Partnerships Safe Water Network: The Safe Water Network (SWN) is a nonprofit established in 2006 by prominent business and philanthropic leaders to help the more than one billion people at risk from preventable water-related illnesses. The Center is collaborating with SWN to develop, implement and fund innovative and sustainable solutions to help affected populations gain access to clean drinking water. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and PepsiCo are also partners in SWN. Membrane Filtration Research Lab: As part of the Center’s work in assessing new water treatment techniques, Joseph Jacangelo, PhD, Environmental Health Sciences adjunct associate professor, heads a lab focused on the field’s fastest-growing area: membrane filtration. Lab researchers work to discover the mechanisms by which membranes remove contaminants and evaluate different types of membranes for potential use in water and wastewater treatment systems. Jacangelo is the national technical director with MWH, an environmental engineering company. Procter & Gamble: Center faculty evaluated the effectiveness of PUR, a point-of-use water treatment technology in sachet-like packaging that can rapidly sterilize water through disinfection and coagulation. PUR is sold at cost to relief agencies throughout the world. |