2017 Urban Research Awards: Nitrate Reduction Via Solar Energy
Protecting our Urban Water Sources: Developing a Solar Energy-Activated Reduction Catalyst
Chemistry Associate Professor Linda Doerrer with Ph.D. candidate Jessica Elinburg seeks to adapt her invention, an NO3– reduction system, for implementation in urban water sources to prevent harmful algal blooms and to make available clean water sources for urban residents in an affordable, environmentally-friendly way.
Doerrer and Elinburg will conduct this research on the Charles River and along the greater Charles River watershed.