NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Management and Surveillance of Drinking Water Quality from the Watershed to the Citizen's Tap

NSERC 工业研究主席，负责从流域到公民水龙头的饮用水质量管理和监测

• 批准号: 476385-2018
• 负责人: Rodriguez, ManuelMJ
• 金额: $ 6.23万
• 依托单位: Université Laval
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Industrial Research Chairs
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=743400
• 关键词: NSERC; Industrial; Research; Chair; Management

Emerging contaminants, more stringent regulations for drinking water and greater public expectationsconcerning tap water all contribute to the need for more information and sophisticated management andsurveillance strategies. In addition, the decision-making tools for the surveillance and management of waterquality require innovative and effective approaches that can be easily transferred to end-users. The renewal ofthis Industrial Research Chair (IRC) is a logical continuation of previous research. It will consolidatepartnership-based research that addresses the urgent need for municipalities to incorporate tools to efficientlyprotect and manage drinking water quality. IRC objectives will be achieved through the development of amultidisciplinary research program represented by four complementary themes: 1) Impacts of source waterquality variability in the context of a changing climate; 2) Occurrence of contaminants of emerging concern; 3)Revisiting residual disinfectant management in distribution systems; and 4) Assessing smart tools for waterquality management and surveillance. With a robust research infrastructure including full-equipped laboratoriesand innovating field instruments, the emphasis will be placed on collecting, from source to tap, robustspatio-temporal information on water quality, as well as implementing pioneering management andsurveillance models. In partnership with two municipalities, two industrial partners and a watershed agency,this IRC will contribute directly to the training of a dozen PhD, MSc, post-doctoral fellows and professionals,and several undergraduates over the next five-year period. Anticipated benefits include the reduction of thehealth risks associated with the consumption of tap water and better cost/benefit outcomes of financialinvestments in management, surveillance and monitoring. For industrial partners, the research results willallow them to consolidate their expertise in specific areas considered in the program, strengthen their research& development capacities and improve their competitiveness.

新出现的污染物、对饮用水更严格的规定以及公众对自来水更高的期望，都促使人们需要更多的信息和复杂的管理和监测战略。此外，监测和管理水质的决策工具需要创新和有效的方法，可以很容易地转移到最终用户。更新ofthis工业研究主席（IRC）是一个合乎逻辑的延续以前的研究。它将巩固以伙伴关系为基础的研究，解决市政当局迫切需要采用有效保护和管理饮用水质量的工具。IRC的目标将通过发展一个多学科研究计划来实现，该计划由四个互补的主题代表：1）在气候变化的背景下水源水质变化的影响; 2）新出现的关注污染物的发生; 3）重新审视分配系统中的残留消毒剂管理;以及4）评估水质管理和监测的智能工具。凭借强大的研究基础设施，包括设备齐全的实验室和创新的现场仪器，重点将放在收集从源头到水龙头，关于水质的强大时空信息，以及实施开创性的管理和监督模式。该中心与两个市政当局、两个工业伙伴和一个流域机构合作，将在未来五年内直接为培训十几名博士、硕士、博士后研究员和专业人员以及几名本科生做出贡献。预期的惠益包括减少与自来水消费有关的健康风险，以及在管理、监督和监测方面的财政投资取得更好的成本效益结果。对于工业合作伙伴，研究成果将使他们能够巩固他们在计划中考虑的特定领域的专业知识，加强他们的研究和开发能力，提高他们的竞争力。