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Das, Aishwarya

Aishwarya Das was a semi-finalist in the 2024 UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Aishwarya presented their research, "Soil amendments for the degradation of stormwater-derived trace organic contaminants in bioretention systems." They hope to enhance bioretention systems by utilizing soil amendments like biochar and iron to improve stormwater runoff treatment. The talk focuses on enhancing bioretention systems, a nature-based treatment system, to improve stormwater runoff treatment. Rainwater carries pollutants and flows into stormwater drains and eventually into surface water bodies, degrading the water quality. Soil amendments can be used to address this issue in bioretention systems. There is a pair of promising soil amendments that are better than the sum of their parts: biochar and iron. Biochar, an effective adsorbent, does not degrade contaminants. To tackle this challenge, Aishwarya’s research proposes combining biochar with iron to generate hydroxyl radicals, which can break down pollutants. Aishwarya Das is completing their MASc in Civil Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering under the supervision of Dr. Rachel Scholes.

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Three Minute Thesis (3MT)

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

10.14288/1.0447797

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