Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0776766

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0776766

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Novel Technology for Improving Disinfection Outcomes in Regional and Remote Drinking Water Distribution Systems. Climate shifts have led to water supply shortages in many areas of Australia, both in rural and remote regions and in cities. To ease water shortages, transportation of water over long distances is becoming increasingly necessary. A major impediment to transfer of water through long mains is management of the disinfectant: most disinfectants decay too rapidly, leaving consumers at risk of pathogen exposure. Chloramination, the most viable disinfection technology for this purpose, suffers from a process called nitrification which accelerates disinfectant decay. In this project, we are developing an innovative, patented process to prevent nitrification, which will allow safe and effective disinfection of water supplies in long pipelines.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-2008

End Date: 03-2012

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $149,154.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Other Chemical Sciences | Microbiology Not Elsewhere Classified | Environmental Chemistry (Incl. Atmospheric Chemistry) | Water And Sanitary Engineering

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Environmental health | Rural health | Electricity, gas and water services and utilities |

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