Climate change is increasing the risk of more frequent, more intense, and more widespread bushfires…
Unexpected taste and odour (T&O) in drinking water is an emerging issue for the Australian water industry as it undermines customers’ trust in drinking water suppliers…
The Australian water industry is currently focused on two VOCs, namely geosmin and MIB, which release an earthy-musty smell…
To face the mounting pressures of increasing demands on depleting fresh water supplies, the water industries are compelled to explore alternative water supplies such as desalination, water recycling (Indirect and Direct Potable Reuse), and storm water reuse, among others…
Cyanobacterial blooms are a concern for water utilities due to the potential production of cyanotoxins and taste and odours…
Detection of Algal and Cyanobacterial blooms have increased in lakes, rivers and reservoirs over the last two decades…
The presence of taste and odour (T&O) is a growing concern for the water industry due to negative associations with unsafe drinking water…
This project revised operational methodologies in all systems from catchment to tap providing an improved understanding of the resource and cost implications…
This project used granular activated carbon to remove algal metabolites…
The environmental conditions which cause blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) blooms vary according to location, the climate, and other attributes of aquatic ecosystems…