The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $310,868 Project Grant under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Wisconsin - Madison to conduct collaborative research on the photodegradation of synthetic organic pollutants in aquatic systems. The goal of this 3-year project is to advance the fundamental understanding of how sunlight-induced photochemical degradation processes impact the fate...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a 3-year, $567,231 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, Office of Sponsored Projects Administration. The grant supports research by William Arnold, William Pomerantz, and Sebastian Behrens to investigate the environmental presence and degradation of mass-produced chemicals, particularly pharmaceuticals and pesticides containing fluorine....
The National Science Foundation awarded a $280,000 Project Grant to the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center under the NSF Engineering (CFDA #47.041) program. The grant supports a 3-year collaborative research project to advance the fundamental understanding of using visible light to activate peroxydisulfate and generate sulfate radicals for the degradation and mineralization of organic micropollutants in water treatment and wastewater reclamation. The project aims to measure...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $452,705 project grant under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, Duluth. The grant will fund a 3-year collaborative research project to investigate how salt affects the photodegradation of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in aquatic environments. The research will examine the role of carboxyl groups in DOM structure and their interactions with salt ions under sunlight exposure. The study will compare...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $599,865 Project Grant through its Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) and the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The purpose of this 3-year award is to study the photodegradation products of commercial sunscreens and other outdoor products containing ultraviolet (UV) filters. The project will evaluate changes in UV filters...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to North Dakota State University (NDSU) to conduct collaborative research on enhanced photolysis and advanced oxidation processes using novel krypton chloride (KrCl*) excimer lamps that emit ultraviolet (UV) light at 222 nm. The objective is to systematically investigate the use of KrCl* excilamps for photolysis and UV-based advanced oxidation...
This $199,957 two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems will fund research at Lafayette College to advance understanding of the impacts of photochemistry on carbonyl- and ammonium-derived aqueous secondary organic aerosol (SOA). Specifically, the grantee will measure the surface tension, light absorbance, and compositions of carbonyl-containing volatile organic compound-derived aqueous SOA solutions...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $243,762 project grant to the Regents of the University of Minnesota under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to support research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ENVIRONMENTAL FATE AND IMPACTS OF QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS FOLLOWING INCREASED USE DURING THE SARS-COV?2 PANDEMIC." The three-year research project beginning May 15, 2021 will investigate the environmental impacts of increased use of quaternary ammonium...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $133,668 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York to study the photo-degradation products of commercial sunscreens and other outdoor products that contain ultraviolet (UV) filters. This 3-year project, led by researchers at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and the State University of New York College of Environmental...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $221,627 Project Grant under its Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the Regents of the University of Minnesota to conduct research on the transformation mechanisms and products of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during drinking water disinfection processes. The 3-year project, beginning August 1, 2024, will investigate how PFAS compounds react with common disinfectants like chlorine and ozone. This research aims to improve...