Submission to the Olympic Dam Roxby Downs Mine Expansion: Re: Proposed Development of a Desalination Plant at Point Lowly, South Australia

Introduction: The Molluscan Research Laboratory is a team of 15 research scientists including post doctoral research fellows (PhD, BSc. Hons), post graduate students and research assistants (with B.Sc. Honours) and honours students (B.Sc.) under the supervision of Senior Lecturer Dr Kirsten Benkendorff (PhD. B.Sc., Hons). We have a wide range of expertise in marine biology, including ecotoxicology testing, biodiversity assessment and environmental monitoring. We have prepared this submission as an independent expert opinion and have not been contracted or paid by any community group or industry body. We hope you find this submission as a non-bias statement based on fact and concerns surrounding the scientific uncertainty associated with the potential impacts of the proposed desalination plant at Point Lowly, South Australia.