Joint Research Project Between the U.S. and France: "An Investigation of the Impact of Microbial Ecology, ChemotaxisBiokinetics and Physical Properties on In-situ Biomediation

该项目由法国工业/大学合作研究中心（I/UCRC）、法国国家应用科学研究所（INSA-Lyon）和Claude Bernard大学的法国科学家与来自I/UCRC的美国新泽西理工学院和罗格斯大学有害物质管理研究工程师合作完成。本研究的目的是建立一种科学的方法，以一种更全面的方式将微生物、物理化学和工程方面的考虑结合起来，以理解、计划和诊断原位生物修复项目。该项目涉及(1)选择来自美国和欧洲的各种土壤基质；(2)向土壤中添加od取代芳香族化合物作为模式污染物；(3)吸附/解吸测量；(4)微生物生态描述；(5)趋化性影响的研究；(6)测定好氧和反硝化条件下间歇式烧瓶和土壤柱的生物动力学速率和参数；(7)在美国和法国选择合适的地点进行实验室结论和方法的现场测试。I/ ucrc的研究人员完全有资格开展这个联合研究项目。资助一名评估人员研究项目期间发生的国际工业/大学互动。项目经理建议新泽西理工学院在36个月内获得264,000美元的奖励（其中240,000美元用于项目，24,000美元用于评估研究）。

9412724 Magee This project involves a collaboration between French scientists from the (French Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC)) Institut National des Sciences Appliquees (INSA-Lyon) and the University Claude Bernard, and American engineers from I/UCRC for Hazardous Substance Management Research at New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers University. The objective of this research is to establish a scientific methodology that brings together in a more comprehensive way the microbial, physico- chemical, and engineering considerations needed to understand, plan, and diagnose in-situ bioremediation projects. This project involves (1) selection of various soil matrices from both the U.S. and Europe; (2) addition od substituted aromatic compounds as model pollutants to the soils; (3) adsorption/desorption measurements; (4) description of the microbial ecology; (5) investigation of the impact of chemotaxis; (6) determination of the biokinetic rates and parameters in batch flask and soil columns under aerobic and denitrifying conditions; and (7) selection of suitable sites in both the U.S. and France for field tests of the laboratory conclusions and methodologies. The researchers of both I/UCRCs are well qualified to perform this joint research project. An evaluator is funded to study the international industry/university interaction occurring during this project. The Program Manager recommends that the New Jersey Institute of Technology be awarded $264,000 for 36 months ($240,000 for the project and $24,000 for the evaluation study).