| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M01913/01 |
| Title: |
NETWORK FOR THE NATURAL ATTENUATION OF CONTAMINANTS IN SOIL AND GROUNDWATER |
| Principal Investigator: |
Lerner, Professor DN |
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| Department: |
Civil and Structural Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Sheffield |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 October 1998 |
Ends: |
30 November 2001 |
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51,952
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| Assess/Remediate Contamination |
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Many organic contaminants attenuate naturally without the interference of man. Monitoring and demonstrating such transformation can be a useful alternative to more highly engineered solution. This has been termed natural attenuation. It requires an assessment of the in situ mobility, and biological chemical and physical fate processes of the contaminants. This is a complex task that requires the input of multidisciplinary skills including:Geology/hydrogeology, chemistry, microbiology and environmental modelling.The proposed network will provide a forum for the interaction of academics, service providers and end-users of remedial technologies for contaminated land and groundwater. It will encompass a centre of expertise in natural attenuation that will interface with the more global contaminated land networks such as NICLOE (a Network for Industrially Contaminated Land in Europe), and SAGTA (soil and groundwater technology association). The network will serve to expand current collaborative research through widening the dissemination of information on current problems and identification of research needs. It will provide a forum for communication of results and field application through conferences, workshops, newsletters and electronic conferencing. It will provide an environment for developing research ideas into application, provide opportunities for training, develop new tools for site assessment, monitoring, engineering solutions and predicting outcomes.
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http://www.shef.ac.uk |