Education
Expert Bio
Professor Walker's research is focused on the development of new, innovative technology for the purification of water. Recent projects have examined the removal and/or recovery of nutrients from wastewater, the development and application of novel membrane materials, and the removal of emerging contaminants, such as cyanotoxins, from drinking water.
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Harold Walker, Schwaber Professor of Environmental Engineering, was interviewed for NPR affiliate WCAI about toxic algae blooms in Cape Cod ponds. In her on-air report, reporter Eve Zuckoff noted her conversation with Walker. “(Walker) basically said we’ve reached a point of high enough risk for ponds that the standard shouldn’t be ‘Is this unsafe?’ but rather, ‘Is there proof that this IS safe?’
Newsday quoted Professor Harold Walker, civil and environmental engineering, in the article, “Water Providers Put Cost for 1,4-Dioxane Treatment Systems at $840M”
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