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"De druk op het Nederlandse watersysteem neemt toe. Droogte, piekbuien, groeiende vraag en vervuiling zetten de beschikbaarheid van schoon water onder spanning. Tegelijk groeit de woningbouwopgave en daarmee de vraag naar drinkwater. Die combinatie dwingt de sector tot een andere manier van denken en handelen. De watertransitie raakt daarmee direct het werk van installateurs....

"Road freight transport is an important driver of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Decarbonizing this sector demands a comprehensive assessment of emerging powertrain technologies, which are currently lacking in the literature. To fill this knowledge gap, we performed a life cycle assessment (LCA) on 10 impact categories to evaluate road freight transport in the Netherl...

"Physiologically based kinetic (PBK) models are becoming increasingly important in chemical risk assessment, helping in linking external and internal exposure concentrations, thereby supporting the development of regulatory health-based limits for chemicals with exposure from environmental, occupational, and consumer sources. To increase confidence in PBK models for regulator...

"Quantification of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) in human samples is essential for accurately assessing human exposure and understanding the potential health impacts of these pervasive pollutants. Blood plays a key role in revealing potential MNPs exposure and its health impacts. The detection of MNPs in human blood, however, is analytically challenging due to the complex co...

"Large Language Model-based Multi-Agents (LLM-MAs) are emerging systems that manage complex tasks with specialized and coordinated agents. In this paper, we present new perspectives on the integration of LLM-MA systems into enhancing water engineering practices. Water engineering typically involves data integration, analysis, modeling, decision-making, and cross-disciplinary ...