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

这个NSERC工业研究主席在先进和新兴技术的饮用水 ** 处理是由罗伯特安德鲁斯（高级主席）和罗恩霍夫曼（副主席）的 ** 土木工程系，多伦多大学。该研究侧重于市政饮用水部门的几个重要领域 **：（i）处理工厂 ** 入口或处理基础设施内贻贝侵扰的新方法，（ii）改进颗粒活性炭的使用，以去除 ** 微污染物，如产生味道和气味的物质，（iii）探索使用紫外线和氯的替代高级 ** 氧化工艺，（iv）更好地控制生物过滤和 ** 改善其性能的方法，（v）确定减少超滤膜污染的战略，（vi）** 使用荧光技术确定有机物特性，以改善水处理。该研究计划涉及8个工业合作者的参与，其中大多数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为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 Water**Treatment is to be held by Robert Andrews (Senior Chairholder) and Ron Hofmann (Associate Chairholder) of**the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto. The research focuses on several important areas**for the municipal drinking water sector: (i) new methods for addressing the infestation of mussels at plant**intakes or within treatment infrastructure, (ii) improvements to the use of granular activated carbon to remove**microcontaminants such as taste- and odour-causing substances, (iii) an exploration of an alternative advanced**oxidation process using ultraviolet light together with chlorine, (iv) better methods to control biofiltration and**to 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 municipal**utilities that provide drinking water to over 5 million Canadians. This work will help to promote safer and**more appealing drinking water for the public, at a lower cost and with greater process control.