The University of Queensland

Novel Biotreatment for Micropollutant Removal from Contaminated Water (2013–2016)

Abstract:

Millions of tonnes of organic xenobiotics are used each year worldwide, and water resources have become contaminated with a wide range of organic micropollutants. Therefore, the development of reliable and sustainable technologies for the treatment of water resources polluted by micropollutants to ensure clean drinking water for Australians is of highly economical and environmental value. This project will develop a cost-effective and innovative cometabolism-driven biological process that effectively degrades micropollutants commonly found in environment for sustainable micropollutants removal from water resources, and thus enabling beneficial use of contaminated water.

Grant type:

ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funded by:

Australian Research Council