New research awarded on Assigning Pathogen Log Reduction Values in MBRs

Kathryn Nicholas — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 03:32:40 +0000

The Water Research Australia project team have selected the University of Wollongong to deliver research project that will review performance data from a broad range of operating Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) facilities in Australia to understand the pathogen Log Reduction Value (LRV) performance in relation to operating conditions and monitoring parameters.

A range of membrane age and performance will be targeted. Project partners include NSW Health, South East Water, Sydney Water, Permeate Partners, Ballina Shire Council, Gippsland Water, Hunter Water, Dupont, and Suez. Data analytics will be an important feature of this project, and incorporate signs of loss of integrity into the data set. This will allow researchers to better understand indicators of integrity and better predict when membranes may begin to decrease in performance.

The research contract is currently being finalised and a kick off meeting has been planned for later this year.

For further information, please contact Marlene Hsu, WaterRA Research Manager.

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Jacqueline Frizenschaf at the IWA World Water Congress

Kathryn Nicholas — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 03:08:29 +0000

Our GM Research Services Jacqueline Frizenschaf had the pleasure of co-chairing the “Prevention and Management of Taste & Odour Events in Supplies” workshop this month at the International Water Association’s World Water Congress in Copenhagen.

Organised by the IWA Specialist Group on “Algal Toxins and Taste and Odour Compounds in Water”, the findings to date of worldwide cyanobacteria investigations and prevention efforts were presented and discussed. This specialist group is chaired by our Research Manager Arash Zamyadi and Professor Tsair-Fuh Lin (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan – pictured below).

Jacqueline also visited this month SUEZ’s International Water and Environmental Research Centre (CIRSEE) that is located just outside Paris, France. This facility is Suez’s largest research centre and also offers technical support to 200 water and wastewater plants in 25 countries.

Pictured above from left to right at CIRSEE: Flavia Zraick, head of performance and promotion at SUEZ, Jacqueline Frizenschaf, general manager of research services at WaterRA, Peter Grevatt, CEO of the Water Research Foundation (WRF) and Nicola Crawhall, CEO of the Canadian Water Network.

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New research awarded on Assigning Pathogen Log Reduction Values in MBRs

Jacqueline Frizenschaf at the IWA World Water Congress