Procrastination on public health goals is endangering children, experts warn
11 June 2014
Although Australia continues to be a world leader in lead metal mining, smelting and processing, international scientists have raised urgent …
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New research shows smelting emissions are escaping regulation in QLD and SA
2 May 2014
The ineffectiveness of regulatory authorities and inconsistencies in pollution licensing of Australia’s lead smelting towns of Mount Isa and Port …
Is your garden putting your health at risk? Free test for soil metal contamination at Open Day 2013
7 September 2013
Update: see the latest Vegesafe news here. Urban gardens and home vegetable patches are increasingly popular in Sydney, yet few …
Compelling new evidence shows Mount Isa mine emissions are contaminating the city and are the cause of childhood lead poisoning
17 June 2013
Despite upgrades to technology and ore management techniques, new and compelling research shows that the combined effects of historic and …
Research exposes toxic playgrounds at Port Pirie
2 May 2013
In a study published in Environmental Pollution this week, Macquarie University researchers have shown that Port Pirie’s playgrounds are dangerously …
Childhood lead exposure linked to crime in adulthood
15 April 2013
This is an extract of an article originally published in The Conversation by Macquarie University’s Professor Mark Taylor; Associate Professor …
New river setbacks ‘a setback to environment’
14 March 2013
Researchers from Macquarie University and RMIT have warned about potential major damage to the long-term health of rivers and the …
A nose for trouble
1 May 2020
A study published this week in Scientific Reports by researchers from Macquarie University Applied BioSciences reveals that Queensland Fruit Fly …
Funding for development of new fruit fly control technology
28 May 2019
Macquarie University has recently been awarded $4.7 million funding from Horticulture Innovation Australia Ltd to identify the genetic code that …
Macquarie University achieves success in recent Citizen Science and ARC Linkage Project grant rounds
2 June 2017
Macquarie University researchers have received around $1.43 million in funding in the recent rounds of the Citizen Science Grants and …
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