Category Archives: Current Projects
Landfill leachate
Our research group has worked in the past on a variety of projects focused on leachate treatment from finding ways to improve the UV transmittance of landfill leachate to treatment and detection of emerging contaminants, such as pharmaceuticals, plasticizers, etc. … Continue reading
Quenching of hydrogen peroxide after UV/H2O2 advanced oxidation
Advanced oxidation is a highly effective process for treatment of organic contaminants and is frequently used for taste and odor mitigation and for treatment of water from sources impacted by human activity (indirect potable water reuse). However, it has some … Continue reading
Transformation products of antibiotics during chlorine disinfection
Wastewater contains trace amounts of antibiotics as well as other pharmaceuticals. During chlorine disinfection, pharmaceuticals react with chlorine and form transformation products, some of which may retain the properties of the parent molecule. We are testing the properties of the … Continue reading



