Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0214185
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Development of a risk assessment tool to minimise mixed metals toxicities from mine tailings. Research based on animal uptake from mine tailings is required to quantify comparative bioavailability of mixtures of metals to provide data for mine rehabilitation design during the planning stage. Such data also provides risk assessment in humans. The optimum balance is minimum environmental effects from the rehabilitated mine structure versus minimised cost through planning prior to project commencement. The significant cost of mining ore bodies, particularly by modern open cut methods, is the removal of rock and soil. The research on animal toxicity testings will provide a tool to more accurately detail mine rehabilitation and give quantitative indicators for closure.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 10-2002
End Date: 10-2005
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $309,021.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Toxicology (Incl. Clinical Toxicology) | Environmental Science and Management | Environmental Impact Assessment | Environmental Management And Rehabilitation
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Primary mining and extraction processes | Environmental health | Higher education |
