Emeritus Professor Barry Hart

Publications

• Over 130 publications in refereed scientific literature
• 7 books
• Many unrefereed articles and reports
• Many invited lectures in Australia and overseas

Research

• Total funding: in excess of $6 million over the past five years
• Major sources: ARC, LWRRDC, GIRD, DEET and industry
• Current research projects:
  1. Nutrient uptake and release from lowland river sediments
     With Dr R Beckett and Dr M Grace (Monash Uni) and CSIRO Centre for Environmental Mechanics
     NEMP grant: $220,000 over 18 months, 1996-1997
  2. Australia-Indonesia Ennvironmental Science, Water Quality and Waste Treatment
     With Dr I McKelvie (Monash Uni), Swinburne University of Technology and DEET
     Targeted Institutional Links Program grant: $245,000 over 3 years, 1996-1996
  3. Study of Eutrophication in Saguling Reservoir, Indonesia
     With Dr Nanin, Padjadjaran University, Bandung, Indonesia
     DEET grant: $50,000 over 1 year, 1996
  4. New process controlled sequential batch reactors for nutrient removal from sewage effluents
     With Dr I McKelvie and Dr G Cross (Monash Uni), Department of Chemical Engineering (University of Queensland), Sydney Water Corporation, NSW Dept. Land and Water Conservation
     GIRD grant: $980,000 over 3 years, 1995-1998
  5. Development of methods for measuring 'bioavailable' phosphorus concentrations
     With D I McKelvie (Monash Uni)
     CRC for Freshwater Ecology grant: $340,000 over 3 years (1994-1997)
  6. Nutrient dynamics in the Darling River
     With Dr R Beckett (Monash Uni), Murray-Darling Freshwater Research Centre, CSIRO Division of Water Resources
     Murray-Darling Basin Commission grant: $750,000 over 3 years (1993-1996)
  7. Relationship between river turbidity and catchment condition
     With Dr R Beckett (Monash Uni) and Dr B Finlayson (Melbourne Uni)
     LWRRDC grant: $204,000 over 4 years (1992-1996)
  8. Microbial indicators of water quality
     LWRRDC grant: $185,000 over 3 years (1993-1996)
  9. Heavy metal mobilisation in the River Murray
     With Dr R Beckett (Monash Uni)
     AKZO Chemicals grant: $192,000 over 2 years (1993-1996)

Consulting

• Total funds over the past five years: in excess of $1.5 million
• Current and recent consultancies:
  1. Review of ANZECC Water Quality Guidelines for Physical and Chemical Stressors
     Client:
  2. Review of water quality investigations for the Lesotho Highland project
     Client: Lesotho Highlands Development Authority
  3. Environmental audit of irrigation drains
     Client: Goulburn Murray Water through Sinclair Knight Merz
  4. Porgera mine: Riverine impact of the Pogera mine - Water Quality review
     Client: Porgera Joint Venture through CSIRO
  5. Development of a sediment investigation program for the Hawkesbury-Nepean river
     Client: Sydney Water Corporation
  6. Review of water quality monitoring for the Snowy Mountains Authority
     Client: Snowy Mountains Hydroelectricity Authority