Drinking water under threat from bushfire

摘要

Rainfall after fire brings immediate relief but the environmental effects can sometimes be as significant as the fire itself.Edith Cowan University(ECU)environmental experts Professor Pierre Horwitz and Dr Dave Blake are investigating the long-term impacts of water supply contamination after fire has swept through a region(doi.org/10.1071/WF18123).Over the next four years in collaboration with the Water Corporation,the ECU researchers will lead a comprehensive investigation of forested water catchments in the Perth Hills from Mundaring Weir to Collie.Blake said that water quality is not at the forefront of people's minds during the management of a fire,but this could result in problems with community's water supply for years.