Project details Project title Toxicity of ammonia and other key COPCs to freshwater mussels SSB function Research Site Ranger Project category Operational phase Project status Active What business need Informs the ammonia surface water quality limit for operations, as well as the does this project rehabilitation standards for COPCs generally. inform? Closure criteria Water and Relevance 1 1 (if applicable) Sediment Project Priority Importance 1 Time A buffer Project number RES-2015-025 Project commencement date 1/9/2015 (if already Estimated completion date 1/7/2019 commenced) Project duration 12 Date required 31/01/2018 (months) In-house or Internal Actual completion date N/A outsourced Lead team WASQ Reason for project delay (where N/A applicable) Supporting team(s) RMIT University Project manager Trenfield, Melanie Project total estimated internal resources 30 (person weeks) Project sponsor Harford, Andrew Project trial estimated collaborator 0 resources (person weeks) Aims The aims of this project are as follows: Complete the collation and review of available information on freshwater mussel culturing and toxicity testing. Collect Velesunio spp. mussels and develop a culturing method for this species (larvae and juvenile stages). Develop standardised acute and chronic test methods for this species. Conduct ammonia toxicity testing using this species and publish results. Conduct toxicity testing with other COPCs.
Project details Project title Toxicity of ammonia and other key COPCs to freshwater mussels SSB function Research Site Ranger Project category Operational phase Project status Active What business need does this project inform? Informs the ammonia surface water quality limit for operations, as well as the rehabilitation standards for COPCs generally. Closure criteria (if applicable) Water and Sediment Project Priority Relevance 1 1 Importance 1 Time buffer A Project number (if already commenced) RES-2015-025 Project commencement date 1/9/2015 Estimated completion date 1/7/2019 Project duration (months) 12 Date required 31/01/2018 In-house or outsourced Internal Actual completion date N/A Lead team WASQ Reason for project delay (where applicable) N/A Supporting team(s) RMIT University Project manager Trenfield, Melanie Project total estimated internal resources (person weeks) 30 Project sponsor Harford, Andrew Project estimated collaborator resources (person weeks) 0 Aims The aims of this project are as follows: Complete the collation and review of available information on freshwater mussel culturing and toxicity testing. Collect Velesunio spp. mussels and develop a culturing method for this species (larvae and juvenile stages). Develop standardised acute and chronic test methods for this species. Conduct ammonia toxicity testing using this species and publish results. Conduct toxicity testing with other COPCs. trial