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Dr. William B. Anderson retired on January 1, 2025. He maintains a connection to the Water Science, Technology & Policy Group through an adjunct professorship to guide his remaining graduate students through to their degree completion. He was previously a Research Associate Professor and the Associate Director of the group. He has been active in drinking water quality and treatment research for over 45 years, more recently focusing on contaminant adsorption to microplastics, microplastic removal through chemically assisted filtration, pathogen removal, perfluorinated compounds, cyanobacteria and their toxins, and biological filtration. He has served on the Boards of Directors of the Ontario Water Works Association (OWWA) and the Walkerton Clean Water Centre and currently serves on the OWWA Advocacy Steering Committee and the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association Drinking Water Quality Committee. Please note that Dr. Anderson is no longer accepting graduate students.
The past 15 years, Bill has maintained an email service drawing attention to items of interest to drinking water professionals including, for example, the latest research articles, regulatory updates, outbreak reports, topical issues, and media stories. Bill’s email service has expanded over time to include all interested individuals. These emails are now also archived here in a blog format as they are released, which can be explored by category or simply by scrolling through the posts below.
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Ecophysiological Examination of the Lake Erie Microcystis Bloom in 2014: Linkages between Biology and the Water Supply Shutdown of Toledo
Hi all…in a follow-up study on the Toledo Ohio 2014 [...]
Cause of rapid monochloramine decay observed in treated water
Hi all…while there is some information on the effects of [...]
From source to filter: changes in bacterial community composition during potable water treatment
Hi all…with advancements in molecular methods/genomics, microbial surveys are becoming [...]
Methodological approaches for monitoring opportunistic pathogens in premise plumbing: A review
Hi all…a new review on monitoring for opportunistic pathogens in [...]
Evaluation of Lead Service Line Lining and Coating Technologies
Hi all…a new Water Research Foundation (WRF) report entitled “Evaluation [...]
Salting our freshwater lakes
Hi all…some of you may have seen the CBC News [...]