Diffuse Sources

The way we use land for activities such as growing crops, dairy farming, or simply commuting to work in a busy city environment, result in ‘pollutants’ accumulating on the land surface. Understanding the hydrological, chemical and biological processes involved in the transport of such diffuse pollutants from land to rivers, lakes and estuaries, is the cornerstone of our practice. We provide advice on both urban and rural watersheds, linking catchment contributions to receiving water conditions, and providing scientific input to regional and national policy and planning issues.

Diffuse Sources are specialists in understanding watershed hydrological, chemical and biological processes, particularly:

Diffuse source generation in catchments
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Transport pathways and processes
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Fate and effects in receiving waters