Our member Jean-François Blais gave an interview about the conclusions of one of our 14 scientific articles published in our special issue on endocrine disruptors.
Currently, treatment systems let, on average, half of the emerging contaminants found in wastewater go through. However, scientists are developing new technologies to make infrastructure more efficient and remove the remaining contaminants that would otherwise be discharged into waterways. Jean-François Blais, water treatment and environmental decontamination expert at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), collaborated with Canadian scientists to review current and emerging treatment technologies. Through this review, the team determined the removal efficiency of a particular type of contaminant that causes hormonal disruption: endocrine disruptors.
All of these emerging technologies have the advantage of being able to be added to existing treatment plants, mostly downstream of the current systems.
Jean-François Blais, professor at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique
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