Phytoextraction approaches for mitigating heavy metal release from unlined and loosely capped rural landfills
Description: Australian rural landfills are used for storing hazardous wastes which contain toxic metals. Impermeable clay caps are often utilized to encapsulate these wastes and prevent release of pollutants into the environment. The integrity of these caps is crucial and requires constant care. The project aims to develop novel approaches which will improve substantially the long-term environmental safety of rural landfills and deliver additional economic benefits. These approaches involve the use of high-value tree crops and plants capable of extracting toxic metals. Utilization of these plants will create a valuable resource on an otherwise derelict area and this will be of considerable local/regional benefit and national significance.
Funder: Australian Research Council
Amount: A$348,200
Funding type: research
Funder scheme: Linkage Projects
Start date: 2010-01-01
End date: 2013-12-31
Investigators: Spas Kolev, Caixian Tang, Barry Warwick, Peter Sale, Manuel Miro, Robert Ladd
Institution: The University of Melbourne
Funded outputs count: 26
Funder award ID: LP100100800
OpenAlex ID: G7190879698