New nanobubble project with Prof. Sophie St-Hillaire’s team

Dr. An’s team is working with Prof. Sophie St-Hillaire’s team (Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health) as a Co-I under a grant from the International Development Research Center (IDRC) of Canada. The project is titled “Using novel nanobubble water treatment technology to reduce the use of antibiotics in aquaculture.” In this project, Dr. An will work with a veterinary epidemiologist to determine whether different concentrations of air, oxygen, and ozone nanobubbles with and without a forward osmosis (FO) membrane process can significantly reduce the level of oxytetracycline hydrochloride, one of the most commonly used drugs in the aquaculture industry, in both fresh water and saltwater under laboratory conditions.