Cyanobacterial blooms are a global water quality concern that affects drinking water, recreational areas, and irrigation systems…
This project focused on understanding how sunlight can break down emerging contaminants (ECs) in wastewater held in large, shallow lagoons at Melbourne’s Western Treatment Plant (WTP)…
Several cyanobacteria species are well known for their potential to produce cyanotoxins…
The prevalence and spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) have been significantly accelerated by the widespread use of antibiotics in sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, and more…
The water industry needed a clear and consistent approach to assess the efficacy and performance of the many technologies for managing algal blooms in waterbodies…
The ‘One Water’ paradigm recognises the interconnectedness of groundwater, stormwater, wastewater, flooding, water quality, wetlands, watercourses, estuaries, and coastal waters, and integrates multi-use, flexible and environmentally sustainable systems while valuing all urban water flows as a potential resource…
Micropollutants, mixtures and transformation products in recycled water: How much do we really know?
Recycled water usually contains extremely low levels of many different chemicals…
There are concerns that recycled wastewater used for watering gardens or washing cars might be accidently ingested…
Microplastics are already somewhat ubiquitous in the environment, due to the wide use of plastics around the world…
Water Research Australia led an innovative, and collaborative Australia-wide investigation that developed novel methods for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater…