Australian Banana Growers Council: Denitrifying Bioreactors (Old ID 24751)
Role
Chief Investigator
Description
This project in conjunction with Australian Banana Growers Council seeks to establish the effectiveness of denitrification bioreactors as an on-farm technology to remove excess dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) leaving farms in the Wet Tropics bioregion. The Russell River catchment has been identified as a hotspot for DIN loading to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon, and this work represents a novel approach to curb DIN loading to natural systems. Denitrifying bioreactors route drainage water through a high carbon substrate under anaerobic conditions to encourage denitrification (the conversion of DIN to atmospheric N2). This project will involved detailed site monitoring, installation and scientific evaluation of a bioreactor wall in the headwaters of the Russell River catchment.
Date
01 Apr 2018 - 16 Apr 2019
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Banana;Water Quality;Nitrate;Runoff;Wet Tropics;Great Barrier Reef
Funding Body
Department of the Environment and Energy
Amount
30000
Project Team
Alex Cheesman