Developing novel electro-spun nano-fibre membrane adsorption systems for water treatment

获得安全饮用水是生活的必需品，联合国已宣布这是一项人权。虽然加拿大拥有丰富的水资源，但过去几十年的人为活动严重侵蚀了我们的供水质量。2001年，加拿大环境部国家水研究所公布了一份清单，列出了与加拿大饮用水源质量有关的15种威胁，包括药品和个人护理产品（PPCPs）、微量重金属和病原体。在许多饮用水供应中已检测到ppcp低于ppm的水平。虽然人们尚未完全了解小聚氯化碳对人类健康的长期影响，但随着公众认识的提高，加拿大所有三级政府都已采取措施解决这一迅速增长的问题。而且，随着步伐的加快

Access to safe drinking water is a necessity of life and has been declared by the United Nations as a human right. Although Canada is blessed by its vast water resources, anthropogenic activities over the past few decades have significantly eroded the quality of our water supplies. In 2001, Environment Canada's National Water Institute published a list of 15 threats related to the quality of drinking water sources in Canada, including pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), trace heavy metals, and pathogens. PPCPs have been detected in sub-ppm levels in many drinking water supplies. Although the long-term effect of PPCPs on human health has not been fully understood, with increasing public awareness all three levels of government in Canada have taken steps to address this rapidly growing issue. Moreover, with the accelerated pace of