UV Sterilization of Seawater Effluent for Containment of Non-indigenous Marine Species and Pathogens

用于遏制非本土海洋物种和病原体的海水废水紫外线消毒

• 批准号: 1226853
• 负责人: Gary Cherr
• 金额: $ 29.34万
• 依托单位: University of California-Davis
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-07-15 至 2014-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1226853&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: UV; Sterilization; Seawater; Effluent; Containment

The University of California Davis has been awarded funds to establish a micro-filtration/ultraviolet light (UV) sterilization system at Bodega Marine Laboratory (BML) for select seawater effluent streams exiting the research facility. The project will also renovate an existing building and coupled with the new sterilization system space efficiency and research capability will be maximized. The system is a state-of-the-art disinfection system for seawater discharge, the only model currently allowed by the State of California and replaces a dated chlorination system representing a potential risk to the adjacent State Marine Protected Area and two National Marine Sanctuaries. It features a much smaller footprint and technological advances that will enable other efficiencies to be realized at BML, including increased treatment capacity and holding facilities. Recent national report cards on the state of ocean ecosystems call for research on the effects of climate change, invasive species, and emerging diseases on marine environments. This award is a timely leverage of an existing NSF-funded state-of-the-art climate change facility designed for research with marine, estuarine, and freshwater species, including non-native and larval organisms. Thus BML will become a highly unique facility for researchers to utilize for the new era of environmental research on non-indigenous/invasive species and emerging marine pathogens.The intellectual merit of this award will be the innovative and diverse research of the visiting scientists and graduate and undergraduate students who will be supported by the increased ability to investigate introduced/invasive species and pathogens that are the basis for emerging diseases and changing biodiversity in general. BML is internationally known for its research on introduced and invasive species in estuaries and marine environments. Since its construction in 1966, the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory (BML; http://www.bml.ucdavis.edu/) has served as a gateway for research and educational activities from San Francisco Bay to Point Arena. Located 60 miles north of San Francisco, the facility provides logistic support and services to researchers and classes that come from all over the world to explore the unique coastal environments. The ability to study non-indigenous/invasive species and pathogens in order to understand mechanisms of adaptation and transmission is key to solving the complex environmental challenge before us. The broader impact of the project will be the benefits of the resulting research on national health, prosperity and welfare. Specifically the facilities will attract new interdisciplinary collaborations, increase facility capacity to address invasive species and disease issues, enhance training of new scientists, and advance marine laboratory facility design and performance. The results from such studies will have implications for national environmental health, welfare, and security.

加州大学戴维斯分校获得资金，在博德加海洋实验室(BML)建立微过滤/紫外线(UV)灭菌系统，用于精选从研究设施流出的海水流出物。该项目还将翻新现有的一栋建筑，并配合新的消毒系统，空间效率和研究能力将最大化。该系统是一种最先进的海水排放消毒系统，是加利福尼亚州目前允许的唯一型号，取代了过时的氯化系统，对邻近的州海洋保护区和两个国家海洋保护区构成潜在风险。它的特点是占地面积小得多，技术进步将使BML实现其他效率，包括增加处理能力和持有设施。最近关于海洋生态系统状况的国家报告卡呼吁研究气候变化、入侵物种和新出现的疾病对海洋环境的影响。这一奖项是对现有NSF资助的最先进的气候变化工具的及时利用，该工具旨在研究海洋、河口和淡水物种，包括非本地生物和幼虫生物。因此，BML将成为研究人员在新时代对非土著/入侵物种和新兴海洋病原体进行环境研究的一个非常独特的设施。该奖项的学术价值将是来访的科学家以及研究生和本科生的创新和多样化研究，他们将获得更强的调查引入/入侵物种和病原体的能力，这些物种和病原体是新出现疾病和变化的生物多样性的基础。BML以其对河口和海洋环境中引入的和入侵的物种的研究而闻名国际。自1966年建成以来，加州大学戴维斯分校博德加海洋实验室(BML；http://www.bml.ucdavis.edu/))一直是从旧金山湾到波恩特竞技场的研究和教育活动的门户。该设施位于旧金山以北60英里处，为来自世界各地的研究人员和班级探索独特的沿海环境提供后勤支持和服务。研究非土著/入侵物种和病原体以了解适应和传播机制的能力是解决摆在我们面前的复杂环境挑战的关键。该项目的更广泛影响将是由此产生的关于国民健康、繁荣和福利的研究的好处。具体地说，这些设施将吸引新的跨学科合作，提高解决入侵物种和疾病问题的设施能力，加强对新科学家的培训，并促进海洋实验室设施的设计和性能。这些研究的结果将对国家环境健康、福利和安全产生影响。