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Integration of Taste & Odor in Water Safety Plans, 11-12 May 2023, Luqa, Malta. A meeting was organized with the aim to produce a guideline for integration of T&O in Water Safety Plans. A peer-reviewed publication is planned on this topic. The meeting was organized by David Spiteri and Ramon…Continue reading “waterTOP agenda”

Co-occurrence of T&O and cyanotoxins. A review paper on emerging risks to human health.

Cyanobacteria commonly form large blooms in waterbodies; they can produce cyanotoxins, with toxic effects on humans and animals, and volatile compounds, causing bad tastes and odors (T&O) at naturally occurring…

Call for STSMs – WaterTOP 4th Grant Period

WaterTOP is now accepting applications for STSMs, with a application deadline on 31/8/2023. Please see the details of the call here: GP4_STSM call_2022-12-21Download

WaterTOP Perspective paper on water T&O published in CEJA (Open Access)

A Perspective paper on Water T&O was published in Chemical Engineering Journal Advances (Open Access). The paper was co-authored by members of WaterTOP, experts in sensory and chemical analysis, risk…

WaterTOP “Citizen Science” meeting in Napoli, 22-23 Sep 2022

25 Sep 202225 Sep 2022

A meeting dedicated to Citizen Science projects was held in Napoli, on 22-23 September 2022. The meeting was organized by Profs. Luciana Tartaglione and Carmela Dell'Aversano of the Dept. of…

training school

Call for participation: Training school on sensory analysis of water – 17-19 October 2022, Istanbul

WaterTOP is inviting applications of trainees for the “Introduction to Sensory Analysis of Water” Training School to be held on 17-19 October 2022 in Istanbul University, Turkey. The deadline for…

Call for participation-training school on advanced water treatment for T&O – Athens 5-9 Sep 2022

15 Jul 202216 Jul 2022

WaterTOP is inviting applications of trainees for the "Advanced Water Treatment for Water T&O" Training School to be held on 5-9 September 2022 in Athens, Greece. The deadline for applications…

STSM

Call for Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSM)

WaterTOP is now accepting applications for STSMs that must be completed till early October 2022. Applications are submitted via e-COST (applicants must have or create an e-COST profile). Please read…

Call for Participation – WaterTOP Training School on Advanced GC-MS methods for water T&O

WaterTOP is inviting applications of trainees for the "Advanced techniques for analysis of water T&O" Training School to be held on 3-5 May 2022, in Freising, Germany. The deadline for…

A WaterTOP study of T&O in Turkey is featured in COST to celebrate world water day

A team of scientists from the Istanbul University, the Faculty of Aquatic Sciences have investigated a dozen of water samples from different water sources in Turkey. For the first time,…

Prevalence of Actinobacteria in the production of ΜΙΒ &geosmin, in a temperate eutrophic reservoir

A new paper was published in CEJA - WaterTOP Special Issue: Prevalence of Actinobacteria in the production of 2-methylisoborneol and geosmin, over Cyanobacteria in a temperate eutrophic reservoir, by Nicolas…