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| Introductory Session
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| Wednesday 15th February 8:55 - 10:40
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| Chair: Michael Storey and Pierre Le Clech
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| YWP 0.2 | Official Welcome to YWP2006
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| | Darryl Day
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| | President Australian Water Association
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| YWP 0.3 | International Water Association in Australia
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| | Professor Jürg Keller
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| | Chair, International Water Association (Australia)
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| YWP 0.4 | IWA and the Young Water Professionals Program
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| Slides | Assoc. Professor Richard Stuetz
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| | Chair, IWA Young Water Professionals Committee
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| YWP 0.5 | AWA and the Young Water Professionals Program
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| Slides | Chris Corr
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| | Chair, AWA Young Water Professionals Committee
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| YWP 0.6 | Keynote Address
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| Slides | Emeritus Professor Nancy Millis AC MBE
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| | Chair, CRC Water Quality and Treatment
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| Session 1
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| Wednesday 15th February 11:00 - 13:00
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| Chair: Ross Young (Executive Director, WSAA)
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| YWP 1.1 | Gippsland Lakes project: Benchmarking of innovative wastewater systems for a unique Gippsland coastal town
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| Paper | Mandy Habener
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| Slides | Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Vic.
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| YWP 1.2 | Recent developments in pipeline inspections in Western Australia
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| Paper | Garth Walter, Barry Holloway, Gary Munns, Shaun Brennan, Jim Armstrong, Cameron Waters
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| Slides | Water Corporation, Western Australia
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| YWP 1.3 | Sustainable Irrigation - Can quality reporting improve performance?
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| Paper | Demelza Brand
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| Slides | Murray Irrigation Limited, Deniliquin, NSW
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| YWP 1.4 | How does recycling fit in Sydney's water cycle?
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| Paper | Philip Von Huben, Dennis Cho
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| Slides | Sinclair Knight Merz, St Leonards NSW
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| YWP 1.5 | Capacity, pricing and politics of Northlakes reuse scheme - a case study of water recycling in the Northern Territory
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| Paper | Meg O'Mullane
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| Slides | Power and Water Corporation, Darwin NT
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| Session 2
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| Wednesday 15th February 14:00 - 15:40
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| Chair: (CH2MHill)
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| YWP 2.1 | Ecological response in aquatic systems: coping with limits to predictability
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| Paper | Nicky Grigg, I.T. Webster, F. Boschetti
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| Slides | CSIRO, Canberra ACT
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| YWP 2.2 | Water-energy nexus: a review of existing models
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| Paper | Debborah Marsh and Deepak Sharma
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| Slides | Institute for Water and Environmental Resources Management, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW
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| YWP 2.3 | Smart metering: a significant component of integrated water conservation systems
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| Paper | Elisa Idris
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| Slides | Energy Conservation Systems, Pymble NSW
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| YWP 2.4 | An example of industry experience as a South Australian Water Corporation Young Water Professional
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| Paper | Katharine Ward
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| Slides | SA Water, South Australia
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| Session 3
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| Wednesday 15th February 15:40 - 17:50
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| Chair: Ian Law (IBL Solutions)
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| YWP P.1 | Using mechanical thermal expression (MTE) to dewater sewage sludge
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| Paper | Kappa B. Thapa, S.A. Clayton and A.F.A. Hoadley
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| | Monash University (Vic.)
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| YWP P.2 | Domestic wastewater management plan: An essential tool.
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| Paper | Lee Leong
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| | Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd, (Vic.)
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| YWP P.3 | Behaviour of pharmaceuticals in sewage treatment plants
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| Paper | Sara Castiglioni, Francesco Pomati, Renzo Bagnati, Roberto Fanelli, Davide Calamari, and Ettore Zuccato
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| | University of New South Wales (NSW)
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| YWP P.4 | Surface hydrophobicity of particles and bacteria in Melbourne's water storage system
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| Paper | Steven Tomlinson, Fiona Kelly, Enzo A. Palombo, Ian H. Harding
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| | Swinburne University of Technology (Vic.)
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| YWP P.5 | Estimation of oxygen demand levels using UV-Vis spectroscopy and artificial neural networks as an effective tool for real-time, wastewater treatment control
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| | Shoshana Fogelman, Huijun Zhao, Michael Blumenstein, Shanqing Zhang
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| | Griffith University (Qld)
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| YWP P.6 | Column study of zinc sorption onto compost from synthetic stormwater
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| | Othman Al-Mashaqbeh, R.G. McLaughlan, Z. Huang
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| | University of Technology (NSW)
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| YWP P.7 | Pilot plant investigation of the MIEX® DOC process as a pre-treatment for microfiltration and granular activated carbon
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| | Mike Dixon, Jim Morran, Mary Drikas
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| | Australian Water Quality Centre (SA)
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| YWP P.8 | Effect of pre-treatments on microfiltration of natural organic matter
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| | Eun Kyung Lee, Rolando Fabris, Christopher W.K. Chow, Vicki Chen, Mary Drikas, A.G. Fane
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| | University of New South Wales (NSW)
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| YWP P.9 | Developing a synthetic greywater for testing greywater technologies
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| Paper | Melissa Toifl, Grace Tjandraatmadja, Clare Diaper, Michael Storey, Roger O'Halloran
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| | CSIRO Manufacturing and Infrastructure Technology (Vic.)
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| YWP P.10 | Advanced oxidation processes for the removal of humic substances
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| Paper | Sanly, M.Lim, K.Chiang, R.Amal
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| | University of New South Wales (NSW)
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| YWP P.11 | Extending sustainable use of effluent disposal sites through policy inputs
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| | Ajay Sharma, Nanjappa Ashwath
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| | Central Queensland University (Qld)
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| YWP 3.1 | Corrosion impact on drinking water distribution systems. A review and future research direction
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| Paper | Jenna Castorina, V. Jegatheesan
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| Slides | School of Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld
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| YWP 3.2 | Effect of superoxide on redox chemistry of iron in circumneutral pH range (7-9)
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| Paper | Shikha Garg, Andrew L Rose, T. David Waite
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| Slides | School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
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| YWP 3.3 | The use of on-line turbidity meters and particle counters for the investigation of particles within a drinking water distribution network
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| Paper | Kelly O'Halloran, Hamilton, L. A., Vreeburg, J., Teasdale, P., Verberk, J.Q.J.C.
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| Slides | Centre for Aquatic Processes and Pollution, Griffith University Gold Coast, QLD.
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| YWP 3.4 | Assessing inter-relationships and decision support system for urban water sustainability assessment
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| Paper | Elizabeth Lai, Sven Lundie, Nick Ashbolt
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| Slides | The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
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| YWP 3.5 | Deletion analysis of the microcystin synthetase bi-directional promoter from the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806 suggests a role for iron and nitrogen in transcription regulation
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| | Hannah Root, Brett Neilan
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| | Centre for Cyanobacterial and Astrobiology Research, School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
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| YWP 3.6 | Adsorption and biological removal of microcystins in GAC filter
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| Paper | Haixiang Wang, Gayle Newcombe, David Lewis, Justin Brookes, Lionel Ho
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| | School of Chemical Engineering, the University of Adelaide, Adelaide South Australia
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| YWP 3.7 | The effect of lateral gene transfer on cyanobacterial toxicity and the implications for toxic bloom monitoring
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| Paper | Alexandra Roberts, Kenlee Nakasugi, Brett A. Neilan
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| Slides | School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
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| YWP 3.8 | Towards a Cryptosporidium proteome map and the search for a diagnostic
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| Paper | Quach Truong, B.C Ferrari
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| Slides | Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW
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| YWP 3.9 | New strategies for the detection of pathogens from industrial wastewater samples
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| Paper | Belinda C. Ferrari, Raquel Ibáñez Peral, Kate Stoner, Quach Truong, Peter Bergquist
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| Slides | Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW
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| YWP 3.10 | Production of poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates) copolymers from carbonaceous wastewater by glycogen accumulating organisms
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| Paper | Yu Dai, Zhiguo Yuan, Jurg Keller
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| Slides | Advanced Wastewater Management Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD
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| YWP 3.11 | Applicability of generic contaminant fate models to analysis of trace metal loadings from a small highly urbanised catchment of Sydney, Australia
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| Paper | Brett S. Davis, G. F. Birch
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| Slides | Environmental Geology Group, School of Geosciences, The University of Sydney, NSW
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| YWP 3.12 | Degradation of 1,4-dioxane in water using advanced oxidation processes
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| | Visapiri Vimonses, H.M. Coleman, G. Leslie, R. Amal
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| | ARC Centre for Functional Nanomaterials, School of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
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| YWP 3.13 | Developing sustainable groundwater supplies for irrigating parks
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| Paper | Alexandra Badenhop, Wendy Timms
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| Slides | Water Research Laboratory, Manly Vale, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
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| YWP 3.14 | Querying institutional support for decentralised urban water: four Australian cases
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| Paper | Daniel Livingston, Nicholas Ashbolt, Hal Colebatch
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| Slides | School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
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| Session 4
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| Thursday 16th February 09:00 - 10:40
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| Chair: Carol Howe (CSIRO Future Cities)
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| YWP 4.1 | Impact of the upgrade of the Cronulla sewage treatment plant on water quality at Sutherland beaches
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| Paper | Courtney May, Brad Crossman and Fiona McPherson
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| Slides | Beachwatch Programs, Department of Environment and Conservation, Sydney South NSW
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| YWP 4.2 | Urban stormwater pollutant loads and treatment success in three Sydney sub-catchments
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| Paper | Michael J. Galloway, S.W. Laffan, P.G. Smith
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| Slides | School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
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| YWP 4.3 | Decision making framework for selecting sustainable wastewater reuse treatment technologies
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| Paper | Peter K Holt
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| Slides | Ecological Engineering, Prahran, VIC
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| YWP 4.4 | A graduate's perception of the water/wastewater industry - Lessons from Project Manukau- New Zealand
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| Paper | Rajtha Herath
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| Slides | CH2MHILL Australia Pty Ltd., Chatswood NSW
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| Session 5
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| Thursday 16th February 11:00 - 13:00
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| Chair: Professor Nicholas Ashbolt (UNSW) Slides
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| YWP 5.1 | Time-integrated large-volume sampling: collection and characterisation of particulate material in drinking water transport systems
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| Paper | Lisa A. Hamilton, O'Halloran, K.J., Vreeburg, J., Teasdale, P., Verberk, J.Q.J.C.
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| Slides | Centre for Aquatic Processes and Pollution, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, Queensland
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| YWP 5.2 | The effect of solar radiation on the treatability of reservoir water and its subsequent quality
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| Paper | Yeow Chong Soh, Felicity Roddick, John van Leeuwen
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| Slides | School of Civil and Chemical Engineering, RMIT University
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| YWP 5.3 | Effects of a complex mixture of therapeutic drugs at environmental concentrations on human embryonic cells and Zebrafish liver cells
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| Paper | Francesco Pomati, Sara Castiglioni, Carlo Rossetti, Ettore Zuccato, Davide Calamari
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| Slides | School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
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| YWP 5.4 | Verification of ballast water exchange by ships using organic matter fluorescence
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| | Kathleen R. Murphy, Gregory M. Ruiz, William T. M. Dunsmuir, T. David Waite
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| | The University of New South Wales, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Sydney,NSW
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| YWP 5.5 | An Investigation into the effects of polyelectrolyte charge density on silica?silica interactions
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| Paper | Sineaid Lagan; Monica B. Emelko; David Dixon; Michael F. Stone
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| Slides | University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada; University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC
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| Session 6
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| Thursday 16th February 14:00 - 17:00
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| YWP Mentors
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| YWP 6.1 | A pathway to the water industry
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| Slides | Grant Leslie
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| | Ecowise Environmental
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| YWP 6.2 | Emergency Water Support - Banda Aceh and East Timor
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| | Paul Byleveld
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| | NSW Health
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| YWP 6.3 | Getting the most out of conference networking
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| | Christobel Ferguson
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| | Ecowise Environmental
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| YWP 6.4 | Mentoring and Networking Tips
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| | Linda McDonald
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| | Corporate Learning
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