Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP170100357

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP170100357

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The effect of wastewater treatment on the ecotoxicity of chiral chemicals. This project aims to assess the environmental implications of pharmaceuticals discharged in effluents from wastewater treatment plants. Trace levels of human pharmaceuticals occur in sewage and urban waterways, but during sewage treatment, some pharmaceuticals can undergo a chemical transformation known as 'chiral inversion'. In some cases, this may convert relatively benign environmental contaminants to more ecologically toxic species. This project will investigate why and how some pharmaceuticals become susceptible to chiral inversion and assess ecotoxicological differences. This work is expected to determine the significance of considering chiral inversion in environmental risk assessment, with applications to a broader range of chemicals including pesticides and industrial chemicals.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 31-12-2020

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $376,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Civil Engineering | Water Quality Engineering | Environmental Chemistry (incl. Atmospheric Chemistry)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water for Urban and Industrial Use |

Other Keywords

Civil Engineering | Environmental Chemistry (incl. Atmospheric Chemistry) | Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water for Urban and Industrial Use | Water Quality Engineering

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