Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0774925

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0774925

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Sources, fate and exposure pathways for emerging persistent organic pollutants in Australia. Brominated flame retardants and perfluorinated chemicals have received much attention from media and environmental groups. They accumulate in biota and humans and levels are shown to be increasing. It is proposed they be included in the global treaty on persistent organic pollutants (POPs), recently ratified by Australia. This project aims to determine sources, fate and exposure pathways for these chemicals with an emphasis on exposure to infants. This will provide information for risk assessment development and more effective management of these chemicals. Furthermore, the study's approach and results will contribute to a rationalization of the issues related to emerging POPs.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 04-07-2007

End Date: 30-05-2011

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $315,354.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Environmental Engineering | Environmental Technologies | Biological And Medical Chemistry | Environmental Chemistry (Incl. Atmospheric Chemistry)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Organic industrial chemicals not classified elsewhere | Environmental health | Child health |

Other Keywords

Biological And Medical Chemistry | Child health | Environmental Chemistry (Incl. Atmospheric Chemistry) | Environmental Engineering | Environmental Technologies | Environmental health | Organic industrial chemicals not classified elsewhere

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