Climate change is increasing the risk of more frequent, more intense, and more widespread bushfires…
The ADWG has methods for predicting risks to water quality, but these were not developed for managing extreme climate-change driven weather events such as bushfires or floods…
Blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) reduce water quality especially when they bloom and form high numbers of cells which produce toxins, and taste and odour compounds…
Water utilities lack the information they need to implement risk-based adaptation and planning strategies that incorporate climate change…
Remote and regional Australian communities commonly produce potable water by removing salt from brackish groundwater…
This research has provided the most comprehensive account of the geographical distribution of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria), and the toxins they produce, in Australia…
Approximately 11% of Australians use rainwater as their main source of potable water but this poses a potential health risk caused by chemical contaminants or microbial pathogens from birds or mammals being washed off the roof…