Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00814, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Huck, Peter (University of Waterloo), 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 : The NSERC Chair in Water Treatment at the University of Waterloo functions as a centre of expertise, with a_x000D_
mission to conduct leading edge, fundamentally based, yet practically oriented research on critical issues_x000D_
related to water treatment and quality, and to facilitate interactions between Canadian industry and universities._x000D_
Our research addresses the short- to medium-term needs of our funding partners, which include municipalities,_x000D_
consultants and industry involved in the treatment and provision of water. Research conducted over the five_x000D_
year period (2018-2022) of the Chair term will address challenges including drastically changing source water_x000D_
qualities, more stringent regulations and the desire for more sustainable processes all the while ensuring robust_x000D_
protection of public health. The three major research themes include:_x000D_
A - Successfully Managing Raw Water Quality Changes through Robust Systems, which will develop tools to_x000D_
help utilities plan for extreme weather events, spill scenarios, seasonally occurring cyanotoxins blooms, and_x000D_
emerging contaminants such as microplastics._x000D_
B - Green and Innovative Treatment Processes, which will study biofiltration for cyanotoxin removal,_x000D_
sustainable approaches to control groundwater hardness and manganese using newer technologies, and novel,_x000D_
reusable composite adsorbents for contaminants such as cyanotoxins._x000D_
C - Understanding Corrosion with a Focus on Lead, which will investigate corrosion control measures to_x000D_
minimize lead release from existing lead pipes and lead-bearing plumbing system components, and also, program purpose french : The NSERC Chair in Water Treatment at the University of Waterloo functions as a centre of expertise, with a_x000D_
mission to conduct leading edge, fundamentally based, yet practically oriented research on critical issues_x000D_
related to water treatment and quality, and to facilitate interactions between Canadian industry and universities._x000D_
Our research addresses the short- to medium-term needs of our funding partners, which include municipalities,_x000D_
consultants and industry involved in the treatment and provision of water. Research conducted over the five_x000D_
year period (2018-2022) of the Chair term will address challenges including drastically changing source water_x000D_
qualities, more stringent regulations and the desire for more sustainable processes all the while ensuring robust_x000D_
protection of public health. The three major research themes include:_x000D_
A - Successfully Managing Raw Water Quality Changes through Robust Systems, which will develop tools to_x000D_
help utilities plan for extreme weather events, spill scenarios, seasonally occurring cyanotoxins blooms, and_x000D_
emerging contaminants such as microplastics._x000D_
B - Green and Innovative Treatment Processes, which will study biofiltration for cyanotoxin removal,_x000D_
sustainable approaches to control groundwater hardness and manganese using newer technologies, and novel,_x000D_
reusable composite adsorbents for contaminants such as cyanotoxins._x000D_
C - Understanding Corrosion with a Focus on Lead, which will investigate corrosion control measures to_x000D_
minimize lead release from existing lead pipes and lead-bearing plumbing system components, and also, agreement title english : NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Water Treatment - Addressing Emerging Challenges in Drinking Water Treatment and Supply, agreement title french : NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Water Treatment - Addressing Emerging Challenges in Drinking Water Treatment and Supply, agreement number : IRC, agreement value : 1732600.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, 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 2023-2024)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2023-2024)., 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