Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP140102672

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP140102672

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Disinfection by-products formed during drinking water treatment: reducing the unknowns is managing risk. Disinfection of drinking water is a successful measure to reduce water-borne diseases and protect health. However, epidemiological evidence links bladder cancer to disinfection by-products formed during drinking water treatment. Despite decades of research the causative agents remain to be identified. To fill this knowledge gap, this project will quantify the fraction of toxicity that cannot be explained by known chemicals in water samples treated with different disinfectants using a combination of chemical analysis and in-vitro bioassays. Samples with high unexplained effects will then be fractionated to isolate toxicologically relevant disinfection by-products, which will ultimately be identified with non-target chemical analysis.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 31-12-2015

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $280,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Analytical Chemistry | Water Treatment Processes | Environmental Chemistry (incl. Atmospheric Chemistry) | Immunological and Bioassay Methods

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Urban Water Evaluation (incl. Water Quality) | Environmental Health | Water Services and Utilities |

Other Keywords

Analytical Chemistry | Environmental Chemistry (incl. Atmospheric Chemistry) | Environmental Health | Immunological and Bioassay Methods | Urban Water Evaluation (incl. Water Quality) | Water Services and Utilities | Water Treatment Processes

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