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Engineers Australia Excellence Awards
Spatial Infrastructure Award
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Mawson Connector
Cape Jaffa Marina Development
Southern Metro and Fleurieu Peninsula
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National Research Partnership
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National Research Partnership
Tonkin Consulting is currently partnering with the University of Adelaide as part of a national research grant program involving examination of a radically alternative approach to the capping of landfills.
Earlier this year, the Australian Research Council (ARC) announced the award of a major grant to the a consortium of universities, research organisations and private sector companies led by the University of Melbourne to undertake a $3 million, five-year national research program.
The Australian Alternative Covers Assessment Program involves the evaluation and development of a new, planted soil capping technology for landfills, known as ‘phytocapping’. The program will determine whether phytocaps can perform more effectively, sustainably and economically than conventional landfill caps under Australian conditions. Participating States are developing the technology and preparing practical guidelines for its design and implementation.
To date, the approach has indicated significant potential to reduce groundwater contamination, greenhouse gas emissions, and capping and maintenance costs. The project involves a full-scale trial of the approach at five landfill sites throughout Australia (Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney). Three PhD students are examining different aspects of the proposed capping approach, with their research work involving field and laboratory research within a multidisciplinary team. Dr Mark Jaksa, Dr James Cox from CSIRO and Paul Lightbody, a Director at Tonkin Consulting are supervising the South Australian PhD student for this research.
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