Alison Slade

Qualifications

Research capabilities

• Research management and technology transfer;
  
• Technology development and scale-up;
  
• Wastewater and environmental consultancy;
  
• Biological treatment of pulp and paper industry wastewaters;
• Development and application of advanced treatment systems for nitrogen limited wastewaters;
  
• Remediation of pulp mill waste solids;
  
• Impact and fate of colour in waste treatment and receiving environments

Career highlights

• Developed proprietary technology N-ViroTech(copyright) to full-scale trials.
• Directly assisted two NZ pulp and paper mills to achieve compliance with strict resource consent conditions through streamlining of treatment systems.
• United States Patent 6987011. Slade, A. H., Stuthridge, T. R., Frost, N. M. (2006).  Process for production of biopolymers from nitrogen deficient wastewater. 
• United States Patent 6,623,641. Gapes, D.J.; Clark, T.; Frost; N.M.; Slade, A.H. (2003): Wastewater treatment process for nitrogen-deficient feed in controlled environment. 
  

Selected papers

Slade, A.H., Maclean, P.H. and van Otterdijk, F.F.H (2007) The impact of cleaner processing on nutrient availability in the bleached kraft industry. Water Science and Technology, Vol 55, No 6, pp 165-172.

Joss, E.N., McGrouther, K.G and Slade, A.H. (2007) Comparison of the efficacy of oxidative processes and flocculation for the removal of colour from Eop effluent. Water Science and Technology, Vol 55, No 6, pp 57-64.

Dennis, M.A., Cotter, M.L., Slade, A.H., Gapes, D.J. (2004) The performance of a nitrogen fixing SBR. Water Science and Technology, 50 (10), 269-278.

Slade, A.H., Ellis, R.J., vanden Heuvel, M., Stuthridge, T.R. (2004) Nutrient minimisation in the pulp and paper industry: An overview. Water Science and Technology, 50 (3) 111-122.

Slade, A.H., Gapes, D.J., Stuthridge, T.R., Anderson, S.M., Dare, P.H., Pearson, H.G.W., Dennis, M.A. (2004) N-ViroTech? - a novel process for the treatment of nutrient limited wastewaters. Water Science and Technology, 50 (3) 131-139.

Slade, A.H., Anderson, S.M., Evans, B.G. (2003) Nitrogen fixation in the activated sludge treatment of thermomechanical pulping effluent: effect of dissolved oxygen. Water Science and Technology, 48 (8), 1-8.