Ellen Moon

Senior Lecturer in Environmental Engineering, Deakin University

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September 4, 2024

Biochar doesn’t just store carbon – it stores water and boosts farmers’ drought resilience

Sirjana Adhikari, Deakin University; Ellen Moon, Deakin University, and Wendy Timms, Deakin University

Adding biochar to degraded soils boosts how much water soils can hold and help farmers survive droughts.

Coal mines, such as this one near Bowen, use water for everything from equipment cooling to dust management. CSIRO

April 12, 2017

Why does the Carmichael coal mine need to use so much water?

Ellen Moon, Southern Cross University

Adani’s controversial Carmichael coal mine in Queensland’s Galilee Basin has been granted an unlimited 60-year water licence. But a range of measures could help the industry use less freshwater.

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Joined October 30, 2015