David McCarthy

Helping Melbourne keep its urban river and water systems healthy underpins David’s research. Population growth and climate change are expected to place pressure on existing water supplies – stormwater provides an alternative source of supply, provided it can be effectively treated to remove pollutants. David has two project areas: one is identifying the pollutants that accumulate in stormwater; the other is improving stormwater harvesting and reuse by developing sustainable, low-cost, low-energy treatment systems to remove those pollutants. David.McCarthy@monash.edu