Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP160105005

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP160105005

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Biomagnification of the biotoxin BMAA in the environment. Using unique models and technics, the project aims to demonstrate that long-term exposure to the blue green algae toxin β-N-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA) leads to uptake, accumulation and toxicity within the central nervous system. The risks for heath, mechanisms of contamination and toxicity of BMAA are very poorly understood. Algal blooms cost the Australian community more than $250 million each year and represent a major health issue for human and fauna. This project aims to be the first to fully characterise BMAA mechanisms of contamination and neurotoxicity and to highlight the major environmental risk of exposure of human to BMAA. It also aims to develop new and unique detection and quantification tools for BMAA.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 22-03-2016

End Date: 31-12-2020

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $653,300.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Environmental Science and Management not elsewhere classified | Environmental Science and Management | Cell Neurochemistry | Freshwater Ecology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Urban and Industrial Water Management | Natural Hazards in Fresh, Ground and Surface Water Environments | Fresh, Ground and Surface Water Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity |

Other Keywords

Cell Neurochemistry | Environmental Science and Management | Environmental Science and Management not elsewhere classified | Fresh, Ground and Surface Water Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Freshwater Ecology | Natural Hazards in Fresh, Ground and Surface Water Environments | Urban and Industrial Water Management

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