Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0455626
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Geochemical, physical and microbiological controls on zinc mobility and implications for bioremediation strategies in Western Tasmanian acid mine drainage. We propose to study heavy metal pollution (e.g., zinc, arsenic, iron, tin) and biogeochemical processes operating in acid mine drainage at the abandoned Mt Bischoff tin mine in Western Tasmania. The drainage waters at this site have pH values as low as 2, but contain an extensive and thriving natural biological community. We will evaluate whether the natural biogeochemical processes operating at Mt Bischoff have the potential to remediate mine waters under the full gamut of climatic conditions, so as to evaluate whether the biota could be exported to other mine sites to help in ameliorating acid drainage problems.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 06-2004
End Date: 06-2007
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $70,668.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Microbial Ecology | Geochemistry | Geochemistry Not Elsewhere Classified | Groundwater Hydrology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Rehabilitation of degraded mining lands | Land and water management |
