Wetland regeneration for effluent reuse, acid sulfate soil management and carbon credits. [ 2002-01-01 - 2005-06-30 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Leigh Davison (Chief Investigator) ,  Leigh Sullivan (Chief Investigator) ,  ARC Linkage Grant LP1701000985 (Funded by) ,  Dr Keith Bolton (Postdoctoral Fellow) ,  Dr Peter Slavich (Partner Investigator)
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Brief description Wetland regeneration for effluent reuse, acid sulfate soil management and carbon credits. This project will research and develop a full-scale effluent reuse wetland to manage acid sulfate soils, regenerate wetlands and sequester atmospheric carbon. Many rural communities worldwide are affected by acid sulfate soils, unsustainable effluent disposal and wetland degradation, and the Greenhouse Effect threatens all coastal areas worldwide. This project is located at Byron Bay, a coastal and predominantly rural electorate in northern NSW that is strongly affected by this combination of environmental stresses, causing serious degradation of water quality culminating in regular fish kills. The technology developed from this project will be readily transferable to other rural coastal communities worldwide.

Funding Amount $311,186

Funding Scheme Linkage Projects

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