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Bioremediation of acidic mine waters by sulphate reduction in novel compost-based field-scale bioreactors ('ASURE')
Reference
BRM18412
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor David Johnson
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution
Bangor University
Department
Sch of Biological Sciences
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
269,976
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
01/10/2002
End date
31/03/2006
Duration
42 months
Abstract
Acidic mine waters are a major problem in the UK and world-wide. Compost-based bioreactors used to treat such waters are assumed to improve water quality by means of microbially-catalysed reduction processes. While advances with this technology to date have been coarse-scale and empirical, the work proposed here aims to provide scientific insight into the key biogeochemical processes which govern treatment performance. Working on three operating reactors, the insight will be gained by integrated studies of (i) Fe-S-C cycling in the compost substrates (using conventional and gel probe techniques) (ii) Characterisation of the composition and dynamics of the responsible microbial communities (using advanced culturing and molecular methods), and (iii) engineering assessment and modelling of reactor performance.
Summary
unavailable
Committee
Closed Committee - Engineering & Biological Systems (EBS)
Research Topics
X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority
X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative
LINK: Bioremediation (BRM) [2002-2004]
Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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