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Contaminated Land: When Is an In-Situ Remediation Trial an Eligible R&D Activity?
When is an in-situ remediation pilot a core R&D activity? Reagent delivery, radius of influence and rebound on Australian contaminated land sites.
Vapour Intrusion and Soil Gas: When Does Sparse Monitoring Become an R&D Activity?
Applying NEPM screening levels to soil gas data is ordinary work. Core R&D may sit where no method is known to infer sub-slab vapour from sparse wells.
When Does Air Dispersion and Odour Modelling Become R&D Rather Than a Standard Impact Assessment?
Emission inventories, odour peak-to-mean ratios and source apportionment: where air dispersion work may cross into core R&D in Australia.
When Does Scaling a Process From the Laboratory to the Production Line Become an Eligible R&D Activity?
Variable feedstock, viscous dissipation and residence time: when establishing a production process window may cross into core R&D in Australia.
Battery and Critical-Minerals Recycling: When Does Recovering Metal From Black Mass Become an R&D Activity?
Leaching black mass on a known flowsheet is ordinary work. Core R&D may sit where no separation route is known to hit a cathode-maker's spec on mixed feed.
Where Does R&D Begin When a Factory Closes Its Process Water Loop?
Closing a factory water loop: what accumulates, whether the reclaimed stream still meets spec, and when a reuse trial may be a core R&D activity.
When Does Calibrating an Urban Heat or Water-Sensitive Design Model Become R&D?
Calibrating microclimate and stormwater models to a local canopy, surface mix and rainfall regime: where urban planning work may cross into core R&D.
Where Does R&D Sit in a Managed Aquifer Recharge and Stormwater Treatment Train?
Pathogen log credits, aquifer clogging and recovery efficiency in Adelaide MAR schemes: where treatment-train work may cross into core R&D in Australia.
Federated Learning and Privacy-Preserving Training: Where Does the R&D Sit When the Data Cannot Be Centralised?
Standing up a documented federated framework is ordinary work. Core R&D may sit where it is unknown whether a privacy budget can reach an accuracy target.