A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO NITRATE REDUCTION COMBINING A RIPARIAN ZONE WITH A STREAM DENITRIFYING BIOFILM
Impact/Purpose:
We propose a holistic approach combining a biotechnological solution incorporated into a natural setting. We will design a sustainable stream denitrifying biofilm that can be incorporated into a uniquely designed section of a stream to biologically treat water.
Description:
1) an optimum riparian zone design based on native or non-invasive plants to Southern Virginia and expected flow conditions and 2) an optimum biofilm design based on the ability to augment the riparian zone during inefficient times at the same conditions.
Record Details:
Record Type:PROJECT(
ABSTRACT
)
Start Date:08/15/2009
Completion Date:08/14/2010
Record ID:
249512
Related Organizations:
Role
:OWNER
Organization Name
:VIRGINIA TECH
State
:VA
Project Information:
Approach
:We intend to couple a student-designed riparian zone with a biofilm by culturing denitrifying bacteria collected from near the stream. We will then design controlled flows in a laboratory setting to assess the amount of nitrate reduced per square meter for a controlled volume of water at various flow rates based on our design. This can then be used to design full-scale riparian zone/biofilm systems that can be incorporated into the natural stream setting.
Cost
:$9,927.00
Research Component
:Nanotechnology
Approach
:We intend to couple a student-designed riparian zone with a biofilm by culturing denitrifying bacteria collected from near the stream. We will then design controlled flows in a laboratory setting to assess the amount of nitrate reduced per square meter for a controlled volume of water at various flow rates based on our design. This can then be used to design full-scale riparian zone/biofilm systems that can be incorporated into the natural stream setting.
Cost
:$9,927.00
Research Component
:P3 Challenge Area - Water
Approach
:We intend to couple a student-designed riparian zone with a biofilm by culturing denitrifying bacteria collected from near the stream. We will then design controlled flows in a laboratory setting to assess the amount of nitrate reduced per square meter for a controlled volume of water at various flow rates based on our design. This can then be used to design full-scale riparian zone/biofilm systems that can be incorporated into the natural stream setting.
Cost
:$9,927.00
Research Component
:P3 Challenge Area - Materials & Chemistry
Approach
:We intend to couple a student-designed riparian zone with a biofilm by culturing denitrifying bacteria collected from near the stream. We will then design controlled flows in a laboratory setting to assess the amount of nitrate reduced per square meter for a controlled volume of water at various flow rates based on our design. This can then be used to design full-scale riparian zone/biofilm systems that can be incorporated into the natural stream setting.
Cost
:$9,927.00
Research Component
:Pollution Prevention/Sustainable Development
Project IDs:
ID Code
:SU834336
Project type
:EPA Grant