All of the major discipline areas are represented in the research program, with the exception of construction management. A wide range of sponsors support both basic and applied research. Sponsors include federal, state and local agencies, as well as private firms and trade organizations.
Research funding is used primarily to assist faculty and graduate students.
The objective of this project is to organize a workshop and conference on pathogens in water and wastewater treatment. Casson, Leonard W. Consulting Advice and Research Service Allegheny County Department of Health A joint project with Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority and the University of Pittsburgh to do a pilot-scale drinking water treatment plant study for optimizing Cryptosporidum removal using conventional surface water treatment for Allegheny River Water. This project will also determine the effect of enhanced coagulation pH changes on Cryptosporidium and particle removal efficiencies. The project involves both the theoretical analysis and data analysis to develop efficient methods of estimating the discharge and rate of sediment transport in rivers and streams. The method is primarily based on a velocity distribution equation and related theories developed at the University of Pittsburgh.