Hydrobiology is conducting a research project “Using an eco-toxicological approach to validate the Diffusion Gradients in Thin Film technique (DGT) for the measurement of bioavailable metal concentrations and applied to address the ANZECC and ARMCANZ (2000) framework test for bioavailable metal concentrations”. The research team has considerable experience in DGT technique, ecotoxicology, mine water chemistry,…
Hydrobiology ecologists have teamed up with engineers from Engeny Water Management to assess the condition of Brisbane’s waterways. The project was undertaken for Brisbane City Council and involved walking and canoeing the vast majority of our beautiful waterways to make visual assessments of the natural habitats for plants and animals and locate any bed or…
Hydrobiology’s Ross Smith and Trang Huynh recently had a very busy and productive trip to Vietnam, attending two different conferences and taking part in several meeting with government and industry representatives. They first attended the 3rd International Conference on Environmental Pollution, Recovery and Management in Quy Nhon to discuss pollution management. The conference, attended by…
Ross Smith appeared on a Lateline report last Thursday (6/4/17) on fracking in the Northern Territory. The NT Government has established an independent inquiry in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in the Territory, which currently faces a moratorium. The independent inquiry is investigating the environmental, social and economic risks and impacts of fracking and is overseen…
Hydrobiology has had the privilege to study some of the worlds most interesting and significant lakes over the years. Ranging from the almost 600m deep Lake Matano in Sulawesi (Indonesia) to the barely there Lake Disappointment in central Western Australia. We saw just how productive a lake can be as massive hauls of Tilapia were…
There have been record flows across the south-western Australian river systems this summer, complicating the normal late summer refugia pool sampling program. Hydrobiology has a couple of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) discharge impact assessments ongoing in the region which are not experiencing the usual annual flow patterns. A key methodology we have been developing together…
Come and see Hydrobiology at the 3rd International Conference on Environmental Pollution, Restoration, and Management held in Quy Nhon. Together with MONRE Minister Trần Hồng Hà, our Director Ross Smith will be opening the conference and chairing a session on metal sources, bioavailability and toxicity, while Hydrobiology’s Principal Environmental Chemist Trang Huynh will be giving a…
A few years ago Phil and Adrian were lucky enough to visit East Timor to undertake a marine baseline survey. The work involved diving in remote and pristine coastal areas, affording the opportunity for some great photos.
April saw Hydrobiology reach 15 years. Luckily someone remembered… 15 years seems to have gone in an instant but what a ride its been. We have worked in all sorts of wonderful places all over the world, had fun and produced some great results for our clients. We’ve seen the ‘mining boom’ come and go,…
During some recent fieldwork in Laos we were lucky enough to get our hands on the wheel of a haul truck… Fortunately for all involved it was only a simulator. Lesson learned – its harder than it looks!