Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Sir Sandford Fleming College of Applied Arts and Technology
$24,100.00
Validation of Huwa-San Hydrogen Peroxide as an Ecological Alternative Drinking Water Disinfection Technology
FY 2012-13
Summary
Drinking water disinfection employing chlorine is a widely used technique which kills bacteria and resists microbial activities in the water supply systems. However, formation of carcinogenic by-products such as trihalomethanes (THM) and haloacetic acid (HAA) during chlorination limits its application and has generated a great deal of interest to developing alternative disinfectants. Huwa-San Peroxide (HSP), a stabilized hydrogen peroxide, is a secondary disinfectant which is highly effective as a viricide, bactericide, fungicide, amoebicide and sporicide. Furthermore, this technology controls biofilm formation in water distribution systems where controlling biofilms can be problematic. The primary objective of this study is to control microbial activity within a water distribution network using HSP as a secondary disinfectant. Extended effort will be made to monitor potential changes in water quality parameters and/or formation of harmful disinfection by-products over the period of investigation. The results of this applied research will assist the company in entering the market.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
439216-2012
Name nom
Wootton, Brent
Department département
Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences
Organization id
4915
Institution établissement
Sir Sandford Fleming College of Applied Arts and Technology
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2012
Competition year année de concours
2012
Award amount
24100
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
1206
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Engineering
Area of application fr
Génie
Research subject code
1501
Research subject group en
Environmental engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie de l'environnement
Research subject en
Water quality, pollution
Research subject fr
Qualité de l'eau, pollution
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Validation of Huwa-San Hydrogen Peroxide as an Ecological Alternative Drinking Water Disinfection Technology
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Drinking water disinfection employing chlorine is a widely used technique which kills bacteria and resists microbial activities in the water supply systems. However, formation of carcinogenic by-products such as trihalomethanes (THM) and haloacetic acid (HAA) during chlorination limits its application and has generated a great deal of interest to developing alternative disinfectants. Huwa-San Peroxide (HSP), a stabilized hydrogen peroxide, is a secondary disinfectant which is highly effective as a viricide, bactericide, fungicide, amoebicide and sporicide. Furthermore, this technology controls biofilm formation in water distribution systems where controlling biofilms can be problematic. The primary objective of this study is to control microbial activity within a water distribution network using HSP as a secondary disinfectant. Extended effort will be made to monitor potential changes in water quality parameters and/or formation of harmful disinfection by-products over the period of investigation. The results of this applied research will assist the company in entering the market.
