Water Research Foundation 2009 Unsolicited Projects

In June 2009, the Water Research Foundation board of trustees met and approved funding for eight projects in the Unsolicited Program.

The Unsolicited Program focuses on fundamental research that has the potential to lead to practical applications for utilities. This program relies on ideas that are developed externally and submitted to the Foundation in the form of research proposals for funding consideration.

The eight newly funded projects are:

2009 UNSOLICITED PROJECTS

• Anion Exchange Resins as a Source of Nitrosamines and Nitrosamine Precursors #4295
  (Philip Singer – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
• Assessment of Torque Teno Virus as a Candidate Viral Pathogen Indicator in Drinking Waters #4288 (Jeanine Plummer – Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
• Coagulation-Ceramic Membrane Filtration Process for U.S. Surface Water Treatment: The Effects of Coagulation and Membrane Fouling #4292 (James Amburgey – University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
• Development and Optimization of a Fixed-Bed Bioreactor System for the Simultaneous Removal of Nitrate and Arsenic from Drinking Water #4293 (Lutgarde Raskin – University of Michigan)
• Effectiveness of Sub-Micrometer Sized Powdered Activated Carbon for the Combined Removal of Disinfection By-product Precursors and Trace Organic Pollutants #4294
  (Detlef Knappe – North Carolina State University)
• Identification of Bacterial and Archaeal Communities in Distribution Systems from Source to Tap, Using Molecular Methods #4291 (Daniel Noguera – University of Wisconsin, Madison)
• Influences of Water Chemistry and Other Physical Factors on Copper Pitting and Brass Dezincification Corrosion in Premise Plumbing Systems #4289 (Marc Edwards – Virginia Polytechnic Institute)
• Triggered Biofilm Formation on Membranes and Pipes: Potassium Leakage and a Novel Concept for Biofouling Prevention and Treatment by Quorum-Sensing Disruption #4290
  (Scot Martin – Harvard University)