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Dear ANZBP members and colleagues,
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Welcome to
the ANZBP August Newsletter. We are excited to announce that the
Australian Water Association biannual Biosolids and Source
Management conference will be returning to Melbourne this November!
After 30 years of progress, the biosolids industry has really come
of age and this year’s conference offers us a tremendous
opportunity to pause, re-assess where the industry is at, look at
the journey we have taken and examine the lessons learned. These
reflections will help us define where we go from here, examine
predicted trends and create an industry fit to support Australia
and New Zealand’s societies and sustainability agendas into the
future.
The call for papers is now open, and early bird tickets are
available throughout August.
ANZBP will be playing an integral role at the conference, and
having secured a discounted rate for our members, we hope you will
take this opportunity to join us in Melbourne!
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What's on?
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03.08
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Biosolids
Technical Seminar - QLD
Ship Inn
South Brisbane
Find out more
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18.08
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What’s
the PFOS? - ACT
Tree House Bar
Canberra
Find out more
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14-15.11
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Biosolids
and Source Management Conference
Novotel
Melbourne
Find out more
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News
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Biosolids and
Source Management Conference announced!
14 - 15 November, Novotel, Melbourne
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The Australian Water Association Biosolids and Source Management
Conference will return to Melbourne this November! This biannual
event will examine key developments across these two interconnected
areas of the water industry and drive discussion, debates and
collaboration. ANZBP members receive a discounted rate, and
throughout August can save even more by taking advantage of the
special early bird rate. Register today to avoid missing out on this
excellent discount!
Register for
early-bird tickets today!
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Call for
conference case studies and abstracts
The Australian Water Association is calling for extended abstracts,
case studies and academic papers from across industry and academia to
drive these conference conversations and offer delegates vital
insight into cutting edge research, industry innovation and reviews
of contemporary practice. ANZPB members are at the cutting edge of
biosolids research, management and technology, and so we would
encourage you to take up this fantastic opportunity to showcase your
work to industry leaders, technical specialists, regulators and
decision makers from Australia, New Zealand and beyond.
Full submission
details here
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ANZBP member survey – share your views!
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We are keen to ensure that ANZBP continues to meet your needs as
current and future members, so please take a few minutes to complete
our member survey.
Results will be shared with members shortly and will direct our
business plan for the year to come.
Participate in
the survey now
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NSW Environmental Guidelines in the Use and Disposal of
Biosolids Products
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In June the NSW EPA held the first of their stakeholder meetings to
inform the program of work they are undertaking to comprehensively
review their Environmental
Guidelines in the Use and Disposal of Biosolids Products.
ANZBP sit on this Stakeholder committee, contributing to the project
development and ensuring you are all kept up to date with progress.
To read about the proceedings of the first meeting please click here.
Read more
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Latest stories in the media
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Australia - Soil
increasingly at risk from household products: Changing
Australian soil conditions are exposing crops to silver
nanoparticles, which are widely used in household products, a study
led by The University of Queensland has found.
Read more
Canada – City of St. Thomas, Ont.
has approved $10M Biosolids Management Project: The
City of St. Thomas, Ontario has formally approved a $10 million plan
to implement advanced biosolids management solutions from Lystek
International at its Water Pollution Control Plant. This project will
convert the facility into a Water Resource Recovery Centre.
Read more
USA - Help Us Rename Our
Biosolid, But Be Nice, Says Water Reclamation District:
Now that their nutrient-rich biosolid can be sold to the public, the
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago needs your
help in renaming the product.
Read more
Academia - Groth, V et al. (2016).
Ecotoxicological assessment of biosolids by microcosms.
Chemosphere. Volume 161, Pages 342–348. Available online
here
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Events
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TONIGHT: Australian Water Association
Technical Seminar
3 August 2016 - 5.45pm for a 6pm start
Ship Inn, South Brisbane
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Hear ANZBP Board member Kelly Hopewell share insights gained on her
Churchill Fellowship study tour which examined innovations in
biosolids pre-treatment technologies across ten sites in the UK, USA
and Chile.
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Australian Water Association Technical Seminar – What’s
the PFOS?
18 August 2016
Tree House Bar, Canberra
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Hydrogeologist Kyle Horner will outline how 40 years of aqueous film
forming foam use in firefighting and fire training activities at RAAF
Williamtown resulted in the spread of constituent PFOS off-site. Kyle
will summarise the current measures put in place by state and federal
agencies (water use guidance, water reticulation, effluent treatment)
to minimise the local community’s potential for exposure.
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Australian Water Association Biosolids and Source
Management Conference
14 and 15 November 2016
Novotel, Melbourne
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This biannual national conference will examine key developments
across these two areas of the water industry and drive discussion,
debates and collaboration which will help set the future direction
for these specialisms.
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Many of our reports are accessible only by ANZBP
members and so will require a password to enter the members’ portion
of the website. If you would like to find out how to join ANZBP or if
you are an employee of an ANZBP member organisation and require
access to the members website pages, please email the ANZBP team
at admin@biosolids.com.au
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