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World Water Day

22 March 2016
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Today is World Water Day.

UQ experts are available for comment on topics such as sustainable management of water, recycling and reuse, water sensitive cities, and waste water. 

Dr Nina Hall

Program Manager, Sustainable Water program at UQ’s Global Change Institute.

Expertise: Sustainable management of water, including ensuring quality, quantity and security of water resources within environmental and social considerations.
Contact: n.hall2@uq.edu.au, 07 3443 3104 

Associate Professor Eva Abal

Program Director, Sustainable Water at UQ’s Global Change Institute.

Expertise: Eco-efficient water management, ecosystem health report cards and monitoring. 
Contact: e.abal@uq.edu.au, 07 3346 3878 
 
Professor Zhiguo Yuan

Director of the Advanced Water Management Centre. 

Expertise: Sewer corrosion and odour management, energy neutral/positive waste water treatment, integrated urban water management. 
Contact: zhiguo@awmc.uq.edu.au, 07 3365 4374 

Professor Jurg Keller

Deputy Director (Research) of the Advanced Water Management Centre and Chief Research Officer for the CRC for Water Sensitive Cities.

Expertise: Resource-efficient waste water treatment, water recycling and reuse, water sensitive cities.
Contact: j.keller@awmc.uq.edu.au, 07 3365 4727 

Professor Damien Batstone

Deputy Director (Education) of the Advanced Water Management Centre and Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering.

Expertise: Industrial waste water treatment, resource recovery and/or fertilisers from waste, environmental biotechnology and biosolids management.
Contact: damienb@awmc.uq.edu.au, 07 3346 9051  

Media: UQ’s central communications, communications@uq.edu.au, ph +61 7 3365 1120.
 

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