Dowling College Professor Researches Novel Method Of Purifying Contaminated Water

Main Category: Water - Air Quality / Agriculture
Article Date: 28 Sep 2007 - 19:00 PDT

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A promising method of decontaminating water developed by Vishal Shah, Assistant Professor of Biology at Dowling College, proposes to develop an easy and novel technology that would ease the problem of drinking water supply in the society. This progressive project has gained recognition and support from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant of $129,138 to Dowling College for support of the project entitled "GOALI: Developing a Filtration System for Purification of Contaminated Water," under the direction of Vishal Shah.

This water treatment system that would purify water and convert contaminated water into drinking water could prove extremely beneficial and cost-effective. The catalyst developed in the project will form an easier, cheaper and more secure foundation for alternative treatments in other areas such swimming pool water decontamination, secondary/tertiary treatment of sewage water, treating industrial effluents and other everyday water treatments.

The work is to be carried out in collaboration with Long Island Pollution Strippers, a company headed by David Adler, and manufactures and markets air strippers. "Dowling College strives to be a valuable resource and this research could fill a void that is imperative in society today," said Dowling College President Robert J. Gaffney.

Dr. Shah and a team of biologists including undergraduate students Angel Angelov of Oakdale and Dan Badia of Cold Spring Harbor, recently presented their research of water decontamination at 234th National Meeting of American Chemical Society, held in Boston. Dr. Shah delivered four lectures and the students each presented a poster in the conference. The presentations were based on the research carried out on various topics related to the Environmental Microbiology at Dowling College, including decontamination of water and green fermentation.

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About Dowling College

Dowling College is an independent, coeducational college that serves more than 6,500 students at its historic Rudolph Campus on the banks of the Connetquot River in Oakdale, NY, and the 105-acre Brookhaven Campus in eastern Long Island and a business center located near the Nassau-Suffolk border in Melville. Dowling offers Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees in several disciplines through its four schools: Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Education.

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