Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP100100852

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP100100852

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Synthesis of Activated Carbon Supported Zero Valent Iron Nanoparticles and Application to Contaminant Degradation in Benthic Sediments. Sediment contamination is a major problem in harbours and estuaries around Australia. For example, in Sydney Harbour, a total fishing ban has been implemented as a result of excessive levels of dioxins and benzofurans in fish tissues. There is also concern at the possibility of large scale contamination of Botany Bay as a result of historic industrial activity around the Bay. While dredging and on-land treatment of sediments is being adopted at the most severely contaminated sites, the cost of this approach is exorbitant. For sites where removal of contaminated sediments cannot be justified, the approach proposed in this study of a technology that entraps contaminants and enhances their in situ biodegradation is potentially a way forward.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 16-09-2014

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $599,662.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Environmental Engineering | Environmental Technologies

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Land and water management |

Other Keywords

Environmental Engineering | Environmental Technologies | Land and water management

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