NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Advanced and Emerging Technologies for Drinking Water Treatment

NSERC饮用水处理先进和新兴技术工业研究讲座将由多伦多大学土木工程系的Robert Andrews(高级主席)和Ron Hofmann(副主席)担任。研究集中在城市饮用水部门的几个重要领域：(I)解决工厂或处理基础设施中贻贝侵扰的新方法，(Ii)改进使用颗粒活性碳来去除引起味道和气味的物质等微污染物，(Iii)探索使用紫外光和氯一起进行氧化处理的替代方法，(Iv)更好地控制生物过滤并提高其性能，(V)确定减少超滤膜污染的策略，以及(Vi)使用荧光技术进行有机物表征，以实现更好的水处理。研究计划涉及8个行业合作人员的参与，其中大部分是市政公用事业公司，为500多万加拿大人提供饮用水。这项工作将有助于以更低的成本和更好的过程控制向公众推广更安全和更有吸引力的饮用水。

This NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Advanced and Emerging Technologies for Drinking WaterTreatment is to be held by Robert Andrews (Senior Chairholder) and Ron Hofmann (Associate Chairholder) ofthe Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto. The research focuses on several important areasfor the municipal drinking water sector: (i) new methods for addressing the infestation of mussels at plantintakes or within treatment infrastructure, (ii) improvements to the use of granular activated carbon to removemicrocontaminants such as taste- and odour-causing substances, (iii) an exploration of an alternative advancedoxidation process using ultraviolet light together with chlorine, (iv) better methods to control biofiltration andto improve its performance, (v) identifying strategies to reduce fouling of ultrafiltration membranes, and (vi)using fluoresence techniques for organic matter characterization to lead to better water treatment.The research program involves the participation of 8 industrial collaborators, most of whom are municipalutilities that provide drinking water to over 5 million Canadians. This work will help to promote safer andmore appealing drinking water for the public, at a lower cost and with greater process control.