A5049730739- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Water resources management and optimization
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
- Analytical chemistry methods development
- Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference
- Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Heavy metals in environment
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Mine drainage and remediation techniques
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Field-Flow Fractionation Techniques
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
- Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
Monash University
2009-2023
Goyder Institute for Water Research
2022
Melbourne Water
2021
Murray Darling Basin Authority
2015-2017
Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute
1992-2007
Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities
1999-2001
Chisholm Institute
1988-1991
Caulfield Hospital
1981-1982
Veterinary Research Institute
1951
Summary 1. An Index of Stream Condition (ISC) has been developed to assist broad scale management waterways by providing an integrated measure their environmental condition. 2. The ISC provides scores for five components stream condition: (i) hydrology (based on change in volume and seasonality flow from natural conditions); (ii) physical form bank stability, bed erosion or aggradation, influence artificial barriers, abundance origin coarse woody debris); (iii) streamside zone types plants;...
Salinity is a major problem in many regions of Australia, and predicted to get considerably worse over the next 30–50 years. Most effort has focused on terrestrial environment, specifically loss productive agricultural land. Increased salinity can also result unwanted changes aquatic ecosystems rivers, streams particularly wetlands.This paper first reviews importance assessing risks from increases catchment context, then introduces disturbance–response conceptual model assist with...
ABSTRACT This paper reports the development and application of two Bayesian Network models to assist decision making on environmental flows required maintain ecological health Daly River (Northern Territory, Australia). Currently, is unregulated, with only a small volume water extracted annually for agriculture. However, there considerable pressure further agricultural in catchment, particularly demand extra extraction during dry season (May–November). The abundances fish species—barramundi...
The latest in a set of major water reforms the Australian Murray–Darling Basin occurred November 2012 with completion new integrated resources plan for region (the Plan). This over four-year period (2009–12) and was not without controversy. However, perhaps most challenging part this reform is occurring now implementation Plan between 2024. paper discusses key tasks to be undertaken by June 2016 main challenges their implementation. A companion implementing other that need settled
Creightons Creek, a rural stream in southeastern Australia, has been severely degraded by large-scale sedimentation of sand the streambed. Our paper highlights use whole-stream metabolism measurements, fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis studies, and situ enzyme mapping to examine effect sediment instability on benthic hyporheic across seasonal flow variations Creek. Median gross primary production (GPP) ecosystem respiration (ER24) rates, determined over 20-mo period with single-station...
The most recent major water reform in the Australian Murray–Darling Basin occurred November 2012 with development of a new integrated resources plan for region (the Plan). This over four-year period (2009–12). An equally challenging part this is occurring now implementation Plan between and 2024. paper discusses challenges implementing key tasks that must be completed longer term by A companion more immediate June 2016.
Summary 1. Water quality guidelines are important for the management of water resources. Initially, focused on domestic drinking and agricultural, recreational industrial purposes. More recently, emphasis has been ecosystem protection, as well. 2. This paper discusses key elements new risk‐based being developed in Australia New Zealand, that should lead to more effective protection aquatic ecosystems. 3. There three essential this approach: (i) it is ecosystem‐based — ideally be, far...
A rapid in-line photochemical digestion for use with flow injection (Fl) to determine the dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) in natural waters is described. The Fl system includes a simple ultraviolet (UV) photoreactor and uses tin(II) chloride reduction of phosphomolybdate spectrophotometric determination reactive (DRP) produced by photo-oxidation. Samples range 0.1–4 < 0.1 mg l–1 P can be analysed at rates 72 50 samples h–1, respectively. effective detection limit technique was 0.01 l–1....