Raw source water contains parts of plants, blue-green algae and their toxins, and many other types of organic matter…
This project formed the Mekong node of the Collaboration on Sewage Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 “ColoSSoS” project after Water Research Australia and the Australian Water Association identified that technology transfer within Australia’s broader region was a logical extension of the local project…
One reason catchment water is treated to make drinking water is because it contains unwanted microscopic organisms…
The environmental conditions which cause blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) blooms vary according to location, the climate, and other attributes of aquatic ecosystems…
Tonnes of microplastics end up in our oceans and waterways each year impacting animals and the environment, as well as wastewater treatments plants and other infrastructure…
Predicting the effects of climate change is a complicated business…
The Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling (AGWR) encompass acceptable health, safety and environmental targets for different types of recycled water…
In 2006, strict restrictions on using tap water for gardening or car-washing were imposed in Melbourne but relaxed in 2010-2011 as rainfall replenished depleted reservoirs…
Microplastics are already somewhat ubiquitous in the environment, due to the wide use of plastics around the world…
The steam produced by boiling a kettle of salty water can be collected, condensed and drunk…