IESc Seminar Series: Tackling Emerging Contaminants in Water Treatment and Potable Water Reuse Applications - by Mahmut Selim Ersan
Institute of Environmental Sciences Seminar Series
“Tackling Emerging Contaminants in Water Treatment and Potable Water Reuse Applications”
By Assist. Research Prof. Mahmut Selim Ersan
Arizona State University
We cordially invite you to the online seminar “Tackling Emerging Contaminants in Water Treatment and Potable Water Reuse Applications” by Assist. Prof. Mahmut Selim Ersan, Arizona State University.
When: 13 March, Monday, 17:00-18:00
Where: We will be sharing the Zoom link with the registrants a few days before the seminar via email. Please do not forget to register using the below link.
Registration link: https://bit.ly/IES_Seminar_Ersan
Contact: pinar.ertor@boun.edu.tr for any questions.
Abstract:
The application of disinfection during water treatment and direct or indirect potable reuse (DPR/IPR) applications is a common practice for water utilities to protect public health from pathogens. However, while providing hygienically safe water, disinfection led the formation of some of the regulated and unregulated disinfection by-products (DBPs) such as Trihalomethanes (THMs), Haloaceticacids (HAAs), Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), Haloacetonitriles (HANs), and Halonitromethanes (HNMs). In recent years, the formation and control of brominated and iodinated DBPs have gained more attention due to elevated halide levels in the water sources and wastewater discharges. Therefore, DBP formation in treated surface waters and reclaimed wastewater effluents needs to be controlled due to their proven cytotoxic and genotoxic impacts on the mammalian cells. Besides, some of the other emerging contaminants including perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) may be of concern in potable reuse. In this talk, Dr. Ersan will cover formation, toxicity, and control of emerging contaminants during drinking water treatment and potable water reuse applications.
About Mahmut Selim Ersan:
Dr. Ersan is an Assistant Research Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at Clemson University in 2017. From 2017 to 2018, he worked at Clemson University as a Postdoctoral Fellow in a project titled “Fuel reduction techniques as effective forested watershed management practices against wildfire: drinking water quality aspects”, funded by United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). From 2018-2020, he worked in Water Quality and Development team at Southern Nevada Water Authority, Las Vegas, as a Postdoctoral Researcher, where his researcher was focusing on control of emerging contaminants in water reuse applications. He has funded and co-funded Water Quality Research Foundation (WQRF), National Science Foundation (NSF), and Water Research Foundation (WRF) projects. Dr. Ersan's research interests are in the fundamentals and applications of physicochemical processes and nano enabled innovative clean water technologies in natural and engineered environmental systems. He is currently member of the American Water Works Association (AWWA), American Chemical Society (ACS), WateReuse – Nevada Section committee, and Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP).
