Dr. Kevin Hall and Dr. Stephen Brown are experts in water quality and researchers with Queen's Centre for Water and the Environment.

Queen's Centre for Water and the Environment provides research, education and training related to the quantity and quality of water and a scientific framework for policy development in all areas affecting water and its use, including the setting of rules for international trade.

The cross-disciplinary research centre is devoted to developing innovative technology for sustaining the quality and availability of fresh water.

Drs. Hall and Brown have developed a high-tech bacteria test to prevent Walkerton-type disasters.

Contact: Lorinda Peterson, News & Media Services, 613-533-3234 or Therese Greenwood, 613-533-6907.