Innovation Anthology #608:

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Dr. Nicholas Ashbolt believes its time for a paradigm shift in the way we think about water and sewage. 

Dr. Ashbolt holds the new Alberta Innovates Health Solutions Translational Chair in Water.   He’s also a professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta.

DR NICHOLAS ASHBOLT:  Less than 20 percent of the water that we actually receive at our homes is needed to be of drinking water quality.  For toilet flushing, clothes washing, garden irrigation purposes, for example. That water can be a lesser quality in the sense from a drinking point of view.  And the question really is, how do make sure it’s safe, how do we measure that level of safety and the production of that water in an ongoing sustainable way.  My research is based around what we call microbial risk assessment to look at the pathogens that may be found in waters and  to what degree is safely treating that water so it is of safe use, what we call fit for purpose.

Dr. Ashbolt will receive 4.2 million dollars over the next seven years,  He will research novel ways to recover value from waste water while protecting public health.

Thanks today to Alberta Innovates Health Solutions

FOR INNOVATION ANTHOLOGY
I’M CHERYL CROUCHER

 

 

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Alberta Innovates Health Solutions

Alberta Innovates (formerly Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions)

As the newly formed Alberta Innovates corporation, we still fund top quality, internationally competitive health research and innovation activities to improve the health and wellbeing of Albertans. We provide leadership for Alberta’s health research and innovation enterprise by directing, coordinating, reviewing, funding and supporting research and innovation.

Working with our many partners  in the health system, we ensure that research achieves innovation in care, policy and practice, and that the needs of patients and clinicians influence research.

Our background

Alberta Innovates consolidation was launched November 1, 2016.

Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions

Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions was established as part of the Alberta Innovates system by an Act of Legislation of the Government of Alberta. It is a agency  of the Government of Alberta. We receive a yearly allocation from the Ministry of Health and report through the ministry to the people of Alberta.

Our Mandate and Roles document reflects our role and responsibilities and outlines the government statues and regulations with which we comply.

Alberta’s Health Research and Innovation Strategy (AHRIS) sets out Alberta’s health research agenda for the coming decade to ensure our considerable investments in research align with our priority—to improve the health of Albertans.

 

 

Program Date: 2014-05-01