Macquarie University

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Macquarie University is a university that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.

Sewage signals: How DNA detection is revolutionising water quality monitoring

Scientists have used bacterial DNA to track sewage pollution in 18 global harbours, revealing widespread contamination that current testing methods fail to detect.

Macquarie University · 11 Dec 2024

13 Apr 2023

Nature-based management enhances river resilience, shows study

Research paper in Communications Earth and Environment shows progress in Australia towards United Nations goals, making rivers more able to recover from flood, drought and other impacts. In July 2022, the 120-kilometer Wollombi Brook, which flows north into the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, suffered one of its biggest floods on record. And it held up […]