中国水环境集团
Major News | CWEG project funded by NSFC
2020-09-21 Recently, the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) released a list of projects to be funded by it in 2020. The “Assessment of the Sources, Attribution and Risks of Enteroviruses in Urban Rivers and Lakes Replenished by Reclaimed Water” jointly developed by CWEG and the team of Professor Zheng Xiang of Renmin University of China has been included in the list. The project probes into the pathogenesis of microbes in rivers replenished by reclaimed water, for the purpose of further improving the quality of comprehensive urban river governance.
The growing use of reclaimed water in urban water system increases water efficiency and improves ecosystems. But this comes with the potential threat to environmental safety and public health from pathogens in reclaimed water. After the outbreak of COVID-19 at the end of 2019, how to prevent the spread of viruses through water and alleviate the risk of water reclamation has become a rising public concern. The project aims to address public health issues faced by cities relying heavily on reclaimed water. It traces the distribution, transmission and attenuation of typical enteroviruses in urban water systems and quantitatively assesses the health risks imposed by enteroviruses in rivers and lakes replenished by reclaimed water.
CWEG believes that technological innovation requires the joint efforts of enterprises, universities and research institutes. It has built partnerships with a wide range of famous research institutions and universities in the R&D, industrialization, application and promotion of technologies. CWEG will continue to convert research findings into practice, and consolidate strengths on water reclamation and comprehensive basin water environment governance, building a world class brand of water environmental governance.
The growing use of reclaimed water in urban water system increases water efficiency and improves ecosystems. But this comes with the potential threat to environmental safety and public health from pathogens in reclaimed water. After the outbreak of COVID-19 at the end of 2019, how to prevent the spread of viruses through water and alleviate the risk of water reclamation has become a rising public concern. The project aims to address public health issues faced by cities relying heavily on reclaimed water. It traces the distribution, transmission and attenuation of typical enteroviruses in urban water systems and quantitatively assesses the health risks imposed by enteroviruses in rivers and lakes replenished by reclaimed water.
CWEG believes that technological innovation requires the joint efforts of enterprises, universities and research institutes. It has built partnerships with a wide range of famous research institutions and universities in the R&D, industrialization, application and promotion of technologies. CWEG will continue to convert research findings into practice, and consolidate strengths on water reclamation and comprehensive basin water environment governance, building a world class brand of water environmental governance.
