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Bioreactors for GBR - CaneWebsite/ReportProject leadPartnershipsIndustriesAgriculture
ActivitiesOn-ground work, Research
Case study type(none)
Funding sourceReef Innovation Fund as part of the Queensland,
Reef Water Quality Program Funding amount(not documented)
In-kind contribution(not documented)
Start date1 January 2018
End date15 April 2019
SummaryInstalled a bioreactor bed on a sugarcane farm as part of the Bioreactors for GBR project. The bioreactor bed will be monitored to determine the efficacy of the bioreactor in terms of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) reduction (some targeted pesticide sampling will also occur).
BenefitsTreatment of irrigation tail water or groundwater in sugarcane production systems in the lower Burdekin, to reduce the amount of nitrogen entering downstream waterways.
Lesson(not documented)
Reference ID(none)
Last updated: 20 August 2018 This page should be cited as: Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2018) Bioreactors for GBR - Cane, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 August 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/resources/tools/wetland-project/bioreactors-for-gbr-cane-ba06/ |