WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSAL
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSAL
Project ID: 2003DE21B
Title: Enhanced Pollutant Biodegradation by Electrode Use
Project Type: Research
Focus Categories: Water Quality, Waste Water, Geochemical Processes
Keywords: organic pollutants, biodegradation, wastewater treatment
Start Date: 06/01/2003
End Date: 02/28/2004
Federal Funds: $3000.00
Matching Funds: $6000.00
Congressional District: At large
Principal Investigator: Dentel, Steven K (University of Delaware)
Abstract: This project concerns environmental situations where organic substances remain over long periods of time, even though they should be biodegradable. For example, a contaminated groundwater may contain specific, contaminants that are theoretically biodegradable but remain at concentrations that may be low, but are still undesirable. Another example is in wastewater or sludges where the overall concentration of organics should be reduced before the material is land-applied or otherwise disposed of. Enhancing the rate and extent of biodegradation could thus allow pollutants in these environments to be more rapidly stabilized or removed.