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A/Prof. Phillip Geary

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Funding

Summary

Number of grants 51
Total funding $948,064

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2012 (3 grants)

Actinomycetes in Drinking Water Reservoirs & their Role in Taste & Odour$37,500
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

Analysis of endocrine disrupting compounds (Alkylphenols) in inland sewage treatment plants (STP's) in the Lower Hunter Valley$10,000
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

Water quality assessments and development of monitoring approaches for culturally significant waterholes in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park$9,779
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2011 (1 grants)

The use of Fluorescent Whitening Compounds as Indicators of Human Faecal Contamination in Environmental Waters$9,968
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2010 (2 grants)

Source tracking using alternative faecal indicators in water$10,000
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

Enhancing the Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminants in Soil$1,000
Funding Body: EnviroPacific Services

2009 (1 grants)

A comparative treatment performance evaluation of two on-site wastewater systems at Taylor's Beach: A Wisconsin Mound and Soil-Absorption-System (SAS)$26,900
Funding Body: Port Stephens Council

2008 (1 grants)

International Conference on Wetland Systems Technology in Water Pollution Control, Infore-Ujain India, 1/11/2008 - 7/11/2008$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2007 (2 grants)

Snapshot of water quality an tilligerry estuary and major surface drains routing catchment runoff to the estuary$22,300
Funding Body: Port Stephens Council

Characterisation of microbial and chemical contaminants, bioreaction and water quantity dynamics in rainwater harvesting systems to optimise design$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2006 (3 grants)

Research proposal to monitor the performance of stormwater quality improvement devices (SQID's) at several sites draining to Lake Macquarie$30,000
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

Evaluation of Nutrient/Microbial Exports from an Unsewered Area to Tilligerry Creek Estuary$20,000
Funding Body: Port Stephens Council

10th International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control 23-29 September, 2006$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2005 (2 grants)

Bacteriological Investigations into lakeshore water quality adjacent to stormwater quality improvement devices (SQID's)$4,230
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

'Where Waters Meet' Annual Conference of International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) jointly convened with New Zealand Hydrological Society, 28 November-3 December 2005$1,465
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2003 (9 grants)

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$335,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$35,000
Funding Body: NSW Department of Commerce

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$12,000
Funding Body: Analytical Reference Laboratories Pty Ltd

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$12,000
Funding Body: Great Lakes Council

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$12,000
Funding Body: Hastings Council

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments. $12,000
Funding Body: Greater Taree City Council

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$9,000
Funding Body: Midcoast County Council

Bacteriological Investigations Associated with Stormwater Quality Improvement Devices (SQIDS)$4,750
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

The characterisation of wastewater distribution patterns for the production of decision support systems for pathogenic risk analysis in water catchments$1,500
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

2002 (5 grants)

The Sustainable Effluent Irrigation Project - Effects of effluent irrigation on soil sodicity and groundwater quality.$67,635
Funding Body: Australian Research Council

The sustainable effluent irrigation project - effects of effluent irrigation on soil sodicity and groundwater quality.$31,500
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

The Sustainable Effluent Irrigation Plantation Project (SEIPP): Quantifying Sodium (Na+) Accumulation and Leaching Rates in Soils of an Effluent Irrigated Plant$11,000
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

Subsurface Constructed Wetland for Stormwater Treatment at Blue Haven.$6,384
Funding Body: Wyong Shire Council

Diffuse pollutant loading from on-site wastewater treatment systems and other landuses in the Stony Creek Catchment.$3,487
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

2001 (3 grants)

Evaluation of Nutrient Removal Management Options.$10,500
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation

Bacteriological Investigations Associated with Stormwater Quality Improvement Devices.$5,232
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

9th National Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems, USA 11-14 March 2001$2,376
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

2000 (4 grants)

On-site treatment system failure and shellfish contamination in Port Stephens.$34,500
Funding Body: Department of Local Government

Performance monitoring of a low cost alternative on-site effluent treatment system to reduce nutrients.$19,430
Funding Body: Department of Local Government

Hydrological Research into the Design and Effectiveness of Constructed Wetlands in Reducing Pollutants in Stormwater Runoff.$8,797
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

Analysis of water quality / hydrodynamic data - Lake Innes.$2,000
Funding Body: NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service

1999 (4 grants)

Catchment Management and Groundwater Monitoring - Bob's Farm Salt Ash$3,000
Funding Body: Hunter Area Health Service

Catchment Management and Groundwater Monitoring - Bob's Farm, Salt Ash$3,000
Funding Body: Port Stephens Council

Impact of Septic Systems on Groundwater Quality$1,000
Funding Body: Hunter Area Health Service

18th Federal Conference of the Australia Water & Wastewater Association Adelaide, SA.$874
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

1998 (1 grants)

8th National Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems, USA 8-10 March 1998$2,425
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

1997 (3 grants)

Risk of nutrient movement from land irrigated with dairy effluent$7,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

On-site disposal systems - Impacts of biomass harvesting on nutrient uptake in small constructed wetlands.$1,500
Funding Body: Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Trust

United Nations Environment Program International Regional Conference on Environmental Technologies for Wastewater Management, Perth, WA, 4-6 December 1997$574
Funding Body: University of Newcastle

1996 (2 grants)

Postgraduate Research Scholarship$23,047
Funding Body: NSW Department of Land & Water Conservation (DEFUNCT)

DAIRY EFFLUENT MONITORING PROJECT INCORPORTING THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL WETLANDS FOR NUTRIENT REDUCTION IN EFFLUENT$10,611
Funding Body: Dairy Research & Development Corporation

1995 (2 grants)

Dairy wastewater wetlnd demonstration , Tocal College, Patterson$5,000
Funding Body: Hunter Catchment Management Trust

Dairy wastewater wetlnd demonstration , Tocal College, Patterson$5,000
Funding Body: Hunter Catchment Management Trust

1994 (2 grants)

Dairy Effluent monitoring project incorporating the use of Artificial Wetlands for nutrient reduction in effluent$34,135
Funding Body: Dairy Research & Development Corporation

Waste Water Disposal at Cooranbong$2,265
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council

1992 (1 grants)

The Characterisation Of Soils For Effluent Disposal$4,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle