House of Representatives Committees

Inquiry into coordination of the science to combat the nation's salinity problem

On Monday 21 June 2004, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Science and Innovation tabled its report entitled Science overcoming salinity: Coordinating and extending the science to address the nation's salinity problem.

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Science overcoming salinity: Coordinating and extending the science to address the nation's salinity problem


Front pages	Contents, Foreword, Committee Membership, Terms of Reference, List of Abbreviations, List of Recommendations, Executive Summary	(PDF 151KB)
Chapter 1	Introduction	(PDF 29KB)
Chapter 2	The nation's programs to combat salinity	(PDF 286KB)
Chapter 3	The nature of the salinity problem	(PDF 366KB)
Chapter 4	The salinty science base	(PDF 181KB)
Chapter 5	The coordination of salinity research	(PDF 183KB)
Chapter 6	The adequacy of the science base, research needs and funding	(PDF 307KB)
Chapter 7	Data management and mapping technologies	(PDF 143KB)
Chapter 8	Support for implementers: extending the science	(PDF 271KB)
Appendix A	List of submissions	(PDF 18KB)
Appendix B	List of exhibits	(PDF 53KB)
Appendix C	Public hearing and witnessess	(PDF 26KB)
Appendix D	Composition of submitters	(PDF 14KB)
Appendix E	Key lessons from the National Dryland Salinity Program	(PDF 30KB)
Appendix F	Technical aspects of salt mapping	(PDF 37KB)