#16 The Sparrow in the Lead Mine

#16 The Sparrow in the Lead Mine

Measure lead levels in blood of house sparrows and accurately predict lead blood levels in children in that town. No way? Absolutely YES WAY! That is exactly what Prof Simon Griffith with his PhD candidate Max Gillings have achieved in one of their recent papers. From the outside it is all so easy. Go to an area with known high lead impact (towns like Broken Hill or Mt Isa come to mind), catch a few hundred sparrows, take a blood sample from each sparrow (non-destructively by the way), an...

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#46 The Career Path

#46 The Career Path

What does a career in the environmental industry actually look like, and how do you know when it is time for a change? That change can range from minor adjustment in your life and your expectations an...

17 Jul 46min

#45 The Disclaimer

#45 The Disclaimer

Disclaimers in our reports. Useless fluff or necessary ass covering? Who better to discuss this than Sarah Mansfield (LinkedIn) who is returning to Below the Surface and almost immediately raises the...

26 Jun 56min

#44 The Duplicate Pushback

#44 The Duplicate Pushback

In Episode #30 The Duplicate, Gunnar famously declared that duplicate soil samples in heterogeneous fill are useless. Risk assessor Belle Casement of Terravale Consulting heard the episode… and decide...

5 Jun 1h 14min

#43 The Negotiator

#43 The Negotiator

Hammond relives his time as a representative for Australia in international biodiversity negotiations at COP13 of the Convention on Biological Diversity. But before that a few updates, a hint for audi...

15 Mai 1h 3min

#42 The Basics: Microplastics

#42 The Basics: Microplastics

Microplastics: The Invisible Problem (or is it?) Brooke Kelly from Reditus joins Gunnar and James to unpack microplastics. From penguin carcasses and seal scat (that's science code for poo) to human e...

24 Apr 53min

#41 The AI Revolution

#41 The AI Revolution

Artificial intelligence has gone from curiosity to daily tool almost overnight. In this episode, Gunnar and James sit down with AI consultant Alex Rankin who spent over 25 years in senior roles acros...

2 Apr 58min

#40 The Risk Assessment

#40 The Risk Assessment

If you've ever stared at a lab result that exceeds your NEPM HIL and wondered "okay, but what does this actually mean?". This one's for you. Gunnar and James sit down with Dr Kylie Dodd, environmental...

13 Mar 57min

#39 The Big ASS Questions

#39 The Big ASS Questions

A deeper dive into Acid Sulfate Soils. In a slightly QLD centric episode, Gunnar and James are joined by all three main authors of the QLD ASS Management Guidelines, widely regarded as the best ASS gu...

20 Feb 56min

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