Artificial Intelligence
The AI-SIG will provide national leadership on the responsible, practical, and professional use of artificial intelligence in contaminated land and groundwater practice. The AI-SIG will focus on: The SIG’s position is clear: AI must enhance – not replace – professional expertise, accountability, and ethical decision-making. Current Committee Members: Adrian Hall Andrew Barker Co-Chair Catherine […]
Sediment
Connecting experts to advance understanding, guidance and best practice in contaminated sediment management. The SSIG will focus on the intersection between contamination and sediment in both freshwater and coastal environments, with emphasis on improving assessment, management, and regulatory understanding. Areas of interest include: Ultimately, the SSIG’s work will support more robust and defensible assessment and management of contaminated sediments across the […]
Environmental Laboratories
The Environmental Laboratory Industry Group (ELIG) was established in 2002 by David Burns and David Springer to unify the environmental laboratory sector, promote best practices, and provide a collective voice in regulatory and technical discussions. Created to address the need for industry-wide collaboration on technical standards, regulatory compliance, and laboratory quality assurance, its members included […]
Women in the Contaminated Land & Groundwater Industry
The group’s overarching aim is to create an industry group that is representative of women working in the contaminated land industry with the objectives of: The Interest Group is presently focussed on: Current Committee Members: Brigitte Rheinberger Elena Kruglyakova Emily Brown Emma Hipkiss Jessie Bird Kellie Guenther Kimberley Saflian Co-Chair Komalpreet Kaur […]
Vapour & Gas
The Vapour and Gas (VG) SIG is an independent group of industry professionals, consultants, contractors, government, and regulators interested in the regulation, assessment, and mitigation of vapour intrusion and ground gas. ALGA supports this group to promote best practice vapour and ground gas investigation, risk assessment and mitigation, during the remediation and development of contaminated […]
Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)
The purpose of the UXO SIG is to strengthen the UXO industry and provide a forum to address the unique needs and aims of the industry nationally and internationally for the benefit of the community of practice. This will be done through: Current Committee Members: Brandon Williams Craig Rochester Dave Humphreys Felicia […]
Australasian Sustainable Remediation Forum (SuRF ANZ)
About SuRF-ANZ Sustainable remediation is a rapidly developing research and environmental management topic within Australasia and internationally. ALGA supports this group to help promote the use of sustainable practices within Australia and New Zealand, in terms of environmental, economic, and social indicators, during the remediation and development of contaminated land. Mission Promote the development and […]
Risk Assessment
ALGA has established this interest group on risk assessment to provide structure and support for members that are interested in improving their knowledge across the elements of risk assessment. Environmental and human health risk assessment is a multi-disciplinary field encompassing the disciplines of public health, ecotoxicology, human toxicology, epidemiology, exposure science including fate and transport […]
Local Government
Our Vision is to promote strong collaboration and facilitate improvements in Local Government involvement in the contaminated lands assessment and regulatory field. We aim to do this by: Works in the pipeline include: Ana Serra Chair Andrew Rupolo Anita Lewis Anna Lundmark Barton Bauzon Bevan O’Reilly Co-Chair Clare Papaleo Denise […]
Groundwater Fate & Transport
Understanding contaminant fate and transport in groundwater is fundamental to assessing risk posed by contamination as well as informing the development of risk mitigation measures and remedial actions. Investing in this understanding is therefore not an expense but an investment to assist in resolving and closing out contamination issues. There is a need for the […]