Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water: Fundamental Concepts and Solutions
暫譯: 飲用水中的藍藻毒素：基本概念與解決方案

提供學生一個全面的系統性觀點，關於有害藻華（Harmful Algal Blooms, HABs）及其毒素，同時解釋其發生情況、健康影響以及從飲用水中去除HAB細胞和毒素的處理過程。這對於對飲用水中HAB及其毒素感興趣的專業人士也非常有用。

Harold W. Walker is the Alena and David M. Schwaber Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Before coming to WPI, Dr. Walker was the Founding Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at Stony Brook University. While at Stony Brook, he also co-founded and co-directed the New York State Center for Clean Water Technology. Dr. Walker began his academic career as a professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering at Ohio State University. He also served as the director of the Ohio Water Resources Center, the federally authorized and state-designated Water Resources Research Institute for the state of Ohio. Dr. Walker served on the Board of Directors for the National Institutes for Water Resources as well as the New York State Drinking Water Quality Council. Dr. Walker is a registered professional engineer. He has a BS in Environmental Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and MS and PhD degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Irvine.

Dr. Walker's research focuses on understanding surface chemical processes in natural and engineered systems, with an emphasis on clean water. Areas of research include the fate and transport of manufactured nanomaterials, cyanotoxins, and other "emerging" contaminants in groundwater, lakes, oceans, and water-treatment plants; advanced wastewater treatment; and developing novel membrane treatment systems and membrane cleaning approaches. Dr. Walker has secured external funds to support his research from a number of sources, such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), United States Geological Survey (USGS), Department of Energy (DOE), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (through Sea Grant), and a variety of state agencies, industries, and other sources.

哈羅德·W·沃克是伍斯特理工學院土木、環境與建築工程系的阿萩娜與大衛·M·施瓦伯教授。在加入WPI之前，沃克博士曾擔任石溪大學土木工程系的創系主任。在石溪大學期間，他還共同創立並共同指導了紐約州清水技術中心。沃克博士的學術生涯始於俄亥俄州立大學土木、環境與測量工程系的教授。他還擔任俄亥俄水資源中心的主任，該中心是聯邦授權及州指定的俄亥俄州水資源研究所。沃克博士曾在全國水資源研究所的董事會以及紐約州飲用水質量委員會任職。沃克博士是一名註冊專業工程師。他擁有加州理工州立大學聖路易斯奧比斯波校區的環境工程學士學位，以及加州大學爾灣分校的土木與環境工程碩士及博士學位。

沃克博士的研究專注於理解自然和工程系統中的表面化學過程，特別強調清水。研究領域包括製造的納米材料、藍藻毒素及其他「新興」污染物在地下水、湖泊、海洋和水處理廠中的命運與運輸；先進的廢水處理；以及開發新型膜處理系統和膜清洗方法。沃克博士已從多個來源獲得外部資金以支持他的研究，包括國家科學基金會（NSF）、美國環境保護署（USEPA）、美國地質調查局（USGS）、能源部（DOE）、國家海洋和大氣管理局（通過海洋贈款）以及各州機構、行業和其他來源。