Additional Information
Areas of expertise include:
- impact of water quality on mineral processing operations
- laboratory and on-site investigations
- development of cost effective water treatment processes for the mineral processing industry
- analysis of organic and inorganic compounds in water and wastewater samples
- assessment of acid rock drainage (ARD) and acid sulfate soils
- development of ARD mitigation strategies
- application of activated carbon adsorption processes for the removal of a wide variety of natural and synthetic organics from water
- application of membrane processes for the removal of a wide variety of natural and synthetic organics from water
- diagnosis of membrane fouling mechanisms
- design and monitoring of ion exchange treatment processes
- disinfection processes and disinfection by-products formation in drinking waters and effluents
- management of water quality in hot and chilled water systems and cooling towers
- development of novel analytical procedures for the measurement of organic and inorganic pollutants, e.g. measurement of organohalogens by indicator parameters (AOX, EOX, POX)
- environmental impact assessment of effluent discharges and industrial operations
- discharge, distribution and fate of organic and inorganic pollutants in the environment:
- groundwater contamination from landfills
- catchment studies (lakes, rivers, reservoirs)
- marine discharges of industrial wastewaters, domestic sewage, stormwater run-offs
- land-based disposal of treated effluents
- aquifer recharges
- design and implementation of cost effective environmental management programs; compliance with regulatory requirements in Australia and overseas
