The lack of water quality understanding can lead to unnecessary panic and misunderstanding in the event of a water crisis. This two-part study combines research, engineering, and communication to analyze pharmaceutical concentration in wastewater and assess the effectiveness of water quality communication. After investigating the treatment of pharmaceuticals in effluent streams of WWTPs, this study discusses community-factors that affect the success of communication in water quality reports.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Cardin, Jacqueline R.

Subject

• Health
• Water
• Environment

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050621-133820
• 22991

Keyword

• Community
• SMZ
• Communication
• Pharmaceutical
• Water Quality

Advisor

• Kmiotek, Stephen J.
• Madan, Ryan Smith

Year

• 2021

Center

• Nancy, France Project Center - MQP

Date created

• 2021-05-06

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright