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Assessment and evaluation
IRT1: Technologies to remediate commerce-related environmental pollution
Hydrocyclonic separations for water treatment
Membrane coatings for mitigation of membrane fouling and improved rejection of oil
Novel nanocomposite membrane materials
Photocatalytic membranes for ballast water treatment
IRT2: Methods for monitoring and diagnosis of environmental pollution
Assessing microbial water quality in ballast water around the world
Ballast water metagomes
Characterization of radioactive material in wastewaters generated during hydraulic fracturing
Detecting emerging viral pathogens in ballast water around the world
Environmental impacts of coal ash waste disposal
Membrane-based sample concentration technology for rapid detection of virus in ballast water
Monitoring the presence of antibiotic resistant bacteria and their antibiotic resistant genes in ballast water around the world
IRT3: Life cycle and sustainability analysis of transport and production scenarios
International commerce
Life cycle analysis of environmentally friendly materials and products
Life cycle analysis of particular contaminants: modeling of particle uptake by plants
Policy aspects of the water-energy nexus
Transition metals
Outreach

Participating Institutions:

  • Duke University
  • Michigan State University
  • North Carolina Central University

Sponsor:

  • NSF

Participating Institutions:

  • Duke University
  • Michigan State University
  • North Carolina Central University

Sponsor:

  • NSF
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