Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00364, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Jamieson, Rob (Dalhousie University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Nova Scotia|Nouvelle-Écosse, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : CBCL has identified a business need within their engineering consultancy to water utilities to develop new_x000D_
tools to evaluate uranium mobility in source water. Once developed and validated, these tools and techniques_x000D_
will enhance their capabilities and greatly improve the services they can offer. Uranium is a naturally occurring_x000D_
element found within certain types of soil and rock formations. Under certain environmental conditions, it can_x000D_
become soluble and contaminate groundwater systems that are used to supply drinking water. Prior to the_x000D_
development of potable water supplies it would be useful to have a reliable way to test geological material for_x000D_
its potential to release uranium into groundwater under varying geochemical conditions. This information_x000D_
would aid in groundwater resource evaluations, and mitigate the risk of developing a groundwater supply that_x000D_
could produce uranium concentrations that are harmful to human health. The removal of uranium from_x000D_
groundwater is technically challenging and expensive. The objective of this research project is to develop and_x000D_
validate new testing methods for evaluating uranium mobility from aquifer materials. The testing procedure_x000D_
will be applied to assess uranium leaching potential from rock materials sampled from exploratory boreholes_x000D_
drilled in a potential municipal groundwater supply. Once validated this new testing method would provide a_x000D_
valuable tool that CBCL could use to support groundwater resource assessments for a variety of clients., program purpose french : CBCL has identified a business need within their engineering consultancy to water utilities to develop new_x000D_
tools to evaluate uranium mobility in source water. Once developed and validated, these tools and techniques_x000D_
will enhance their capabilities and greatly improve the services they can offer. Uranium is a naturally occurring_x000D_
element found within certain types of soil and rock formations. Under certain environmental conditions, it can_x000D_
become soluble and contaminate groundwater systems that are used to supply drinking water. Prior to the_x000D_
development of potable water supplies it would be useful to have a reliable way to test geological material for_x000D_
its potential to release uranium into groundwater under varying geochemical conditions. This information_x000D_
would aid in groundwater resource evaluations, and mitigate the risk of developing a groundwater supply that_x000D_
could produce uranium concentrations that are harmful to human health. The removal of uranium from_x000D_
groundwater is technically challenging and expensive. The objective of this research project is to develop and_x000D_
validate new testing methods for evaluating uranium mobility from aquifer materials. The testing procedure_x000D_
will be applied to assess uranium leaching potential from rock materials sampled from exploratory boreholes_x000D_
drilled in a potential municipal groundwater supply. Once validated this new testing method would provide a_x000D_
valuable tool that CBCL could use to support groundwater resource assessments for a variety of clients., agreement title english : Development of Methods for Assessing Uranium Mobility in Groundwater, agreement title french : Development of Methods for Assessing Uranium Mobility in Groundwater, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-06-14, 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