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Fate of fluorinated surfactants and hydrocarbons at coastal airports (2016–2019)

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.
Grant type:
ARC Linkage Projects
Researchers:

  • Professor Jochen Mueller

    ARC Australian Laureate Fellow
    Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences
    Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
    Affiliate of Queensland Alliance fo
    Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences
    Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences

  • Emeritus Professor David 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
Funded by:
Australian Research Council