Dr Muhammad Haris from RMIT’s School of Engineering​ is the first author of the study, with Professor Nicky Eshtiaghi and Associate Professor Nasir Mahmood​. Dr Mohammad Haris is based in Punjab, Pakistan. The team is working with Indigenous‑owned company Fire and Test Australasia, based in Geelong, Victoria, to explore the possibility of treatment of stormwater and wastewater, including in community settings.
The practical application of data science for environmental protection requires a hefty sum of financial input and resource usage, proving challenging for developing countries.
Water is a precious life-giving commodity; it becomes scarce because it is never treated as worthy as gold, oil, gas, or other natural resources of industrial importance.