Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0455697

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0455697

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Reducing export of acid sulfate soil products (particularly iron, aluminium, phosphorus, and organic carbon) as contaminants to coastal waters. Current Australian management of acid sulfate soils (ASS) emphasises the reduction of acidity in floodplain drainage. However this acidity is mainly from the dissolved metals, which can be increased by some management techniques. Dissolved metals can be biotoxic or encourage harmful coastal phytoplankton. Organic metal complexes can increase metal transport but shading of soil and drain surfaces, and constructed wetlands offers a new management tool. Our research aims to reduce transport to coastal waters of these ASS products. A sustainable Australian coast requires that improvement of ASS floodplains must not be at the environmental expense of coastal waters.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2004

End Date: 30-06-2009

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $407,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Soil Chemistry | Land Capability And Soil Degradation | Soil Sciences | Environmental Chemistry (Incl. Atmospheric Chemistry)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Land and water management | Land and water management |

Other Keywords

Environmental Chemistry (Incl. Atmospheric Chemistry) | Land Capability And Soil Degradation | Land and water management | Soil Chemistry | Soil Sciences

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