Removing Emerging Contaminants in the Drinking Water by a Novel Carbon-based Enzymatic Reactor
Presented by: Dr. Chung-Ho Lin is an Associate Professor in the Department
of Forestry at the University of Missouri.
The contamination of
drinking water and its sources with emerging contaminants has been a major
concern for the ecosystem and public health, especially in the rural America.
For example, as many as 1 in 6 Americans were drinking atrazine-contaminated
water. Our team has successfully demonstrated a novel technology for removing
emerging contaminants from water and drinking water sources (wells, groundwater
aquifers and surface water) to protect the integrity of the ecosystems and
public health. The system can be readily scalable to a continuous flow
bioreactor to remove atrazine. Ultimately, the technology can be
applicable to watershed restoration, environmental remediation and municipal
water treatment plants. This technology also identified the novel uses of
bio-based carbon materials such as biochar derived from agricultural and forest
origins for environmental and industrial applications. Converting
low-value materials to high value-added carbon products will help foster rural
economic development.