Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00642, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Gates, Byron (Simon Fraser University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Water and soil quality are of primary global interest, which are greatly affected by industrial activities such as_x000D_
the release of waste waters into the environment. These actions have a widespread impact throughout the_x000D_
ecosystem. It is predicted that in the near future there will be a severe lack of clean and drinkable water_x000D_
worldwide, as well as continued decrease of land that is accessible for cultivation and/or pasturable for_x000D_
livestock. These limitations exist due to the presence of heavy metal pollutants in the ecosystem, among other_x000D_
types of pollutants. New purification techniques with applicability to waters and soils will be jointly developed_x000D_
through a partnership between a DELTA Remediation, a Canadian company, and diverse team of scientists_x000D_
with the goal of addressing these environmental concerns and ensuring access to drinkable water sources and_x000D_
usable farm land._x000D_
In this collaborative project, cost-effective and eco-friendly solutions will be developed for removing heavy_x000D_
metal contamination from water and soil systems. Challenges still exist when it comes to the clean-up of spills_x000D_
and leaks, as well as for diagnosing water and soil quality on a large scale. DELTA Remediation and the_x000D_
research team of Dr. Byron Gates at Simon Fraser University will work together to demonstrate simple_x000D_
technologies for use in the assessment of heavy metal contamination and speciation, as well as the removal of_x000D_
these species from aqueous systems (e.g., open water systems and/or soil bound water), with applicability to_x000D_
environmental samples and at industrially relevant scales. The goals of this project include an exchange of_x000D_
know-how and expertise to create simple solutions to address the contamination of heavy metals in natural_x000D_
water and soil systems., program purpose french : Water and soil quality are of primary global interest, which are greatly affected by industrial activities such as_x000D_
the release of waste waters into the environment. These actions have a widespread impact throughout the_x000D_
ecosystem. It is predicted that in the near future there will be a severe lack of clean and drinkable water_x000D_
worldwide, as well as continued decrease of land that is accessible for cultivation and/or pasturable for_x000D_
livestock. These limitations exist due to the presence of heavy metal pollutants in the ecosystem, among other_x000D_
types of pollutants. New purification techniques with applicability to waters and soils will be jointly developed_x000D_
through a partnership between a DELTA Remediation, a Canadian company, and diverse team of scientists_x000D_
with the goal of addressing these environmental concerns and ensuring access to drinkable water sources and_x000D_
usable farm land._x000D_
In this collaborative project, cost-effective and eco-friendly solutions will be developed for removing heavy_x000D_
metal contamination from water and soil systems. Challenges still exist when it comes to the clean-up of spills_x000D_
and leaks, as well as for diagnosing water and soil quality on a large scale. DELTA Remediation and the_x000D_
research team of Dr. Byron Gates at Simon Fraser University will work together to demonstrate simple_x000D_
technologies for use in the assessment of heavy metal contamination and speciation, as well as the removal of_x000D_
these species from aqueous systems (e.g., open water systems and/or soil bound water), with applicability to_x000D_
environmental samples and at industrially relevant scales. The goals of this project include an exchange of_x000D_
know-how and expertise to create simple solutions to address the contamination of heavy metals in natural_x000D_
water and soil systems., agreement title english : Development of remediation techniques for heavy metal species, agreement title french : Development of remediation techniques for heavy metal species, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada