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| |  | | Monitoring and AssessmentTasmania's disease-free status and reputation for clean air and water underpin a marketing advantage that is invaluable for the State's agricultural industries. As part of the State's efforts to ensure the sustainability of agricultural practices, chemical usage is being reduced and best practices for the use of chemicals have been adopted. Nevertheless, there are community concerns about the level of chemical usage and of the impacts of chemical pollution on industry, human health and the environment. The following water quality monitorng programs are providing the community and industry with the information to respond to these concerns. |
 | Tas River Catchment Water Quality Initiative A new initiative has developed a software tool, PIRI-Tas, that allows those applying pesticides to judge the risk of the chemicals moving into nearby ... |
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| Pesticide Monitoring in Water Catchments Results of a range of sampling programs in Tasmanian water catchments for various pesticides. |
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| Water Interception The Water Availability and Forest Landuse Planning Tool integrates plantation forest interception scenarios, utilising TasLUCaS functions, with water ... |
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| Waterways Monitoring Reports Reporting mechanism developed to provide current data on streamflow, water quality and riverine health to support planning and decision-making process... |
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| TEFlows Project The TEFlows Project is being conducted by the Water Assessment Branch (Water Resources Division, DPIW) for NRM South and NRM North, and is funded unde... |
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| Surface Water Assessment Water quality and quantity information is collected statewide. |
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| Groundwater Assessment Where to get information on groundwater resources in your area. |
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 |  Tasmania Online | Service Tasmania This page - http://www.dpipwe.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/ThemeNodes/CART-6R738P?open - was last published on 11 November 2009 by the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment. Questions concerning its content can be sent to Chemical Enquiries by using the feedback form, by mail to GPO Box 44, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia 7001, or by telephone to 03 6233 6825. Please read our disclaimer and copyright statements governing the information we provide on this site. A text version of this page is also available. | |
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