Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00117, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Andrews, Robert (University of Toronto), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Industrial Research Chairs, program name french : Professeurs-chercheurs industriels, program purpose english : This NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Advanced and Emerging Technologies for Drinking Water_x000D_
Treatment is to be held by Robert Andrews (Senior Chairholder) and Ron Hofmann (Associate Chairholder) of_x000D_
the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto. The research focuses on several important areas_x000D_
for the municipal drinking water sector: (i) new methods for addressing the infestation of mussels at plant_x000D_
intakes or within treatment infrastructure, (ii) improvements to the use of granular activated carbon to remove_x000D_
microcontaminants such as taste- and odour-causing substances, (iii) an exploration of an alternative advanced_x000D_
oxidation process using ultraviolet light together with chlorine, (iv) better methods to control biofiltration and_x000D_
to improve its performance, (v) identifying strategies to reduce fouling of ultrafiltration membranes, and (vi)_x000D_
using fluoresence techniques for organic matter characterization to lead to better water treatment._x000D_
The research program involves the participation of 8 industrial collaborators, most of whom are municipal_x000D_
utilities that provide drinking water to over 5 million Canadians. This work will help to promote safer and_x000D_
more appealing drinking water for the public, at a lower cost and with greater process control., program purpose french : This NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Advanced and Emerging Technologies for Drinking Water_x000D_
Treatment is to be held by Robert Andrews (Senior Chairholder) and Ron Hofmann (Associate Chairholder) of_x000D_
the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto. The research focuses on several important areas_x000D_
for the municipal drinking water sector: (i) new methods for addressing the infestation of mussels at plant_x000D_
intakes or within treatment infrastructure, (ii) improvements to the use of granular activated carbon to remove_x000D_
microcontaminants such as taste- and odour-causing substances, (iii) an exploration of an alternative advanced_x000D_
oxidation process using ultraviolet light together with chlorine, (iv) better methods to control biofiltration and_x000D_
to improve its performance, (v) identifying strategies to reduce fouling of ultrafiltration membranes, and (vi)_x000D_
using fluoresence techniques for organic matter characterization to lead to better water treatment._x000D_
The research program involves the participation of 8 industrial collaborators, most of whom are municipal_x000D_
utilities that provide drinking water to over 5 million Canadians. This work will help to promote safer and_x000D_
more appealing drinking water for the public, at a lower cost and with greater process control., agreement title english : NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Advanced and Emerging Technologies for Drinking Water Treatment, agreement title french : NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Advanced and Emerging Technologies for Drinking Water Treatment, agreement number : IRC, agreement value : 1668725.0, agreement start date : 2017-07-12, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2022-2023)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2022-2023)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada