Dear group,
The UK LINK Bioremediation Programme supports the development
of technologies to provide UK industry with the multidisciplinary
capability necessary to enable commercial exploitation of
biotechnology for the clean up of contaminated land, air and
water.
Foreign owned companies with research facilities in the UK are
eligible, taking into account the net benefit to the UK e.g.
exploitation of results in UK, manufacture of products
developed in UK.
We have updated our webpages (www.clarrc.ed.ac.uk/link) and
guidance notes. To have an outline application considered at
the next Programme Management Committee (PMC) meeting, you
need to submit by 6th June 2003.
The following focus areas have been identified:
1) To understand and exploit natural attenuation in
groundwater and soil;
2) To improve engineered in situ bioremediation, interfacing
microbiology with engineering and hydrogeology;
3) To translate the results of laboratory studies into the
field (scale-up);
4) To position bioremediation within a risk management framework;
5) To develop the ability to monitor in situ microbial processes;
6) To understand the constraints on in situ microbial processes;
7) To integrate bioremediation with other technologies;
8) To quantify human health impacts of bioremediation and develop
surrogate testing;
9) To address socio-economic issues perception of bioremediation
technologies and decision-support mechanisms.
Pre-competitive research projects between industry,
universities and other members of the research base will be
supported. Projects should normally be of 2 to 3 years duration
and have a clear route to exploitation. Shorter or longer
projects may be considered if justified. Overall Government
support will be no more than 50% of the total eligible project
costs of the team.
Full information and application forms may also be found
at www.clarrc.ed.ac.uk/link
Colin Cunningham CBiol MIBiol
Director
Contaminated Land Assessment & Remediation Research Centre (CLARRC)
Room 202, Crew Building
The King's Buildings
Edinburgh
EH9 3JN
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)131 650 7327
Fax: +44 (0)131 650 7276
Mobile: 07803 925 766
Email: [log in to unmask]
Web: www.clarrc.ed.ac.uk
Dr Paul Nathanail
Head, Land Quality Management Group
School of Chemical Environmental and Mining Engineering
University of Nottingham
Nottingham NG7 2RD
t 0115 951 4099
f 0115 951 4640
www.nottingham.ac.uk/scheme
www.lqm.co.uk
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