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Impact of industrially based endocrine disrupting chemicals on aquatic biota. Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are a serious threat to aquatic organisms, livestock and humans. EDCs are present in water discharged from sewage treatment plants and in leachate from contaminated land. This project will determine the impact of EDCs from contaminated landfill on aquatic animals. It will also identify the chemicals responsible for biological impact by developing new bio-assays suitable for industr ....Impact of industrially based endocrine disrupting chemicals on aquatic biota. Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are a serious threat to aquatic organisms, livestock and humans. EDCs are present in water discharged from sewage treatment plants and in leachate from contaminated land. This project will determine the impact of EDCs from contaminated landfill on aquatic animals. It will also identify the chemicals responsible for biological impact by developing new bio-assays suitable for industrial, scientific and regulatory authority applications. This research has wide-ranging relevance and value to Australian State and Federal regulators and industries because of the ubiquity of sewage treatment plants and contaminated leachate from landfills.Read moreRead less
Sustainable Public Art: Testing experimental technologies and ecological models for new interdisciplinary installations aimed at regenerating degraded sites. The project develops new models of public art that combine natural and manufactured energy in ways that promote a culture of awareness about pressing environmental issues. The research highlights the need for an environmentally sustainable Australia and effective management of the nation's biodiversity by embodying these concerns in novel a ....Sustainable Public Art: Testing experimental technologies and ecological models for new interdisciplinary installations aimed at regenerating degraded sites. The project develops new models of public art that combine natural and manufactured energy in ways that promote a culture of awareness about pressing environmental issues. The research highlights the need for an environmentally sustainable Australia and effective management of the nation's biodiversity by embodying these concerns in novel aesthetic systems that test clean energy production and its efficient storage. The latter have implications beyond the project for light industry, telecomunications and public utilities. Utilizing a range of adaptive technologies and natural elements in experimental ways, the project offers creative responses to critical questions of sustainability capable of being profiled internationally.Read moreRead less
Microbial community characterisation for bioprocessing of chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminated groundwater. Due to irresponsible industrial practices, Australia has hundreds of polluted soil and water environments. This includes the notorious groundwater contamination underlying Botany in Sydney, an area of rich industrial, residential and cultural significance. The use of microbes to clean up polluted environments, such as the Botany groundwater, is known as bioremediation - a process exploitin ....Microbial community characterisation for bioprocessing of chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminated groundwater. Due to irresponsible industrial practices, Australia has hundreds of polluted soil and water environments. This includes the notorious groundwater contamination underlying Botany in Sydney, an area of rich industrial, residential and cultural significance. The use of microbes to clean up polluted environments, such as the Botany groundwater, is known as bioremediation - a process exploiting the natural metabolic versatility of microbes. To clean up the polluted groundwater in Botany, mixed species communities of pollutant degrading microbes are being produced. Novel tools to reveal the inner workings of these microscopic communities are also being developed, giving Australia an unprecedented advantage in the global bioremediation market.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0775746
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$102,000.00
Summary
GC/MS facility for medical, bioanalytical and environmental research. The research will contribute to the bioremediation of heavily polluted sites in Sydney and the knowledge gained and the technology developed will be applicable to sites all over the world. Fundamental knowledge in Systems Biology will have applications to advance Australian export industries based on fermentation. Advances in chemical ecology and biotechnology will impact in areas such as contact lenses, implants, therapeutics ....GC/MS facility for medical, bioanalytical and environmental research. The research will contribute to the bioremediation of heavily polluted sites in Sydney and the knowledge gained and the technology developed will be applicable to sites all over the world. Fundamental knowledge in Systems Biology will have applications to advance Australian export industries based on fermentation. Advances in chemical ecology and biotechnology will impact in areas such as contact lenses, implants, therapeutics and water treatment. Probing pituitary hormone action will lead to greater understanding of health issues such as abnormal body composition, obesity and diabetes.Read moreRead less
Stabilization of hydrology at waste disposal sites through revegetation. Persistent drought in the past 20 years has increased the extraction of groundwater reserves by more than 2-fold to meet domestic water requirements throughout Australia. This water resource could be threatened from poorly managed waste disposal sites, where removal of pre-existing vegetation often exacerbates adverse hydrological processes of deep drainage. This study will provide information for the waste management indus ....Stabilization of hydrology at waste disposal sites through revegetation. Persistent drought in the past 20 years has increased the extraction of groundwater reserves by more than 2-fold to meet domestic water requirements throughout Australia. This water resource could be threatened from poorly managed waste disposal sites, where removal of pre-existing vegetation often exacerbates adverse hydrological processes of deep drainage. This study will provide information for the waste management industry that has achieved an annual turnover of more than $200 million in recent years. It will present recommendations on how vegetation can be employed to meet regulatory requirements by the industry.Read moreRead less
Porosity: The revision of public space in the city using public art to test the civic boundaries of built form. This research aims to test the functional boundaries currently ascribed to the physical dimensions of public space, using a selected precinct of Sydney as a paradigm case. Using public art as a measure, this study aims to produce the first comprehensive indexical map of civic functions within the internal and external spaces of a city. Public art is historically well suited to the tas ....Porosity: The revision of public space in the city using public art to test the civic boundaries of built form. This research aims to test the functional boundaries currently ascribed to the physical dimensions of public space, using a selected precinct of Sydney as a paradigm case. Using public art as a measure, this study aims to produce the first comprehensive indexical map of civic functions within the internal and external spaces of a city. Public art is historically well suited to the task of interrogating the civic extension of architecture, uniquely because of its symbiotic yet marginal relationship with built form. The resulting index will provide a tool for the re-conception of public engagement in architectural design.Read moreRead less
Use of effects-based bioassays to assess the endocrine disruption potential of advanced tertiary treated sewage effluent. Water reuse will become a major option to meet increasing water demand in Australia. However, the presence of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) in wastewater has been identified as a potential impediment for this practice. This project will use a combination of effects-based biological methods based on different levels of biological organisation, and chemical analysis to ....Use of effects-based bioassays to assess the endocrine disruption potential of advanced tertiary treated sewage effluent. Water reuse will become a major option to meet increasing water demand in Australia. However, the presence of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) in wastewater has been identified as a potential impediment for this practice. This project will use a combination of effects-based biological methods based on different levels of biological organisation, and chemical analysis to assess the efficacy of an advanced tertiary sewage treatment plant (ATSTP) to remove EDCs. The results will provide insights on 1. effects of mixtures of EDCs; 2. characterisation of risks of reuse of treated effluent; 3. optimisation of effluent treatment technologies to ensure industry competitiveness; and 4. developing sustainable plans to meet future water demand.Read moreRead less