Introduction
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Land contamination as a result of both agricultural and industrial activities is a major issue that is being addressed by CTET with support from UNSW Sydney researchers. In particular, R&D on understanding the rate and extent of generation of acidity as a consequence of disturbance of sulfidic soils and sediments as a result of agricultural and mining activities is underway. The UNSW and CTET teams are also examining methods of enhancing the natural attenuation of legacy contaminants present in subsurface environments as a consequence of previous poor industry and waste management practices.
Competitive advantage
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Critical mass of expertise in soil and water chemistry, hydrology and microbiology.
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Full in-house suite of modern instrumentation to measure (in)organic contaminants and pathogenic microorganisms.
Recent research projects
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Reactive oxygen species production on oxygenation of subsurface sediments. Australian Research Council
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New perspectives on iron oxide transformations in oxic and anoxic aqueous environments: implications for iron bioavailability and contaminant mobility. Australian Research Council
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Exploiting natural processes to effectively remediate acidified coastal environments. Australian Research Council
- Development of natural attenuation approaches to mitigate transport of chlorinated organic chemicals
