UV-CHLORINE ADVANCED OXIDATION FOR WATER TREATMENT

The student will work in a drinking water engineering research laboratory at the University of Toronto to explore an aspect related to the novel use of ultraviolet light and chlorine to destroy hard-to-treat contaminants in drinking water. Previous work by this lab has shown that this form of treatment can be effective, but it is important to determine whether there may be undesirable chemical by-products formed. The student will monitor for the potential formation of these by-products under a range of simulated treatment conditions. This work is therefore an important step in the pathway that may lead to ultraviolet light and chlorine becoming an acceptable method to remove various contaminants from drinking water.

Faculty Supervisor:

Ron Hofmann

Student:

Dana Pousty

Partner:

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Globalink Research Award