Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0562383

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0562383

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Novel Molecular Markers for the Historical Source Tracing of Faecal Contamination in Urban Water Catchments. Protection of the microbiological quality of raw water systems is imperative to maintaining the safety of drinking water. Monitoring of water samples for the presence of microbes that indicate the presence of faecal pollution can be used to assess the possible threats to human health. The objective of this research is to apply molecular genetic methods to determine their effectiveness as tools for the tracking and tracing of faecal bacteria within drinking water catchments. We have chosen the spore-former Clostridium perfringens as an indicator of both long and short-term sewage contamination. It will enable us to predict the origin of contamination and thus identify potential sources of faecal pollution that require remediation.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2005

End Date: 30-06-2008

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $110,287.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Microbial Genetics | Soil And Water Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified | Environmental Science and Management | Environmental Management And Rehabilitation |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Environmental health | Land and water management | Waste management and recycling

Other Keywords

Environmental Management And Rehabilitation | Environmental Science and Management | Environmental health | Land and water management | Microbial Genetics | Soil And Water Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified | Waste management and recycling

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