In
2004, the Florida Water Environment
Association Utility Council issued a
research grant to FAU Lab-EES to investigate the role of on-site
treatment and disposal systems (OSTDS), or septic tanks, in
pollution of the coastal areas.
This research
will address a major technological need for sustainable, economical
options for routine leachate treatment and safe discharge to the
environment by investigating energized processes, such as
photochemical oxidation, which includes the futuristic photochemical
iron-mediated aeration (PIMA) and TiO2-magnetite
photocatalysis.
The objectives
of the research are to:
To view more
pictures of the research, click here.
"Taylor
County Beaches Pathogen Study"
In
2005, the
Florida Department of Health Bureau of On-Site Sewage Programs issued a
research grant to FAU Lab-EES to investigate the source of observed
pollution documented at several Taylor County beaches.
FAU was
contracted to conduct a scientific study to assess possible sources
of pathogen indicators and the contribution of OSTDS to coastal
surface water quality in Taylor County, FL by using multiple
tracers. The results will be used to evaluate source tracking
hypotheses for nutrients and pathogen indicators so that County
health managers will be able to develop plans for improving water
quality in the coastal communities.
The objectives
of the research are to:
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pictures of the research, click here.
"Contribution of On-Site Treatment and Disposal Systems to Coastal
Pollutant Loading"
In
2004, the Florida Water Environment
Association Utility Council issued a
research grant to FAU Lab-EES to investigate the role of on-site
treatment and disposal systems (OSTDS), or septic tanks, in
pollution of the coastal areas.
This research
will address a major technological need for sustainable, economical
options for routine leachate treatment and safe discharge to the
environment by investigating energized processes, such as
photochemical oxidation, which includes the futuristic photochemical
iron-mediated aeration (PIMA) and TiO2-magnetite
photocatalysis.
The objectives
of the research are to:
To view more
pictures of the research, click here.
