RAPID: Recovery of Well Water Quality After the Great Louisiana 2016 Flood

RAPID：2016 年路易斯安那州大洪水后井水质的恢复

• 批准号: 1661496
• 负责人: Marc Edwards
• 金额: $ 15.09万
• 依托单位: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-11-15 至 2018-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1661496&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RAPID; Recovery; Well; Water; Quality

1661496 (Edwards). Following a massive flood in Louisiana, this RAPID grant will help assist private well owners in the area assess and address the current safety of their potable water supply. Climate models predict that the frequency of flooding will increase in Louisiana and elsewhere in the U.S. The 47 million residents in the U.S. reliant on well water, half of which normally test positive for microbial contamination, would benefit from a better understanding of one-time disinfection protocols.After natural disasters, residents need low-cost, effective remediation options to ensure safe, clean drinking water. Shock chlorination is the primary disinfection method for microbial contamination in wells, but evidence suggests that this approach may not be appropriate under all conditions, the actual disinfection effect may be short-lived or incomplete, and there may be short-term increases in metals such as lead. The recent flooding event in Louisiana offers a unique opportunity to characterize well water quality after a flood, evaluate both natural and enhanced recovery after treatments such as shock chlorination, and assess public health issues experienced by low-income well owners using compromised wells.

1661496（Edwards）。在路易斯安那州发生大规模洪水之后，这项快速赠款将帮助该地区的私人水井所有者评估和解决其饮用水供应目前的安全问题。气候模型预测，路易斯安那州和美国其他地区的洪水频率将增加。美国4700万居民依赖井水，其中一半通常检测出微生物污染阳性，这将从更好地了解一次性消毒方案中受益。自然灾害发生后，居民需要低成本，有效的补救方案，以确保安全，清洁的饮用水。冲击氯化是威尔斯井中微生物污染的主要消毒方法，但有证据表明，这种方法可能并不适用于所有条件，实际消毒效果可能是短暂的或不完全的，可能会出现铅等金属的短期增加。最近在路易斯安那州的洪水事件提供了一个独特的机会，表征洪水后的井水质量，评估自然和增强恢复后的处理，如冲击氯化，并评估公共卫生问题的低收入业主使用受损的威尔斯。