Instructor

Domenico Santoro, Ph.D., Sr. Manager Research and Innovation, USP Technologies

Domenico Santoro completed his PhD in Environmental Engineering specializing in water and wastewater treatment. His Ph.D. dissertation, focused on peracetic acid (PAA) disinfection of municipal wastewater, paved the way for the adoption of PAA as a chlorine-alternative disinfectant. Currently, Dr. Santoro holds a double appointment as Senior Research Scientist at USP Technologies (London, ON – Canada) and Research Professor at the University of Western Ontario. His main responsibilities include investigation and development of novel wastewater treatment processes and technologies. He has also been very active in research collaborations at the global scale (USA, Europe, China and Australia).

Session Outline

1.       History of water and wastewater disinfection

2.       Considerations for the selection of a disinfection process a.       Drinking water b.       Wastewater c.       Reuse

3.       Chemical-based disinfection methods

4.       UV-based disinfection methods

5.       Emerging disinfection methods

6.       Process control strategies a.       Control methods b.       Process economics

7.       Emerging trends / Suggested readings