Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID 2008MA155B

Characterization of wastewater effluent from Western Massachusetts publicly owned treatment works using metaproteomic analysis

Institute: Massachusetts
Year Established: 2008 Start Date: 2008-05-18 End Date: 2009-05-17
Total Federal Funds: $9,958 Total Non-Federal Funds: $20,084

Principal Investigators: Chul Park

Project Summary: Proteins constitute a significant portion of POTW effluent organic matter but their identity and nature remain largely unrevealed and their ecological and environmental impact on receiving waters has been rarely characterized. The objective of this research is to conduct metaproteomic characterization of effluent organic matter from local wastewater treatment plants that discharge their treated wastewaters into the Connecticut River.