Monday, 11. March 2024

One Water 2024: Water and Health

On the initiative of ecoplus. Niederösterreichs Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH, the kick-off event of the new annual event series "One Water" will take place on Campus Krems from 21 to 22 March.  

The focus is on the vital resource of mankind: "Water". Experts from the fields of science, business and administration will be taking a comprehensive look at and discussing the topic from a wide variety of angles.

The first event in the new campus building will focus on the topic of "Water and Health". The Division of Water Quality and Health at Karl Landsteiner University will be contributing several presentations. In the morning, the division will be introduced by its head Univ.-Prof. Dr Andreas Farnleitner, in the afternoon PhD student Sophia Steinbacher will speak about the possible effects of Danube navigation on water quality and Univ.-Prof. Dr Alexander Kirschner will talk about Vibrio cholerae in bathing waters in the course of climate change.

In addition to contributions from other educational and research institutions at Campus Krems, the programme will also include another ICC Water & Health contribution on drinking water (Univ.-Prof. Dr. Regina Sommer) and poster contributions.

Participation is free of charge and open to the public.

Registration is possible on the website www.one-water.at until 14 March 2024.

We look forward to an exciting event.