| Water Science Pty Ltd provides consulting services in: |
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Ecological risk assessments, |
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Water quality assessment and management, |
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Peer reviews. |
The current focus is in developing and applying Bayesian Network models to assist natural resource managers. |
| • Recent contracts |
| Ok Tedi Mining Company (OTML), Papua New Guinea
During 2005 and 2006 Water Science PL in collaboration with the Water Studies Centre at Monash University developed a set of Bayesian Network models to assist OTML in assessing the environmental risks due to channel aggradation and ARD in the Fly River, and the potential to minimise these risks by introducing a new tailing treatment plant. |
| Report : OTML Summary Report (2006)
Link :http://www.oktedi.com/ |
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• Review of the environmental monitoring program for Porgera Joint Venture, PNG
Water Science Pty Ltd was part of a team that reviewed the environmental monitoring program being undertaken by the Porgera Gold mine in the central highland of PNG. The primary objectives were to: (a) assess the effectiveness of the program; (b) identify any changes that would improve it; (c) review the relevance of the existing compliance points; and (d) develop site-specific compliance criteria that would have future application when evaluating mine closure
Report: [Report will be posted when available] Link : PJV web site
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• Water Quality Risk Assessment in the Mekong River Basin, Mekong River Commission
A risk assessment protocol was used to assess the risk due to three trans-boundary water quality issues in the lower Mekong River: |
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The potential effects of municipal and industrial wastewater from Phnom Penh on both downstream Vietnam and fish migration in the Tonle Sap River |
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The potential effects of municipal and industrial wastewater from Vientiane on both neighbouring Thailand and fish migration in the Mekong River |
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The influence of upstream water on the degraded water quality in the Mekong Delta |
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Report : Mekong WQ ERA Report.pdf. Link : http://www.mrcmekong.org/
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| • Review of the proposed nutrient management zones in the Great Barrier Reef catchment |
Water Science Pty Ltd was engaged in August 2006 by the Federal Department of Environment and Heritage (DEH) to lead a panel to review a report: Nutrient management zones in the Great Barrier Reef catchment: a decision system for zone selection.
Report: [Report will be posted when available] |
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| • Review of the Proposed Dissolved Oxygen Criteria and Management Decision Scheme for Perth Seawater Desalination Plant |
| Water Science Pty Ltd, together with SKM, undertook a review of proposed Dissolved Oxygen criteria and management decision scheme for the Perth Seawater Desalination Plant for the Western Australian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) in 2006. |
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