Environment
| 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 meteorrological 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 of Environmenal Research's many labs. | |