All Content © CRC CARE 2007

you are here: CRC CARE > Research > National Contaminated Sites Demonstration Program

National Contaminated Sites Demonstration Program (NCSDP)

The National Contaminated Sites Demonstration Program (NCSDP) provides an opportunity to demonstrate integrated multidisciplinary solutions to complex land, groundwater and air contamination problems and issues across Australia. It also provides an opportunity to scientists and consultants to test and validate new and upcoming site assessment and remediation technologies.  

Demonstration projects within the program are co-sponsored by the Department and Defence (DoD) and the Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP).  The Demonstration Programs address the following issues that currently constrain assessment and remediation of potentially contaminated sites:

  • Monitored natural attenuation as a risk based strategy for managing contaminated sites;
  • Source Characterization and remediation of chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminated sites;
  • Health investigation levels for petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated sites;
  • Impracticability End Points for LNAPL Remediation; and
  • Aqueous film forming foam- long-term impacts at fire drill training areas.