NMPWRC September Webinar | From Potable Reuse to Produced Water: Applying Water Safety Frameworks to Emerging Treatment Challenges
Water reuse has evolved significantly through advances in treatment technologies, monitoring, and multi-barrier safety approaches. These strategies have helped make potable reuse a reliable water-supply option in a growing number of communities.
Produced water from oil and gas operations presents a different and more complex challenge because of its high salt concentrations and the presence of organic substances that may not yet be fully characterized or understood. This presentation will explore how established water-safety approaches used in potable reuse may help inform the treatment and evaluation of produced water for potential fit-for-purpose applications. Particular attention will be given to non-targeted analysis and novel approach methods (NAMs) used to identify and evaluate organic compounds and potential human and ecological health concerns.
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Dr. Shane Synder, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Shane A. Snyder is the José Domingo Pérez Foundation Chair and Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he also directs the Agilent Center of Excellence for Environmental Health and Engineering. His research—spanning potable water reuse, water treatment technologies, environmental health, and sustainable systems—has influenced policy, regulation, and industrial practice worldwide. Prior to Georgia Tech, Dr. Snyder served as a lead researcher for the Southern Nevada Water Authority and as a professor and center director at the University of Arizona. He spent more than 13 years on the faculty at Nanyang Technological University and the National University of Singapore. Dr. Snyder is Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Science & Technology Water (American Chemical Society) and is a Fellow of the International Water Association. His contributions have been recognized with numerous honors, including the 2021 Clarke Prize—one of the field’s most prestigious awards.