation of district heating networks as part of the…”
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Modeling temperature in the drinking water distribution system by Blokker, E.J. Mirjam, Pieterse‐Quirijns, E.J.

“…According to the Dutch Drinking Water Directive of 2001, the maximum temperature of drinking water should be 25°C. Occasionally, samples at the tap do exceed…”
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Estimating Peak Daily Water Demand under Different Climate Change and Vacation Scenarios by Vonk, Erwin, Cirkel, Dirk Gijsbert, Blokker, Mirjam

“…Extremes in drinking water demand are commonly quantified with a so called peaking factor, a probabilistic ratio expressing the daily water demand relative to…”
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Drinking Water Temperature around the Globe: Understanding, Policies, Challenges and Opportunities by Agudelo-Vera, Claudia, Avvedimento, Stefania, Boxall, Joby, Creaco, Enrico, de Kater, Henk, Di Nardo, Armando, Djukic, Aleksandar, Douterelo, Isabel, Fish, Katherine E., Iglesias Rey, Pedro L., Jacimovic, Nenad, Jacobs, Heinz E., Kapelan, Zoran, Martinez Solano, Javier, Montoya Pachongo, Carolina, Piller, Olivier, Quintiliani, Claudia, Ručka, Jan, Tuhovčák, Ladislav, Blokker, Mirjam

“…Water temperature is often monitored at water sources and treatment works; however, there is limited monitoring of the water temperature in the drinking water…”
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Health implications of PAH release from coated cast iron drinking water distribution systems in The Netherlands by Blokker, E J Mirjam, van de Ven, Bianca M, de Jongh, Cindy M, Slaats, P G G Nellie

“…Coal tar and bitumen have been historically used to coat the insides of cast iron drinking water mains. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) may leach from…”
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A Stochastic Model to Predict Flow, Nutrient and Temperature Changes in a Sewer under Water Conservation Scenarios by Bailey, Olivia, Zlatanovic, Ljiljana, van der Hoek, Jan Peter, Kapelan, Zoran, Blokker, Mirjam, Arnot, Tom, Hofman, Jan

“…Reducing water use could impact existing sewer systems but this is not currently well understood. This work describes a new flow and wastewater quality model…”
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Using Nodal Infection Risks to Guide Interventions Following Accidental Intrusion due to Sustained Low Pressure Events in a Drinking Water Distribution System by Hatam, Fatemeh, Blokker, Mirjam, Besner, Marie-Claude, Ebacher, Gabrielle, Prévost, Michèle

“…Improving the risk models to include the possible infection risk linked to pathogen intrusion into distribution systems during pressure-deficient conditions…”
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Relating Water Quality and Age in Drinking Water Distribution Systems Using Self-Organising Maps by E.J. Mirjam Blokker, William R. Furnass, John Machell, Stephen R. Mounce, Peter G. Schaap, Joby B. Boxall

“…Understanding and managing water quality in drinking water distribution system is essential for public health and wellbeing, but is challenging due to the…”
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Quantitative microbial risk assessment of distributed drinking water using faecal indicator incidence and concentrations by van Lieverloo, J Hein M, Blokker, E J Mirjam, Medema, Gertjan

“…Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessments (QMRA) have focused on drinking water system components upstream of distribution to customers, for nominal and event…”
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Managing discolouration in drinking water distribution systems by integrating understanding of material behaviour by Boxall, Joby, Blokker, Mirjam, Schaap, Peter, Speight, Vanessa, Husband, Stewart

“…•A framework integrating sediment and cohesive material behaviour is proposed.•Management of discolouration informed by consideration of the dominant processes…”
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Models for Generating Household Water Demand Pulses: Literature Review and Comparison by Creaco, Enrico, Blokker, Mirjam, Buchberger, Steven

“…AbstractIn the context of household water demand generation with high time resolution (down to 1 s), two different categories of models have been proposed,…”
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Decreasing the Discoloration Risk of Drinking Water Distribution Systems through Optimized Topological Changes and Optimal Flow Velocity Control by Abraham, Edo, Blokker, Mirjam, Stoianov, Ivan

“…AbstractIn this paper, a new mathematical framework is proposed for maximizing the self-cleaning capacity (SCC) of drinking water distribution systems by…”
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Reduction in water consumption in premise plumbing systems: Impacts on lead concentration under different water qualities by Hatam, Fatemeh, Blokker, Mirjam, Doré, Evelyne, Prévost, Michèle

“…Water conservation measures are increasing in response to regulatory requirements addressing the need for lower environmental footprint and in response to…”
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Impact of heat islands vs. city greening: Real-time monitoring and modeling of drinking water temperature in the city of Montreal in Canada by Absalan, Faezeh, Hatam, Fatemeh, Blokker, Mirjam, Besner, Marie-Claude, Prévost, Michèle, Bichai, Françoise

“…•UHIs increase drinking water temperature, even in deeply buried pipes (depth:1.8 m).•City greening can moderate drinking water temperature during hot…”
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Investigating the characteristics of residential end uses of water: A worldwide review by Mazzoni, Filippo, Alvisi, Stefano, Blokker, Mirjam, Buchberger, Steven G., Castelletti, Andrea, Cominola, Andrea, Gross, Marie-Philine, Jacobs, Heinz E., Mayer, Peter, Steffelbauer, David B., Stewart, Rodney A., Stillwell, Ashlynn S., Tzatchkov, Velitchko, Yamanaka, Victor-Hugo Alcocer, Franchini, Marco

“…•We systematically review 114 studies on the residential end uses of water.•We develop a multi-level analysis to compare the outcomes available in the…”
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Quantitative microbial risk assessment of repairs of the drinking water distribution system by Blokker, Mirjam, Smeets, Patrick, Medema, Gertjan

“…•A QMRA model for contamination events after repairs of drinking water mains.•The contamination concentration is the most important for the ingested dose.•A…”
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Risk-Based Sensor Placement for Contaminant Detection in Water Distribution Systems by Weickgenannt, Martin, Kapelan, Zoran, Blokker, Mirjam, Savic, Dragan A

“…A method for optimizing sensor locations to effectively and efficiently detect contamination in a water distribution network is presented here. The problem is…”
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Testing the Robustness of Two Water Distribution System Layouts under Changing Drinking Water Demand by Agudelo-Vera, Claudia, Blokker, Mirjam, Vreeburg, Jan, Vogelaar, Henk, Hillegers, Sanne, van der Hoek, Jan Peter

“…AbstractA drinking water distribution system (DWDS) is a critical and a costly asset with a long lifetime. Drinking water demand is likely to change in the…”
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