Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0560023

Funded Activity Summary

Modelling contaminant dynamics in a well-mixed/stratified estuary. The proposed mixed/stratified estuarine model is unique and will predict effects of stormwater discharge on water quality, provide guidelines for loading from various contaminant sources, assess impact of marine construction activities, establish effects of natural and anthropogenic resuspension and determine spatial/temporal changes in contaminant distributions. Knowledge generated will assist making decisions locally and overseas regarding the protection of valuable living resources, the future environmental status of estuarine systems under alternative management and remedial strategies, management contaminated sediments, new legislation for best management practise, and support for long-term policy development for this estuary type.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 22-06-2005

End Date: 01-12-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $178,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Environmental Technologies | Environmental Science and Management | Environmental Management And Rehabilitation | Environmental Chemistry (Incl. Atmospheric Chemistry)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Prevention and treatment of pollution | Land and water management | Physical and chemical conditions |

Other Keywords

Environmental Chemistry (Incl. Atmospheric Chemistry) | Environmental Management And Rehabilitation | Environmental Science and Management | Environmental Technologies | Land and water management | Physical and chemical conditions | Prevention and treatment of pollution

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