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Degrading Chlorinated Industrial Contaminants with Bacteria

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150,000
Fund Source
Environment & Natural Resources Trust Fund
Recipient
U of MN
Recipient Type
Public College/University
Status
In Progress
Start Date
July 2019
End Date
June 2022
Counties Affected
Statewide
Statewide
Project Overview

Sites contaminated with chlorinated industrial pollutants are a significant problem in Minnesota. We will determine the best way to stimulate bacteria for faster and more complete pollutant dechlorination.

Project Details

Work Plan

Legal Citation / Subdivision
M.L. 2019, First Special Session, Chp. 4, Art. 2, Sec. 2, Subd. 04s
Appropriation Language

$1,000 the first year is from the trust fund to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota to determine the best way to stimulate bacteria to more quickly and completely remove industrial chlorinated pollutants from contaminated sites. On the day following final enactment, the following amounts from unobligated appropriations to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota are transferred and added to this appropriation: $75,000 in Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, subdivision 4, paragraph (l), and $74,000 in Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, subdivision 6, paragraph (b).

2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

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Project Manager
First Name
Paige
Last Name
Novak
Organization Name
U of MN
Street Address
500 Pillsbury Dr SE, 122 Civil Engineering Bldg
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55455
Phone
(612) 626-9846
Email
novak010@umn.edu
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University of Minnesota

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