The stunning recovery of a heavily polluted river in the heart of the Blue Mountains World Heritage area

  • Written by: Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
The stunning recovery of a heavily polluted river in the heart of the Blue Mountains World Heritage areaWater science researcher Callum Fleming in the Wollangambe River, deep within the World Heritage areaIan Wright, Author provided

For more than 40 years, an underground coal mine discharged poorly treated wastewater directly into the Wollangambe River, which flows through the heart of the Blue Mountains World Heritage area.

Much of this spectacular...

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