Andrew Thomas on the maintenance of stormwater treatment assets (Part 1 of 2)
Andrew is an environmental professional with over 15 years experience in the water industry. We talk about the challenges in transitioning to sustainable stormwater management practices and insights into the maintenance of stormwater treatment assets i...
Ocean Protect Podcast · Brad Dalrymple
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Andrew is an environmental professional with over 15 years experience in the water industry. We talk about the challenges in transitioning to sustainable stormwater management practices and insights into the maintenance of stormwater treatment assets in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - the focus of his recently submitted PhD.
This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.
Useful links:
- Janice Brahney: https://uwrl.usu.edu/lro/people/faculty/brahney-janice
- Wired article “Plastic is the new acid rain”: https://www.wired.com/story/plastic-rain-is-the-new-acid-rain/
- Science article “Plastic rain in protected areas of the United States”: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6496/1257
- Wired article “Microplastics Are Blowing Into the Pristine Arctic”: https://www.wired.com/story/microplastics-are-blowing-into-the-pristine-arctic/
- Wired article “A Shocking Find Shows Just How Far Wind Can Carry Microplastics”: https://www.wired.com/story/wind-microplastics/
- Wired article “'Microplastic Hot Spots' Are Tainting Deep-Sea Ecosystems”: https://www.wired.com/story/microplastic-hotspots/
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