Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP1094383
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Investigation of chemical clogging in a permeable reactive barrier (PRB) installed for remediating groundwater from acid sulphate soils. Soil acidity is a major geo-environmental problem in coastal Australia, whereby acidified groundwater pollutes estuaries with catastrophic consequences on local aquaculture (e.g. fish, oyster and prawn farming) and agricultural industries. The project aims to optimise the design and performance of permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) utilising waste materials such as recycled concrete and oyster shells for neutralising groundwater acidity prior to discharge to waterways. The main research includes the study of potential clogging and fouling of these PRB materials due to chemical reactions and to develop a predictive tool for long-term PRB performance as a means of ground acidity alleviation.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 03-2010
End Date: 03-2014
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $310,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Environmental Technologies | Civil Engineering | Geotechnical Engineering | Civil Engineering Not Elsewhere Classified
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Land and water management | Rehabilitation of degraded coastal and estuarine areas |
