2023 Water Disinfection, Byproducts, and Health: Challenges of Disinfection and Oxidation Processes to Provide Safe Drinking Water in a Changing World

该NSF奖项将部分支持2023年戈登研究会议（GRC）和研讨会“水消毒，副产品和健康”，将于2023年7月29日至8月4日在蒙特霍利奥克学院举行。 研讨会将讨论饮用水消毒研究的最新进展。会议将邀请研究领导者、政策专家和从业者参加，同时也为研究生、博士后和早期职业科学家提供一个交流、学习和合作的场所。GRC将包括一个特别会议，专门讨论与环境科学和工程的多样性，公平性和包容性有关的问题。研讨会将在会议之前举行，并将扩大研究生，博士后研究员和早期职业科学家的机会，以展示他们的工作，并参加与高级科学家的职业导师。NSF的资助将使会议组织者能够支持更多的学生和早期职业科学家参与STEM。水消毒在预防水传播疾病方面是有效的;但是，所使用的消毒剂可以与溶解的有机物和卤素离子反应，形成潜在的有毒消毒副产物（DBP）。水消毒过程可能受到许多全球性问题的影响，包括水污染，水资源短缺，土地使用模式和气候变化。因此，平衡病原体的微生物风险和消毒副产物的化学风险构成了技术挑战，需要跨学科的合作和创新。本次戈登研究会议（GRC）和研讨会将展示和讨论水消毒的化学，微生物，毒理学和工程方面的创新研究。总体目标是推进与饮用水安全有效消毒相关的科学和技术。该研究报告将涵盖五个重要领域：（1）饮用水的微生物和化学质量及其对健康的影响;（2）新型DBP的检测及其毒性;（3）DBP的形成机制;（4）接触DBP及其流行病学后果;以及（5）制定新型饮用水战略和监管指南。与会议一样，研讨会将以专门时间进行深入讨论的讲座、引人入胜的海报会议以及非正式聚会的时间为特色。集于一身，GRC和研讨会将成为来自不同学科的科学家和工程师的催化剂，以聚集，匡威，并形成合作，以制定创造性的解决方案，以应对全球水挑战。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并已被认为是值得通过评估使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准的支持。

This NSF award will partially support the 2023 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) and Seminar on “Water Disinfection, Byproducts, and Health” that will be held at Mount Holyoke College in July 29-Aug 4, 2023. The GRC and seminar will discuss the latest advances in drinking water disinfection research. The conference will feature research leaders, policy experts, and practitioners while also providing a venue for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early-career scientists to network, learn, and collaborate. The GRC will include a special session dedicated to discussing issues pertaining to diversity, equity, and inclusion in environmental science and engineering. A seminar will precede the conference and will expand opportunities for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early-career scientists to present their work and to participate in career mentorship with senior scientists. NSF funding will enable the conference organizers to support increased participation of students and early-career scientists from underrepresented groups in STEM.Water disinfection is effective in preventing waterborne diseases; however, the disinfectants used can react with dissolved organic matter and halide ions to form potentially toxic disinfection byproducts (DBPs). Water disinfection processes can be impacted by a host of global issues, including water contamination, water scarcity, land use patterns, and climate change. Consequently, balancing microbial risks from pathogens and chemical risks from DBPs poses technical challenges that require interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. This Gordon Research Conference (GRC) and Seminar will feature and discuss innovative research on chemical, microbiological, toxicological, and engineering aspects of water disinfection. The overarching goal is to advance the science and technology associated with the safe and effective disinfection of drinking water. The GRC will cover five areas of importance: (1) Microbial and chemical quality of drinking water and health implications, (2) detection of novel DBPs and their toxicity, (3) mechanisms of DBP formation, (4) exposure to DBPs and epidemiological consequences, and (5) development of novel drinking water strategies and regulatory guidelines. As with the conference, the seminar will feature lectures with dedicated time for in-depth discussions, and engaging poster sessions, as well as time for informal gatherings. Collectively taken together, the GRC and Seminar will be catalysts for scientists and engineers from different disciplines to gather, converse, and form collaborations to devise creative solutions to global water challenges.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.