The pollution crisis

Presented by ANU College of Law, Governance & Policy

Exploring the limitations of current pollution management strategies and highlighting the need for more comprehensive, innovative approaches to safeguard environmental and human health.

Pollution is one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, yet significant blind spots persist in how we assess and manage it. Despite remarkable scientific advancements, limitations in regulation, policy, and conventional assessment methods hinder effective solutions. Traditional approaches, which focus on laboratory analyses of specific chemicals, often fail to capture the full complexity of contamination, leaving critical gaps in our understanding and response. As pollution continues to escalate, regulators and society struggle to keep pace with its scale and impact. This talk explores the limitations of current pollution management strategies and highlights the need for more comprehensive, innovative approaches to safeguard environmental and human health.

About the speaker

is an environmental chemist with a PhD in Earth Sciences. Her main interests centre on how chemicals move through ecosystems and their influence on the environment, with her knowledge and experience encompasing environmental chemistry, ecotoxicology, and soil science. She has more than a decade's experience in consulting, research, and project management and is driven to find optimal solutions which enhance ecosystem health and agricultural productivity.

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