Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE140100524

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE140100524

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Interactions between plants and faecal pathogens in urban water treatment: significance of soil microbes, plant debris, root exudates and rhizosphere. It is important to treat pathogens in stormwater and wastewater before release into downstream recreational waters or harvesting. Using plants in water treatment improves the removal of pollutants of concern to human and ecosystem health. However, the exact mechanisms which generate this improvement remain unknown, and this is especially true for faecal pathogen removal. This project will enhance our understanding of the interactive role that roots, their exudates, plant debris and soil microbes play in faecal pathogen removal in urban water treatment systems. Through this understanding, this project will lead to optimised low-energy, low-tech and low-maintenance treatment systems.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-06-2014

End Date: 08-12-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $395,220.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Water Resources Engineering | Civil Engineering | Water Quality Engineering |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) not elsewhere classified | Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water for Urban and Industrial Use | Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water in Fresh, Ground and Surface Water Environments (excl. Urban and Industrial Use)

Other Keywords

Civil Engineering | Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water for Urban and Industrial Use | Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water in Fresh, Ground and Surface Water Environments (excl. Urban and Industrial Use) | Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) not elsewhere classified | Water Quality Engineering | Water Resources Engineering

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