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Designing tools to predict and mitigate impacts on water quality following the Australian 2019/2020 wildfires: Insights from Sydney's largest water supply catchment

Jonay Neris, Cristina Santin Nuno, Roger Lew, Peter R. Robichaud, William J. Elliot, Sarah A. Lewis, Gary Sheridan, Ann‐Marie Rohlfs, Quinn Ollivier, Lorena Oliveira, Stefan Doerr Orcid Logo, Jonay Neris Tome

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, Volume: 17, Issue: 6, Pages: 1151 - 1161

Swansea University Authors: Cristina Santin Nuno, Stefan Doerr Orcid Logo, Jonay Neris Tome

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The 2019/20 Australian bushfires (or wildfires) burned the largest forested area in Australia's recorded history, with major socio‐economic and environmental consequences. Among the largest fires was the 280,000 ha Green Wattle Creek Fire which burned large forested areas of the Warragamba catc...

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title Designing tools to predict and mitigate impacts on water quality following the Australian 2019/2020 wildfires: Insights from Sydney's largest water supply catchment
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title_short Designing tools to predict and mitigate impacts on water quality following the Australian 2019/2020 wildfires: Insights from Sydney's largest water supply catchment
title_full Designing tools to predict and mitigate impacts on water quality following the Australian 2019/2020 wildfires: Insights from Sydney's largest water supply catchment
title_fullStr Designing tools to predict and mitigate impacts on water quality following the Australian 2019/2020 wildfires: Insights from Sydney's largest water supply catchment
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