A materials testing study being piloted at Elon in collaboration with Duke University’s Center for WaSH-AID, Oldcastle Infrastructure, a CRH Company and Triangle Environmental Health Initiative was featured in the July-August edition of International Filtration News.
An ongoing study being conducted by Elon’s Department of Engineering was featured by International Filtration News for its innovative potential in reducing water pollution.
Faculty and engineering majors are collaborating with researchers at Duke University’s Center for WaSH-AID (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Infectious Disease) and Triangle Environmental Health Initiative to test a proprietary material with potential to reduce contaminants in stormwater runoff. The study is funded by Oldcastle Infrastructure, a CRH Company, originated with Dukes’ Center for WaSH-AID, and is in Phase II with water being filtered and collected at Pilot Station on Elon’s South Campus then tested in Innovation Hall’s laboratories.
The project was highlighted in the July-August edition of International Filtration News, which covers topics and technologies shaping the future of filtration and separation. Elon was included in a new feature on innovative research happening at universities and institutions around the world.
Excess nitrogen and phosphorous in stormwater runoff originate from fertilizer, animal waste and other sources. Those nutrients threaten human and environmental health by contributing to toxic algae blooms, a matter of concern for environmental scientists as well as businesses and industries looking to curb pollution.