NGWREF Awards Research Grants

摘要

The National Ground Water Research and Educational Foundation (NGWREF) has awarded grants totaling $15,895 for two research projects. One explores emerging contaminants, and the other researches groundwater/stream water interactions. "Aquifer Storage and Recovery of Recycled Water: Identifying Emerging Contaminants in Source Water and Examining Their Fate and Transport" addresses the identification and quantification of emerging contaminants and other constituents of concern in source water used in aquifer storage and recovery (ASR). Quantitative analysis and examination of the fate and transport of these constituents during the process of ASR will be conducted throughout the project at a study site west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. This research is considered to be of critical importance in the development of safe, effective, and publicly acceptable ASR schemes, which can serve as a management tool to increase water security in areas experiencing water stress and/or variability in demand.