Grant: Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
University of Waterloo
$149,648.00
High Performance Liquid Chromatograph Coupled to a Tandem Mass Spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS) for the Detection of Organic Micropollutants in Water
FY 2012-13
Summary
Funds are being requested to purchase a High Performance Liquid Chromatograph coupled to a tandem Mass Spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS) that will be used to support three independent but complementary research programs within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Waterloo (UW). The HPLC/MS/MS is a critical analytical instrument for measuring emerging organic micropollutants such as pharmaceuticals, estrogens, perfluorinated compounds, and cyanotoxins in water. Dr. Peter Huck, holder of the NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Water Treatment at UW for the past 20 years, leads various research studies for which the HPLC/MS/MS is essential. These projects include: (1) evaluation of drinking water treatment options for the removal of perfluorinated compounds and cyanotoxins, (2) removal of pharmaceuticals for water reuse, and (3) biofiltration as an alternative treatment for emerging micropollutants. Dr. Sheree Pagsuyoin, who is developing a decision support system for managing the ecological footprint of emerging micropollutants in watersheds, will use the HPLC/MS/MS to measure the levels of pharmaceuticals, veterinary medicine, and endocrine-disrupting compounds in surface water and groundwater. The equipment will also be used to quantify the removal efficiencies for select organic micropollutants during wastewater treatment. Dr. Nandita Basu, who is developing passive field sampling devices, will use the HPLC/MS/MS to quantify the pollutant fluxes that pass through these sampling devices during deployment in streams and in groundwater.
Program
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
440665-2013
Name nom
Huck, Peter
Department département
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Organization id
33
Institution établissement
University of Waterloo
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2012
Competition year année de concours
2013
Award amount
149648
Program id
EQPEQ
Program name en
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Program name fr
Outils et instruments de recherche - catégorie 1 (<150 000$)
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
1509
Committee name en
Civil, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Committee name fr
Génie civil, industriel et des systèmes
Area of application code
702
Area of application group en
Transportation systems and services
Area of application group fr
Services et systèmes de transport
Area of application en
Water
Area of application fr
Maritime
Research subject code
1500
Research subject group en
Environmental engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie de l'environnement
Research subject en
Environmental engineering
Research subject fr
Génie de l'environnement
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
High Performance Liquid Chromatograph Coupled to a Tandem Mass Spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS) for the Detection of Organic Micropollutants in Water
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Funds are being requested to purchase a High Performance Liquid Chromatograph coupled to a tandem Mass Spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS) that will be used to support three independent but complementary research programs within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Waterloo (UW). The HPLC/MS/MS is a critical analytical instrument for measuring emerging organic micropollutants such as pharmaceuticals, estrogens, perfluorinated compounds, and cyanotoxins in water. Dr. Peter Huck, holder of the NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Water Treatment at UW for the past 20 years, leads various research studies for which the HPLC/MS/MS is essential. These projects include: (1) evaluation of drinking water treatment options for the removal of perfluorinated compounds and cyanotoxins, (2) removal of pharmaceuticals for water reuse, and (3) biofiltration as an alternative treatment for emerging micropollutants. Dr. Sheree Pagsuyoin, who is developing a decision support system for managing the ecological footprint of emerging micropollutants in watersheds, will use the HPLC/MS/MS to measure the levels of pharmaceuticals, veterinary medicine, and endocrine-disrupting compounds in surface water and groundwater. The equipment will also be used to quantify the removal efficiencies for select organic micropollutants during wastewater treatment. Dr. Nandita Basu, who is developing passive field sampling devices, will use the HPLC/MS/MS to quantify the pollutant fluxes that pass through these sampling devices during deployment in streams and in groundwater.
