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Environmental & Water Resources Research Grants & Contracts

PennDOT Awards $2.1 Million to Pitt for Environmental Study

Water Environment Research Foundation Grant

Water Environment Research Foundation Awards Dr. Casson Grant for research titled "Identify, Screen and Treat Contaminants to Ensure Wastewater Security.".  With Dr. Casson as the Principal Investigator, the grant is valued at $380,780 over a three year period.

Recent Grants & Awards

  • Casson, L. A Pilot-Scale Study to Optimize Cryptosporidium Removal using Conventional Surface Water Treatment for Allegheny River Water, Allegheny County Health Department in Cooperation with the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, 5/00 - 3/01, ($12,000)
  • Casson, L., Conference and Workshop on HIV in the Environment, NSF Grant No. BES-9707129 6/97-5/00 ($17,750).
  • Casson, L., HIV in Wastewater: Presence and Viability, NSF Grant No. BES-9424510, 2/95-7/97 ($218,886).
  • Casson, L. HIV in Wastewater: Presence and Viability", NSF Grant No. BCS-9120340, 4/92-3/95 ($358,158).
  • Casson, L. Survival and Transport of Pathogens in Sludge-Amended Soils, USEPA Cooperative Agreement No. CR-817480-01-0, 8/91-1/95 ($669,412)
  • Vidic, R.D. Experimental Investigation of Mercury Capture by Novel Sulfur Impregnated Activated Carbons Under Simulated Flue Gas Conditions, U.S. DOE - FETC, 9/98 - 2/99 ($50,102)
  • Vidic, R.D., Borguet, E.U. and Johnson, J.K. Combined Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Mechanisms and Kinetics of Vapor-Phase Mercury Uptake by Carbonaceous Surfaces, U.S. DOE - FETC (University Coal Research Program) 9/98 - 3/01 ($360,931)
  • Vidic, R.D. and Flora, J.R.V. Modeling Sorbent Injection for Mercury Control, U.S. DOE - NETL, 2/01 - 10/01 ($33,510)
  • Vidic, R.D. Catalytic Oxidation of Hydrogen Sulfide on Activated Carbon for Simultaneously Upgrading Low Quality Natural Gas and Producing Effective Elemental Mercury Sorbents, DOMINION Center for Environment and Energy, 9/01 - 12/02 ($15,000)
  • Vidic, R.D. Environmental and Public Health Recovery and Protection in Yugoslavia, University of Pittsburgh Center for International Studies, 5/02 - 4/03($24,800)

Environmental research

Faculty & students perform leading edge research using advanced computing techniques.

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