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Environmental scientists in the field
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Groundwater sampling in the Lawn Hill National Park, Queensland.
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Hydrogeochemist, Dr Dioni Cendon Sevilla, tests alkaline levels in the Gregory River in Queensland.
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ANSTO scientists travel to the Antarctic to collect samples for analysis.
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Nuclear techniques are increasingly being used to track sediment flow across our oceans and rivers.
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ANSTO environmental scientists take core samples from waterways as part of their studies into the effects of human activity on the environment.
Weather monitoring
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ANSTO collects meteorological data every 15 minutes from its 49-metre tower south of Sydney. This data is available to the general public.
Water monitoring
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ANSTO scientists continually monitor water quality in local waterways, including the Woronora River.
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Water quality is monitored to ensure there is no chemical pollution in local rivers and waterways.
ANSTO's Institute of Enviornmental Research (IER)
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Inside the Institute of Environmental Research lab, which houses the ANTARES Accelerator.
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Environmental samples are analysed in one of the IER's labs.
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Scientists in one of the Institute for Environmenal Research's many labs.