Institute for Sanitary Engineering, Water Quality and Solid Waste ...

Universität Stuttgart
scientific-technical and socio-economic context. Here,
too, international cooperation projects are highly valued,
but also regional integration, e.g. via the Kompetenzzentrum
Umwelttechnik – KURS e.V. (Competence
Centre Environmental Engineering).
The chair of Hydrochemistry and Hydrobiology in Sanitary
Engineering addresses questions on sanitary engineering
and solid waste management using natural
scientific methods. In particular, the occurrence and
behaviour of environmental chemicals (e.g. eliminatability,
accumulation, mobility) in surface waters and
groundwater, in water and wastewater treatment, as
well as in soil and waste, are investigated. Moreover,
analytical quality assurance takes a high priority. The
close association of interdisciplinary research, teaching
and practice in all areas of our institute is achieved by
a constant discourse with external partners and research
facilities as well as with clients, public and private
facilities. Beside work on research and development
projects, we offer external partners numerous
services, consulting and expert’s advisory services as
well as continuing education programmes.
The professors of ISWA together with their collegues
from IWS founded the „Wasserforschungszentrum
Stuttgart“ - wfz (Water Research Center Stuttgart) end
of 2007. The wfz is an international engineering center
for water research that supports and interdisciplinarily
networks teaching (academic studies), instruction
(pHD students), research and practice.
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