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UNSW Water Research Centre

Annual Report 2012

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Vision Statement

Australia’s water future will require

a synthesis of new and advanced

understanding coupled with

innovative approaches to all aspects

of the water cycle; water use and

reuse; aquatic environments; flooding;

estuaries and the coast.

Our vision for the UNSW Water Research

Centre is to lead Australian water research,

continuing UNSW’s 65 year history of holistic,

international water research from

catchment to ocean.

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Contents

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1) Directors Report 4

2) The Centre 5

2.1 Our Structure 5

2.2 Program Areas 5

2.3 Committees 6

3) Our People 7

3.1 Staff 7

3.2 Tribute to A/Prof Bill Peirson 8

3.3 Staff Focus 9

3.4 Continuing Research Students 10

4) Year in Review 12

4.1 Awards & Honours 12

4.2 Discovery and Linkage Projects 13

5) Research Grants for 2014 14

6) Publications 19

7) With Thanks 26

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1. Directors Report

2014 has been an exciting time for the UNSW Water Research Centre (WRC) with staff and research students presenting at a

number of international and national conferences, and workshops, collectively demonstrating the high quality publications and

depth of research being delivered by WRC.

I would first like to formally recognise Associate Professor William Peirson for his 30 year association with the UNSW Water

Research Laboratory (WRL), including a 9 year commitment as WRC Co-Director. His efforts and dedication to the role has seen

Bill achieve many great accomplishments and inspire many of the staff and students. On behalf of our colleagues, students and

friends, we wish Bill all the best in his new position as Dean of New College.

This year a special congratulations goes to Dr Will Glamore and his team at WRL who won the prestigious Environment and

Heritage Award for their world-leading example of eco-engineering. A lot of effort and collaboration resulted in an exceptional

outcome.

Our commitment to quality research has again been rewarded with a number of competitive ARC research grants. New projects

in 2014 included two ARC Discovery grants, and one ARC Early Career grant, plus involvement with two other ARC Discovery

grants administered by collaborative universities. Special congratulations goes to Professor Ian Turner, Scientia Professor David

Waite, Dr Xiaomin Li, Dr Fiona Johnson and Associate Professor Tommy Wiedmann for their contributions in securing these

grants. These research grants are supported by a range of research projects from other government funding agencies as well

as direct applied research from industry partners.

We are delighted to welcome the following new staff to the Centre: Judith Schinabeck, Dr Michalis Hadjikakou, Dr Robert

Parinussa, Dr Radoslaw Barczak and Dr Stefan Felder. We look forward to their involvement with the Centre over the next year.

We are looking forward to continue our success and research development into 2015.

Richard Stuetz WRC Co-Director

Bill Peirson WRC Co-Director

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2. The Centre

Operating out of two locations – Kensington campus (established in

1987) and the Water Research Laboratory, at Manly Vale (established in

1959), the UNSW Water Research Centre (WRC) is at the forefront of

multidisciplinary research in water resources, engineering, management

and the development of tools for environmental management and

sustainability for improving the aquatic and atmospheric environments.

The co-directors are Prof Richard Stuetz and A/Prof Bill Peirson. As an

externally funded research centre within the School of Civil and Environ-

mental Engineering, WRC interacts and collaborates with industry, both

State and Federal governments, and research groups in other universities

in Australia and overseas. It maintains the largest postgraduate and un-

dergraduate teaching programmes in water engineering in Australia, and

currently supports 65 research engineers/scientists and 72 PhD research

students.

Program Areas

WRC has 12 core program areas of research and applied research activities, supported by academic and researchers from the Centre, and PhD students from the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The 12 core program areas area:

Civil and Environmental Hydraulics

Coastal Engineering

Biogeochemical Processes

Waste Management

Hydroclimatology

Risk Assessment

Sustainability Assessment

Groundwater

Trace Organics

Water and Wastewater Treatment

Atmospheric Emissions and Odours

Estuarine Engineering

The Centre’s activities are grouped around three dominant research themes:

Water Supply Water Supply Water Supply - Australia is a continent of low rainfall and its development and economic robustness is constrained by presently

available and potential water supplies

The Coast The Coast - Over 86% of the Australian community live in the coastal zone with consequent environmental impact and climate

vulnerabilities

SustainabilitySustainabilitySustainability - To maintain Australia’s current level of population and economic growth, water and contamination management,

with innovative solutions in terms of environmental, energy and social considerations. The Centre is active in fundamental water research in Australia, particularly in the fields of:

Surface and groundwater hydrology - ongoing Australian leadership of the quantifying of rainfall, runoff and ground water flows at

catchment scales.

Public health and water treatment - fundamental investigations of the chemistry and microbiology of water for urban use providing

multidisciplinary research in water and wastewater engineering and the development of tools for environmental management and

sustainability for improving the aquatic and atmospheric environments.

Civil and environmental hydraulics - undertaking practical project-based and theoretical hydraulics research, water supply for rivers,

lakes, estuaries and coast.

Research is actively undertaken using the specialist large-scale facilities at our Water Research Laboratory. During 2014, Water Research

Laboratory (WRL) celebrated its 55th year as a leading international research laboratory in hydraulics, groundwater and coastal engineering.

WRL academic and research staff continue to undertake fundamental research and provide specialist professional engineering advice on

specific projects across the water engineering discipline. A historical strength of WRL is the strong collaborative interaction between

academic and project-based activities.

With the unique large-scale physical facilities at the Manly Vale site, a track record for addressing computationally demanding numerical

modeling in water engineering and significant experience in undertaking field investigations, WRL continues to uphold its global reputation.

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WRC is a large multidisciplinary water research group and plays a major role in the training of Australia's future water engineers. The water industry in Australia underpins the entire Australian economy. Consequently, WRC is advised by senior water industry leaders who make recommendations to the Co-Directors regarding strategies to ensure the ongoing relevance of the centre and its ability to address and anticipate contemporary water issues.

Industry Advisory Committee

The membership of the 2014 Industry Advisory Committee for the Centre were:

Angus Gordon, Principal Consultant, Coastal Zone Management & Planning (Chair)

Professor Graham Davies, Dean of Engineering UNSW

Bruce Coates, Principal Data Specialist, Department of Environment, Climate Change and

Water

Ian Tanner, General Manager, Sydney Catchment Authority

Neil Lawson, Operations Manager, Discipline Leader, Coastal, Ocean & Environment

CARDNO

Keith Craig, Technical Director, Veolia Water Australia

Maree Abood, Executive Director, Infrastructure NSW

Centre Steering Committee

As required for all UNSW Centres, a Management Committee for WRC was

established by the Vice-Chancellor, on advice from the Pro-Vice-Chancellor

(Research) and the Dean of Engineering. This Management Committee is

responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for ensuring the objectives of the Centre

are pursued and the terms of reference of the Centre are implemented.

During 2014, the Management Committee for WRC was made up of the

following members:

Professor Graham Davies

Dean, Faculty of Engineering (Chair)

Professor Stephen Foster

HoS, School of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Professor Richard Stuetz

Co-Director, UNSW Water Research Centre

Associate Professor Bill Peirson

Co-Director, UNSW Water Research Centre

Professor Jason Middleton

Department of Aviation, Faculty of Science

Professor Brett Neilan

School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences,

Faculty of Science

Professor Nasser Khalili

Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Engineering

Meeting Date: 4 September 2014

A n g u s G o r d o n

( C h a i r )

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Co-Directors

Professor Richard Stuetz

Associate Professor Bill Peirson

Business Managers

Grantley Smith

Robert Steel

Academics

Professor David Waite

Professor Ashish Sharma

Associate Professor Ron Cox

Associate Professor Ian Turner

Associate Professor Tommy Wiedmann

Dr Stuart Khan

Dr Fiona Johnson

Dr Stefan Felder

Research Staff

Associate Professor Sivakumar Bellie

Associate Professor Sven Lundie

Dr Hoori Ajami

Dr AJ Anceno

Dr Radoslaw Barczak

Dr Xavier Barthelemy

Dr Mark Bligh

Dr Peter Brady

Dr Richard Collins

Dr Juan Pablo Alvarez Gaitan

Dr Shikha Garg

Dr Michalis Hadjikakou

Dr Sanjeev Jha

Dr Adele Jones

Dr Andrew Kinsela

Dr Peter Kovalsky

Dr Nhat Le

Dr Tongxu Liu

Dr Lucy Marshall

Dr James McDonald

Dr Rajeshwar Mehrotra

Dr Christopher Miller

Dr Kate Murphy

Dr Gavin Parcsi

Dr Robert Parinussa

Dr An Ninh Pham

Dr David Roser

Dr Hazel Rowley

Dr Eric Sivret

Dr Kristen Splinter

Dr Jacqueline Stroud

Dr Xinguang Wang

Dr Yuan Wang

Dr Fitsum Woldemeskel

Judith Shinabeck

Michael Allis

Professional Engineers

Brett Miller

Doug Anderson

Matt Blacka

James Carley

Dr William Glamore

Alexandra Badenhop

Ian Coghlan

Erica Davey

Chris Drummond

Dr Francois Flocard

Nathan Guerry

Duncan Rayner

Priom Rahman

James Ruprecht

Water Reference Library

Caroline Hedges

3. Our People Technical and Administration

Patricia Karwan

Lila Azouz

Anna Blacka

Robert Jenkins

Coral Johnson

Ross Mathews

Hamish Studholme

Joan Terklecky

Jodi Adams

Robert Thompson

Visiting Academics

Professor Nicholas Ashbolt, University of Cincinnati, USA

Professor Gary Jones, eWater Limited, Australia

Professor Ian King, BA (Cantab) MS, PhD (Univ of California) Member ASCE

Professor Gregory Peters, Chalmers University, Sweden

Assistant Professor Mamoru Arita, Graduate School of

Engineering, Osaka University

Associate Professor Ian Cordery, University of New South Wales, Australia

Associate Professor Gregoire Mariethoz, University of

Lausanne, Switzerland

Associate Professor Matthew McCabe, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

Associate Professor Andrew Rose, Southern Cross University, Australia

Dr Magdalena Bosnjak, Croatian National Institute of Public Health, Croatia

Dr Baichuan Cao, Beijing Jiaotong University, China

Dr Bruce Cathers, University of New South Wales, Australia

Dr Heather Coleman, University of Ulster, United Kingdom

Associate Professor Mark Davidson, School of Marine Science and Engineering, Plymouth University

Dr Stuart Dever, GHD, Australia

Dr Manabu Fujii, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Dr Weijia Gong, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Dr Jing Guan, Beijing Origin Water Technology, Beijing

Dr Xiaomin Li, University of New South Wales, Australia

Dr Heng Liang, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Dr Simin Maleknia, University of New South Wales, Australia

Dr Michael Short, University of South Australia, Australia

Dr Gareth Swarbrick, Pells Sullivan & Meynink, Sydney Australia

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A Tribute to Associate Professor William Peirson

But perhaps Bill’s career is best articulated in the development of a 30 year association with the Water Research

Laboratory. In 1983 he became a WRL Engineer, in 1990 he was promoted to Senior Engineer. In 1998 he took on the huge

job of WRL Business Manager. Finally, he became Director in 2006. While he was Director, the WRL celebrated its fiftieth

anniversary in 2009 displaying an amazing story of resilience and growth.

Bill Peirson’s commitment to and affection for WRL and CVEN are clearly evident in this journey. One of the things he

prizes most highly about his long term association is the generosity of teachers, supervisors and mentors who became

colleagues, many of them dear friends. He became part of a community who understand and support each other.

This collegiality is also one of the reasons the WRL has flourished. Dr Peirson recognised this as one the organisation’s

great strengths. “It is a special place, a community. Everybody helps”. Building on the firm base of industry-supported

research created by the previous director, Associate Professor Ron Cox, Bill guided a research transformation at WRL. Big

picture, blue-sky research expanded significantly during his directorship, often funded by ARC grants, supported proactive

projects worth millions of dollars. This forward thinking approach acknowledged the greatest challenge that faces civil and

environmental engineers in Australia: how do we re-think future strategies for a sustainable future.

So he was delighted when the WRL helped secure the 37th International Conference on Coastal Engineering for Sydney.

The success of this bid is testament to an ever expanding and international profile of leadership and innovation.

Bill Peirson has always recognised that it is the individuals that drive complex systems. As all industries become more

globalised, career trajectories have moved away from the local toward international networks. Bill has recognised the

great need to support students navigate the anxieties that globalisation brings. His new position as Dean of New College

offers him the opportunity to re-connect with young students in need of the ballast that experience can offer. Bill Peirson

can also offer them a genuinely interested ear and gentle advice. He seems at home at New College. As he walks around

students greet him and he knows their names and their achievements.

The professional association between the School and A/Prof Bill Pierson will persist. He will continue as an Adjunct Fellow

and the close personal and professional ties formed over thirty years cannot be broken. The School of Civil and

Environmental Engineering and Water Research Laboratory would like to thank Bill Peirson not only for his many

contributions and achievements, but for his kindness, his ethics and his collegiality. He will be missed.

In 2014, after nearly 9 years as Director of Water Research Laboratory, and 30

years of service to the School, Associate Professor Bill Peirson resigned his

position to take up a new opportunity as Dean of Residents at UNSW’s New

College.

Bill Peirson first joined the School as an undergraduate student completing a

double degree in Civil Engineering and Science. In 1987 he completed a CVEN

Masters degree in Engineering Science, then moved onto a PhD in Mathematics

and Ocean Engineering.

As a teacher of undergraduate and post graduate students, Associate Professor

Bill Peirson has shared his expertise in water engineering and numerical

modelling, constantly re-invigorating his units with new teaching materials and

methods. As a researcher he has published prolifically in wave dynamics, coastal

structures, water management systems, hydraulics and estuarine processes.

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New Staff Member Dr Stefan Felder

Staff Focus Dr Fiona Johnson

Dr Fiona Johnson has been an academic in the Water Research Centre at UNSW since

September 2012. Her research is focused on climate change impact assessments and

understanding extreme hydrological events. Fiona previously worked in consulting

engineering and as a hydrologist at the Bureau of Meteorology on the deriving design

rainfalls for Australia as part of an "Australian Rainfall and Runoff" revision project.

Fiona is currently a Chief Investigator on two Australian Research Council Discovery

projects. The first project is investigating the usefulness of remotely sensed data in

improving flood forecasting for parts of the world with little or no gauged data. This

project has a large team of researchers and students from the WRC as well as CSIRO and

overseas universities.

The second project which commenced in 2015 is aimed at improving our understanding

of the mechanisms that lead to extreme sub-daily rainfalls. This knowledge will assist in

interpreting the outputs of climate models and in determining the likely changes to

design rainfalls in the future due to climate change.

Fiona's teaching includes a project in first year engineering teaching students about

humanitarian engineering. This year the project is based in Cameroon and students are

designing devices to help collect rainwater and recycle water within individual

households. Fiona is also the coordinator for 3rd year Water Resources Engineering and

master's level Urban Hydrology.

His research interests include:

- Energy dissipation and design optimisation of hydraulic structures

- Aeration and air-water interactions in high-velocity free-surface flows

- Physical modelling of turbulent flows

- Design of instrumentation and advanced data processing tools.

Stefan was recently awarded his PhD in hydraulic engineering from the University of

Queensland. His thesis was entitled “Air-Water Flow Properties on Stepped Spillways

for Embankment Dams: Aeration, Energy Dissipation and Turbulence on Uniform, Non

-Uniform and Pooled Stepped Chutes.” As a member of the Brisbane Organisation

Committee for the 34th IAHR World Congress, he was responsible for the student and

young professional activities and coordination of the volunteers.

Dr Stefan Felder is a lecturer at the Water Research Laboratory in the School of Civil

and Environmental Engineering, UNSW. His expertise is in the fields of water

engineering, hydraulic engineering and environmental fluid mechanics.

Prior to his PhD, Dr Felder worked in various research and project roles in water engineering at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland,

the Research Institute for Water and Environment (FWU) at the University of Siegen, Germany, and the Research Institute for Hydraulic

Engineering and Water Resource Management (IWW) at RWTH Aachen University, Germany. From the latter he holds a Dipl.-Ing. degree

in Civil Engineering.

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Continuing Research Students

Abdala Prata Junior, Ademir

Assessment of odours emission rate

Supervisors: R.Stuetz, V.Timchenko

Abu Shoaib,Syed

The relative importance and characteristics of

Input Uncertainty in Hydrology

Supervisor: L. Marshall

Asadi Zarch, Mohammad Amin

Developing and projecting a new ecohydrolic

aridity index for a nonstationary climate

Supervisors: S. Bellie, A. Sharma

Azcurra, Cecilia

Isotopes in hydrology

Supervisor: M. McCabe, A. Baker

Bracs, Melissa Anne

Monitoring and modelling coastal variability

on a regional scale: implications for the

establishment of a national coastal

observing network

Supervisor: I. Turner

Carvajal Ortega, Guido Esteban Aquiles

Reliability assessment and management for

direct potable water recycling

Supervisors: S. Khan, D. Roser

Chang, Yingyue

Development and application of biomimetic

high valence state iron complexes for

contaminant oxidation

Supervisors: C. Miller, D. Waite

Chen, Guangwu

City-scale Carbon Footprint accounting and

decarbonisation policy analysis

Supervisor: T. Wiedmann

Choudhury, Dipayan

Hydroclimatology

Supervisor: A. Sharma

Dunlop, Mark Wayne

Odour emissions from poultry litter

Supervisor: R. Stuetz

Eghdamirad, Sajjad

Assessing the impact of uncertainty in hydrol-

ogy through numerical climate modelling

Supervisors: F. Johnson, A. Sharma

Fisher, Ruth Margaret

Optimisation of biosolid management

Supervisors: R. Stuetz, S. Moore

Hasan, Mohammad Mahadi

Hydrology

Supervisor F. Johnson, A. Sharma

Hassan, M. Mahmudul

Climate change adaptation

Supervisor: W. Peirson

Hayes, James Emerson

Olfactory analysis of orduous emissions

Supervisor: R. Stuetz

Ho, Lam

Synthesis of activated carbon supported zero

valent iron nanoparticles & application con-

taminant degradation in benthic sediments

Supervisor: D. Waite

Howe, Daniel

Coastal engineering

Supervisors: C. Blenkinsopp, I. Turner

Jiang, Chao

Mechanism and kinetics of ferrous iron oxida-

tion and ferric iron reduction in

photolysed natural waters

Supervisors: S. Garg, D. Waite

Kamarulzaman, Nor Hidayaty Binti

Treatability of odorants in odours a

batement system

Supervisors: R. Stuetz, S. Moore

Kang, Tae Ho

Hydrology

Supervisor: A. Sharma

Karna, Barun Lal

Advanced characterisation of organic matters

in desalination pre-treatment

Supervisors: P. Le-Clech, R. Henderson

Kearney, Edward Tah Dah

Monitoring and modelling of storm

induced beach erosion

Supervisor: l. Turner

Khan, Mohammad Zaved Kaiser

Hydrology

Supervisor: A. Sharma

Khan, Mst Shakera Karim

Catchment classification and its application in

environmental flow management

Supervisor: S. Bellie

Kim, Seokhyeon

Flood forecasting

Supervisor: F. Johnson, A. Sharma

Kobayashi, Yumi

Life cycle assessment and risk assessment

Supervisors: S. Khan, G. Peters

Le, Hung Viet

Fate of volatile Organo-Sulfur compounds in

odour assessment

Supervisor: R. Stuetz

Li, Jingwan

Hydroclimatology

Supervisors: A. Sharma, J. Evans

PhD Graduates

Allis, Michael James

The speed, breaking onset of energy

dissipation of 3D deep-water waves

Supervisor: W. Peirson

Alvarez Gaitan, Juan Pablo

Comprehensive development of process,

hybrid and consequential life cycle inventory

models with demonstration in the water

industry chemicals sector

Supervisors: S. Moore, G. Peters

Boland, Daniel

Fe (II)-accelerated Fe(III) oxyhydroxide

transformation: geochemical controls and

implications for contaminant reduction

Supervisor: D. Waite

Ershadi Esmaeilabadi, Ali

Evapotranspiration: application, scaling and

uncertainty

Supervisors: J. Evans, M. McCabe

He, Di

Biotic and abiotic interactions of silver

nanoparticles: Aggregation, dissolution and

reactive oxygen species generation

Supervisor: D. Waite

Khan, Urooj

A new framework for process based

computationally efficient semi-distributed

hydrological modelling

Supervisors: A. Sharma, N.K Tuteja

Ma, Tian

Oxidant generation on photolysis of silver

chloride suspensions: implications to

organic contaminant degradation

Supervisor: D. Waite

Woldemeskel, Fitsum Markos

A framework for quantifying and

incorporating climate data uncertainty into

water resource assessments

Supervisor: A. Sharma

Yap, Russell Kong Leng

Polymer-coated Bubbles in Dissolved Air

Flotation for Processing Algae-laden Water

Supervisors: R. Henderson, R. Stuetz

Yuan, Xiu

Kinetics and Mechanism of Copper

Transformations in Natural Water at

Circumneutral pH

Supervisor: D. Waite

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Wang, Kai

Implications of extracellular electron transfer

by marine and freshwater phytoplankton

Supervisor: D. Waite

Wang, Lili

Using of enantiomeric fraction to characterise

the performance of biological waste

water treatment processes

Supervisor: S. Khan

Wasko, Conrad Dominic

Hydroclimatology

Supervisor: A. Sharma

Watson, Phil John

Application of modern time-series analysis to

improve context of sea-level trend estimates

Supervisor: R. Cox

Wu, Hao

Optimisation of excess sludge dewatering

and phosphorus recovery in submerged mem-

brane bioreactors

Supervisors: Y. Wang, D. Waite

Xiao, Wei

Biogeochemical processes in natural waters

Supervisors: M. Bligh, D. Waite

Xing, Guowei

Transformation of Copper by Hydrogen

Peroxide in Aqueous Solution

Supervisor: D. Waite

Xu, Wenhua

Global flood forecasting

Supervisors: F. Johnson, L. Marshall

Yeung, Anna Chi Ying

Factors influencing the growth and

toxicity of cyanobacteria in drinking water

supplies

Supervisors: B. Neilan, D. Waite

Yu, Huijie

Contaminant degradation by supported Ag

nanoparticles

Supervisors: D. Waite

Yuan, Fang

Climate change impacts on coastal

shoreline erosion processes

Supervisor: R. Cox

Yvanes-Giuliani, Yliane Auriane Morgan

Effective remediation of acidified coastal

environments using biogeochemical

processes

Supervisors: R. Collins, D. Waite

Zhang, Zhenghua

Optimisation of hybrid coagulation/

submerged membrane bioreactor

treatment of wastewaters

Supervisor: D. Waite

low frequency rainfall variability

Supervisors: A. Sharma, J. Evans

Rong, Hongyan

Contaminant oxidation using high valence

state iron complexes

Supervisor: C. Miller, D. Waite

Saket, Arvin

Ocean energy

Supervisor: W. Peirson

Scaturro, Salvatore

CFD modelling of negatively buoyant jets

Supervisor: W. Peirson, B. Cathers

Shammay, Ariel Tal

Abatement of odorous emissions

Supervisor: R. Stuetz

Shutova, Yulia

CFD modelling of negatively buoyant jets

Supervisors: R. Henderson, A. Baker

Simmons, Joshua Andrew

Beach erosion modelling

Supervisors: K. Splinter, I. Turner

Sun, Yingying

Iron and copper-mediated oxidant production

in natural and engineered aquatic systems

Supervisors: A. N Pham, D. Waite

Tang, Wangwang

An iron-based adsorptive technology for

fluoride removal from groundwaters

Supervisor: D. Waite

Tang, Yating

The analysis of uncertainties in rainfall-runoff

models

Supervisor: L. Marshall

Teh, Soo Huey

Integrated carbon metrics in the built

environment and assessment of indirect car-

bon flows in Australia.

Supervisors: T. Wiedmann, S. Moore

Teo, Tiffany Li Lee

Risk assessment of exposure to chemical con-

taminants in swimming pool

Supervisor: S. Khan

Tran, Thao Minh

Fouling of anaerobic membrane bioreactor

Supervisors: P. Le-Clech, R. Stuetz

Tsarev, Sergey

Biogeochemistry

Supervisor: R. Collins

Vazquez Campos, Xabier

Uranium heap leaching biogeochemistry

Supervisors: B. Neilan, D. Waite

Wang, Bei

Chemical assessment of emissions from

sewage collection facilities

Supervisor: R. Stuetz

Li, Xiang

Advanced characterisation of dissolved or-

ganic nitrogen in drinking water sources

Supervisors: R. Henderson, S. Khan

Lui, Gough Yumu

Photovoltaic powered UV diode disinfection

of drinking, surface, and groundwater

Supervisor: D. Roser, R. Corkish

Ma, Xiaoming

Application of nanoparticulate zero valent

iron to remediation of contaminated

benthic sediments

Supervisor: D. Waite

Maheshwari, Pradeep

Optimisation of coagulant addition to sub-

merged membrane bioreactors using

computational and experimental methods

Supervisor: D. Waite

Mahmud, Kashif

Groundwater modelling, heterogeneity,

transport processes, contaminated sites

Supervisors: A. Sharma, G. Mariethoz

Moalafhi, Ditiro Benson

Hydro-climatology

Supervisors: A. Sharma, J. Evans

Mohd Zaki, Zaizatul Zafflina Binti

Coastal engineering

Supervisor: W. Peirson

Mustapha, Azwan

Dimension reduction

Supervisor: A. Sharma

Nahar, Jannatun

Bias correction of general circulation

models

Supervisor: F. Johnson

Naseem, Bushra

Surface water hydrology

Supervisor: A. Sharma

Nguyen, Thi Thu Ha

Hydrology

Supervisor: A. Sharma

Nur, Ismawaty

Climate adaptation (coastal)

Supervisor: W. Peirson

Pathiraja, Sahani Darshika

Data Assimilation

Supervisor: A. Sharma

Pflugrath, Brett Dean

Passage of fish through hydraulic structures

Supervisors: W. Peirson, B. Cathers,

Phillips, Matthew Sean

Coastal engineering - Storm recovery

Supervisors: R. Cox, I. Turner

Rocheta, Eytan

Bias correcting climate models to improve

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4. Year In Review

The Tomago Wetlands Project has become a world-leading example for how eco-engineering can provide adaptive management outcomes

for sensitive environments with complex hydrologic issues. According to the Judges’ comments, the project received high scoring due to a

range of measures undertaken:

Design and application of a staged restoration approach

Detailed hydrodynamic modelling to test and fine-tune tidal inundation extent and hydraulic controls across the wetland during design,

Design, construction and application of innovative on-ground engineering works.

Effective adaptive management of habitat type and extent through remote and on-ground monitoring

Enhanced ecosystem services to the wider community through increased fisheries and bird populations.

PILAR Award Recognition WRL was recently nominated for the UNISDR’s

inaugural Pacific Innovation and Leadership Award

for Resilience (PILAR) for the recent work that we

have undertaken in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Led

by Principal Coastal Engineer Matt Blacka, WRL’s

work investigated hazards and risks from cyclone

storm surge and waves for the township of Avarua

(the capital of the Cook Islands). The award was

presented at the Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk

Management in Suva Fiji, with Matt receiving a

Certificate of Recognition.

Outstanding Engineering achievements recognised at Sydney Engineering Excellence Awards

The School’s research and teaching teams won acclaim and

awards at the 2014 Sydney EA Engineering Excellence

Awards.

The School’s Water Research Laboratory won the Environ-

ment and Heritage Award for their world-leading example

of eco-engineering - the Tomago Wetlands Restoration

Project. Congratulations to Dr Will Glamore and his team

at WRL, as well as their industry and community partners –

NSW Parks and Wildlife Group, Office of Environment &

Heritage, Conservation Action Group, NSW Dept of Primary

Industries & NSW Fisheries.

The peak conference in coastal engineering, the International Conference on

Coastal Engineering (ICCE), is coming to Sydney in September 2020.

Against robust international competition, the ASCE Coastal Engineering

Research Council awarded the conference to Sydney recently during the

ICCE2014 (Seoul, Korea).

Led by the School’s Water Research Laboratory’s Director, Associate Professor

Bill Peirson, a strong Australasian team had been promoting ICCE2020 Sydney

on behalf of Engineers Australia’s National Committee of Coastal and Ocean

Engineering, Business Events Sydney, PIANC Australia, the Institution of

Professional Engineers New Zealand, and the New Zealand Coastal Society.

The awarding of the conference to Sydney is a tribute to their efforts.

ICCE 2020 is coming to Sydney

WRL-Developed Barochambers Showcased

at the Powerhouse Museum

In February the Powerhouse Museum opened the

exhibition “Engineering Excellence Awards” showcas-

ing innovative Australian engineering projects.

One of the five projects showcased in the display was

the specialist barochambers developed at WRL to

test the amount of decompression that Australian

fish species can safely tolerate.

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PhD graduate Xiu Yuan (Joyce) was granted a prestigious National

Award for Outstanding Self-financed Chinese Students Studying

Abroad by the China Scholarship Council. Joyce’s PhD topic in

environmental engineering, supervised by Prof David Waite, focused

on the light and free-radical mediated transformation kinetics of

copper species in natural water systems.

WRC's commitment to quality research has again been rewarded with a number of grants announced in the latest round of Australian Research Council (ARC) funding – 2 Discovery, 1 Early Career (DECRA) grant and other 2 involvements with projects administered by other organisations. Prof Ian Turner leads a team which aims to deliver the best available solution to storm coastal erosion prediction ($423K), while Scientia Prof David Waite’s research into the electron transfer (redox) properties of terrestrially and microbially-derived natural organic matter (NOM) will provide new insights to factors influencing the quality of our natural aqueous resources ($515K). Dr Xiaomin Li won a highly sought after DECRA for her work in the development of bioremediation strategies for contaminated sites ($321K). We also congratulate Dr Fiona Johnson and A/Prof Tommy Wiedmann for their involvements with their projects with The University of Adelaide and The University of Melbourne. Dr Johnson's project aims to develop a new spatial extreme value framework to predict extreme rainfall patterns, while A/Prof Wiedmann's project aims to investigate the environmental impacts of construction in Australia through the development of a sophisticated hybrid environmental assessment model.

Discovery & Linkage Projects

Two UNSW PhD students, Eytan Rocheta (Civil and

Environmental Engineering) and Zenah Bradford-

Hartke (Chemical Engineering) were selected to

attend the third annual G08-C9 HDR Forum

entitled “Water, Water Management and Global

Sustainable Futures; graduate perspectives from

Australia.

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5. Research Grants for 2014

ARC and CRC Funded Grants

Investigators Research Topic Granting Organisation

R. Henderson, R. Stuetz, W. Peirson, V. Bulmus, M. Whittaker (UNSW), G. Newcombe (Australian Water Quality Centre), B. Jefferson (Cranfield University)

Optimising dissolved air flotation (DAF) for algae removal by bubble modification in drinking water and advanced wastewater systems

ARC Linkage Project Grant 2009 Round 2 LP0990189, APAI, APDI, Melbourne Water Corporation, United Water, SEQWater, South Australia Water Company

M. McCabe (UNSW), J. P Walker, R. C. Pipunic (University of Melbourne), M. Abuzar, D. M. Whitfield (Dept. of Primary Industries)

A new paradigm for improved water resource management using innovative water modelling techniques

ARC Linkage project LP0989441 Shared Grant / Subcontract , University of Melbourne, Department of Primary Industries, Victoria

D. Waite (UNSW), R. Luthy (Stanford University), S. Al-Abed (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), G. Batley (CSIRO)

Synthesis of activated carbon supported zero valent iron nanoparticles and application to contaminant degradation in benthic sediments. LP100100852

ARC Linkage Project LP100100852, APAI (2), DECCW, Sydney Ports Corporation, Orica Australia, Maritime Authority of NSW, Sydney Catchment Authority

D. Waite, X. Wang, G. Leslie (UNSW), X. Huang, X. Wen (Tsinghua University), H. Bustamante (Sydney Water Corporation), J. Guan (Beijing Origin Water Technology)

Optimisation of nutrient removal, membrane fouling and sludge dewatering in hybrid coagulation/submerged membrane bioreactor treatment of wastewaters - ARC Linkage LP100100056

ARC Linkage LP100100056, APAI (2), Beijing Origin Water Technology Company Ltd, Sydney Water Corporation, WQRA

D. Waite, R. N Collins, B. A Neilan (UNSW), G. Sinclair (Energy Resources of Australia), R. J Ring (ANSTO)

BioGeoChemical controls on efficacy and sustainability of uranium heap leaching

ARC Linkage Project LP100200792, APAI, Energy Resources of Australia

R. Henderson (UNSW), A. Baker, J. Bridgeman (University of Birmingham), Partner Organisations: Melbourne Water Corp., Hunter Water Corp., SEQWater, WQRA

Monitoring organic matter in drinking water systems using fluorescence spectroscopy: improved early warning, process optimisation and water quality

ARC Linkage Project LP100200259, APAI, Hunter Water Corporation, Melbourne Water Corporation, Queensland Bulk Water Authority, Water Quality Research Australia Ltd

A. Sharma Representing low-frequency variability in hydro-climatic simulations for water resources planning and management in a changing climate

ARC FT100100197

R. Collins (UNSW), Partner Organisations: Tweed Shire Council, NSW Cane Growers, NSW Milling Co-op

Exploiting natural processes to effectively remediate acidified coastal environments

ARC Linkage Project LP110100480, Tweed Shire, NSW Cane Growers, NSW Sugar Milling Co-Op Scholarship

S. Khan (UNSW), G. Peters (Chalmers University of Technology), N. J Ashbolt (University of Cincinnati), S. Shields (EPA Victoria)

Deeper and broader life cycle risk assessment - extending the frontier for hybrid methodologies

ARC Linkage Project LP110200594, APAI, Environmental Protection Authority (EPA)Victoria

D. Waite, G. Leslie (UNSW), X. Wang (Tsinghua University), J. Guan (Beijing Origin Water Technology), C. McInnes (Water Research Australia), P. Spencer (Water Corporation of WA), N. Riethmuller (Power and Water Corporation)

Innovative hybrid membrane-based pre-treatment strategies for remote community groundwater supplies

ARC LP130101107, Beijing Origin Water, Water Research Australia, Water Corporation of WA, Power and Water Corporation

A. Sharma, J. Evans, A. Sen Gupta (UNSW), A. Chanan, G. Singh (State Water Corporation), M. Bari, J. Luo (Bureau of Meteorology), F. Chew (CSIRO), L. Band (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

A decadal to inter-decadal streamflow prediction system

ARC LP130100072, State Water Corporation, Bureau of Meteorology

A. Sharma, F. Johnson, Y. Liu (UNSW), L. Marshall (Montana State University), H. Moradkhani (Portland State University), S. Muddu (Indian Institute of Science), Q. Wang, D. Robertson (CSIRO)

Reducing flood loss - A data-assimilation framework for improving forecasting capability in sparsely gauged regions

ARC Discovery Grant DP140102394

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ARC and CRC Grants continued ...

D. Waite (UNSW), M. Wiesner (Duke University) Reactive oxygen species generation by zerovalent silver nanoparticles; implications to toxicity and contaminant degradation

ARC Discovery Project - DP120103222

D. Waite, R. Collins (UNSW), A. Rose (Southern Cross University), G. Waychunas (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

New perspectives on iron oxide transformations in oxic and anoxic aqueous environments: Implications for iron bioavailability and contaminant mobility

ARC Discovery Project - DP120103234, Southern Cross University

A. Sharma, R. Mehrotra, S. Westra (UNSW) A new strategy for design flood estimation in a nonstationary climate

ARC Discovery Project - DP120100338

M. McCabe (UNSW), E. Wood (Princeton University)

Closing the water cycle using land surface modelling, remote sensing and an Australian hydrological observatory

ARC Discovery Project - DP120104718

R. Collins Iron- A solution for uranium resource recovery and pollutions response

ARC/ Future Fellowships FT110100067

B. Sivakumar Development of generic catchment classification framework in hydrology

ARC Future Fellowships FT110100328

S. Garg Interaction between silver ions, silver nanoparticles and reactive oxygen species: implication to toxicity

ARC (DECRA) - DE120102967

T. Wiedmann (UNSW), Partner Organisations: University of Sydney, University of Ballarat, Intersect Australia, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, Griffith University, University of South Australia, University of Queensland, University of Melbourne

Virtual Laboratory Program: The Industrial Ecology Lab - Integrating data and tools for powerful sustainability analysis

NECTAR Univ of Sydney/VL201 Nectar

T. Wiedmann (UNSW), R. Zito, S. Lehmann (UniSA), A. Berry (CSIRO), O. Vitkovskaya, J. Ting, L. Oxlad (SA Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources), P. Donaldson (Renewal SA), K. Rouse (SA Water), N. Nelson (Sydney Water), L. Partridge (AECOM)

Integrated ETWW demand forecasting and scenario planning for precincts

CRC for Low Carbon Living Ltd

R. Stuetz (UNSW), Partner Organisations: University of SA, Sydney Water Corp., SA Water, Prospect Water Partnership, Degremont, Suez Environment, Hunter Water

Beneficial reuse of solids from wastewater treatment operations

CRC for Low Carbon Living Ltd

T. Wiedmann (UNSW), University of Melbourne, University of SA, AECOM, Aurecon, Sydney Water, Bluescope Steel

Integrated Carbon Metrics (ICM) – a multi-scale life cycle approach to assessing, mapping and tracking carbon outcomes for the Built Environment

CRC For Low Carbon Living Limited

G. Mariethoz, A. Sharma, S. Jha (UNSW), G. Mathews, S. Maheswararajah, N. Okello, D. De Re (NICTA)

Data centric groundwater modelling NICTA (National ICT Aust)

R. Stuetz Litter management strategies to reduce odour emissions from poultry litter

Poultry CRC/Nutrition and Environment, UNSW Strategic Support Grant

A. Anceno

Multi-functional reactor systems for liquid and gas phase treatment of agroindustrial and municipal effluents: toward pollution and odour abatement with energy cogeneration

UNSWVC PostDoc Support

A. Sharma (UNSW), S. Muddu (Indian Institute of Science)

What will the future be? Projecting environmental change in a warming world for semi-arid landscapes

Dept. of Industry / AISRF

S. Khan (UNSW), Partner Organisations: WaterFutures, Griffith University, National Measurements Institute, SA Water, Melbourne Water, WaterCorp, SouthEast Water

SP4-Validation protocols (integrated testing strategy) for multi-barrier approach in water recycling

Water Rsch Aust Ltd - SP4 /WRCoE

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ARC and CRC Grants continued ...

M. Ujevic Bosnjak Go8 European Fellowship for Dr Magdalena Ujevic Bosnjak

Go8/European Fellowships

A. Sharma Australian rainfall & runoff revision: Stage 3 Project 4 - Delivery output to users

Engineers Australia/Contract Research

A. Sharma, R. Mehrotra Multivariate iterative nested bias correction (MINBC) package

DFP Recruitment Service

R. Stuetz (UNSW), R. Barczak (Warsaw University of Technology)

OdourCOB - Odour characterization of odorants from biosolids

European Commission / Marie Curie Inter-national Outgoing Fellowships for Career Development (IOF)

R. Stuetz, S. Maleknia Rapid continuous chemical analysis of broiler shed emissions by SIFT-MS

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (QLD) / RIRDC Research Funding R&D Program Shared Grant

Scholarships

Investigators Research Topic Granting Organisation

R. Henderson

Optimising dissolved air flotation (DAF) for algae removal by bubble modification in drinking water and advanced wastewater systems. Scholarship for Russell Yap

WQRA

D. Waite Physic-chemical controls on growth, toxicity and succession of Microsystems and Anabaena species in water supply reservoirs. Scholarship for Anna Yeung

WQRA

R. Henderson Monitoring organic matter removal in drinking water systems using fluorescence spectroscopy. Postgraduate Scholarship for - Yulia Shutova

WQRA

D. Roser, D. Deere, P. White (UNSW), S. Petterson (Water and Health Pty Ltd, Sydney), N. O'Connor (Ecos Environmental Consulting), P. Monis (Australian Water Quality Centre), U. Ryan (Murdoch University), M. Sinclair (Monash University)

Treatment requirements for Australian source waters to meet health-based targets

WQRA

R. Stuetz Exploratory investigation of taste and odour compounds in water supply by GC-MS olfactory analysis. Honours Scholarship for Lily Liu

Water Research Australia Limited / Scholarship Honours

R. Collins

Aluminium mobility and geochemistry in Acid Sulfate Soils using novel exchange techniques and Accelerator Mass Spectrometry. Student Ms Yliane Yvanes-Giuliani

AINSE

A. Sharma Simulating persistence in future rainfall: correcting GCM bias in regional climate models. Scholarship for Eytan Rocheta

NSW Office of Water / 2012 Peter Cullen Postgraduate Scholarship

R. Henderson, P. Le-Clech (UNSW) Advanced characterisation of organic matters in desalination pretreatment and its removal strategies. Scholarship for Barun Karna

National Centre of Excellence in Desalination

A. Sharma Flood inundation data assimilation. Scholarship for Sahani Pathiraja

CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation / Postgraduate Studentship

T. Wiedmann

Integrated Carbon Metrics (ICM) – a multi-scale life cycle approach to assessing, mapping and tracking carbon outcomes for the Built Environment. Scholarship for Soo Huey Teh

CRC for Low Carbon Living Ltd

R. Stuetz Beneficial Reuse of Solids from Wastewater Treatment Operations. Scholarship for James Hayes and Ruth Fisher

CRC for Low Carbon Living Ltd

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Applied Research

Investigators Research Topic Granting Organisation

B. Miller, B. Cathers, G. Smith, W. Peirson, N. Guerry, F. Flocard, S. Felder

Civil Engineering Hydraulics FPP Industries Pty Ltd, Aurecon, Sydney Water Corporation, Outotec Australia Pty Ltd, Sydney Catchment Authority, Cardno Pty Ltd, Sydney Water Corporation

J. Carley, M. Blacka, I. Turner, R. Cox, I. Coghlan, F. Flocard, E. Davey, K. Splinter, J. Ruprecht, D. Rayner, C. Drummond

Coastal Engineering and Climate Change

Kapiti Coast District Council, Energy Resources of Australia Ltd, Moyne Shire Council, Aurecon, Byron Shire Council, Office of Environment and Heritage, Lake Macquarie City Council, Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, South Australia; NSW DPI, Crown Lands Division, Coastal and Infrastructure Group, Tweed Shire Council; Blue Pacific Constructions, Botten Levinson Development & Environment Lawyers, Environmental Defenders Office, James de Soyres & Associates Pty Ltd, BMT JFA Consulting, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Warringah Council, BMT JFA Consulting, Platform Architects, AW Maritime, Tonkin & Taylor, Gold Coast City Council, Crown Lands- NSW Trade & Investment, Gartner Trovato Architects, Griffith University

W. Glamore, D. Rayner, J. Ruprecht, E. Davey, M. Anderson, P. Rahman, I. Coghlan

Estuaries and Wetland Restoration

Hornsby Shire Council, Clarence Valley Council, NSW Department of Primary Industries – Fisheries, Department Of Commerce (For Clarence Valley Council), Shoalhaven Sity Council, Parks and Wildlife Division of OEH, Clarence Valley Council, Environmental Defenders Office, John Holland Group Pty Ltd, NSW Environmental Trust, Greater Taree City Council, Newcastle City Council, Sydney Water Corporation, North Coast Local Land Services, Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group, Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS), Hunter Water Corporation, Wyong Shire Council, NSW Department of Planning and Environment

G. Smith, R. Cox, B. Miller, E. Davey, N. Guerry, P. Rahman, W. Peirson

Floodplain Management

DHI Water and Environment Pty Ltd, National Flood Risk Advisory Group, CWI, Tamworth Regional Council, Willis Re, Department of Environment and Primary Industries Victoria, Sydney Water Corporation, NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure

D. Anderson, M. Andersen, W. Glamore, G. Smith, B. Miller, I. Acworth, P. Rahman, A. Badenhop

Groundwater Resources

Office of the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer, DNRM - Office of Groundwater Impact Assessment (Queensland), SKM, Office of Water Science – SEWPAC, Energy Resources of Australia Ltd, Office of Water Science (Commonwealth), Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO,) aroona Coal Action Group

W. Glamore, B. Miller, W. Peirson, D. Rayner, J. Ruprecht, P. Rahman, G. Smith, I. Coghlan

Water Quality in Rivers, Estuaries and Coastal Waters

ERA Ltd, Sydney Water, Manly Golf Club

E. Sivret, X. Wang, G. Parcsi, N. Le Minh, S. Dever

Environmental Odours The Odour Unit, GHD Pty Ltd, Airepure Australia Pty Ltd, Dept of Agriculture Fisheries & Forestry, Econtext Pty Ltd, Degremont Pty Ltd, Smithsonian Environmental

J. McDonald, S. Khan, R. Henderson, Y. Shutova

Micropollutants and Specialised Analysis

RMIT, Curtin University, GWMWater, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Yarra Yalley Water Ltd, University of Technology Sydney, CNF& Associates

D. Roser, S. Khan Risk Assessment UNSW Expert Opinion Services

S. Lundie Sustainability IVL Swedish Environmental Research Inst

K. Murphy Data Analysis Trollhattan Energi AB, Kretslopp och vatten, Swerea IVF AB, EC Sustainable Pty Ltd

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Books

Stanford, B. D., Wright, B., Routt, J. C., Debroux, J. F., & Khan, S. J. (2014). Water Quality Impacts of Extreme Weather-Related Events: Water Research Founda-tion.

Book Chapters

Hai, F. I., Nghiem, L. D., Khan, S. J., Price, W. E., & Yamamoto, H. Wastewater reuse: removal of emerging trace organic contam-inants (TrOCs). In F. I. Hai, K. Yamamoto & C. H. Lee (Eds.), Membrane Biological Reac-tors: Theory, Modelling, Design, Manage-ment and Applications to Wastewater Re-use. (pp. 165-205). London: IWA Publishing.

Khan, S. J. Biologically mediated chiral in-version of emerging contaminants. In D. A. Lambropoulou & L. M. L. Nollet (Eds.), Transformation Products of Emerging Con-taminants in the Environment: Analysis, Processes, Occurrence, Effects and Risks (pp. 261-280). Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Murphy, K. R., Bro, R., & Stedmon, C. M. Chemometric Analysis of Organic Matter Fluorescence. In A. Baker, P. Coble, J. Lead, D. Reynolds & R. G. M. Spencer (Eds.), Aquatic Organic Matter Fluorescence (pp. 339). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Trinh, T., Branch, A., Van den Akker, B., Le-Clech, P., Drewes, J. E., & Khan, S. J. Impacts of hazardous events on perfor-mance of membrane bioreactors. In F. I. Hai, K. Yamamoto & C. H. Lee (Eds.), Mem-brane Biological Reactors: Theory, Model-ling, Design, Management and Applications to Wastewater Reuse. (pp. 207-221). London: IWA Publishing.

Witherspoon, J. R., Short, M. D., Simmonds, K., van den Akker, B., Madon, E., & Stuetz, R. Air emissions. In D. Jenkins & J. Wanner (Eds.), Activated Sludge – 100 Years and Counting (pp. 155-169). London: IWA Publishing.

Zamyadi, A. Emerging Toxic Cyanobacterial Issues in Freshwater Sources: Influence of Climate Change. In L. M. B. Luis M. Botana (Ed.), Seafood and Freshwater Toxins, Phar-macology, Physiology, and Detection (Vol. 3rd, pp. 105-120): CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group.

Journal Articles

Ajami, H., Evans, J. P., McCabe, M. F., & Stisen, S. Technical Note: Reducing the spin-up time of integrated surface water–

D., MacMahan, J. Rip Current Survival Princi-ples: Towards Consistency. Journal of Coastal Research, 72, 85-92. doi: 10.2112/SI72-016.1

Chenoweth, J., Hadjikakou, M., & Zoumides, C. Review article: Quantifying the human impact on water resources: a critical review of the water footprint concept. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 10(7), 9389-9433. doi: 10.5194/hessd-10-9389

Clark, S., Sarlin, P., Sharma, A., & Sisson, S. A. Increasing dependence on foreign water resources? An assessment of trends in glob-al virtual water flows using a self-organizing time map. Ecological Informatics. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.05.012

Coad, P., Cathers, B., Ball, J. E., & Kadluczka, R. Proactive management of estuarine algal blooms using an automated monitoring buoy coupled with an artificial neural net-work. Environmental Modelling & Software, 61(C), 393-409. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2014. 07.011

Collins, R. N., Clark, M. W., & Payne, T. E. Solid phases responsible for MnII, CrIII, CoII, Ni, CuII and Zn immobilization by a modified bauxite refinery residue (red mud) at pH 7.5. Chemical Engineering Journal, 236(C), 419-429. doi: 10.1016/j.cej. 2013.09.101

Comunian, A., Jha, S. K., Giambastiani, B. M. S., Mariethoz, G., & Kelly, B. F. J. Training Images from Process-Imitating Methods. Mathematical Geosciences, 46(2), 241-260. doi: 10.1007/s11004-013-9505-y

Cortis, A., Puente, C. E., Huang, H. H., Maskey, M. L., Sivakumar, B., & Obregón, N. A physical interpretation of the determinis-tic fractal-multifractal method as a realiza-tion of a generalized multiplicative cascade. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 28(6), 1421-1429. doi: 10.1007/s00477-013-0822-y

De Melo Lisboa, H., Sivret, E., & Stuetz, R. M. Odour regulations - Experiences from Australia. Chemical Engineering Transac-tions, 40(Special Issue), 181-186. doi: 10.33 03/CET1440031

Ding, L., Liu, T. X., & Li, X. Z. Removal of CH3SH with in-situ generated ferrate(VI) in a wet-scrubbing reactor. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 89(3), 455-461. doi: 10.1002/jctb.4139

Felder, S., & Chanson, H. Air–water flows and free-surface profiles on a non-uniform stepped chute. Journal of Hydraulic Re-search, 52(2), 253-263. doi: 10.1080/ 0022 1686.2013.841780

groundwater models. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 18(12), 5169-5179. doi: 10.5194/hess-18-5169-2014

Ajami, H., McCabe, M. F., Evans, J. P., & Stisen, S. Assessing the impact of model spin-up on surface water-groundwater interac-tions using an integrated hydrologic model. Water Resources Research, 50(3), 2636-2656. doi: 10.1002/201 3WR014258

Alvarez-Gaitan, J. P., Short, M. D., Peters, G. M., MacGill, I., & Moore, S. Consequential cradle-to-gate carbon footprint of water treatment chemicals using simple and com-plex marginal technologies for electricity supply. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 19(12), 1974-1984. doi: 10.1007/s11367-014-0799-x

Banner, M. L., Barthelemy, X., Fedele, F., Allis, M., Benetazzo, A., Dias, F., & Peirson, W. L. Linking Reduced Breaking Crest Speeds to Unsteady Nonlinear Water Wave Group Behavior. Physical Review Letters, 112(11). doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.114502

Barnes, R., Ashbolt, N., Roser, D., & Brown, P. Implementing sustainable water and sani-tation projects in rural, developing commu-nities. Waterlines, 33(1), 71-88. doi: 10.3362/1756-3488.2014.008

Bellon-Maurel, V., Short, M. D., Roux, P., Schulz, M., & Peters, G. M. Streamlining life cycle inventory data generation in agricul-ture using traceability data and information and communication technologies – part I: concepts and technical basis. Journal of Cleaner Production, 69(C), 60-66. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.079

Blyth, A. J., Jex, C. N., Baker, A., Khan, S. J., & Schouten, S. Contrasting distributions of glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) in speleothems and associated soils. Organic Geochemistry, 69(C), 1-10.doi:10.1016/j.orggeochem.2014.01.013

Boland, D. D., Collins, R. N., Glover, C. J., Payne, T. E., & Waite, T. D. Reduction of U(VI) by Fe(II) during the Fe(II)-Accelerated Transformation of Ferrihydrite. Environmen-tal Science & Technology, 48(16), 9086-909. doi:10.1021/es501750z

Boland, D. D., Collins, R. N., Miller, C. J., Glover, C. J., & Waite, T. D. Effect of Solution and Solid-Phase Conditions on the Fe(II)-Accelerated Transformation of Ferrihydrite to Lepidocrocite and Goethite. Environmen-tal Science & Technology, 48(10), 5477-5485. doi: 10.1021/es4043275

Bradstreet, A. J., Brander, R. W., McCarroll, J.R., Brighton, B., Howes, D. D., Drozdzewski,

6. Research Publications

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Fujioka, T., Khan, S. J., McDonald, J. A., Roux, A., Poussade, Y., Drewes, J. E., & Nghiem, L. D. Modelling the rejection of N-nitrosamines by a spiral-wound reverse osmosis system: Mathematical model development and vali-dation. Journal of Membrane Science, 454(C), 212-219. doi: 10.1016j.memsci.2013.12. 008

Fujioka, T., Khan, S. J., McDonald, J. A., Roux, A., Poussade, Y., Drewes, J. E., & Nghiem, L. D. N-nitrosamine rejection by reverse osmo-sis: Effects of membrane exposure to chemi-cal cleaning reagents. Desalination, 343, 60-66. doi: 10.1016/j.desal.201 3.10.032

Fujioka, T., Tu, K. L., Khan, S. J., McDonald, J. A., Roux, A., Poussade, Y., Nghiem, L. D. Rejection of small solutes by reverse osmo-sis membranes for water reuse applications: A pilot-scale study. Desalination, 350(C), 28-34. doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.07. 002

Garg, S., Ma, T., Miller, C. J., & Waite, T. D. Mechanistic Insights into Free Chlorine and Reactive Oxygen Species Production on Irra-diation of Semiconducting Silver Chloride Particles. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 118(46), 26659-26670. doi: 10.1021/jp5068878

Gonzalez-Torres, A., Putnam, J., Jefferson, B., Stuetz, R. M., & Henderson, R. K. Exami-nation of the physical properties of Micro-cystis aeruginosa flocs produced on coagula-tion with metal salts. Water Research, 60(C), 197-209. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.04.046

Gräfe, M., Donner, E., Collins, R. N., & Lombi, E. Speciation of metal(loid)s in environmen-tal samples by X-ray absorption spectrosco-py: A critical review. Analytica Chimica Acta, 822(C), 1-22. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2014.02.044

Graham, P. W., Andersen, M. S., McCabe, M. F., Ajami, H., Baker, A., & Acworth, I. To what extent do long-duration high-volume dam releases influence river–aquifer interac-tions? A case study in New South Wales, Australia. Hydrogeology Journal, 23(2), 319-334. doi: 10.1007/s10040-014-1 212-3

Hayes, J. E., Stevenson, R. J., & Stuetz, R. M. (2014). The impact of malodour on commu-nities: A review of assessment techniques. Science of The Total Environment, 500-501(C), 395-407. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014. 09.003

He, D., Kacopieros, M., Ikeda-Ohno, A., & Waite, T. D. (2014). Optimizing the Design and Synthesis of Supported Silver Nanoparti-cles for Low Cost Water Disinfection. Envi-ronmental Science & Technology, 48(20), 12320-12326. doi: 10.1021/es502804a

He, D., Miller, C. J., & Waite, T. D. Fenton-like zero-valent silver nanoparticle-mediated hydroxyl radical production. Journal of Ca-talysis, 317(C), 198-205. doi: 10.1016/j.jcat.2014.06.016

Felder, S., & Chanson, H. Triple decomposi-tion technique in air–water flows: Applica-tion to instationary flows on a stepped spillway. International Journal of Multi-phase Flow, 58(C), 139-153. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2013.09.006

Felder, S., & Chanson, H. Effects of Step Pool Porosity upon Flow Aeration and Ener-gy Dissipation on Pooled Stepped Spillways. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 140(4), 04014002-04014002. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000858

Felder, S., & Chanson, H. Aeration and air–water mass transfer on stepped chutes with embankment dam slopes. Environ-mental Fluid Mechanics. doi: 10.1007/s10652-014-9376-x

Fernández, R. L., McDonald, J. A., Khan, S. J., & Le-Clech, P. Removal of pharmaceuti-cals and endocrine disrupting chemicals by a submerged membrane photocatalysis reactor (MPR). Separation and Purification Technology, 127(C), 131-139. doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2014.02.031

Fitzgerald, S. K., Stanford, B. D., & Khan, S. J. Lessons from a decade of extreme weath-er events for Australian drinking water suppliers: A review of 10 case studies from five Australian states. Water: Journal of the Australian Water Association, 41(2), 144-149.

Fujii, M., Dang, T. C., Bligh, M. W., Rose, A. L., & Waite, T. D. Effect of Natural Organic Matter on Iron Uptake by the Freshwater Cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa. Environmental Science & Technology, 48(1), 365-374. doi: 10.1021/es404090h

Fujii, M., Imaoka, A., Yoshimura, C., & Waite, T. D. Effects of Molecular Composi-tion of Natural Organic Matter on Ferric Iron Complexation at Circumneutral pH. Environmental Science & Technology, 48(8), 4414-4424. doi: 10.1021/es405496b

Fujioka, T., Khan, S. J., McDonald, J. A., & Nghiem, L. D. Rejection of trace organic chemicals by a hollow fibre cellulose tri-acetate reverse osmosis membrane. Desali-nation. doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.06. 011

Fujioka, T., Khan, S. J., McDonald, J. A., & Nghiem, L. D. Ozonation of N-Nitrosamines in the Reverse Osmosis Concentrate from Water Recycling Applications. Ozone: Sci-ence & Engineering, 36(2), 174-180. doi: 10.1080/01919512.2013.866 885

Fujioka, T., Khan, S. J., McDonald, J. A., & Nghiem, L. D. Nanofiltration of trace organ-ic chemicals: A comparison between ce-ramic and polymeric membranes. Separa-tion and Purification Technology, 136(C), 258-264. doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2014.08. 039

Hendrie, G., Ridoutt, B., Wiedmann, T., & Noakes, M. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Australian Diet—Comparing Dietary Recommendations with Average Intakes. Nutrients, 6(1), 289-303. doi: 10.3390/nu6010289

Hoekstra, A. Y., & Wiedmann, T. O. Humani-ty's unsustainable environmental footprint. Science, 344(6188), 1114-1117. doi: 10.1126/science.1248365

Islam, M. K., Vandebona, U., Dixit, V. V., & Sharma, A. A Bulk Queue Model for the Evaluation of Impact of Headway Variations and Passenger Waiting Behavior on Public Transit Performance. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 15(6), 2432-2442. doi: 10.1109/TITS.2014.2315998

Jex, C. N., Pate, G. H., Blyth, A. J., Spencer, R. G. M., Hernes, P. J., Khan, S. J., & Baker, A. (2014). Lignin biogeochemistry: from mod-ern processes to Quaternary archives. Qua-ternary Science Reviews, 87(C), 46-59. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.12.028

Jha, S. K., Comunian, A., Mariethoz, G., & Kelly, B. F. J. Parameterization of training images for aquifer 3-D facies modelling inte-grating geological interpretations and statis-tical inference. Water Resources Research, 50(10), 7731-7749. doi: 10.1002/2013WR01 4949

Jiang, J., Sharma, A., Sivakumar, B., & Wang, P. A global assessment of climate–water quality relationships in large rivers: An elas-ticity perspective. Science of The Total Envi-ronment, 468-469(C), 877-891. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.09.002

Jones, A. M., Griffin, P. J., Collins, R. N., & Waite, T. D. Ferrous iron oxidation under acidic conditions – The effect of ferric oxide surfaces. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 145(C), 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.09.020

Kaiser Khan, M. Z., Mehrotra, R., Sharma, A., & Sankarasubramanian, A. Global Sea Sur-face Temperature Forecasts Using an Im-proved Multimodel Approach. Journal of Climate, 27(10), 3505-3515. doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00486.1

Khan, S. J., Wang, L., Hashim, N. H., & McDonald, J. A. Distinct enantiomeric sig-nals of ibuprofen and naproxen in treated wastewater and sewer overflow. Chirality, 26(11), 739-746. doi: 10.1002/chir.22258

Khan, U., Tuteja, N. K., Ajami, H., & Sharma, A. An equivalent cross-sectional basis for semidistributed hydrological modelling. Water Resources Research, 50(5), 4395-4415. doi: 10.1002/2013WR014741

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Kim, S., Liu, Y. Y., Johnson, F. M., Parinussa, R. M., & Sharma, A. A global comparison of alternate AMSR2 soil moisture products: Why do they differ? Remote Sensing of Environment. doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2015.02. 002

Lanckriet, T., Puleo, J. A., Masselink, G., Turner, I. L., Conley, D., Blenkinsopp, C., & Russell, P. Comprehensive Field Study of Swash-Zone Processes. II: Sheet Flow Sedi-ment Concentrations during Quasi-Steady Backwash. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, 140(1), 29-42. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)WW.19435460.00 00209

Lenzen, M., Geschke, A., Wiedmann, T., Lane, J., Anderson, N., Baynes, T., . . . West, J. Compiling and using input–output frame-works through collaborative virtual labora-tories. Science of The Total Environment, 485-486(C), 241-251. doi: 10.1016j.scito tenv.2014.03.062

Leusch, F. D. L., Khan, S. J., Gagnon, M. M., Quayle, P., Trinh, T., Coleman, H., Reitsema, T. Assessment of wastewater and recycled water quality: A comparison of lines of evidence from in vitro, in vivo and chemical analyses. Water Research, 50(C), 420-431. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.10. 056

Leusch, F. D. L., Khan, S. J., Laingam, S., Prochazka, E., Froscio, S., Trinh, T., Humpage, A. Assessment of the application of bioanalytical tools as surrogate measure of chemical contaminants in recycled wa-ter. Water Research, 49(C), 300-315. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.11.030

Liu, Z., Khan, U., & Sharma, A. A new meth-od for verification of delineated channel networks. Water Resources Research, 50(3), 2164-2175. doi: 10.1002/2013WR014 290

Long, J. A., Lawrence, R. L., Miller, P. R., & Marshall, L. A. Changes in field-level crop-ping sequences: Indicators of shifting agri-cultural practices. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 189(C), 11-20. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.03.015

Long, J. A., Lawrence, R. L., Miller, P. R., Marshall, L. A., & Greenwood, M. C. Adop-tion of cropping sequences in northeast Montana: A spatio-temporal analysis. Agri-culture, Ecosystems & Environment, 197(C), 77-87. doi: 10.1016/j.agee.2014.07. 022

López Fernández, R., Coleman, H. M., & Le-Clech, P. Impact of operating conditions on the removal of endocrine disrupting chemi-cals by membrane photocatalytic reactor. Environmental Technology, 35(16), 2068-2074. doi: 10.1080/09593330.20 14.892539

López Fernández, R., Coleman, H. M., & Le-Clech, P. Impact of operating conditions on the removal of endocrine disrupting chemi-

Monsalvo, V. M., McDonald, J. A., Khan, S. J., & Le-Clech, P. Removal of trace organics by anaerobic membrane bioreactors. Water Research, 49(C), 103-112. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.11.026

Murphy, K. R., Parcsi, G., & Stuetz, R. M. Non-methane volatile organic compounds predict odor emitted from five tunnel venti-lated broiler sheds. Chemosphere, 95(C), 423-432. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013. 09.076

Murphy, K. R., Stedmon, C. A., Wenig, P., & Bro, R. OpenFluor– an online spectral library of auto-fluorescence by organic compounds in the environment. Anal. Methods, 6(3), 658-661. doi: 10.1039/C3AY41935E

Niu, J., Chen, J., & Sivakumar, B. Teleconnec-tion analysis of runoff and soil moisture over the Pearl River basin in southern China. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 18(4), 1475-1492. doi: 10.5194/hess-18-1475-2014

Niu, J., & Sivakumar, B. Study of runoff response to land use change in the East River basin in South China. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assess-ment, 28(4), 857-865. doi: 10.1007/s00477-013-0690-5

Nott, D. J., Fan, Y., Marshall, L., & Sisson, S. A. Approximate Bayesian computation and Bayes' linear analysis: Toward high- dimen-sional ABC. Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics, 23(1), 65-86. doi: 10.1080/10618600.2012.751874

Nott, D. J., Marshall, L., Fielding, M., & Li-ong, S. Y. Mixtures of experts for under-standing model discrepancy in dynamic computer models. Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, 71, 491-505. doi: 10.1016/j.csda.2013.04.020

Ojha, R., Kumar, D. N., Sharma, A., & Mehro-tra, R. Assessing GCM Convergence for India Using the Variable Convergence Score. Jour-nal of Hydrologic Engineering, 19(6), 1237-1246. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.19435584.000 0888 Owen, A., Steen-Olsen, K., Barrett, J., Wied-mann, T., & Lenzen, M. A Sructural Decom-position on Approach to Comparing Mrio Databases. Economic Systems Research, 26(3), 262-283. doi: 10.1080/09535314.2014. 935299

cals by membrane photocatalytic reactor. Environmental Technology (United King-dom), 35(16), 2068-2074. doi: 10.1080/ 09593330.2014.892539

Lui, G. Y., Roser, D., Corkish, R., Ashbolt, N., Jagals, P., & Stuetz, R. Photovoltaic powered ultraviolet and visible light-emitting diodes for sustainable point-of-use disinfection of drinking waters. Science of The Total Envi-ronment, 493(C), 185-196. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.05.104

Ma, T., Garg, S., Miller, C. J., & Waite, T. D. Contaminant degradation by irradiated sem-iconducting silver chloride particles: Kinetics and modelling. Journal of Colloid and Inter-face Science. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2014.11.069

Mahmud, K., Mariethoz, G., Baker, A., & Sharma, A. Integrating multiple scales of hydraulic conductivity measurements in training image-based stochastic models. Water Resources Research, 51(1), 465-480. doi: 10.1002/2014WR016150

Mahmud, K., Mariethoz, G., Tahmasebi, P., Caers, J., & Baker, A. Simulation of Earth textures by conditional image quilting. Water Resourses Research, 50(4), 3088-3107. doi: 10.1002/2013WR015069

Maleknia, S. D., Parcsi, G., & Stuetz, R. Analysis of volatile organic compounds from building materials for indoor air quality as-sessment. Air Quality and Climate Change, 48(2), 13-16.

Matias, A., Blenkinsopp, C. E., & Masselink, G. Detailed investigation of overwash on a gravel barrier. Marine Geology, 350(C), 27-38. doi: 10.1016/j.margeo.20 14.01.009

McCarroll, R. J., Brander, R. W., Turner, I. L., Power, H. E., & Mortlock, T. R. Lagrangian observations of circulation on an embayed beach with headland rip currents. Marine Geology, 355(C), 173-188. doi: 10.10 16/j.margeo.2014.05.020

Mehrotra, R., Evans, J. P., Sharma, A., & Sivakumar, B. Evaluation of downscaled daily rainfall hindcasts over Sydney, Australia using statistical and dynamical downscaling approaches. Hydrology Research, 45(2), 226-226. doi: 10.2166/nh.2013.094

Mehrotra, R., Sharma, A., Bari, M., Tuteja, N., & Amirthanathan, G. An assessment of CMIP5 multi-model decadal hindcasts over Australia from a hydrological viewpoint. Journal of Hydrology, 519(PD), 2932-2951. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.07. 053

Miller, B. M., & Peirson, W. L. Physical mod-elling to minimise air entrainment over an industrial weir and into a discharge pipeline. ISHS 2014 - Hydraulic Structures and Society - Engineering Challenges and Extremes: Pro-ceedings of the 5th IAHR International Sym-posium on Hydraulic Structures. doi: 10.14264/uql.2014.43

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Palmsten, M. L., Splinter, K. D., Plant, N. G., & Stockdon, H. L. Probabilistic Estimation of

Dune Retreat on the Gold Coast, Australia. Shore and Beach, 82(4).

Parinussa, R. M., Wang, G., Holmes, T. R. H., Liu, Y. Y., Dolman, A. J., de Jeu, R. A. M., Shi, J. Global surface soil moisture from the Microwave Radiation Imager onboard the Fengyun-3B satellite. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 35(19), 7007-7029. doi: 10.1080/01431161.2014.960622

Parinussa, R. M., Yilmaz, M. T., Anderson, M. C., Hain, C. R., & de Jeu, R. A. M. An intercomparison of remotely sensed soil moisture products at various spatial scales over the Iberian Peninsula. Hydrological Processes, 28(18), 4865-4876. doi: 10.1002/hyp.9975

Peters, G. M., Murphy, K. R., Adamsen, A. P. S., Bruun, S., Svanström, M., & ten Hoeve, M. Improving odour assessment in LCA—the odour footprint. The International Jour-nal of Life Cycle Assessment, 19(11), 1891-1900. doi: 10.1007/s11367-014- 0782-6

Pham, A. N., & Waite, T. D. Cu(II)-catalyzed oxidation of dopamine in aqueous solu-tions: Mechanism and kinetics. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 137(C), 74-84. doi: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2014.03.018

Prata, A. A., Santos, J. M., Timchenko, V., & Stuetz, R. M. Use of Computational Fluid dynamics in the analysis of a portable wind tunnel for sampling of odorous emissions at liquid surfaces. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 40(Special Issue), 145-150. doi: 10.3303/CET1440025

Rocheta, E., Evans, J. P., & Sharma, A. Assessing atmospheric bias correction for dynamical consistency using potential vorti-city. Environmental Research Letters, 9(12), 124010-124010. doi: 10.1088/17489326/9/ 12/124010

Rose, A. L., Bligh, M. W., Collins, R. N., & Waite, T. D. Resolving Early Stages of Ho-mogeneous Iron(III) Oxyhydroxide For-mation from Iron(III) Nitrate Solutions at pH 3 Using Time-Resolved SAXS. Langmuir, 30(12), 3548-3556. doi: 10.1021/la404712r

Roser, D. J., Van Den Akker, B., Boase, S., Haas, C. N., Ashbolt, N. J., & Rice, S. A. Pseudomonas aeruginosa dose response and bathing water infection. Epidemiology and Infection, 142(03), 449-462. doi: 10.1017/S0950268813002690

Roser, D. J., Van Den Akker, B., Boase, S., Haas, C. N., Ashbolt, N. J., & Rice, S. A. Dose–response algorithms for water-borne Pseudomonas aeruginosa folliculitis. Epide-miology and Infection, 1-14. doi: 10.1017/S0950268814002532

Sivret, E., Le-Minh, N., Wang, B., Wang, X., Le, H., & Stuetz, R. M. Impact of Sewer Emis-sion Dynamics on Monitoring Campaign Design. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 40(n/a), 43-48. doi: 10.3303/CET1440008

Smith, T., Marshall, L., & McGlynn, B. Calibrating hydrologic models in flow-corrected time. Water Resources Research, 50(1), 748-753. doi: 10.1002/2013WR01 4635

Smith, T., Marshall, L., & Sharma, A. Pre-dicting hydrologic response through a hier-archical catchment knowledgebase: A Bayes empirical Bayes approach. Water Resources Research, 50(2), 1189-1204. doi:10.1002/ 2013WR015079

Splinter, K. D., Carley, J. T., Golshani, A., & Tomlinson, R. A relationship to describe the cumulative impact of storm clusters on beach erosion. Coastal Engineering, 83(C), 49-55. doi: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2013.10. 001

Splinter, K. D., Turner, I. L., Davidson, M. A., Barnard, P., Castelle, B., & Oltman-Shay, J. A generalized equilibrium model for pre-dicting daily to interannual shoreline re-sponse. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 119(9), 1936-1958. doi: 10.1002/2014JF003106

Stroud, J. L., Low, A., Collins, R. N., & Manefield, M. Metal(loid) Bioaccessibility Dictates Microbial Community Composition in Acid Sulfate Soil Horizons and Sulfidic Drain Sediments. Environmental Science & Technology, 48(15), 8514-8521. doi:10.10 21/es501495s

van den Akker, B., Trinh, T., Coleman, H. M., Stuetz, R. M., Le-Clech, P., & Khan, S. J. Validation of a full-scale membrane bioreac-tor and the impact of membrane cleaning on the removal of microbial indicators. Bio-resource Technology, 155(C), 432-437. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.12.123

Vazquez-Campos, X., Kinsela, A. S., Waite, T. D., Collins, R. N., & Neilan, B. A. Fodinomy-ces uranophilus gen. nov. sp. nov. and Coni-ochaeta fodinicola sp. nov., two uranium mine-inhabiting Ascomycota fungi from northern Australia. Mycologia, 106(6), 1073-1089. doi: 10.3852/14-013

Wang, B., Sivret, E. C., Parcsi, G., Le, N. M., Kenny, S., Bustamante, H., & Stuetz, R. M. Reduced sulfur compounds in the atmos-phere of sewer networks in Australia: geo-graphic (and seasonal) variations. Water Science & Technology, 69(6), 1167-1167. doi: 10.2166/wst.2013.798

Sandin, G., Clancy, G., Heimersson, S., Pe-ters, G. M., Svanström, M., & ten Hoeve, M. Making the most of LCA in technical inter-organisational R&D projects. Journal of Cleaner Production, 70(C), 97-104. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.094

Scott, P. D., Bartkow, M., Blockwell, S. J., Coleman, H. M., Khan, S. J., Lim, R., Leusch, F. D. L. A National Survey of Trace Organic Contaminants in Australian Rivers. Journal of Environment Quality, 43(5), 1702-1702. doi: 10.2134/jeq2014.01. 0012

Scott, P. D., Bartkow, M., Blockwell, S. J., Coleman, H. M., Khan, S. J., Lim, R., Leusch, F. D. L. An assessment of endocrine activity in Australian rivers using chemical and in vitro analyses. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 21(22), 12951-12967. doi: 10.1007/s11356-014-3235-7

Sharma, A., & Mehrotra, R. An information theoretic alternative to model a natural system using observational information alone. Water Resources Research, 50(1), 650-660. doi: 10.1002/2013WR013845

Short, A. D., Bracs, M. A., & Turner, I. L. (2014). Beach oscillation and rotation: local and regional response at three beaches in southeast Australia. Journal Of Coastal Re-search, 712-717. doi: 10.2112/SI-120.1

Short, M. D., Daikeler, A., Peters, G. M., Mann, K., Ashbolt, N. J., Stuetz, R. M., & Peirson, W. L. Municipal gravity sewers: An unrecognised source of nitrous oxide. Sci-ence of The Total Environment, 468-469(C), 211-218. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.08. 051

Sivakumar, B. Networks: a generic theory for hydrology? Stochastic Environmental Re-search and Risk Assessment, 29(3), 761-771. doi: 10.1007/s00477-014-0902-7

Sivakumar, B. Water resources and environ-ment in Australia. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 28(1), 1-2. doi: 10.1007/s00477-013-0785-z

Sivakumar, B. Planning and management of shared waters: hydropolitics and hydropsy-chology - two sides of the same coin. Inter-national Journal of Water Resources Devel-opment, 30(2), 200-210. doi:10.1080/07900 627.2013.841072

Sivakumar, B. Networks: a generic theory for hydrology? Stochastic Environmental Re-search and Risk Assessment, 29(3), 761-771. doi: 10.1007/s00477-014-0902-7

Sivakumar, B., & Woldemeskel, F. M. Com-plex networks for streamflow dynamics. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 18(11), 4565-4578. doi: 10.5194/hess-18-4565-2014

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Wang, B., Sivret, E. C., Parcsi, G., Wang, X., Le, N. M., Kenny, S., Stuetz, R. M. Is H 2 S a suitable process indicator for odour abate-ment performance of sewer odours? Water Science & Technology, 69(1), 92-92. doi: 10.2166/wst.2013.559

Wang, H., Felder, S., & Chanson, H. An ex-perimental study of turbulent two-phase flow in hydraulic jumps and application of a triple decomposition technique. Experi-ments in Fluids, 55(7). doi: 10.1007/s00348-014-1775-8

Wang, L., & Khan, S. J. Enantioselective analysis and fate of polycyclic musks in a water recycling plant in Sydney (Australia). Water Science & Technology, 69(10), 1996-1996. doi:10.2166/wst.2014.095

Wang, L., Wijekoon, K. C., Nghiem, L. D., & Khan, S. J. Removal of polycyclic musks by anaerobic membrane bioreactor: Biodegra-dation, biosorption, and enantioselectivity. Chemosphere, 117(C), 722-729. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.10.004

Wang, Y., Leslie, G. L., & Waite, T. D. Impact of iron dosing of membrane bioreactors on membrane fouling. Chemical Engineering Journal, 252(C), 239-248. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.04.106

Wang, Y., Tng, K. H., Wu, H., Leslie, G., & Waite, T. D. Removal of phosphorus from wastewaters using ferrous salts – A pilot scale membrane bioreactor study. Water Research, 57(C), 140-150. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.03.029

Wasko, C., & Sharma, A. Quantile regres-sion for investigating scaling of extreme precipitation with temperature. Water Resources Research, 50(4), 3608-3614. doi: 10.1002/2013WR015194

Westra, S., Fowler, H. J., Evans, J. P., Alex-ander, L. V., Berg, P., Johnson, F., Roberts, N. M. Future changes to the intensity and frequency of short-duration extreme rain-fall. Reviews of Geophysics, 52(3), 522-555. doi: 10.1002/2014RG000464

Wiedmann, T. O., Schandl, H., & Moran, D. The footprint of using metals: new metrics of consumption and productivity. Environ-mental Economics and Policy Studies. doi: 10.1007/s10018-014-0085-y

Woldemeskel, F. M., Sharma, A., Siva-kumar, B., & Mehrotra, R. A framework to quantify GCM uncertainties for use in im-pact assessment studies. Journal of Hydrol-ogy, 519(PB), 1453-1465. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.09.025

Wright, B., Stanford, B. D., Reinert, A., Routt, J. C., Khan, S. J., & Debroux, J. F. Managing water quality impacts from drought on drinking water supplies. Journal of Water Supply: Research and

Conference on Environmental Odour Moni-toring & Control, Venice, Italy.

Felder, S., & Chanson, H. Characterisation of Interfacial Aeration in High-Velocity Free-Surface Air-Water Flows: What Does 50% Void Fraction Mean? Paper presented at the 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Confer-ence, Melbourne.

Felder, S., & Chanson, H. (2014/06/27/). Energy dissipation and flow resistance on flat slope stepped spillways. Paper present-ed at the 5th IAHR International Symposium on Hydraulic Structures, Brisbane.

Green, J., & Johnson, F. How Climate Change is Currently Being Incorporated into Intensity-Frequency-Duration (IFD) Design Rainfall – An Overview. Paper presented at the Hydrology and Water Resources Sympo-sium 2014, Perth.

Green, J., Johnson, F., Xuereb, K., Beesley, C., The, C., & Jolly, C. Changes to the Intensi-ty-Frequency-Duration (IFD) design rainfalls across Australia. Paper presented at the Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium 2014, Perth.

Lui, G. Y., Roser, D., Corkish, R., & Stuetz, R. (2014/12/10/). A New Frontier: Photovolta-ics and Light-Emitting Diode Technology for Water Disinfection in Remote and Develop-ing Areas. Paper presented at the 2014 Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference, UNSW, Sydney, Australia.

Splinter, K. D., Davidson, M. A., Turner, I. L., & Beuzen, T. (2014/09/01/). ESTIMATING SHORELINE RESPONSE IN A CHANGING WAVE CLIMATE. Paper presented at the International Conference on Coastal Engi-neering, Seoul, South Korea.

Stroud, J. L., & Collins, R. N. (2014/05/20). Bioavailability of metals in acid sulfate soil wetlands: implications for remediation. Pa-per presented at the 4th National Acid Sul-fate Soils Conference, Perth, WA, Australia.

Stroud, J. L., & Collins, R. N. (2014/07/). Improved detection of coastal acid sulfate soil hotspots through biomonitoring of met-al(loid) accumulation in water lilies (Nymphaea capensis).

Stroud, J. L., & Collins, R. N. (2014/05/20). Iron and sulfur cycling bacteria in acid-impacted coastal sulfidic sediments. Paper presented at the 4th National Acid Sulfate Soils Conference, Perth, WA, Australia.

Wang, Y., Tng, K. H., Wu, H., Leslie, G., & Waite, T. D. Removal of phosphorus from membrane bioreactors using a ferrous salt – a pilot scale study. Paper presented at the 7th IWA Specialised Membrane Technology Conference and Exhibition for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Toronto, Canada.

Technology—AQUA, 63(3), 179-179. doi: 10.2166/aqua.2013.123

Xie, H. B., Guo, T., Sivakumar, B., Liew, A. W. C., & Dokos, S. Symplectic geometry spec-trum analysis of nonlinear time series. Pro-ceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathemati-cal, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 470(2170), 20140409-20140409. doi: 10.109 8/rspa.2014.0409

Yap, R. K. L., Whittaker, M., Diao, M., Stuetz, R. M., Jefferson, B., Bulmus, V., Henderson, R. K. Hydrophobically-associating cationic polymers as micro-bubble surface modifiers in dissolved air flotation for cyanobacteria cell separation. Water Research, 61(C), 253-262. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.05. 032

Yu, H., Miller, C. J., Ikeda-Ohno, A., & Waite, T. D. Photodegradation of contaminants using Ag@AgCl/rGO assemblages: Possibili-ties and limitations. Catalysis Today, 224, 122-131. doi: 10.1016/j.cattod.2013. 12.005

Yuan, X., Miller, C. J., Pham, A. N., & Waite, T. D. Kinetics and mechanism of auto- and copper-catalyzed oxidation of 1,4-naphthohydroquinone. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 71(C), 291-302. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2014.03.021

Yvanes-Giuliani, Y. A. M., Waite, T. D., & Collins, R. N. Exchangeable and secondary mineral reactive pools of aluminium in coastal lowland acid sulfate soils. Science of The Total Environment, 485-486(C), 232-240. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.03.064

Zamyadi, A., Dorner, S., Ndong, M., Ellis, D., Bolduc, A., Bastien, C., & Prévost, M. Appli-cation of in vivo measurements for the man-agement of cyanobacteria breakthrough into drinking water treatment plants. Environ-mental Science: Processes & Impacts, 16(2), 313-313. doi: 10.1039/c3em00603d

Zhang, J., Xiao, K., Liang, P., Waite, T. D., & Huang, X. Electrically released iron for foul-ing control in membrane bioreactors: A dou-ble-edged sword? Desalination, 347(C), 10-14. doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.05.018

Zhang, Z., Bligh, M. W., Wang, Y., Leslie, G. L., Bustamante, H., & Waite, T. D. Cleaning strategies for iron-fouled membranes from submerged membrane bioreactor treatment of wastewaters. Journal of Membrane Sci-ence, 475(C), 9-21. doi: 10.1016j.memsci. 2014.09.003

Conference Paper

Abdala Prata Junior, A., Santos, J. M., Tim-chenko, V., & Stuetz, R. (2014/09/13/). Use of Computational Fluid Dynamics in the Analysis of a Portable Wind Tunnel for Sam-pling of Odorous Emissions at Liquid Surfac-es. Paper presented at the 4th International

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Zamyadi, A., Peleato, N., Hennings, J., Bonsteel, J., Belbin, S., & Hofmann, R. Sur-face water treatment with ultrafiltration: Algae blooms operational challenges.

Allis, M. J., Peirson, W. L., & Banner, M. L. Dynamic patterns and spatial characteris-tics of 3D deep water whitecaps. Presented at the first Kiwi–Oz waves Conference (KOZWaves), Newcastle, NSW, Australia KOZWaves, Kiwi-Oz Waves Conference. Newcastle, NSW, Australia.

Hadjikakou, M., & Wiedmann, T. ‘Foodprints’ of different diets using envi-ronmentally extended input-output (EEIO) analysis 11th International Society For In-dustrial Ecology (ISIE) Socio-Economic Me-tabolism Section Conference. Melbourne, Australia.

Howley, E. M., Jex, C. N., Andersen, M. S., Baker, A. B., Zainuddin, N. S., Meredith, K., Spencer, R. G. M. Lignin degradation in a coastal groundwater aquifer: A useful trac-er? American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

Liu, X., Wang, Y., Waite, T. D., & Leslie, G. Effect of particle migration on cake layer formation during membrane filtration The 10th International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM2014). Suzhou, China.

Mahmud, K., Mariethoz, G., Pauline, C. T., & Baker, A. Lidar Investigation of Infiltration Water Heterogeneity in the Tamala Lime-stone, SW WA AGU Fall Meeting 2014. San Francisco, CA, USA.

Schinabeck, J., Wiedmann, T., Rowley, H. V., & Teh, S. H. Integrated Carbon Metrics: A multi-scale life cycle approach to assessing, mapping and tracking carbon outcomes for the built environment Joint 11th Interna-tional Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE) Socio-Economic Metabolism Conference and 4th ISIE Asia-Pacific Conference. Mel-bourne.

Wiedmann, T., Chen, G., & Rowley, H. V. Urban carbon accounting using the Indus-trial Ecology Virtual Laboratory Joint 11th International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE) Socio-Economic Metabolism Confer-ence and 4th ISIE Asia-Pacific Conference. Melbourne.

Reports

Anderson, D. J., & Rahman, P. Hydraulic Conductivity Testing of Drill Core PCK12-12A and WCKGW4 (Vol. WRL TR2014/03). Manly Vale, NSW, 2093: Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environ-mental Engineering, UNSW Australia.

Cox, R. Independent Expert Report - Double Bay Marina Floating Wave Attenuator As-sessment (Vol. WRL TR2014/17). Manly Vale, NSW, 2093: Water Research Laborato-ry, School of Civil and Environmental Engi-neering, UNSW Australia.

Drummond, C., & Blacka, M. J. Physical Modelling of Flexmat Mattresses for the Roy Hill Iron Ore Project, Port Landside Revet-ments (Vol. 2014/16). Manly Vale, NSW, 2093: Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Australia.

Drummond, C., Ruprecht, J. E., & Peirson, W. L. Redesign of the 1 Metre Wave Flume (Vol. WRL TR2013/25). Manly Vale, NSW, 2093: Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Australia.

Flocard, F. D., & Drummond, C. D. 3D Physi-cal Modelling of Clump Point Jetty Breakwa-ter (Vol. WRL TR2014/05). Manly Vale, NSW, 2093: Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Australia.

Glamore, W., Coghlan, I. R., Miller, B. M., & Peirson, W. L. Hunter Valley Hydrodynamic Platform and Model Scoping Study (Vol. WRL TR2013/26). Manly Vale, NSW, 2093: Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Australia.

Glamore, W., Coghlan, I. R., & Ruprecht, J. E. Riverbank Vulnerability Assessment using a Decision Support System: Lower Hawkes-bury River (Wisemans Ferry to Spencer) (Vol. WRL TR2014/04). Manly Vale, NSW, 2093: Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Australia.

Glamore, W., Coghlan, I. R., Ruprecht, J. E., Flocard, F., & Drummond, C. D. Riverbank Vulnerability Assessment using a Decision Support System: Clarence River (Rogans Bridge to Ulmarra) (Vol. WRL TR2014/12). Manly Vale, NSW: Water Research Labora-tory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Australia.

Glamore, W., Rayner, D. S., & Miller, B. M. Detailed Concept Design of Yamba-Iluka Ebb Tide Release (Vol. WRL TR2008/28). Manly Vale, NSW: Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Australia.

Glamore, W., Ruprecht, J. E., & Rayner, D. S. Wyong Salt Marsh Investigation (Vol. WRL TR2013/19). Manly Vale, NSW, 2093: Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sydney UNSW Australia.

Badenhop, A. M., Drummond, C. D., Ander-son, D. J., & Glamore, W. C. Reference list for water-related coal seam gas and coal mining research – Report 2: United King-dom, China, Russia and India, January 2000 to June 2012 (Vol. WRL TR2014/08). Manly Vale, NSW, 2093: Water Research Laborato-ry, School of Civil and Environmental Engi-neering, UNSW Australia.

Badenhop, A. M., Drummond, C. D., Ander-son, D. J., & Glamore, W. C. Reference list for water-related coal seam gas and coal mining research - Report 3: Australia, Cana-da, China, India, Russia, The United Kingdom and the United States of America, July 2012 to Sept 2013 (Vol. WRL TR2014/09). Manly Vale, NSW, 2093: Water Research Laborato-ry, School of Civil and Environmental Engi-neering, UNSW Australia.

Blacka, M. J., Flocard, F., Rahman, P. F., Rayner, D. S., & Parakoti, B. Coastal Adapta-tion Needs for Extreme Events and Climate Change, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands (Vol. WRL TR2013/13). Manly Vale, NSW, 2093: Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Australia.

Carley, J. T. Feasibility of an Enhanced Surf Break at Blacksmiths NSW (Vol. WRL TR2014/13). Manly Vale, NSW, 2093: Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Australia.

Carley, J. T., Komar, P. D., Kench, P. S., & Davies, R. B. Coastal Erosion Hazard Assess-ment for the Kapiti Coast: Review of the Science and Assessments Undertaken for the Proposed Kapiti Coast District Plan 2012 (Vol. WRL TR2014/06). Manly Vale, NSW, 2093: Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Australia.

Coghlan, I. R., Davey, E. K., Carley, J. T., Blacka, M. J., & Cox, R. J. Kingscliff Beach Foreshore Protection Works Part C - Groyne Field Assessment (Vol. WRL TR2012/18). Manly Vale, NSW, 2093: Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmen-tal Engineering, UNSW Australia.

Collins, R. N. Uranium concentrations and speciation in select bore waters of the Northern Territory serviced by Indigenous Essential Services Pty. Ltd (Vol. UNSW Water Research Centre publication 2014/5). Syd-ney, NSW 2052, Australia: UNSW Australia.

Collins, R. N., & Stroud, J. Final progress report for the Australian Research Council linkage project LP110100480 (Vol. UNSW Water Research Centre publication 2014/5). UNSW Australia, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.

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Peirson, W. L., Guerry, N., Miller, B. M., Cox, R. J., & Evans, J. Determining the Joint Probability of Modelled and Recorded At-mospheric Forcings Causing Coastal Inunda-tion and Damage Along the Temperate Eastern Seaboards of the United States of America and Australia (Vol. WRL Research Report 256). Manly Vale, NSW, 2093: Wa-ter Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Australia.

Rahman, P. F. Digitisation of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Hy-drology Archive (Vol. WRL Research Report 255). Manly Vale, NSW, 2093: Water Re-search Laboratory, School of Civil and Envi-ronmental Engineering, UNSW Australia.

Glamore, W., Ruprecht, J. E., Rayner, D. S., & Smith, B. Big Swamp Rehabilitation Pro-ject Hydrological Study (Vol. WRL TR2012/23). Manly Vale, NSW: Water Re-search Laboratory, School of Civil and Envi-ronmental Engineering, UNSW Australia.

Guerry, N. S., & Miller, B. M. Warringah Mall Box Culvert Physical Model Study (Vol. 2013/30). Manly Vale, NSW, 2093: Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Australia.

Mariani, A. Wyndham Harbour Physical Modelling. Manly Vale, NSW: Water Re-search Laboratory, School of Civil and Envi-ronmental Engineering, UNSW Australia.

Ruprecht, J. E., & Miller, B. M. Assessment of Destratification at Dungowan Reservoir (Vol. WRL TR2014/11). Manly Vale, NSW, 2093: Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Australia.

Smith, G. P., Davey, E. K., & Cox, R. J. Flood Hazard (Vol. WRL TR2014/07). Manly Vale, NSW: Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Australia.

Stroud, J., & Collins, R. N. Remediation recommendations: 1006, Clothiers Creek Road, Condong, 2484 (Vol. UNSW Water Research Centre publication 2013/2). The University of New South Wales.

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7. With Thanks

Association, Industry, and Research Partners

2020 Projects Pty Ltd AINSE Airepure Australia Pty Ltd Aquatic Ecologist Aurecon Australia Pty Ltd Aurecon Hatch Aust Academy of Technological Sci &Engin Austpac Properties Pty Ltd Australian Blue Mountain International Australian Synchrotron Company Ltd Beijing Origin Water Technology Co Ltd Bureau of Meteorology Byron Shire Council Cardno (NSW/ACT) Pty Ltd Clarence City Council Clarence Valley Council Climate Change Cook Islands CoastalCOMS Pty Ltd Dams Safety Committee Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Department of Natural Resources & Mines Department of Planning & Infrastructure Department of Sustainability & Environment Department of the Environment Dept of Environment & Primary Industries Dept of Environment Climate Change Water Dept of Innovation, Ind, Science and Res Dept of Sustainability Environment Water Dept of Trade and Investment, Regional DSEWPAC Ecotext Pty Ltd EECW Pty Ltd Elforsk AB Energy Resources of Australia Ltd Engineers Australia EPA Victoria Eurobodalla Shire Council Fraser Coast Regional Council Geoscience Australia GHD Pty Ltd Gosford City Council Gothenburg University Goulburn-Murray Rural Water Corporation Greater Taree City Council Hornsby Shire Council Hunter Water Corporation Limited Industry and Investment NSW IVL Swedish Environmental Research Inst Lake Coal Pty Ltd Leishman Associates Manly Council Melbourne Water Corporation Melton and Christina Mowbray Moyne Shire Council Murdoch University Myriax Pty Ltd

Nambucca Shire Council National ICT Australia Limited NSW Cane Growers Association NSW Department Primary Industries NSW Office of Water NSW Public Works NSW Sugar Milling Co Operative Ltd NSW Trade & Investment Office of Environment and Heritage Outotec (Australasia) Pty Ltd Port Waratah Coal Services Ltd Poultry CRC Ltd Power and Water Corporation Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority QUEENSLAND NICKEL PTY LTD RMIT SEQWATER SHCAG Pty Ltd Shoalhaven City Council Shoalhaven Riverwatch Incorporated Shore Regional Organisation of Councils Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd SMEC Australia Pty Ltd Smithsonian Environmental Southern Water SunWater Swerea IVF AB

Sydney Catchment Authority Sydney Institute of Marine Science Sydney Water Sydney Water Corporation Sydney Water Odour Alliance Joint Venture Synchrotron Light Source Australia P/L The City of Newcastle The University of Queensland Toowoomba Regional Council Total Earth Care Tweed Shire Council Umwelt Australia Pty Ltd UNSW Global Pty Limited Veolia Water Operations Pty Ltd Warringah Council Water Corporation Water Quality Research Australia Limited Water Research Australia Limited Water Technology Pty Ltd WetlandCare Australia Wyong Shire Council

We wish to acknowledge and thank the following for their continued support in 2014:

University Collaborators

Australian National University Centre de Mathématiques et de Leurs Applications, ENS Cachan, France Cranfield University, UK Colorado School of Mines, USA Curtin University Griffith University Institute de Recherche sur les Phénomènes Hors Equilibre, France Melbourne University Monash University RMIT

Tsinghua University, China University College Dublin, Ireland University of Colorado, USA University of Columbia, USA University of Newcastle University of Plymouth University of Queensland University of Sydney University of South Australia University of Tasmania University of Technology, Sydney University of Western Australia

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