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TOOLBOX

Treatment of contaminated land using a biochar/media mixture

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Project "TOOLBOX" data sheet

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Coordinator		 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND GALWAY 

Organization address
address: UNIVERSITY ROAD
city: Galway
postcode: H91
website: www.nuigalway.ie

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 Coordinator Country Ireland [IE]
 Project website http://www.nuigalway.ie/gene/completedprojects/mariecurietoolboxstudy/
 Total cost 187˙866 €
 EC max contribution 187˙866 € (100%)
 Programme 1. H2020-EU.1.3.2. (Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility)
 Code Call H2020-MSCA-IF-2016
 Funding Scheme MSCA-IF-EF-RI
 Starting year 2017
 Duration (year-month-day) from 2017-07-10   to  2019-07-09

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1    NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND GALWAY IE (Galway) coordinator 187˙866.00

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 Project objective

Waste disposal and treatment is a major source of contamination of soils, surface and groundwater, and accounts for 35% of the 1.1 million contaminated sites in Europe. Leaching of the organic solvent trichloroethylene (TCE) into groundwater has been identified as a primary issue with unlined landfills , affecting up to 70% of leachates tested. Mainly used as a metal degreaser and dry-cleaning reagent, TCE is difficult to treat; current treatment methods, such as anaerobic digestion or air stripping , are ineffective and/or expensive. This project will investigate the use biochar, or other appropriate media, for treatment of TCE contaminated water via two technologies - permeable reactive interceptors (PRIs) and permeable contaminant retaining filter (PCRF) bags. This novel, low-cost solution will address the requirements of European Union (EU) legislation, including the Water Framework Directive (WFD). The project will be based at the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) with supervision by Dr Mark Healy (GeoEnvironmental Engineering Research Group – GENE) and support from Dr Florence Abram (Functional Environmental Microbiology - FEM). As the applicant has experience in TCE treatment from a microbial background, this highly novel, interdisciplinary proposal will compliment and strengthen her existing skillset by approaching this technology from an engineering perspective, with support from a research group that has a strong track record in this research area. With detailed career development assistance, multiple opportunities to further her strong publication record, access to numerous and varied fora for dissemination of results and support for IP exploitation, this proposal will have a significant impact in reintegrating the applicant back into the EU research community from her current research position in New Zealand.

 Publications

year authors and title journal last update
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2019 Alma Siggins, Florence Abram, Mark G. Healy
Pyrolysed waste materials show potential for remediation of trichloroethylene-contaminated water
published pages: 121909, ISSN: 0304-3894, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121909 		Journal of Hazardous Materials 2020-02-13

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