Total organic carbon analyzer and microbial community profiling tools for biological drinking water processes

这笔资金将用于购买总有机碳(TOC)分析仪，该分析仪测量饮用水处理过程和水再利用过程中水的有机含量的变化。有机碳评估对于生物过滤等生物水处理过程尤为重要。除了总有机碳分析仪，还将购买用于表征微生物群落的工具。这些工具将被用来调查负责生物水处理过程的微生物的复杂性，预计结果将有助于制定生物过滤的设计指南。首席研究员彼得·哈克博士在生物过滤领域工作了20多年，最近他研究了直接生物过滤，以最大限度地减少膜过滤应用中的能源消耗。埃梅尔科博士的工作重点是优化传统的快速生物过滤，以及地下过滤过程中病原体的去向和传输。申请者进行的研究将从这种新设备中受益匪浅。

This funding will be used towards the purchase of a total organic carbon (TOC) analyzer, which measures changes in the organic content of water during drinking water treatment processes and water reuse applications. Organic carbon assessment is particularly important for biological water treatment processes such as biofiltration. Complimentary to the TOC analyzer, tools for characterizing microbial communities will be purchased. These tools will be used to investigate the complex nature of the microorganisms that are responsible for biological water treatment processes, and results are anticipated to aid in the development of design guidelines for biological filtration. Dr. Peter Huck, the principal investigator, has worked with biofiltration for more than 20 years, and more recently he investigated direct biofiltration to minimize energy consumption during membrane filtration applications. Dr. Emelko's work focuses on optimizing conventional rapid biofiltration, and the fate and transport of pathogens during subsurface filtration. The research conducted by the applicants will benefit greatly from this new equipment.