Healthy Communities Group

 The Healthy Communities Group develops threat surveillance and risk forecasting systems to protect Australian communities from acute and chronic shocks, reduce harmful wastes derived from consumption and develop sovereign sustainability options in green resource recovery and for Australia’s problematic wastes.

EcoSurveillance Systems Team – Develops systems to detect and quantify risks of adverse effects of contaminants and pathogens to communities and ecosystems.

Green Resource Recovery Team – Develops pathways to recover metal resources and reduce environment footprint from resource extraction and consumption.

Waste Beneficiation & Storage Team – Develops environmentally safe approaches for storage and repurposing of waste streams to minimise pollution and increase the beneficial reuse and circularity of resources.