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EPSRC Reference:	GR/M89768/01
Title:	EVALUATION BIOREACTIVE PERMEABLE BARRIERS REMEDIATION OF ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN SOIL & GROUNDWATER
Principal Investigator:	Kalin, Professor B
Other Investigators:	Larkin, Dr M Elliot, Dr T Hughes, Dr D Sivakumar, Dr V Worden, Dr R Hughes, Dr D
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Project Partners:	BG British Geological Survey DOE (Ni) Water Quality Unit Eberhard Karls University of Tubingen Environment Agency (Grouped) Golder Associates (UK) Ltd Keller Ltd Marley Automotive Components Nortel Questor Centre (Belfast)
Department:	Sch Planning Architecture and Civil Eng
Organisation:	Queen's University of Belfast
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 February 2000	Ends:	31 July 2003	Value (£):	388,747
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Assess/Remediate Contamination
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Environment No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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The proposed research will study how a self-sustainable biologically active permeable barrier (Biological PRB) performs under both laboratory and field conditions. Laboratory studies to determine the relationship between contaminant load and biodegradation rates will be undertaken. Temporal study of microbial diversity and expressed metabolic functions in the Biological PRB is important for understanding and monitoring performance. Laboratory and field studies will be undertaken to advance this knowledge to Biological PRB design and performance considerations. As added value to the project, a PhD research project on biogeochemical modelling of the laboratory and field conditions is providing a framework for evaluation of the field-scale experiments. The results from this research, both laboratory and field, will be used to evaluate the overall performance and expectations of Biological PRBs for contaminated land and groundwater risk management. Further, the management of risk using Biological PRBs will be contrasted with current accepted PRB methods in the UK and Europe that use zero-valent iron (for chlorinated hydrocarbons) and activated carbon media (for similar contaminants to this EPSRC proposal). Any fundamental difference between biotic and abiotic permeable reactive barrier application (recognising different contaminants and site specific issues) is important for design, performance and monitoring of Biological PRBs.
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