As an alternative water resource, stormwater has a great potential to be reused for various purposes, including for the augmentation of drinking water supplies, but the reason stormwater run-off has not been widely used is because it contains unknown and variable amounts of chemical contaminants and microscopic organisms, some of which can cause illness and disease…
People excrete antibiotics and many types of bacteria, and this mixture can become concentrated in wastewater treatment plants…
There is a need to have a clear and consistent approach to assessing the efficacy and performance of the growing number of algal bloom management technologies emerging on the market…
Predicting the effects of climate change is a complicated business…
This project proposes to use novel concepts in computational chemistry to predict the likely transformation products (TP) of relevant EDCs/PPCPs with a range of disinfection and oxidation options (such as chlorine, chloramines and chlorine dioxide) commonly used in the production of drinking water, and to apply comprehensive in vitro toxicity testing to determine their likely toxicity profile…
Microplastics are already somewhat ubiquitous in the environment, due to the wide use of plastics around the world…
Today, research needs to deliver clear, demonstrable impact – and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.