Grant: Engage Grants Program
Laurentian University of Sudbury
$25,000.00
Partnership with Vale to characterize microbial community of acid mine drainage
EF 2012-13
Résumé
Vale and the Gauthier research group will work together to characterize the sediment microbial community at a
Vale acid mine drainage (AMD) site in Copper Cliff, Ontario as a step toward harnessing naturally occurring
microbial organisms for improved environmental remediation practices. Recent research has shown that
microbes can be harnessed to remediate water acidified and metal contaminated as part of mining operations.
Our microbial community characterization is the first step in this bioremediation process.
Programme
Engage Grants Program
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
430794-2012
Name nom
Gauthier, Eric
Department département
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Organization id
26
Institution établissement
Laurentian University of Sudbury
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2012
Competition year année de concours
2012
Award amount
25000
Program id
EGP
Program name en
Engage Grants Program
Program name fr
Programme de subventions d'engagement partenariat
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1553
Committee name en
Ontario Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne pour l'Ontario
Area of application code
1002
Area of application group en
Northern development
Area of application group fr
Développement du nord
Area of application en
Environment
Area of application fr
Environnement
Research subject code
5206
Research subject group en
Microbiology
Research subject group fr
Microbiologie
Research subject en
Bioremediation
Research subject fr
Biorestauration
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Partnership with Vale to characterize microbial community of acid mine drainage
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Vale and the Gauthier research group will work together to characterize the sediment microbial community at a
Vale acid mine drainage (AMD) site in Copper Cliff, Ontario as a step toward harnessing naturally occurring
microbial organisms for improved environmental remediation practices. Recent research has shown that
microbes can be harnessed to remediate water acidified and metal contaminated as part of mining operations.
Our microbial community characterization is the first step in this bioremediation process.
