Research

This project, funded by NIWR and USGS, evaluates whether various environmental buffers used in potable water reuse remove or introduce a variety of conventional and emerging contaminants.  Wetlands, river, lake, groundwater storage and riverbank filtration are studied.  The contaminants evaluated include pharmaceuticals of various environmental fate, microbial contaminants and antibiotic…

Leachate treatment with the Fenton’s Process

Leachate treatment with the Fenton’s Process

The goal of the study was to improve the UV transmittance of landfill leachate.  As wastewater treatment plants switch their disinfection process from chlorine to UV, they realize that landfill leachate interferes with the effectiveness of the disinfection process by blocking UV.  The Fenton’s Process achieved moderate improvement in UV…