/environment/ en /environment/news/list/2024/11/29/national-parks-a-prescription-for-public-health Visiting a national park can save our healthcare system billions of dollars. New research in Adelaide reveals that every visit to a national park saves the health budget almost A$100 ($96). With 22 million national park day trips across Australia in 2019, this adds up to an incredible $2.1 billion in potential healthcare savings. November 29 2024 admin /environment/news/list/2024/11/29/national-parks-a-prescription-for-public-health /environment/news/list/2024/11/13/new-study-to-investigate-pfas-in-australian-livestock The 成人大片 is embarking on a critical national research project to understand the prevalence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Australian livestock. This study, funded by the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, aims to assess the risks of PFAS contamination through the use of biosolids and wastewater effluent as fertilizers on agricultural land. November 13 2024 admin /environment/news/list/2024/11/13/new-study-to-investigate-pfas-in-australian-livestock /environment/news/list/2023/11/03/operationalising-one-health-in-australia November 03 2023 Leah Panakera-Thorpe /environment/news/list/2023/11/03/operationalising-one-health-in-australia /environment/news/list/2023/07/20/extreme-heat-and-health-adaptation-team-announced-as-finalist-in-2023-eureka Congratulations to the Extreme Heat and Health Adaptation Team announced as finalists in the Aspire Scholarship Eureka Prize for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Scientific Research category聽in the聽2023 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes.聽 July 20 2023 Leah Panakera-Thorpe /environment/news/list/2023/07/20/extreme-heat-and-health-adaptation-team-announced-as-finalist-in-2023-eureka /environment/news/list/2022/11/10/academy-of-the-social-sciences-in-australia-announces-new-fellow Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia announces 34 new Fellows. Congratulations to the Environment Institute's Professor Peng Bi from School of Public Health who was elected as a new Fellow.聽聽 November 10 2022 Leah Panakera-Thorpe /environment/news/list/2022/11/10/academy-of-the-social-sciences-in-australia-announces-new-fellow /environment/news/list/2022/07/15/understanding-global-trade-networks-could-help-us-spread-the-load-of Rice travels a long way to get to your dinner plate. It may have been harvested from a paddy field in Vietnam, processed and packaged in a factory in Bangladesh, and transported via freight ship to eventually land in your local supermarket. July 15 2022 Belinda Gosden /environment/news/list/2022/07/15/understanding-global-trade-networks-could-help-us-spread-the-load-of /environment/news/list/2021/08/11/researchers-respond-to-the-ipccs-report-that-human-activity-is-undeniably The world鈥檚 leading climate scientists at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - IPCC, have warned that the prospect of limiting global warming to 1.5C will be out of reach within 12 years at current rates of greenhouse gas emissions. August 11 2021 a1223082 /environment/news/list/2021/08/11/researchers-respond-to-the-ipccs-report-that-human-activity-is-undeniably /environment/news/list/2021/06/22/latest-covid-19-detector-dog-research-and-trials-underway-at-adelaide-airport Six dogs, including four Australian Border Force (ABF) detector dogs, one South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service (SAMFS) dog and one dog from the 成人大片 (gifted by the ABF), have commenced research trials at Adelaide Airport to determine the feasibility of deploying dogs to detect COVID-19. June 22 2021 a1223082 /environment/news/list/2021/06/22/latest-covid-19-detector-dog-research-and-trials-underway-at-adelaide-airport /environment/news/list/2021/06/01/megaproject-threaten-water-justice-for-local-communities Urban megaprojects tend to be the antithesis of good urban planning. They have a negative impact on local water systems, deprive local communities of water-related human rights, and their funders and sponsors have little accountability for their impact. June 01 2021 a1223082 /environment/news/list/2021/06/01/megaproject-threaten-water-justice-for-local-communities /environment/news/list/2021/05/25/grant-success-for-life-saving-research-into-engineered-stone-associated The emergence of engineered stone associated silicosis in Australia is an occupational health disaster with widespread impact on workers and the industry. May 25 2021 a1223082 /environment/news/list/2021/05/25/grant-success-for-life-saving-research-into-engineered-stone-associated