Wastewater Projects

The wastewater research program deals with the increasingly important area of wastewater treatment and reclamation. Focus areas include membrane and treatment technologies, chemical contaminants , waste stream disposal and reuse, fit for purpose technologies, and risk assessment.

Project #	Project Name	Key Issues	Project Leader	Organisations	Status
2001	Pathogen removal by activated sludge	Show Issues 1. Microbiological (Public Health) a. Detection b. Risk Assessment c. Treatment and process validation 7. Fit for Purpose f. Scheme validation 8. Risk Assessment j. Pathogens - risk assessment	Therese Flapper	WaterFutures Smart Water Fund (VIC) Australian Water Quality Centre Melbourne Water Corporation South East Water Limited La Trobe University Show all (6)	Completed
2002	Chemical risk assessment, communication and management in recycled water	Show Issues 2. Chemicals (Public Health) a. Toxicology b. Detection 5. Chemical Contaminants a. Analysis c. Toxicity d. DBPs 8. Risk Assessment a. Chemicals b. Exposure assessment d. Health impacts e. Knowledge & communication	Heather Chapman	Griffith University Australian Water Quality Centre Department of Water (WA) Melbourne Water Corporation South Australian Water Corporation University of Queensland University of NSW National Water Commission ACTEW Corporation CSIRO United Water International Pty Ltd Sydney Water Show all (12)	In Progress
2003	Ecotoxicity toolbox	Show Issues 2. Chemicals (Public Health) a. Toxicology b. Detection 5. Chemical Contaminants a. Analysis c. Toxicity d. DBPs 8. Risk Assessment a. Chemicals b. Exposure assessment		Griffith University Department of Water (WA) Water Corporation of WA University of NSW National Water Commission Show all (5)	Completed
2004	Management of odour and corrosion in sewers	Show Issues 5. Chemical Contaminants a. Analysis b. Removal 15. Measurement a. Monitoring	Zhiguo Yuan	University of Queensland Australian Water Quality Centre Barwon Region Water Corporation Curtin University of Technology Hunter Water Corporation Melbourne Water Corporation South Australian Water Corporation South East Water Limited United Water International Pty Ltd University of NSW University of Newcastle Water Corporation of WA Sydney Water The University of Sydney Allconnex Water CH2M Hill Australian Research Council Show all (17)	In Progress
2005	Ecotoxicity toolbox: Phase 2	Show Issues 2. Chemicals (Public Health) a. Toxicology b. Detection 5. Chemical Contaminants a. Analysis c. Toxicity d. DBPs 8. Risk Assessment b. Exposure assessment		Griffith University Department of Water (WA) University of NSW National Water Commission Show all (4)	Completed
2006	Membrane integrity for virus particle removal	Show Issues 1. Microbiological (Public Health) a. Detection c. Treatment and process validation 4. Membrane and Treatment Technology b. Membrane performance c. Treatment technologies		University of NSW	Completed
2007	Pathogens and organic contaminants in biosolids	Show Issues 1. Microbiological (Public Health) a. Detection b. Risk Assessment 2. Chemicals (Public Health) b. Detection 5. Chemical Contaminants a. Analysis b. Removal c. Toxicity 6. Waste Stream Disposal and Reuse b. Soils & sediments 8. Risk Assessment j. Pathogens - risk assessment	Michael Warne	CSIRO Curtin University of Technology Department of Health (Vic) RMIT University Water Corporation of WA University of Adelaide Show all (6)	Completed
2008	Predictive tools for membrane ageing	Show Issues 4. Membrane and Treatment Technology a. Membrane fouling b. Membrane performance c. Treatment technologies	Pierre LeClech	University of NSW	In Progress
2009	Chemical pretreatment for high pressure membranes	Show Issues 4. Membrane and Treatment Technology a. Membrane fouling b. Membrane performance c. Treatment technologies	Greg Leslie	University of NSW Victoria University Water Research Foundation University of Nevada, Reno Show all (4)	In Progress
2010	Endocrine disruption in Australian aquatic environments	Show Issues 2. Chemicals (Public Health) a. Toxicology 5. Chemical Contaminants a. Analysis c. Toxicity 8. Risk Assessment a. Chemicals b. Exposure assessment	Fred Leusch	Griffith University Department of Water (WA) Melbourne Water Corporation RMIT University University of NSW University of Technology, Sydney Sydney Water Australian Research Council Show all (8)	In Progress
2011	SMBR treatment of wastewaters	Show Issues 4. Membrane and Treatment Technology a. Membrane fouling b. Membrane performance c. Treatment technologies 5. Chemical Contaminants b. Removal 6. Waste Stream Disposal and Reuse c. Nutrient recovery	David Waite	University of NSW Sydney Water Australian Research Council Show all (3)	In Progress
2013	Monitoring membrane integrity for virus removal	Show Issues 1. Microbiological (Public Health) a. Detection c. Treatment and process validation 4. Membrane and Treatment Technology b. Membrane performance c. Treatment technologies	Greg Leslie	University of NSW Victoria University South East Water Limited Sydney Water Show all (4)	In Progress
2014	Tools for analysing hormone activity in water	Show Issues 2. Chemicals (Public Health) a. Toxicology b. Detection 5. Chemical Contaminants a. Analysis c. Toxicity 8. Risk Assessment a. Chemicals d. Health impacts	Heather Chapman	Griffith University Veolia Water Australia Water Research Foundation South African Water Research Commission Technologiezentrum Wasser KWR Watercycle Research Institute United States Environmental Protection Agency Water Reuse Research Foundation Global Water Research Coalition Show all (9)	In Development
2015	Inactivation of Cryptosporidium across the wastewater treatment train	Show Issues 1. Microbiological (Public Health) b. Risk Assessment c. Treatment and process validation 7. Fit for Purpose f. Scheme validation 8. Risk Assessment j. Pathogens - risk assessment	Alex Keegan	Australian Water Quality Centre South Australian Water Corporation Smart Water Fund (VIC) Show all (3)	In Progress
2016	Membrane distillation	Show Issues 4. Membrane and Treatment Technology b. Membrane performance c. Treatment technologies 6. Waste Stream Disposal and Reuse a. Brine management and salinity 7. Fit for Purpose d. Industrial & mining reuse	Mikel Duke	City West Water Ltd Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water Corporation Victoria University Show all (3)	In Progress
2017	Pathogen removal by activated sludge: Part 2	Show Issues 1. Microbiological (Public Health) a. Detection b. Risk Assessment c. Treatment and process validation 7. Fit for Purpose f. Scheme validation 8. Risk Assessment j. Pathogens - risk assessment	Alex Keegan	Australian Water Quality Centre Melbourne Water Corporation South Australian Water Corporation South East Water Limited Smart Water Fund (VIC) La Trobe University Ecos Consulting Show all (7)	In Progress
2018	Real time integrity monitoring for high pressure membranes	Show Issues 4. Membrane and Treatment Technology a. Membrane fouling b. Membrane performance c. Treatment technologies	Stephen Gray	Victoria University Coliban Region Water Corporation Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water Corporation Show all (3)	In Progress
2019	Removing chemicals of concern using AOP	Show Issues 2. Chemicals (Public Health) a. Toxicology 5. Chemical Contaminants a. Analysis b. Removal d. DBPs 7. Fit for Purpose f. Scheme validation 8. Risk Assessment a. Chemicals	Anna Heitz	Curtin University of Technology Department of Water (WA) Water Corporation of WA GHD Pty Ltd EAWAG Australian Research Council Show all (6)	In Progress
2021	Bioassays and risk communication	Show Issues 2. Chemicals (Public Health) a. Toxicology b. Detection 5. Chemical Contaminants a. Analysis c. Toxicity d. DBPs 8. Risk Assessment a. Chemicals b. Exposure assessment		Griffith University University of Queensland University of Technology, Sydney CSIRO Landcare Research New Zealand SEQ Water Smart Water Research Centre Show all (7)	In Progress

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