Integrated Water Technology

IWT (Integrated Water Technology)

- Development of integrated SMART groundwater management system using spectroscopy and molecular dynamics

        Although rapid industrial development and economic growth have improved the quality of human life, various environmental problems have also arisen today. Especially, contamination of groundwater by organic, inorganic, and radioactive contaminants and heavy metals and their remediation have been considered as serious issues in the world due to the severe water scarcity. A variety of biological, physical, and chemical remediation technologies have been developed to treat the contaminated groundwater. However, typical remedial actions showed serious drawbacks such as generation of toxic transformation products, second impacts on natural environments, and low economics and efficiency. Therefore, the integrated water technology should be developed for eco-friendly and high efficient water treatment processes.

        The ultimate goal of this research is development of integrated SMART groundwater management system to selectively remove target contaminants and monitor their fate and transport using molecular dynamics (MD) simulation and synchrotron-advanced-spectroscopy. Most frequently detected contaminants such as chlorinated compounds (PCE and TCE), heavy-metals, and uranium are focused on this research.