Gone to Bluesky. Scientia potentia est.
Sydney -33.890745, 151.1938169
Joined October 2012
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Hey, people who used to follow me on Twitter… what are you doing still hanging around here? We had a lot of fun, but those days are gone. The sooner you can see that too, the better off you’ll be.
Some of us don’t have high-quality drinking water, and it’s putting public health at risk. How do we deliver universal access? Something I wrote about the new @ozprodcom National Water Reform report out today. theconversation.com/some-of-…
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An important read from @_LisaMCox & @catiemcleod. Are environmental safeguards working well? Personally, I’m not convinced, & I find retesting of samples to achieve compliance troubling. Why not retest when you *are* compliant, surely it goes both ways? theguardian.com/environment/…
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With a changing climate & growing population, our water supply is under increasing pressure.
@stukhan discusses how Purified Recycled Water could hold the key to water security & James Harrington explains the technology with @mscott on #TheSolutionists. sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/p…
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On The Solutionists with @mscott, @stukhan explores the promise of purified #recycledwater. How does it work? Is it safe? And how do we get past the psychological hurdle of #drinkingwater that has gone from ‘toilet to tap’? 🫧
Listen to The Solutionists: sydneyuni.co/3UXjHeB
With climate change and growing populations, our water supplies are facing unprecedented challenges. I spoke with @Sydney_Uni Vice Chancellor, @mscott on #TheSolutionists. We discuss how recycled water may be the key to Australia’s future water security. sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/p…
The single-use plastic disposable bottled water companies must be loving all the free publicity. abc.net.au/news/2024-02-21/y…
Could pumping pure oxygen into the Darling River help reduce future fish kills? abc.net.au/news/2024-02-20/d…
Scientists have warned that nitrogen could threaten up to one-third of the world's drinkable water by 2050. 9news.com.au/world/nitrogen-…
"I guess as a scientist, you deal more with the physical world whereas my understanding of divining is it's more about intuition, and energy and those types of things”. abc.net.au/news/2024-02-03/w…
The Queensland state government’s review into Olympic and Paralympic Games venues will include assessing calls to open up one of Queensland’s water supply dams as an Olympic venue. couriermail.com.au/questnews…
Fantastic to see @proftroublemakr (aka Cynthia Mitchell) recognised with an Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to the environment through water resource sustainability as an innovator, leader and academic. Very well deserved!
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@stukhan Q so what are some of the smallest #sydneyterracehouses -by frontage or land area?
Try this pair of triangular ones!
Cnr Fitzroy & Waterloo Sts in Surry Hills.. looks tiny on the street front, but tapers to barely 1m wide at rear!
Land area just 28.89m2 (NearMaps) 🧵
Authorities switch off Port Douglas (Queensland) water supply after heavy rain washes debris into water treatment plant. abc.net.au/news/2024-01-22/p…
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Drinking recycled water is fine and normal, actually, in many places around the world. We should decide whether to use it based on whether it fits our needs—not on some ick factor.
Is treated wastewater the answer to Sydney’s drinking water supply shortages? Professor Stuart Khan, head of civil engineering provided his expertise on the safety of purified recycled water.
Read more: ow.ly/Ytw150QrWA9
