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Operating high-rate algal ponds as sequencing batch reactors: a novel approach to enhanced wastewater treatment

Effective wastewater treatment is critical for public health and environmental protection. In regionalcommunities, where resources are limited, there is a need for sustainable and low-cost wastewatertreatment solutions. Commonly used waste stabilisation ponds, have large land requirements, inconsistenttreatment performance and high rates of evaporative water loss. High rate algal ponds (HRAPs) offer asmaller area footprint and

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2025 Water Industry Session

At our annual symposium, Professor Harriet Whiley spoke about biofilms and introduced a number of speakers from the water industry including Jason Hinds from Enware, David Cook from SA Water, Rhys Anderson from Sequana, Harry Polman from H2O Biofouling Solutions BV and Stephanie Rinck-Pfeiffer from Global Water Research Coalition,

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2025 Symposium project presentations

This year at our Symposium, each project team presented their work. Michaela Warwyk presented Swinburne University’s progress on “Biofilm and microbially influenced corrosion (MIC) development and the efficacy of MGPSs”.

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2025 Biofilm ITTC Symposium commences

We were thrilled that Professor Calum Drummond, RMIT DVCR, opened our 2025 Symposium in Melbourne. Director Sophie Leterme introduced the biofilm centre and then Professor Jeremy Webb (from the University of Southampton” presented a plenary address followed by Dr Yue Qu from Monash University.

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