S. M. Ghausul Hossain (PhD Student)
University of Technology, Sydney

Project Title
Permeable Reactive Barrier for the Treatment of Complex Organic waters

Biography
Ghausul is a water treatment/Waste water treatment specialist with expertise in the treatment and operation of water preparation, laboratory operation, cooling water, boiler water, process water and wastewater systems. He prepared technical design data sheet for water treatment plant and modified process diagram to minimize problems with water systems and treatment. He has worked as a Chemist(9yrs) ,Chief Chemist (2yrs) in Bangladesh Power Development Board and as an Assistant Chemist (6 yrs) in Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,Dubai,U.A.E. B.Sc (Hons) in Chemistry and M.Sc. in Chemistry (Thesis Group). He is a member of The Royal Society of Chemistry, UK and has had two publications in refereed journal.

Start Date
March 2007

Project Details
Permeable Reactive Barriers (PRBs) and Reactive Zones for the remediation of groundwater is considered to be a promising technology but is currently applied to a limited range of organic and inorganic contaminants in groundwater. The overall objective of this project is to demonstrate the use of PRBs to control the migration of complex mixtures of organics and dissolved metals in groundwater. These complex mixtures can be difficult to treat in the subsurface due to their persistent nature. The research involves the application of chemical oxidation and sorption processes within a reactive barrier system to achieve contaminant removal. The successful development of this technology will contribute to the availability of cost-effective methods for remediating contaminated groundwater.