Water and Environmental Technology Center

The National Science Foundation Water and Environmental Technology Center at Arizona State University was established to promote scientific research that will ensure the quality of water by pooling the resources of the university and industry.

Human societies have eternally been associated with sources of water. These waterways bear witness to the everlasting story of human struggle and success, and also show the scars of human plight at the hands of nature. The quality and quantity of water used in a society truly reflects its evolutionary stage.

Focus areas

The center’s research program provides research and knowledge in the following areas:

• Molecular tracking of microorganisms in the environment
• Wastewater-based epidemiology
• Taste and odor
• Biofilm formation and pathogen intrusion in distribution systems
• Disinfection by-product formation and control
• Modeling and removal of contaminants in the environment
• Fate and treatment of fuel-related chemicals
• Fate and treatment of nitrogen (e.g., nitrate) in water
• Hydrogeologic modeling
• Characterization of Natural Organic Matters (NOM/DOM)
• Ground water recharge (surface application and aquifer storage and recovery)
• Environmental public health/air quality

Important links

• Water and Sustainability in the Southwest US
• An Introduction to the Clean Water Act in Arizona and How ASU Data Can Help

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