Main Committee I: Analytical methods – development and standardization
Dr. Frank Brauer (Chairman)
Advisory Board Water Standards Committee
Standardization Coordinator of the Society of Water Chemistry

Main Committee II: Research (formerly: Scientific Principles and Applications)
Prof. Dr. Holger V. Lutze (Chairman), Technical University of Darmstadt

Advisory Board Member Magazine VOM WASSER
Prof. Dr. Christian Zwiener (Chairman), Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen

The technical committees in the field of analytics are dealing with new methods for identifying new substances and expanding the analytical measurement window ( FA1 ), (eco)toxicological effects ( FA2 ), real-time measurements ( FA3 ) and tools for investigating environmental processes ( FA4 ).

In the area of ​​emissions, Literature and transport of trace substances ( FA5 ), the behaviour of polar low-molecular trace substances (e.g. persistence and (eco-) toxicology) ( FA6 ), formation, distribution and ageing of microplastics ( FA7 ), substance emissions from modern building materials ( FA8 ) and the spread and behaviour of antibiotic-resistant bacteria ( FA9 ) are addressed.

In the area of ​​processes, the focus is on biological processes for pollutant degradation ( FA10 ), physical processes in the aquatic environment and in treatment (e.g. colloidal mass transport, sorption processes, filtration) ( FA11 ) as well as oxidative water treatment methods ( FA12 ).

A cross-cutting issue is the Water 4.0 and Climate Change Expert Committee ( FA13 ), which integrates all three areas (analysis, emissions and processes). Here, the effects of extreme events and the water management requirements of the future (availability and quality of resources) on the water supply are estimated using digital images (e.g. virtual twins) in the areas of water extraction, treatment and distribution. This is intended to derive action strategies for securing an adequate supply of high-quality drinking water in the future.

Rules of Procedure of the Committees (as of 09/2016)