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WRRC 2025 Spring Seminar

The Chemistry of Clean Water: Understanding Contaminant Fate in Urban Water Systems

by Dr. Emily Marron

Traditional sources of drinking water are increasingly under stress due to anthropogenic activities, pollution, drought, population growth, and climate change. At the same time, conventional drinking water and wastewater treatment processes are not equipped to remove the broad range of organic contaminants entering the urban water cycle. This talk will address the critical challenge of ensuring the chemical safety of drinking water, with a particular focus on byproducts formed during commonly employed oxidation and disinfection processes. These unintended byproducts can contribute to the overall water toxicity, posing risks to consumers and public health. Recent findings on contaminant transformations pathways will be shared, including case studies on potable water reuse and the Red Hill jet fuel spill.

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