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Drinking water sources could benefit from 1,4-Dioxane treatment technology
A $1.5 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) was awarded to Microvi Biotechnologies -- a biotechnology company that develops biocatalytic solutions in the water, energy and chemical industries -- to demonstrate at scale a novel technology for the treatment of 1,4-Dioxane in water.
This undertaking follows on the success of work completed during the Phase I grant, where a prototype was developed and tested of a first-of-its-kind biological treatment technology for dioxane degradation called MB-DX¢â.
Among the most widely-detected organic contaminants in groundwater and drinking water, 1,4-Dioxane has been identified in 13 percent of U.S. drinking water sources tested, according to Thomas Mohr, senior hydrologist with the Santa Clara Valley Water District and a thought leader in the field of 1,4-Dioxane.
"Available treatment solutions are expensive and energy intensive and often have inconsistent performance records,¡± Mohr said. "Microvi¡¯s MB-DX¢â technology uses 1,4-Dioxane degrading microbes in a way that is effective and reliable and overcomes common challenges to bioreactor performance such as system stability and clogging."
Congressman Eric Swalwell (CA-15) added, "Technological innovations like the sustainable solutions developed at Microvi are driving our economic growth in the Bay area, and I will keep advocating for strong public-private partnerships (PPPs) to support this sector."
[̉˜: WaterWorld /2014.01.22] |