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Drinking water guidelines

WEBThe Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (2011) - Updated November 2018 are non-mandatory standards, designed using the best available scientific evidence to: …

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Issues affecting water quality

WEBRapid changes in water quality can affect receiving aquatic environments, such as coastal waters, estuaries, rivers and wetlands. Effects on aquatic environments include: …

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Introduction to water quality

WEBWater quality is a critical part of managing water catchments. It affects what we can use the water for and influences the health of the hydrological system. A healthy system will in …

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Water Quality Blackwater events and water quality

WEBBlackwater events occur when flooding washes organic material into waterways, where it is consumed by bacteria, leading to a rise in dissolved carbon in the water. Water appears …

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Acid sulfate soils

WEBAcid sulfate soil is the common term for soil which contains chemical compounds known as metal sulfides. Soil containing metal sulfides is usually not a concern when it remains …

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Water Quality Salinity and water quality

WEBGroundwater: deposits of water below the land which fill spaces in soil and rock and often contribute to the health of surface water ecosystems. Primary and secondary salinity: …

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Australian guidelines for water recycling

WEBThe Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling are designed to provide an authoritative reference that can be used to support beneficial and sustainable recycling of waters …

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Great Barrier Reef

WEBGreat Barrier Reef Marine Park. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park includes the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem and covers an area of 344,400 km 2 , extending south from …

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Overview of the Australian Guidelines for Water …

WEBThe table below shows how each of these questions might apply to a system recycling water from greywater or sewage. Each question is illustrated with examples of risks to …

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NATIONAL WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

WEBTo avoid ponding of water in gutters or downpipes, the fall on eaves, gutters or downpipes should be at least 1:500 (0.2%) and at least 1:200 (0.5%) for box gutters and internal …

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Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae)

WEBCyanobacteria (blue-green algae) are a type of microscopic, algae-like bacteria which inhabit freshwater, coastal and marine waters. Cyanobacteria photosynthesise like …

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Derivation and assessment against guideline values

WEBProtection of the community values of waterways. Guideline values need to be set before water quality can be assessed. These values are numerical measures, such as …

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Laboratory analysis

WEBAnalytes. The particular substances to be analysed (indicators, or analytes for laboratory purposes) are the focus of the monitoring program at Step 3 of the Water Quality …

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Cadmium in freshwater and marine water

WEBAcute toxicity of cadmium to freshwater animal species in 44 genera ranged from 1 µg/L for rainbow trout to 28,000 µg/L for mayfly (USEPA 1986). CCREM (1987) noted that the …

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Chlorine in freshwater and marine water

WEBChlorine (CAS 7782-50-5) is a basic industrial chemical for manufacture of chlorinated organic and inorganic chemicals. It is a gaseous material, which is very soluble in water …

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Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine …

WEBContents page iv Version — October 2000 3.1.6 Using management goals to integrate water quality assessment 3.1–19 3.1.7 Decision criteria and trigger values 3.1–20 3.1.8 …

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Field sampling program

WEBUse sample bottles filled with deionised water as field blanks for freshwater sampling, and water of the appropriate salinity for marine water sampling. Prepare 1 blank per 10 …

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Ammonia in freshwater and marine water

WEBAmmonia (CAS 7664-41-7) is a basic industrial chemical, a soil nutrient and a common product of human and animal wastes. Other natural sources of ammonia are lightning, …

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