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Fight on to save coastal ecosystems
Key points: The UN has declared the 2020s to be the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration Coastal ecosystems have been damaged over many decades and even centuries in some cases Restoring coastal ecosystems is... Read More
Unknown risk from contaminants flying under the radar on Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait
Scientists have identified critical knowledge gaps for a number of contaminants entering into the waters of Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait. These contaminants originate from a wide range of sources from the... Read More
Social media offers vast data set of attitudes to support decision-making
Tropical Water Quality Hub researchers are employing Big Data and artificial intelligence approaches to develop and test methods of analysing thousands of social media posts with the potential to turn every visitor to... Read More
How best to reach land managers who aren’t changing behaviour for water quality improvement?
Behaviour change for best practice amongst land managers in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) catchment is critical to improving quality of the water flowing out to the GBR. However, decades of previous effort... Read More
Building trust with farmers and demonstrating water quality outcomes for on-farm decision-making
Northern Queensland’s thriving coastal agricultural system poses major water quality problems for the Great Barrier Reef, especially when it comes to the high levels of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) found in coastal runoff,... Read More
January 2020 e-newsletter
The January edition of “View on TWQ” is now online and can be found here. Read More
Project Spotlight
Project 1.10
Led by Dr Frederieke Kroon, AIMS
Identification, impacts, and prioritization of emerging contaminants present in the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait marine environments
Increased human activities in the GBR and Torres Strait regions are expected to increase the sources and diversity of contaminants in their marine environments. Here, we will (i) determine the presence and locations of emerging contaminants based on monitoring data and the types of human activities present, and (ii) prioritize the identified emerging contaminants based on their potential risk to these marine environments. Based on the list of priority emerging contaminants, we will develop and recommend key areas of research to inform management and policy decisions that will maintain and improve the condition of the marine environments in the GBR and Torres Strait regions.. Read more
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