The Foundation's Board of Directors approved three new Tailored Collaboration (TC) projects at its March 6 meeting. The TC program provides Foundation Subscribers with matching funding for research studies.
Pilot-Testing Pre-Formed Chloramines as a Means of Controlling Biofouling in Seawater Desalination. The objectives of this research are to: 1) Confirm by testing that pre-formed chloramines will not adversely affect seawater membranes; 2) Develop and confirm the proposed method for manufacturing chloramines onsite; and 3) Confirm by testing that pre-formed chloramines are successful in reducing biofouling in seawater RO. This project was submitted by Trussell Technologies.
Evaluation of Potential Nutrient Impacts Related to Florida's Water Reuse Program. The objective of this study is to provide a better understanding of the contribution of nutrient loading from stormwater runoff and reclaimed water irrigation by performing a set of bench and field experiments in conjunction with analysis of a suite of appropriate marker compounds to trace phosphorous and nitrogen loads back to their sources of origin. This project was submitted by MWH.
Risk Assessment Study of PPCPs in Recycled Water to Support Public Review. The objective of this research is to provide quantitative human health risk assessment results for pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in recycled water for a representative set of treatment and non-potable use cases. This project was submitted by Kennedy/Jenks Consultants.
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