Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP100200584

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP100200584

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Anticipating closure of bauxite refineries in Western Australia: the water quality implications of a proposed new design in residue storage areas. Refining bauxite is a major industrial activity in Australia, with economic benefits and a high potential for environmental impact. Many bauxite refineries are sited in rural areas. Community interests are given high priority in developing strategies for long-term storage of residue. These community interests include minimal impact on farmland, water, health and natural ecosystems. Some of the refinery residue can be re-used in applications such as road construction, thus reducing the need to find other materials for this purpose. This project will investigate new residue management practices which could lead to better ways of establishing a sustainable vegetation cover and avoiding the impact of drainage water on the environment.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 03-2011

End Date: 03-2014

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $250,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Surfacewater Hydrology | Soil Physics | Environmental Rehabilitation (excl. Bioremediation) | Soil Sciences | Civil Geotechnical Engineering | Soil Chemistry (excl. Carbon Sequestration Science) | Carbon Sequestration Science

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Rehabilitation of Degraded Urban and Industrial Environments | Rehabilitation of Degraded Fresh, Ground and Surface Water Environments | Coastal and Estuarine Soils | Forest and Woodlands Soils |

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