Publications

Title:

The use of Artificial Wetlands for Improvement in Water Quality of Stormwater Runoff from Urban Development in South East Queensland.  Criteria for Design.

Author:

Philip R. Bell

Abstract:

This reviews work carried out in Canberra and other locations and develops a criteria for the potential design of artificial or constructed wetlands systems for stormwater treatment in the sub tropical climatic conditions in South East Queensland.

Cost:

$A150.00

Title:

A Review of the Impacts of Elevated Levels of Nutrients on Australian Waterways, with particular reference to Southern Queensland

Author:

Philip R. Bell

Abstract:

The fact that unsuitable land management practices in some parts of Australia have contributed to erosion and sedimentation of waterways has been well accepted in Australia for at least 15 years, and due to the work of the agencies involved in the Murray-Darling Basin Management Strategy and others the mechanisms of nutrient loss from agricultural land is recognised and the effects on water resources have been documented.  In more recent times the public fact of water pollution caused by nutrient enrichment has been experienced in Southern Queensland with the display of toxic algal blooms in some water courses raising greater public and Government awareness of the potential for health impacts resulting from our land and water management practices, particularly in drought conditions.  This paper explores some of the causes and effects of nutrient enrichment in our waterways with particular reference to health issues, and discusses briefly, mitigation measures.

Cost:

$A30.00