Tove Larsen

Curriculum vitae

Group leader 'Concepts'

Education

1992	Ph.D. from the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Lyngby
1988	Master of Science from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby

Professional Experience

2001 –	Senior research associate at Eawag
2000 – 2006	Project leader of the transdisciplinary project Novaquatis
1995 – 2003	Lecturer at ETH for process engineering and water pollution control
1995 – 2001	Senior research associate at ETH/Eawag
1995 – 1999	Main responsible for teaching support Urban Water Management at ETH
1992 – 1995	Senior teaching assistant at ETH
1988 – 1992	Research and teaching assistant at the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, DTU

Major Research Areas

• Concepts of sustainable urban water management
• Source control measures in wastewater management
• Decentralized technologies for wastewater treatment
  

Commissions

• Head of the VSA (Swiss Water Pollution Control Association) task group for integrated water management (1997-2003)
• Member of the ATV (German Association for the Water Environment) task group for sustainable urban water management (1999-2003)
• Member of Sanitation 21, core group of IWA (International Water Association) task force on sustainable sanitation (2005 - present).

Projects

Please see the projects on the SWW department site.

Awards

td-award 2008. The swiss-academies award for transdisciplinary research 2008 was given to the project Novaquatis for its visionary, innovative and integrative approach in urban water management.

Publications

In peer-reviewed journals

Larsen, T.A. (in press) Redesigning wastewater infrastructure to improve resource efficiency. Keynote paper presented at the IWA leading edge conference in Phoenix, June 2010. Accepted for publication in Water Sci. Technol.

Larsen, T.A., Eggen, R.I.L, Maurer, M., Pronk, W. and Lienert, J. (2010) Decision support in urban water management based on generic scenarios: The example of NoMix technology.  J. Environ. Manage. 91(12),  2676-2687.

Lienert, J., Larsen, T.A. (2010) High acceptance of urine source separation in seven European countries – a review. Environ. Sci. Technol. 44(2): 556–566.

Larsen, T.A., Alder, A.C., Eggen, R.I.L, Maurer, M., Lienert, J. (2009) Source separation and decentralization: Will we see a paradigm shift in wastewater treatment?  Environ. Sci. Technol. 43(16), 6121-6125.

Rossi, L., Lienert, J., Larsen, T. A. (2009) Real-life efficiency of urine source separation. Journal of Environmental Management 90: 1909–1917.

Kai M. Udert, Elija Kind, Mieke Teunissen, Sarina Jenni, Tove A. Larsen (2008) Effect of heterotrophic growth on nitritation/anammox in a single sequencing batch reactor. Water Sci. Technol. 58(2), 277-284.

Borsuk, M.E, M. Maurer, J. Lienert, Larsen, T.A. (2008) Charting a path for innovative toilet technology using multicriteria decision analysis. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42(6), 1855-1862.

Lienert, J., Larsen, T.A. (2007) Soft Paths in Wastewater Management – the Pros and Cons of Urine Source Separation. Gaia 16(4), 280-288.

Larsen, T.A., Maurer, M., Udert; K.M., Lienert, J. (2007) Nutrient cycles and resource management: Implications for choice of wastewater treatment technology. Water Sci. Technol. 56(5), 229–237

Medilanski, E., Chuan, L., Mosler, H., Schertenleib, R., Larsen, T.A. (2007) Identifying the institutional decision process to introduce decentralized sanitation in the city of Kunming (China). Environ. Manage. 39, 648-662.

Lienert, J., K. Thiemann, R. Kaufmann-Hayoz, Larsen, T.A. (2006) Young users accept NoMix toilets – a questionnaire survey on urine source separating toilets in a college in Switzerland. Water Sci. Technol. 54, 11-12, 403–412.

Udert, K.M., Larsen, T.A., Gujer, W. (2006) Fate of major compounds in source-separated urine. Water Sci. Technol. 54, 11-12, 413-420.

Maurer, M., Pronk, W., Larsen, T.A. (2006) Review: Treatment processes for source-separated urine. Water Res. 40, 3151-3166.

Medilanski, E., Chuan, L., Mosler, H., Schertenleib, R., Larsen, T.A. (2006) Wastewater management in Kunming, China: a stakeholder perspective on measures at the source. Environ. Urban., 18(2), 353-368.

Lienert, J., Larsen, T.A. (2006) Considering Consumer Attitude in Early Development of Environmentally-Friendly Technology: A Case Study of NoMix Toilets. Environ. Sci. Technol. 40, 4838-4844.

Maurer, M., Rothenberger, D., Larsen, T.A. (2005) Decentralised wastewater treatment technologies from a national perspective: At what cost are they competitive? Water Sci. Technol.: Water Supply 5(6), 145-154.

Udert, K.M., Larsen, T.A., Gujer, W. (2005) Chemical nitrite oxidation in acid solutions as a consequence of microbial ammonium oxidation. Environ. Sci. Technol., 39, 4066-4075.

Tillman, D. E., Larsen, T.A., Pahl-Wostl, C, Gujer, W. (2005) Simulating development strategies for water supply systems. Journal of Hydroinformatics 7, 41-51.

Larsen, T.A., Lienert, J., Joss, A, Siegrist, H. (2004) How to avoid pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment. J. Biotechnol., 113(1-3), 295-304

Udert, K.M., Larsen, T.A, Gujer, W. (2003) Estimating the precipitation potential in urine-collecting systems. Water Res. 37(11), 2667-2677.

Udert, K.M., Larsen, T.A., Biebow, M, Gujer, W. (2003) Urea hydrolysis and precipitation dynamics in a urine-collecting system. Water Res. 37 (11), 2571-2582.

Udert, K.M., Larsen, T.A, Gujer, W. (2003) Biologically induced precipitation in urine-collecting systems. Water Sci. Technol.: Water Supply 3(3), 71-78.

Udert, K.M., Fux, C., Münster, M., Larsen, T.A., Siegrist, H, Gujer, W. (2003) Nitrification and autotrophic denitrification of source-separated urine. Water Sci. Technol. 48(1), 119-130.

Pahl-Wostl, C., Schönborn, A., Willi, N., Muncke, J, Larsen, T.A. (2003) Investigating consumer attitudes towards the new technology of urine separation. Water Sci. Technol. 48(1), 57-65.

Lienert, J., Haller, M., Berner, A., Stauffacher, M, Larsen, T.A. (2003) How farmers in Switzerland perceive fertilizers from recycled anthropogenic nutrients (urine). Water Sci. Technol. 48(1), 47-56.

Maurer, M., Schwegler, P, Larsen, T.A. (2003) Nutrients in urine: energetic aspects of removal and recovery. Water Sci. Technol. 48(1), 37-46.

Wilsenach, J.A., Maurer, M., Larsen, T.A, van Loosdrecht, M.C.M. (2003) From waste treatment to integrated resource management. Water Sci. Technol. 48(1), 1-9.

Rauch, W., Brockmann, D., Peters, I., Larsen, T.A, Gujer, W. (2003) Combining urine separation with waste design: an analysis using a stochastic model for urine production. Water Res. 37(3), 681-689.

Tillman, D., Larsen, T.A., Pahl-Wostl, C, Gujer, W. (2001) Interaction analysis of stakeholders in water supply systems. Water Sci. Technol. 43(5), 319-326.

Larsen, T.A., Peters, I., Alder, A., Eggen, R., Maurer, M, Muncke, J. (2001) Re-engineering the toilet for sustainable wastewater management. Environ. Sci. Technol. 35, 192A-197A.

Larsen, T.A, Gujer, W. (2001) Waste design and source control lead to flexibility in wastewater management. Water Sci. Technol. 43(5), 309-317.

Huisman, J. L., Burckhardt, S., Larsen, T.A., Krebs, P, Gujer, W. (2000) Propagation of waves and dissolved compounds in sewer. J. Environ. Eng.-ASCE 126, 12-20.

Tillman, D., Larsen, T.A., Pahl-Wostl, C, Gujer, W. (1999) Modeling the actors in water supply systems. Water Sci. Technol. 39(4), 203-211.

Jancarkova, I., Larsen, T.A, Gujer, W. (1997) Distribution of nitrifying bacteria in a shallow stream. Water Sci. Technol. 36(8-9), 161-166.

Krebs, P, Larsen, T.A. (1997) Guiding the development of urban drainage systems by sustainability criteria. Water Sci. Technol. 35(9), 89-98.

Larsen, T.A, Gujer, W. (1997) The concept of sustainable urban water management. - Water Sci. Technol. 35(9), 3-10.

Larsen, T.A, Gujer, W. (1996) Separate management of anthropogenic nutrient solutions (human urine). Water Sci. Technol. 34(3-4), 87-94.

Gujer, W, Larsen, T.A. (1995) The implementation of biokinetics and conservation principles in ASIM. Water Sci. Technol. 31(2), 257-266.

Larsen, T.A, Harremoës, P. (1994) Degradation mechanisms of colloidal organic matter in biofilm reactors. Water Res. 28, 1443-1452.

Larsen, T.A, Harremoës, P. (1994) Combined reactor and microelectrode measurements in laboratory grown biofilms. Water Res. 28, 1435-1441.

Larsen, T.A., Harremoës, P. (1994) Modeling of experiments with colloidal organic matter in biofilm reactors. Water Sci. Technol. 29(10-11), 479-486.

Book chapters

Larsen,T.A., Lienert,J., Maurer,M., Gujer,W. (2005) Ökologische Infrastruktur- innovationen in der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft – Ansätze und Perspektiven. In 'Die Zukunft der Infrastrukturen. Intelligente Netzwerke für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung', edited by Loske Reinhard and Roland Schaeffer. Marburg: Metropolis-Verlag, 2005, pp 347-367. In German.

Maurer, M., Muncke, J., Larsen, T.A. (2002) Technologies for nitrogen recovery and reuse. In: Lens, P., Pol, L. H., Wilderer, P, Asano, T. (eds.), Water Recycling and Resource Recovery in Industry. IWA Publishing, pp. 491-510.

Larsen, T.A., Boller, M.A. (2001) Perspectives of nutrient recovery in DESAR concepts. - In: Lens, P., Zeeman, G, Lettinga, G. (eds.) Decentralised sanitation and reuse: concepts, systems and implementation. IWA Publishing, pp. 387-410

Conference proceedings

Lienert, J., Larsen, T.A. (2005) Making the first step towards a more sustainable urban water management system – with the NoMix toilet. European Water Day, 84. ASTEE congress, Paris, France. 02.06.2005, Summary: p. 76; full article: CD-ROM.

Larsen, T.A., Lienert, J. (2004) Coping with Micropollutants in Urine-based Fertilizer. Proceedings of the DeSa/R-Symposium, Berching/Opf. 14th July 2004. DeSaR - Means to achieve the millennium goal for sanitation. 155-169.

Lienert, J., Larsen, T.A. (2004) Introducing urine separation in Switzerland: NOVAQUATIS, an interdisciplinary research project. In: ‘ecosan – closing the loop’ Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Ecological Sanitation in Lübeck 2003. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (ISBN 3-00-012791-7): 891-899.

Huang, D., Schertenleib, R., Siegrist, H., Larsen, T.A., Gujer, W. (2004). Developing a method for assessing existing and alternative measures of urban water management in fast growing emerging countries. In: ‘ecosan – closing the loop’ Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Ecological Sanitation in Lübeck 2003. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (ISBN 3-00-012791-7), 749-756.

Larsen, T.A., Lienert, J. (2003) Societal Implications of Re-engineering the Toilet. Water Intelligence Online. March 2003. UNIQUE ID: 200303006.http://www.iwaponline.com/wio/2003/03/default001.htm

Larsen, T.A., Rauch, W., Gujer, W. (2001) Waste design paves the way for sustainable urban wastewater management. Frontiers in Urban Water Management – Deadlock or Hope? UNESCO, pp. 219-229.

Further publications

Lienert, J., Larsen, T.A. (2007) Pilot projects in bathrooms: a new challenge for wastewater professionals. Water Practice and Technology, doi10.2166.

Lienert, J., Larsen, T.A. (2007) Urinseparierung als Chance für die Siedlungswasserwirtschaft. Eawag Jahresbericht 2006, p. 8-15 (available in German and English).

Larsen, T.A., Bader, H.-P., Mosler, H.-J., Gujer, W., Medilanski, E., Scheidegger, R., Huang, D.-B., Schertenleib, R. (2007) Applying traditional Chinese knowledge. Eawag News 63 (03.2007), 26-28 (available in German, English, and French).

Larsen, T.A., Lienert, J. (2007) Spotlight on NoMix – Lead article. Eawag News 63 (03.2007), 4-7 (available in German, English, and French).

Larsen, T.A., Lienert, J. (2007) Novaquatis final report. NoMix – A new approach to urban water management. Eawag, 8600 Dübendorf (available in German and English).

Larsen, T.A., Lienert, J. (2007) Tagungen: Novaquatis – NoMix-Technologie als Chance für die Umwelt. Gaia 16 (2), 85.

Larsen, T.A., Lienert, J. (2007) NoMix-Technologie – Chance für die Siedlungswasserwirtschaft. gwa (Gas Wasser Abwasser) 4/2007, 255-262.

Lienert, J, Larsen, T.A. (2006) Novaquatis: Baustein für eine Sanitärtechnologie der Zukunft. Wem gehört das Wasser? Lars Müller Publishers, Baden, Schweiz, pp. 380-381 (in German and English).

IWA International Water Association. Sanitation 21. Simple Approaches to Complex Sanitation. A Draft Framework for Analysis. (Member of the task group that produced the report, published on the internet in 2006 without year of publication).

Lienert, J., Larsen, T.A. (2004) Introducing urine separation in Switzerland: Novaquatis, an interdisci-plinary research project. In: ‘ecosan – closing the loop’ Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Ecological Sanitation in Lübeck 2003. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (ISBN 3-00-012791-7), 891–899.

Larsen, T.A., Lienert, J. (2004) Coping with micropollutants in urine-based fertilizer. Proceedings of the DeSa/R Symposium, Berching / Opf., Germany, “DeSA/R – Means to achieve the millennium goal for sanitation”, 14.07.2004, 155–169.

Udert, K.M., Högger, R., Larsen, T.A., Gujer, W. (2004) Urinausfällungen in Urinale und NoMix toiletten. Installateur 11, 46-48.

Udert, K.M., Högger, R., Larsen, T.A., Gujer, W. (2004) Fällungsprodukte in Urinalen und NoMix toiletten. GWA Gas, Wasser, Abwasser 12, 913-920.

ATV-DVWK-Arbeitsbericht. (2002) Überlegungen zu einer nachhaltigen Siedlungswasser­wirtschaft. Bericht der ATV-DVWK-Arbeitsgruppe GB-5.1 ‘Nachhaltige Siedlungs­wasserwirtschaft’. Mitglieder: Borchardt, D., Hillenbrand, T., Larsen, T.A., Londong, J., Otterpohl, R., Peters, I. und Sperling., F.

Tillman, D. E., Larsen, T.A., Pahl-Wostl, C., Gujer, W. (2002) Risikoverminderung durch Steuerung des Wasserverbrauchs. GWA Gas, Wasser, Abwasser 82, 743-750.

Lienert, J., Larsen, T.A. (2002) Urinseparierung - eine Alternative für die schweizerische Siedlungswasserwirtschaft? GWA Gas, Wasser, Abwasser 82, 819-826.

Larsen, T.A., Gujer, W. (2002) Waste design, source control und on-site-Technologien: Der Weg zu einer nachhaltigen Siedlungswasserwirtschaft. KA-Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser, Abfall 49(10), 1372-1379.

Hügel, K., Larsen, T.A., Gujer, W. (2001) Oekobilanzen als Massstab für die Ressoucen-Effizienz in der Abwasserentsorgung. Schriftenreihe Wasserforschung 7, 129-141. Wasserforschung e.V. Interdisziplinärer Forschungsverbund Berlin.

Larsen, T.A., Gujer, W. (2001) Elimination von Mikroverunreinigungen. Mit Massnahmen an der Quelle zu mehr Flexibilität in der Abwasserreinigung. GWA 81, 159-166.

Larsen, T.A., Alder, A., Eggen, R.I,, Maurer, M., Muncke, J., Peters, I. (2001) Testlauf im KraftWerk1. Magazin UniZürich 1, 47-49.

Larsen, T.A., Alder, A., Eggen, R.I., Maurer, M., Muncke, J., Peters, I. (2001) Trenn-WC auf dem Prüfstand - das Projekt NOVAQUATIS. Jahresbericht EAWAG 200, 7-11.

Larsen, T.A. (2000) Revolution im Badzimmer. Das WC der etwas anderen Art. Forum Hauswirtschaft 10, 23-24.

Larsen, T.A. (2000) Neue Aspekte der Stadtentwässerung. In: DFG Senatskommission für Wasserforschung. Arbeitsmaterialien. Perspektiven und Strategien der Wasserforschung. Sammlung der Fachbeiträge zu der 61. Sitzung der Senats­kommission für Wasserforschung am 30./31. März 2000. pp. 63-75.

Larsen, T.A., Udert, K.M. (1999) Urinseparierung - ein Konzept zur Schliessung der Nährstoffkreisläufe. Wasser & Boden 51(11), 6-9.

Larsen, T.A., Gujer, W. (1999) Massnahmen an der Quelle - auch im Haushalt. EAWAG News 48d, 6-7.

Larsen, T.A. (1999) Nährstoffkreisläufe in der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft. Schweizer Ingenieur und Architekt 392, 394-392.

Larsen, T.A. (1999) Nährstoffkreisläufe in der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft. EAWAG News 46d, 21-23.

Larsen, T.A. (1999) Nachhaltige Sanitärkonzepte. - In: e.V., F. V. (ed.) StadtVisionen. Nachhaltige Stadtentwicklung und neue Formen der Bürgerbeteiligung am Beispiel des Freiburger Modellstadtteils Vauban., pp. 51-52.

Hügel, K., Larsen, T.A., Gujer, W. (1998) Strukturierte Öko-inventare in der Abwasserreinigung. GWA 78, 537-543.

Gujer, W., Larsen, T.A. (1997) Siedlungswasserwirtschaft - wie weiter? Wiener Mitteilungen, Wasser-Abwasser-Gewässer 141, 17-37.

Larsen, T.A., Gujer, W. (1997) Nachhaltige Siedlungswasserwirtschaft - technologische Implikationen. EAWAG News 43d, 12-14.