Planning Grant for Emerging Contaminants Center

新出现的污染物(ECs)一般是指最近在环境中检测到的可能对人类健康或环境造成潜在或现实威胁的化学品和材料。ECS的挑战涉及多个行业，包括制药和个人护理产品行业、纳米材料生产商以及处理废水和饮用水的实体。将召开一次规划会议，调查关于建立多所大学产学研合作研究中心的建议。拟建中心的主要地点将在新泽西理工学院，第二个地点在维拉诺瓦大学。拟建中心的任务是解决新兴污染物(EC)的传感和补救问题。拟议中的中心将开展对寻求避免成为污染主要贡献者的广泛美国公司具有重要意义的研究项目。该中心及其研究活动将包括教师研究人员、研究生和本科生与行业代表一起工作。该中心将进一步加强两所机构正在进行的将研究融入课堂教学的努力。

Emerging contaminants (ECs) generally refer to chemicals and materials recently detected in the environment, and which may have potential or real threat to human health or the environment. The challenge of ECs intersects several industries including the pharmaceutical and personal care products industries, producers of nano-sized materials, as well as entities that treat wastewater and drinking water. A planning meeting will be held to investigate the proposed establishment of a multi-university Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Emerging Contaminants. The lead location of the proposed center will be at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, with a second site at Villanova University. The mission of the proposed center is to address sensing and remediation of emerging contaminants (EC). The proposed center will pursue research projects of importance to a broad range of US companies seeking to avoid becoming a major contributor to pollution. The center and its research activity will involve faculty researchers, graduate and undergraduate students working together with industrial representatives. The center will further enhance the ongoing efforts at both institutions of integrating research in classroom teaching.