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Technological advancements towards the net-zero energy communities: A review on 23 case studies around the globe by Ullah, K.R., Prodanovic, V., Pignatta, G., Deletic, A., Santamouris, M.

“…“Net-zero energy”, a burning concept of the current world, has been being considered and applied on a building scale for the last few decades, however, there…”
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Predicting physical clogging of porous and permeable pavements by Yong, C.F., McCarthy, D.T., Deletic, A.

“…► We conducted two laboratory experiments over 3years on three porous pavement types. ► Continual wetting with no drying, and variable inflow with drying were…”
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Nutrient and sediment removal by stormwater biofilters: A large-scale design optimisation study by Bratieres, K., Fletcher, T.D., Deletic, A., Zinger, Y.

“…A large-scale column study was conducted in Melbourne, Australia, to test the performance of stormwater biofilters for the removal of sediment, nitrogen and…”
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The comparative performance of lightweight green wall media for the removal of xenobiotic organic compounds from domestic greywater by Abd-ur-Rehman, H.M., Deletic, A., Zhang, K., Prodanovic, V.

“…•Removal of XOCs was higher using carbonaceous waste materials as compared to natural minerals.•Polar hydrophilic XOC showed highest removal using zeolite.•Low…”
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Illicit discharge detection in stormwater drains using an Arduino-based low-cost sensor network by Shi, B, Catsamas, S, Deletic, B, Wang, M, Bach, P M, Lintern, A, Deletic, A, McCarthy, D T

“…Illicit discharges in urban stormwater drains are a major environmental concern that deteriorate downstream waterway health. Conventional detection methods…”
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Intra-event variability of Escherichia coli and total suspended solids in urban stormwater runoff by McCarthy, D.T., Hathaway, J.M., Hunt, W.F., Deletic, A.

“…Sediment levels are important for environmental health risk assessments of surface water bodies, while faecal pollution can introduce significant public health…”
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Calibration and sensitivity analysis of a novel water flow and pollution model for future city planning: Future Urban Stormwater Simulation (FUSS) by Prodanovic, V, Jamali, B, Kuller, M, Wang, Y, Bach, P M, Coleman, R A, Metzeling, L, McCarthy, D T, Shi, B, Deletic, A

“…Planning for future urban development and water infrastructure is uncertain due to changing human activities and climate. To quantify these changes, we need…”
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E. coli removal in laboratory scale stormwater biofilters: Influence of vegetation and submerged zone by Chandrasena, G.I., Pham, T., Payne, E.G., Deletic, A., McCarthy, D.T.

“…•Vegetation selection is important for E. coli removal in stormwater biofilters.•The highly performing plant species are associated with lower infiltration…”
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Integrated modelling of stormwater treatment systems uptake by Castonguay, A.C., Iftekhar, M.S., Urich, C., Bach, P.M., Deletic, A.

“…Nature-based solutions provide a variety of benefits in growing cities, ranging from stormwater treatment to amenity provision such as aesthetics. However, the…”
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Removal of hydrophilic, hydrophobic, and charged xenobiotic organic compounds from greywater using green wall media by Abd-ur-Rehman, H.M., Prodanovic, V., Deletic, A., Khan, S.J., McDonald, J.A., Zhang, K.

“…•XOCs showed excellent removal in unused coco coir and media mix columns.•Removal of hydrophobic and +ve charged XOCs was >90% in all operational…”
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Modelling transitions in urban water systems by Rauch, W., Urich, C., Bach, P.M., Rogers, B.C., de Haan, F.J., Brown, R.R., Mair, M., McCarthy, D.T., Kleidorfer, M., Sitzenfrei, R., Deletic, A.

“…Long term planning of urban water infrastructure requires acknowledgement that transitions in the water system are driven by changes in the urban environment,…”
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Biofiltration for stormwater harvesting: Comparison of Campylobacter spp. and Escherichia coli removal under normal and challenging operational conditions by Chandrasena, G.I., Deletic, A., McCarthy, D.T.

“…•Reference pathogen and indicator removal in two field biofilters are presented.•E. coli log reduction is higher than that of Campylobacter spp. in both…”
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Source tracking using microbial community fingerprints: Method comparison with hydrodynamic modelling by McCarthy, D.T., Jovanovic, D., Lintern, A., Teakle, I., Barnes, M., Deletic, A., Coleman, R., Rooney, G., Prosser, T., Coutts, S., Hipsey, M.R., Bruce, L.C., Henry, R.

“…Urban estuaries around the world are experiencing contamination from diffuse and point sources, which increases risks to public health. To mitigate and manage…”
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Biofilters as effective pathogen barriers for greywater reuse by Jung, J., Fowdar, H., Henry, R., Deletic, A., McCarthy, D.T.

“…Greywater is an alternative water resource, having many favourable characteristics over stormwater or wastewater. In particular, it can be supplied…”
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Retention and survival of E. coli in stormwater biofilters: Role of vegetation, rhizosphere microorganisms and antimicrobial filter media by Chandrasena, G.I., Shirdashtzadeh, M., Li, Y.L., Deletic, A., Hathaway, J.M., McCarthy, D.T.

“…•Retained E. coli concentration decreased with increasing filter media depth.•Retained E. coli concentrations in rhizosphere and bulk soils were similar.•E…”
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New prebiotic chemistry inspired filter media for stormwater/greywater disinfection by Jung, J., Menzies, D.J., Thissen, H., Easton, C.D., Evans, R.A., Henry, R., Deletic, A., McCarthy, D.T.

“…•Prebiotic chemistry inspired polymer (AMNT30) was applied to develop antimicrobial media.•AMNT30 coating took place at room temperature via spontaneous…”
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Clogging of stormwater gravel infiltration systems and filters: Insights from a laboratory study by Siriwardene, N.R., Deletic, A., Fletcher, T.D.

“…Stormwater infiltration systems are widely used in the control of polluted urban runoff. They are very effective in reducing the volume of stormwater runoff…”
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Evaluating Escherichia coli removal performance in stormwater biofilters: a laboratory-scale study by Chandrasena, G I, Deletic, A, Ellerton, J, McCarthy, D T

“…Biofilters are common, low energy technologies used for the treatment of urban stormwater. While they have shown promising results for the removal of…”
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Performance and sensitivity analysis of stormwater models using a Bayesian approach and long-term high resolution data by Dotto, C.B.S., Kleidorfer, M., Deletic, A., Rauch, W., McCarthy, D.T., Fletcher, T.D.

“…Stormwater models are important tools in the design and management of urban drainage systems. Understanding the sources of uncertainty in these models and…”
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Pollutant removal performance of field-scale stormwater biofiltration systems by Hatt, B E, Fletcher, T D, Deletic, A

“…The pollutant removal performance of three separate stormwater biofiltration systems in two different climates was assessed. At one of the sites, rain events…”
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