Awardee Name
University of Wyoming
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Removal Of Selenium
Awardee State/Territory
Wyoming
Involved States/territories
Wyoming
Award Year
2012
End Date
Award Amount
$75,000.00
Project Background
The proposed project is focused on use of recently developed and commercially available FeOOH for removal of selenium (Se) and as well as other heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb and Hg) in the coproduced waters (CW) discharged from oil and gas wells (e.g., EOG Resources Inc, and Chesapeake Energy) in the Upper Lodgepole Watershed region near Cheyenne in Laramie County, Wyoming. The project shall be accomplished by demonstrating the proposed CW remediation technology in pilot and commercial/industrial scales in the Upper Lodgepole Watershed region. The success of the proposed selenium removal technology directly benefits all agricultural producers across the region, since Se and other heavy metals can contaminate water needed by farmers forproduction of various products.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No