Chromatography and UV-spectophotometry for the monitoring of disinfection by-products in drinking water

该提案是为了获得气相色谱仪和质谱（GC-MS）系统（项目1）以及便携式/移动式紫外可见分光光度计（项目2）用于现场工作。获拨款直接资助的申请人的研究项目是与饮用水有关的消毒副产物（DBP）形成/物种形成、建模和控制的研究。这种活动正在迅速扩大（在研究主题范围内以及在地理范围内），从而增加了这种分析设备的重要性。在调查饮用水中dbp的存在时，所要求的设备将通过成本效益的方法确保更高的分析效率和质量。它还将加强两所大学（都位于魁北克市）的研究人员在水研究方面的合作。所要求的设备是对过去仪器拨款的补充，并将战略性地完善我们的实验室基础设施，用于饮用水中消毒副产物（替代dbp）的创新研究。这些设备的收购将使我们能够显著提高我们饮用水研究的能力，并增加我们HQP的培训机会，以配合新兴技术和最先进的基础设施。由所要求的设备支助的研究方案将促进大量hqp的直接参与（目前为25个，但预期会增加）。为这个项目组建的多元化、充满活力和活力的团队将为hqp提供一个激励人心的点对点学习环境。

This proposal is for the acquisition of a Gas Chromatograph with Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) system (Item 1) as well as portable/mobile UV-Vis Spectrophotometers (Item 2) for fieldwork. The applicants’ research programmes to be directly supported by this grant are drinking water-related activities associated with disinfection by-product (DBP) formation/speciation, modelling, and control. Such activities are rapidly expanding (within the research theme as well as geographically), thereby increasing the importance of such analytical equipment. The requested equipment will ensure higher analytical efficiency and quality of DBPs through a cost-beneficial approach when investigating their presence in drinking water. It will also enhance the collaboration between the researchers of the two universities (both located in Quebec City) concerning water research. The requested equipment is complementary of past instrumentation grants and will strategically complete our laboratory infrastructure for innovative research in disinfection by-products (substitute for DBPs) in drinking water. The acquisition of these equipment will allow us to significantly improve our capacity for drinking water research and enhance the training opportunities of our HQP to work with emerging techniques and state-of-the-art infrastructure. The research programmes supported by the requested equipment will facilitate the direct participation of a significant number of HQPs (currently at 25, but expected to increase). The diverse, vibrant and dynamic team assembled for this project will provide HQPs with a stimulating peer-to-peer learning environment.