Hitchhiking viruses pose potential health risks from microplastic pollution 12 Jan New research has revealed the ability for viruses to “hitchhike” on the surface of microplastic particles – a finding that stirs up fresh … Read more
Australian talent to take global stage at Stockholm Junior Water Prize 5 Aug Bright young Australian scientist Julia Cummins is in the running for the internationally renowned Stockholm Junior Water Prize.
Getting to the bottom of ACT lakes' algal blooms 5 Jan The ACT’s $93.5 million Healthy Waterways project has dramatically reduced nutrients, sediment and other pollutants from entering Canberra’s … Read more
Recovering from bushfires: the effects experienced by waterways 12 Nov Research team: Tapas Biswas, Klaus Joehnk, Fazlul Karim, Scott Wilkinson, Anu Kumar, Paul McInerney, Andrew Sullivan, and Petter Nyman … Read more
Mitigating mercury contamination in estuaries near coal plants 3 Nov Many estuaries across Australia are at increased risk of contamination by metals, particularly mercury, from nearby coal-fired power plants and … Read more
Treating wastewater with Monash sunlight system 20 Oct Monash University chemical engineering students have developed a sustainable, standalone water treatment system that removes persistent organic … Read more