Fate of fluorinated surfactants and hydrocarbons at coastal airports (2016-2019)
Source: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/28455 Parent: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/377
Abstract
Fluoro-surfactants and hydrocarbons are priority pollutants that cover a wide range of physico-chemical properties. Their extensive past use at firefighting training grounds has resulted in costly remediation worldwide. Risk based decision making requires understanding the fate of persistent fluoro-surfactants from point sources, and their role in facilitating transport of non-polar chemicals such as hydrocarbons. This collaboration between environmental chemists, hydrologists, affected industry and regulators aims to develop a model and parameters that describe transport and co-transport of these chemicals at coastal airports. The outcomes will form the basis for effective risk management and intervention strategies.
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Professor Jochen Mueller
Professorial Research Fellow : School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences : Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Honorary Professor : School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences : Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Emeritus Professor D Lockington
Emeritus Professor : School of Civil Engineering : Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Associate Professor Badin Gibbes
Associate Professor : School of Civil Engineering : Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Grant type : ARC Linkage Projects
Funded by : Australian Research Council