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  1. Addressing Drinking Water Contamination: A Case Study Comparing Traditional with Model-Based Approaches

    Article • Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, June 2026, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Mirjam Blokker

  2. Experimental measurements of biofilm thickness in drinking water pipes

    Article • Urban Water Journal, February 2026, Taylor & Francis

    Mirjam Blokker

  3. Non-Destructive Biofilm Thickness Monitoring in Drinking Water Pipes Using Thermal and Flow Dynamics

    Article • October 2025, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Mirjam Blokker

  4. Efficient resizing and topological optimization of real‐world water distribution networks in a multi‐criteria decision‐making framework

    Article • Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, August 2025, Wiley

    Mirjam Blokker

  5. Integrated Flushing and Corrosion Control Measures to Reduce Lead Exposure in Households with Lead Service Lines

    Article • Water, August 2025, MDPI AG

    Mirjam Blokker

  6. Validation of an Enhanced Drinking Water Temperature Model during Distribution

    Article • Water, October 2024, MDPI AG

    Mirjam Blokker

  7. Experimental Setup for Measuring the Effect of Biofilm Build-up on Heat Transfer in Drinking Water Pipes

    Article • September 2024, MDPI AG

    Mirjam Blokker

  8. Reinterpretation of Water Temperature Measurements

    Article • September 2024, MDPI AG

    Mirjam Blokker

  9. Residential End Uses of Water: Global Evidence

    Article • September 2024, MDPI AG

    Mirjam Blokker

  10. Spatial Analysis of Water Temperature in a Drinking Water Distribution System for Climate Change Adaptation

    Article • September 2024, MDPI AG

    Mirjam Blokker

  11. An Innovative Model-Based Methodology for Rapid Response to Drinking Water Contamination Events

    Article • September 2024, MDPI AG

    Mirjam Blokker

  12. Legacy Pipes Unearthed: Decrypting the Enigma of Pressure Dynamics and Burst Events in Limburg, The Netherlands

    Article • September 2024, MDPI AG

    Mirjam Blokker

  13. Validation of an Enhanced Drinking Water Temperature Model during Distribution

    Article • August 2024, MDPI AG

    Mirjam Blokker

  14. Impact of heat islands vs. city greening: Real-time monitoring and modeling of drinking water temperature in the city of Montreal in Canada

    Article • Water Research, June 2024, Elsevier

    Mirjam Blokker

  15. An enhanced method for automated end-use classification of household water data

    Article • Journal of Hydroinformatics, February 2024, IWA Publishing

    Mirjam Blokker

  16. Managing discolouration in drinking water distribution systems by integrating understanding of material behaviour

    Article • Water Research, September 2023, Elsevier

    Mirjam Blokker

  17. Exploiting high-resolution data to investigate the characteristics of water consumption at the end-use level: A Dutch case study

    Article • Water Resources and Industry, June 2023, Elsevier

    Mirjam Blokker

  18. Drinking water temperature model for urban environments validated with measurements from real-life distribution networks

    Article • May 2023, Copernicus GmbH

    Mirjam Blokker

  19. Investigating the characteristics of residential end uses of water: A worldwide review

    Article • Water Research, February 2023, Elsevier

    Mirjam Blokker

  20. A stochastic sewer model to predict pipe flows and pollutant loads in an urban drainage system

    Article • July 2022, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia

    Mirjam Blokker

  21. Measuring drinking water temperature changes in a distribution network

    Article • July 2022, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia

    Mirjam Blokker

  22. Roadmap Drinking Water Distribution: an inventory of the challenges of the Dutch Water companies and research needs towards a future proof water supply

    Article • July 2022, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia

    Mirjam Blokker

  23. The impact of drinking water network model spatial and temporal scale on hydraulic metrics indicating discolouration risk

    Article • July 2022, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia

    Mirjam Blokker

  24. pySIMDEUM - An open-source stochastic water demand end-use model

    Article • July 2022, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia

    Mirjam Blokker

  25. Evaluating residential water consumption at high spatio-temporal level of detail: a Dutch case study

    Article • March 2022, Copernicus GmbH

    Mirjam Blokker

  26. Thermal Energy Recovery from Drinking Water Systems: Assessing Water Quality and Downstream Temperature Effects

    Article • January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mirjam Blokker

  27. Public Attitudes towards Digital Water Meters for Households

    Article • Sustainability, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Mirjam Blokker

  28. Modeling the Influence of District Heating Systems on Drinking Water Temperatures in Domestic Drinking Water Systems within Domestic Properties

    Article • June 2021, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Mirjam Blokker

  29. Dynamic Time Warping Clustering to Discover Socioeconomic Characteristics in Smart Water Meter Data

    Article • Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, June 2021, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Dr Edo Abraham, Mirjam Blokker

  30. A Stochastic Model to Predict Flow, Nutrient and Temperature Changes in a Sewer under Water Conservation Scenarios

    Article • Water, April 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Jan Peter van der Hoek, Dr Tom C Arnot, Mirjam Blokker

  31. Drinking Water Temperature around the Globe: Understanding, Policies, Challenges and Opportunities

    Article • Water, April 2020, MDPI AG

    Mirjam Blokker

  32. DASH of Water – water distribution system modelling in the age of smart water meters

    Article • March 2020, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Edo Abraham, Mirjam Blokker

  33. Impact of diffusion and dispersion of contaminants in water distribution networks modelling and monitoring

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, September 2019, IWA Publishing

    Professor Gabriele Freni, Mirjam Blokker

  34. Estimating Peak Daily Water Demand Under Different Climate Change and Vacation Scenarios

    Article • Water, September 2019, MDPI AG

    Mirjam Blokker

  35. Using Nodal Infection Risks to Guide Interventions Following Accidental Intrusion due to Sustained Low Pressure Events in a Drinking Water Distribution System

    Article • Water, July 2019, MDPI AG

    Mirjam Blokker

  36. Developing a stochastic sewer model to support sewer design under water conservation measures

    Article • Journal of Hydrology, June 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Tom C Arnot, Mirjam Blokker

  37. Future drinking water infrastructure: building blocks for drinking water companies for their strategic planning

    Article • January 2019, IWA Publishing

    Mirjam Blokker

  38. Developing a Stochastic Sewer Input Model to Support Sewer Design Under Water Conservation Measures

    Article • September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Tom C Arnot, Mirjam Blokker

  39. Quantitative microbial risk assessment of repairs of the drinking water distribution system

    Article • Microbial Risk Analysis, April 2018, Elsevier

    Mirjam Blokker

  40. Decreasing the Discoloration Risk of Drinking Water Distribution Systems through Optimized Topological Changes and Optimal Flow Velocity Control

    Article • Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, February 2018, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Dr Edo Abraham, Mirjam Blokker

  41. Modeling particle transport and discoloration risk in drinking water distribution networks

    Article • Drinking Water Engineering and Science, October 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Mirjam Blokker

  42. Identifying (subsurface) anthropogenic heat sources that influence temperature in the drinking water distribution system

    Article • Drinking Water Engineering and Science, September 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Mirjam Blokker

  43. Development and validation of a drinking water temperature model in domestic drinking water supply systems

    Article • Urban Water Journal, June 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Jan Peter van der Hoek, Mirjam Blokker

  44. Models for Generating Household Water Demand Pulses: Literature Review and Comparison

    Article • Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, June 2017, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Mirjam Blokker

  45. Modeling particle transport and discoloration risk in drinking water distribution networks

    Article • May 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Mirjam Blokker

  46. Review of applications for SIMDEUM, a stochastic drinking water demand model with a small temporal and spatial scale

    Article • Drinking Water Engineering and Science, April 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Mirjam Blokker

  47. Identifying (subsurface) anthropogenic heat sources that influence temperature in the drinking water distribution system

    Article • March 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Mirjam Blokker

  48. Review

    Article • February 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Mirjam Blokker

  49. Nice research on effect of trunk main cleaning

    Article • February 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Mirjam Blokker

  50. reply to RC1

    Article • February 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Mirjam Blokker

  51. reply to RC2

    Article • February 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Mirjam Blokker

  52. Review of applications of SIMDEUM, a stochastic drinking water demand model with small temporal and spatial scale

    Article • January 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Mirjam Blokker

  53. Network Analysis, Control Valve Placement and Optimal Control of Flow Velocity for Self-Cleaning Water Distribution Systems

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Edo Abraham, Mirjam Blokker

  54. Modelling Bacterial Biomass in a Non-chlorinated Drinking Water Distribution System

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2017, Elsevier

    Mirjam Blokker

  55. Testing the Robustness of Two Water Distribution System Layouts under Changing Drinking Water Demand

    Article • Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, August 2016, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Professor Jan Peter van der Hoek, Mirjam Blokker

  56. Relating Water Quality and Age in Drinking Water Distribution Systems Using Self-Organising Maps

    Article • Environments, April 2016, MDPI AG

    Dr John Machell, Mirjam Blokker

  57. Multivariate data mining for estimating the rate of discolouration material accumulation in drinking water distribution systems

    Article • Journal of Hydroinformatics, July 2015, IWA Publishing

    Dr William R Furnass, Mirjam Blokker

  58. Temperature Influences Discolouration risk

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2015, Elsevier

    Mirjam Blokker

  59. Influence of Temperature, Network Diagnostics, and Demographic Factors on Discoloration-Related Customer Reports

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2015, Elsevier

    Mirjam Blokker

  60. Evaluation of the Ability of Sensor Networks to Detect E.coli Events Compared to Sampling Programmes

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2015, Elsevier

    Mirjam Blokker

  61. Particle Accumulation Rate of Drinking Water Distribution Systems Determined by Incoming Turbidity

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2015, Elsevier

    Mirjam Blokker

  62. Early warning system to forecast maximum temperature in drinking water distribution systems

    Article • Journal of Water Supply Research and Technology—AQUA, November 2014, IWA Publishing

    Mirjam Blokker

  63. Analysing the dynamics of transitions in residential water consumption in the Netherlands

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, May 2014, IWA Publishing

    Mirjam Blokker

  64. Sensitivity of quantitative microbial risk assessments to assumptions about exposure to multiple consumption events per day

    Article • Journal of Water and Health, May 2014, IWA Publishing

    Mirjam Blokker

  65. Robustness of the Drinking Water Distribution Network under Changing Future Demand

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Jan Peter van der Hoek, Mirjam Blokker

  66. Drinking Water Temperature Modelling in Domestic Systems

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Jan Peter van der Hoek, Mirjam Blokker

  67. QMRA in the Drinking Water Distribution System

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2014, Elsevier

    Mirjam Blokker

  68. Residual Chlorine in the Extremities of the Drinking Water Distribution System: The Influence of Stochastic Water Demands

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2014, Elsevier

    Mirjam Blokker

  69. Early Warning Systems to Predict Temperature in the Drinking Water Distribution Network

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2014, Elsevier

    Mirjam Blokker

  70. Validation of Non-residential Cold and Hot Water Demand Model Assumptions

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2014, Elsevier

    Mirjam Blokker

  71. Non-residential water demand model validated with extensive measurements and surveys

    Article • Drinking Water Engineering and Science, October 2013, Copernicus GmbH

    Mirjam Blokker

  72. PAHs in Coated Cast Iron Mains

    Article • May 2013, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Mirjam Blokker

  73. Zooming in on Network Fouling Locations

    Article • May 2013, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Mirjam Blokker

  74. Closure to “Simulating Nonresidential Water Demand with a Stochastic End-Use Model” by E. J. M. Blokker, E. J. Pieterse-Quirijns, J. H. G. Vreeburg, and J. C. van Dijk

    Article • Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, May 2013, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Mirjam Blokker

  75. Thermal energy from drinking water and cost benefit analysis for an entire city

    Article • Journal of Water and Climate Change, March 2013, IWA Publishing

    Mirjam Blokker

  76. Health Implications of PAH Release from Coated Cast Iron Drinking Water Distribution Systems in the Netherlands

    Article • Environmental Health Perspectives, February 2013, Environmental Health Perspectives

    Mirjam Blokker

  77. Modeling temperature in the drinking water distribution system

    Article • American Water Works Association, January 2013, American Water Works Association

    Mirjam Blokker

  78. Dynamic hydraulic models to study sedimentation in drinking water networks in detail

    Article • Drinking Water Engineering and Science, December 2012, Copernicus GmbH

    Mirjam Blokker

  79. Dynamic hydraulic models to study sedimentation in drinking water networks in detail

    Article • Drinking Water Engineering and Science Discussions, April 2012, Copernicus GmbH

    Mirjam Blokker

  80. Modelling Characteristic Values for Non-Residential Water Demand

    Article • December 2011, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Mirjam Blokker

  81. The Self-Cleaning Velocity in Practice

    Article • December 2011, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Mirjam Blokker

  82. Simulating Nonresidential Water Demand with a Stochastic End-Use Model

    Article • Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, November 2011, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Mirjam Blokker

  83. Stochastic Water Demand Modelling

    Article • Water Intelligence Online, September 2011, IWA Publishing

    Mirjam Blokker

  84. Lab Experiments on Turbulent Processes Causing Discolouration Potential

    Article • May 2011, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Mirjam Blokker

  85. Radial transport processes as a precursor to particle deposition in drinking water distribution systems

    Article • Water Research, February 2011, Elsevier

    Mirjam Blokker

  86. A bottom-up approach of stochastic demand allocation in a hydraulic network model: a sensitivity study of model parameters

    Article • Journal of Hydroinformatics, January 2011, IWA Publishing

    Mirjam Blokker

  87. Stochastic Water Demand Modelling

    Article • Water Intelligence Online, January 2011, IWA Publishing

    Mirjam Blokker

  88. Risk-Based Sensor Placement for Contaminant Detection in Water Distribution Systems

    Article • Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, November 2010, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Mirjam Blokker, Prof Dragan A Savic

  89. Optimization of sensor locations for contaminant detection in water distribution networks

    Article • September 2010, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Mirjam Blokker, Prof Dragan A Savic

  90. Simulating Residential Water Demand with a Stochastic End-Use Model

    Article • Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, January 2010, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Mirjam Blokker

  91. Survival of Clostridium spores in river water and in sand from a slow sand filter

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, December 2009, IWA Publishing

    Mirjam Blokker

  92. Velocity-based self-cleaning residential drinking water distribution systems

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, December 2009, IWA Publishing

    Mirjam Blokker

  93. Sizes for Self-Cleaning Pipes in Municipal Water Supply Systems

    Article • April 2009, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Mirjam Blokker

  94. Optimal Sensor Placement for the Efficient Contaminant Detection in Water Distribution Systems

    Article • April 2009, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Mirjam Blokker, Prof Dragan A Savic

  95. Comparison of Water Demand Models: PRP and SIMDEUM Applied to Milford, Ohio, Data

    Article • April 2009, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Mirjam Blokker

  96. Importance of demand modelling in network water quality models: a review

    Article • Drinking Water Engineering and Science, September 2008, Copernicus GmbH

    Mirjam Blokker

  97. Substandard Supply Minutes in the Netherlands

    Article • March 2008, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Mirjam Blokker

  98. External Effects of Pipe Bursts

    Article • March 2008, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Mirjam Blokker

  99. Combining the Probabilistic Demand Model SIMDEUM With a Network Model

    Article • March 2008, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Mirjam Blokker

  100. Quantitative microbial risk assessment of distributed drinking water using faecal indicator incidence and concentrations

    Article • Journal of Water and Health, September 2007, IWA Publishing

    Mirjam Blokker

  101. Estimation of the consumption of cold tap water for microbiological risk assessment: an overview of studies and statistical analysis of data

    Article • Journal of Water and Health, September 2007, IWA Publishing

    Professor Paul R Hunter, Mirjam Blokker

  102. Self-Cleaning Networks Put to the Test

    Article • May 2007, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Mirjam Blokker

  103. Modelling the length of microbiological protection zones around phreatic sandy aquifers in The Netherlands

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, August 2006, IWA Publishing

    Paul van der Wielen, Mirjam Blokker

  104. Monte Carlo Simulation of Residential Water Demand: A Stochastic End-Use Model

    Article • July 2005, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    Mirjam Blokker

  105. Comparison Between Diffusive and Advective Approach in Quality Analysis of a Real Distribution Network

    Article • EasyChair

    Mirjam Blokker