CRC CARE was established under the Federal
Government's CRC Program in 2005 to bring together
Australia’s foremost expertise in science, industry and
government in a partnership for the development, commercialisation
and extension of advanced technologies and methods for:
- assessing contamination risks in land, groundwater and
air;
- managing and/or remediating contamination;
- developing safe options for land use and the reuse of wastes on
land;
- developing solutions that are acceptable to regulatory agencies
and the public; and
- capacity building.
CRC CARE's first term of operation concluded on 30 June 2011,
after the CRC was granted additional funding for a further nine
years.
The main research focus of CRC CARE's first term was as
follows:
