The effect of catchment revegetation on waterways

流域植被对水道的影响。该项目将研究水生生态系统中溶解有机物（DOM）的形态、转化和命运，以及水处理与人类健康的联系。流域植被恢复是一种管理工具，用于减少水道中过多的营养负荷，从而导致水质差。然而，流域植被恢复也会产生DOM。DOM通常特征不明确，其对生态系统健康的影响也不清楚。DOM还会在水处理厂与氯反应，形成影响人类健康的消毒副产物。这项研究有望为指导未来的流域恢复工作提供重要的新信息。

The effect of catchment revegetation on waterways. This project will examine the forms, transformations and fate of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in aquatic ecosystems and the link to human health with water treatment. Catchment revegetation is a management tool used to reduce excessive nutrient loads to waterways, which in turn causes poor water quality. However, catchment revegetation also produces DOM. DOM is typically poorly characterised and its effect on ecosystem health unclear. DOM also reacts with chlorine in water treatment plants to form disinfection by-products that affect human health. This research is expected to provide important new information to guide future catchment restoration efforts.