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Health Stream

Water, Health and Risk insights you can trust

Since 1996, Health Stream has been Australia’s go-to technical publication for water and public health professionals. Curated by a leading editorial team, including Dr Daniel Deere and Professor Nicholas Ashbolt, each issue delivers trusted, evidence-based insights on emerging risks, regulatory changes, and public health protections across the global water sector.

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Health Stream

Published three times per year, Health Stream, led by editor Dr Daniel Deere (Water Futures) alongside Prof Nicholas Ashbolt (QUT) and a committee of industry experts, diligently summarise key issues and the latest research, ensuring readers remain at the forefront of both local and global developments.

With its inception dating back to 1996 under the Co-operative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment (CRCWQT) and subsequent continuation through Water Quality Research Australia (WQRA) from 2008 to 2013, Health Stream has been an invaluable resource. Recognising its significance, WaterRA has committed to its ongoing production, underscoring its enduring value to the water industry.

Accessible to all employees of WaterRA member organisations and individual paid subscribers, HealthStream provides unparalleled access to critical information and analysis, empowering professionals to stay informed and proactive in their field. Accessible via secure login, it serves as an indispensable tool for those dedicated to advancing water quality and public health initiatives.

Latest Issue

Inside Issue 117, Stopping water-borne illness before it spreads: realising the benefits of integrated disease surveillance and water and wastewater monitoring for population health

From the Literature: European Giardia and Campylobacter outbreak reviews highlighting complacency and underinvestment, drinking water–associated Legionnaires’ disease and the role of disinfectant residuals, rapid integrated investigation of a norovirus outbreak, ongoing scientific debate regarding fluoride exposure and neurodevelopmental outcomes, PFAS exposure impacts, crisis response lessons and environmental occurrence in Sweden and south‑west Western Australia, and emerging challenges in controlling opportunistic pathogens and free‑living amoebae in drinking water systems.

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