Water in West Lakes cleared for recreational use
West Lakes rowers, swimmers and boaties can breathe a sigh of relief as EPA test results confirm the lake is safe for recreational use. But fishers will have to wait a little longer.
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Allergy warning as temperatures soar: COVID-19 or just hayfever?
As temperatures get set to rise to above 30 degrees today, with weather warnings for strong winds, people are being warned to take preventative medicine for allergies – and if symptoms persist or change, to get a COVID test.
‘Green time’ may remedy screen time blues
Screen time is always going to be a part of kids’ lives but while parents can never cut it out completely, Adelaide Uni research suggests there may be a very easy way to limit its side effects.
All of SA ‘should be concerned’: Huge shortfalls in water flows
Independent analysis of Murray-Darling Basin water flows reveals one fifth has gone missing. It’s worse in the Coorong and Murray Mouth. So what is going on?
Adelaide Uni shares thrill of ‘impossible’ discovery
Researchers in SA are basking in the “thrill of discovery” after joining a global effort to witness a massive intergalactic collision which could help us understand how galaxies are born.
Environment laws ‘rushed in’ under COVID
Slashing “green tape” means removing environmental protection and increasing the risk of extinctions, conservationists warn, as the federal government rushes to make approval processes easier.
Testing time for West Lakes marine life
Scientists at the Environment Protection Authority are testing water, fish and crustaceans at West Lakes in a search for the source of the PFAS pollution.
Hidden mental toll of COVID-19
Though the physical effects of COVID-19 are by now well known, Flinders University is examining how an entire population’s mental health is suffering from the pandemic.
Contamination haunts West Lakes
West Lakes residents are being reminded not to use the original soil in their backyards to grow food, because contaminated sewage sludge used to build the suburb is likely to also contain the persistent pollutant PFAS, the EPA says.
Nature lovers sow seeds of Morialta’s demise
Bushwalkers, climbers and nature enthusiasts could be loving one of Adelaide’s best loved conservation parks to death with a rapidly spreading threat surprising researchers.
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