UWSRA 3rd Science Forum, September 2011
The 3rd Urban Water Security Research Alliance Science Forum was held on 14-15 September 2011 in Brisbane. Again, the forum’s objectives were to raise awareness of the science emerging across the Alliance and to increase key stakeholders’ understanding of the current research findings from key projects.
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UWSRA Science Forum 2011, Program and Abstracts (PDF, 22.3 MB) |
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Science Forum Presentations
Presentations from the Urban Water Security Research Alliance 3rd Science Forum held on 14 and 15 September 2011. Click on the presentation titles to download a PDF version of each Powerpoint file.
Keynote Address
Paul Doherty, Manager Water Security Planning, Strategy Planning and Regulation, SA Water, Adelaide
Water Security Planning in South Australia (PDF, 2MB)
Session 1
Matthew Gooda
Climate Change Impact on Water Availability in the South East Queensland Region
(NB presentation unavailable. Please contact the author if you are interested in the material).
Cara Beal
Social, Technological and Contextual Influences on Water End Uses in SEQ (PDF, 2.46 MB)
Kelly Fielding
Predictors of Household Water Use in South East Queensland (PDF, 1.23 MB)
Meng Chong
Estimating Water Savings from Mandated Rainwater Tanks in South East Queensland (PDF, 6.69 MB)
Session 2
Grace Tjandraatmadja
Dissecting Rainwater Pump Energy Use in Urban Households (PDF, 658 KB)
Brian McIntosh
A GIS Approach for Identifying the Location and Attributes of Land Parcels for Stormwater Harvesting and Re-Use in Greenfield Urban Development (PDF, 3.30 MB)
Stephanie Ashbolt
Assessing the Effectiveness of South East Queensland Frequent Flow Management Objectives against a Range of Urbanisation Extents for Tingalpa Creek (PDF, 2.94 MB)
Session 3 – posters (see book)
Session 4
Guest Speaker
Rolf Altenburger, Head, Department of Bioanalytical Ecotoxicology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
Biological Tools for Assessment of the Ecological Impact of Mixtures of Micropollutants - Lessons from Europe (PDF, 8.67 MB)
Guest Speaker
Alistair Boxall, Reader, Environmental Science, Environment Department, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK
Emerging issues and research priorities for Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products in the Environment - a perspective from Europe and North America
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Janet Tang
Evaluation of Reactive Toxicity towards Proteins for Application in Water Quality Assessment (PDF, 1.44 MB)
Vicki Ross
Evaluating a Science Communication Workshop as an Educational Tool for the Application of Bioassays (PDF, 673 KB)
Session 5
Guest Speaker
Greg Ryan, Manager, Environment and Technology, South East Water Limited, Melbourne
Total Water Cycle Management Planning for Best Community Outcomes - the South East Water Experience (PDF, 6.43 MB)
Murray Hall
Prudent and Efficient: The Use of Extended Cost-Effectiveness Analysis for Total Water Cycle Management Plans (PDF, 1.26 MB)
Peter Daniels
Externality Effects and their Monetary Values for Water Servicing Options in South East Queensland (PDF, 1.88 MB)
Magnus Moglia
Understanding Uncertainty in Multi-Objective Decision Analysis: the Water Planning Context (PDF, 1.27 MB)
Session 6
Simon Toze
Pathogen Decay in a Reservoir Impacted by the January floods (PDF, 3.49 MB)
Jatinder Sidhu
Characterisation of Human Pathogens and Indicators in Stormwater Runoff in Brisbane (PDF, 4.36 MB)
Warish Armed
Potential Health Risks Associated with the Use of Roof-Harvested Rainwater (PDF, 6.74)
Session 7
Steven Kenway
Water-Related Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Cities - Key Emerging Messages (PDF, 1.50 MB)
Brad Sherman
Methane Emissions from Two Reservoirs in a Steep, Sub-Tropical Rainforest Catchment (PDF, 3.04 MB)
Leif Wolf
Environmental Risks and Benefits from the Supply of Purified Recycled Water in the Lockyer Valley
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Session 8
Kristell Le Corre
Assessing the Input of Hospitals to the Amount of Pharmaceutical Residues in Municipal Wastewater: A Consumption-Based Approach (PDF, 1.39 MB)
Maxime Rattier
Investigating the Role of Adsorption and Biodegradation in the Removal of Organic Micropollutants during Biological Activated Carbon Filtration of Treated Wastewater (PDF, 6.39 MB)
Huijun Zhao
Recent Advances in Field-Based Water Quality Monitoring Techniques
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Session 9
Peter Schouten
Assessment of New Chemical Film Monolayers for use as Long-Term Evaporation Reduction Systems
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Erik Schmidt
Application Systems for Optimal Management of Monolayer Films (PDF, 7.44 MB)
Pam Pittaway
Effect of a Monolayer on Water Quality at the Air-Water Interface (PDF, 7.26 MB)
Session 10
Maria José Farré
Disinfection By-Products in South East Queensland: Assessing Potential Effects of Transforming Disinfectants in the SEQ Water Grid
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Niki Knight
How Does Natural Organic Matter Removal Impact on Disinfection By-Product Formation? (PDF, 5.85 MB)
Session 11
Magnus Moglia
How Long Will a Rainwater Tank Last? Do You Know? (PDF, 557 KB)
Dave Tucker
Rainwater Tank Adoption in South East Queensland – Factors Influencing Maintenance and Management (PDF, 2.96 MB)