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Scientific publications

2013:

• Derlon, N., Koch, N., Eugster, B., Posch, T., Pernthaler, J., Pronk, P., Morgenroth, M. (2013) Activity of metazoa governs biofilm structure formation and enhances permeate flux during Gravity-Driven Membrane (GDM) filtration. Water Research, 47, 2085-2095.
  

2012:

• Derlon, N., Peter-Varbanets, M., Scheidegger, A., Pronk, W., Morgenroth, E. (2012) Predation influences the structure of biofilm developed on ultrafiltration membranes. Water Research, 46, 3323-3333. 
• Peter-Varbanets M., Gujer W., Pronk, W. (2012) Intermittent operation of ultra-low pressure ultrafiltration for decentralized drinking water treatment. Water Research, 46, 3272-3282.
  

2011:

• Peter-Varbanets, M., Margot, J., Traber, J., Pronk, W. (2011) Mechanisms of membrane fouling during ultra-low pressure ultrafiltration. Journal of Membrane Science 377 (1-2), 42-53.
• Peter-Varbanets, M., Johnston, R., Meierhofer, R., Kage, F., Pronk, W. (2011) Gravity-driven membrane disinfection for household drinking water treatment. 35th WEDC International Conference, Loughborough, UK, The future of water, sanitation and hygiene: innovation, adaptation and engagement in a changing world.

2010:

• Peter-Varbanets, M., Hammes, F., Vital., M., Pronk, W. (2010) Stabilization of flux during dead-end ultra-low pressure ultrafiltration. Water Research, 44, 3607-3616.
• Boulestreau, M., Hoa., E., Peter, M., Pronk, W., Rajagopaul, R., Lesjean, B. (2010) Operation of a 5 m3/d Gravity-driven Ultrafiltration Unit for Decentralized Water Supply, Membrane in Drinking and Industrial Water Treatment Conference - MDIW 2010, June 27-30, NTNU,Trondheim, Norway

2009:

• Peter-Varbanets, M., Zurbrügg, C., Swartz, C., Pronk, W. (2009) Review: Decentralized systems for potable water and the potential of membrane technology, Water Research 43, 245-265.

Presentations

• Pronk, W., Derlon, N., Peter-Varbanets (2012). “Dead-end” ultrafiltration for decentralized drinking water & waste water treatment. Membrane conference. WETSUS Institute, Leewarden.
  
• Derlon, N., M. Peter-Varbanets, W. Pronk and E. Morgenroth (2010). Heterogeneous biofilms can help to stabilize long-term flux in gravity-driven dead-end ultrafiltration systems: How protozoan grazing influences biofilm structure. Biofilm Reactor Technology Conference IWA-WEF, Portland.
• Derlon, N., Koch, N., Grau, M., Pronk, W., Morgenroth, E. Quantification of mesoscale structure monitored with Optical Coherence Tomography helps to understand biofilm processes, Biofilm conference, Shanghai, Oct. 2011.
• Derlon, N., Koch, N., Eugster, B., Posch, T., Pernthaler, J., Pronk, W., Morgenroth, E. Higher eukaryote diversity in feed water increases permeability of biofilms developed on ultrafiltration membranes, Biofilm Conference, Shanghai, Oct. 2011.
• Peter-Varbanets, M., Johnston, R., Meierhofer, R., Derksen-Müller, S., Kage, F., Pronk, W. Gravity-Driven Membrane Disinfection for Household Drinking Water Treatment, 35th WEDC International Conference, Loughborough, UK, 2011.  

Other publications

• Effizientes Recycling einer knappen Ressource: (Project „self“- self-sufficient house). Eawag Jahresbericht 2010
• SELF-media release, Eawag 2010
• Maryna Peter (2010) Ultra-low pressure ultrafiltration for decentrlized drinking water treatment. PhD thesis submitted to ETH Zurich
• Pronk, W., Peter-Varbanets, M., Schwerkraftgetriebene Ultrafiltration für die dezentrale Trinkwasseraufbereitung, GWA, 2010 (1) 19-22.
• Erschreckende Wasseranalyse, Haiti 1 Jahr nach der Erdbeben-Katastrophe, Einstein, Schweizer Fernsehen, Sendung vom 06.01.2011.