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This month, UWSRA will be officially halfway through its five-year mandate. Since the Alliance was formed in 2007, the water situation for SEQ has changed dramatically.
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The good news resulting from UWSRA research undertaken by Dr Nicole Knight in SEQ is that disinfection by-products (DBPs) such as nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) and trihalomethanes (THMs) are unlikely to be a concern for SEQ’s drinking water.
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Nitrous oxide and methane emissions from wastewater treatment; methane emissions from dams; the energy burden of household rainwater tanks; and the impacts of nutrient runoff including the use of biosolids on farms are all issues that need further consideration in SEQ water cycle planning.
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UWSRA researchers have found that while human-induced climate change may be decreasing the amount of water flowing into Queensland’s dams, natural variability is the main cause of reduced rainfall in Queensland over the past ten years.
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A study of two of SEQ’s major wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) has shown that they are consistently successful in removing most studied organic compounds by more than 90 percent.
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Professor Huijun Zhao is a chemist with specialist expertise in nanomaterials photocatalysis, electrochemistry and analytical chemistry. His current research focuses on the development of field-based online water quality monitoring systems for wastewater source control and recycling water quality management, as well as functional nanomaterials for solar energy conversion and storage.
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