Sivakumar, Muttucumaru

Overview

Associate Professor Muttucumaru Sivakumar areas of expertise include water quality and water resources engineering; Pollutant export from urban catchments; Water and wastewater treatment; Environmental hydraulics and Modelling; Sediment transport.

He received his BSc Eng at University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 1970‐1974. He also has a MEng, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand 1975‐1976 and completed his PhD, University of Newcastle, Australia, 1977‐1981. He was also visiting Professor and held academic positions in University of Minnesota, USA; University of Hiedelberg, Germany; Shenyang University, China; Indian Institute of Science, India; Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, India; Sri Sathya Sai University, India and James Cook University, Queensland, Australia.

Research Areas

Research Overview

Current research includes:
- Solar powered Vacuum Membrane Distillation
- Desalination with solar powered membrane distillation
Past projects include
- Coastal reservoir for Adelaide water supply – water quantity and quality modelling.
- Lake and river water quality modelling.
- Sediment transport and deposition in reservoirs.
- Water source, treatment and distribution of Illawarra water supply for Sydney Water Corporation.
- Water quality monitoring and modelling of urban catchments – Wollongong City Council.
- Dairy effluent waste management within a water supply catchment for Sydney Catchment Authority.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	A contact angle study of different greywater sources with hydrophobic membranes Published In Water Quality Research Journal of Canada
2020	Geopolymers in construction - recent developments Published In Construction and Building Materials
2020	Re-examining log law velocity profile in smooth open channel flows Published In Environmental Fluid Mechanics
2020	Solid-flow interactions of a large aspect ratio cylinder in a shallow open channel Published In Physics of Fluids
2020	Three-Dimensional Velocity Distribution in Straight Smooth Channels Modeled by Modified Log-Law Published In Journal of Fluids Engineering
2019	Flood mitigation using an innovative flood control scheme in a large lake: Dongting Lake, China Published In Applied Sciences (APPS)
2019	Fluoride, iron and manganese removal from brackish groundwater by solar-powered vacuum membrane distillation Published In Desalination and Water Treatment
2019	Multi-objective analysis for the selection of a sustainable greywater treatment system Published In Environmental Engineering and Management Journal
2018	Application of solar energy in water treatment processes: A review Published In Desalination
2018	Flow Partitioning in Rectangular Open Channel Flow Published In Mathematical Problems in Engineering
2018	Salinity modelling and management of the lower lakes of the Murray-Darling basin, Australia Published In WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment
2017	Assessment of social and environmental impacts of coastal reservoirs Published In Journal of Sustainable Urbanization, Planning and Progress
2017	Fouling and wetting studies relating to the vacuum membrane distillation process for brackish and grey water treatment Published In Journal of Porous Media
2017	Grey water treatment using a solar powered electro-coagulator and vacuum membrane distillation system Published In Desalination and Water Treatment
2017	Heat and mass transfer simulation and experimental evaluation of solar powered vacuum membrane distillation system Published In Desalination and Water Treatment
2017	Investigation of velocity cistribution in open channel flows based on conditional average of turbulent structures Published In Mathematical Problems in Engineering
2017	Relationship between the synergistic/antagonistic effect of anaerobic co-digestion and organic loading Published In International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation
2016	Dairy shed effluent treatment and recycling: Effluent characteristics and performance Published In Journal of Environmental Management
2015	Brackish water treatment for reuse using vacuum membrane distillation process Published In Water Science and Technology: Water Supply
2015	Energy evaluation and treatment efficiency of vacuum membrane distillation for brackish water desalination Published In Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination
2015	Experimental study of smooth channel flow division based on velocity distribution Published In Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
2014	An analytical flux decline model for membrane distillation Published In Desalination
2014	Discussion: prediction of long-term urban stormwater loads at single sites Published In Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management
2014	Effects of sample size and concentration of seeding in LDA measurements on the velocity bias in open channel flow Published In Flow Measurement and Instrumentation
2014	Influence of vertical motion on initiation of sediment movement Published In Journal of Water Resource and Protection
2013	A multiple-criteria decision-making model for evaluating sustainability of business enterprises Published In International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering
2013	Prediction of long-term urban stormwater loads at single sites Published In Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management
2012	Application of biomathematical model for Pb(II) biosorption and bioaccumulation Published In Sustainable Environment Research
2012	Evolutionary algorithm for water storage forecasting response to climate change with small data sets: The Wolonghu Wetland, China Published In Environmental Engineering Science
2011	Analysis and the understanding of fluoride removal mechanisms by an electrocoagulation/flotation (ECF) process Published In Desalination
2010	Effect of mixed liquor pH on the removal of trace organic contaminants in a membrane bioreactor Published In Bioresource Technology
2010	Evolutionary modeling for streamflow forecasting with minimal datasets: a case study in the West Malian River, China Published In Environmental Engineering Science
2009	Applications of hydraulic properties models on microscopic flow in unsaturated porous media Published In Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics
2009	Denitrification using a monopolar electrocoagulation/flotation (ECF) process Published In Journal of Environmental Management
2009	Fluoride removal by a continuous flow electrocoagulation reactor Published In Journal of Environmental Management
2009	Optimum number of storms required to derive site mean concentrations at urban catchments Published In Urban Water Journal
2009	Prediction of heavy metal concentrations in urban stormwater
2009	Prediction of nutrient concentrations in urban storm water Published In Journal of Environmental Engineering
2009	Prediction of urban stormwater quality using artificial neural networks Published In Environmental Modelling and Software
2009	Removal of trace organic contaminants by submerged membrane bioreactors Published In Desalination
2009	Review of pollutants removed by electrocoagulation and electrocoagulation/flotation processes Published In Journal of Environmental Management
2009	Simulation of water movement through unsaturated infiltration-redistribution system Published In Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics
2009	Vendor Evaluation System for a Sustainable Supply Chain Management’ Published In International Journal of Logistics and SCM Systems
2008	Comparison of artificial neural network and regression models in the prediction of urban stormwater quality Published In Water Environment Research
2008	Influence of dispersion on transport of tracer through unsaturated porous media Published In Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics
2008	Transport and biotransformation of organic carbon and nitrate compounds in unsaturated soil conditions Published In Water Science and Technology
2007	Dairyshed wastewater treatment and modelling by anaerobic digestion technology Published In International Journal of Environment and Waste Management
2007	Mathematical model to predict solids content of water treatment residuals during drying Published In Journal of Environmental Engineering
2007	Membrane bioreactor technology for decentralised wastewater treatment and reuse Published In International Journal of Water

Chapter

Year	Title
2020	An alternative method to solve the water scarcity in Adelaide – apply a coastal reservoir strategy in the Lower Lakes Published In Sustainable Water Resource Development Using Coastal Reservoirs Publisher Oxford, United Kingdom
2020	Water quality considerations: from catchment to coastal reservoir Published In Sustainable Water Resource Development Using Coastal Reservoirs Publisher Oxford, United Kingdom
2015	Min water treatment techniques and the application of vacuum membrane distillation Published In Responsible Mining: Case Studies in Managing Social & Environmental Risks in the Developed World
2014	Multifunctional Silver, Copper and Zero Valent Iron Metallic Nanoparticles for Wastewater Treatment Published In Application of Nanotechnology in Water Research
2011	Simulation of Water and Contaminant Transport Through Vadose Zone - Redistribution System Published In Hydraulic Conductivity - Issues, Determination and Applications

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2017	Coastal reservoir in Lake Alexandrina can quench Adelaide's thirst Published In Abstracts of the 37th IAHR World Congress
2017	Review of the historical development of coastal reservoirs in the world Published In Abstracts of the 37th IAHR World Congress
2015	Sustainable solar powered vaccum membrane distillation for water treatment Published In Proceedings - International Conference on Technologies for Sustainable Development, ICTSD 2015
2014	The prediction of turbulence intensities in unsteady flow Published In 35th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium (HWRS 2014)
2014	Why the observed turbulence intensities in non-uniform flow deviate from those in uniform flow? Published In 35th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium (HWRS 2014)
2013	Distribution of reynolds shear stress in steady and unsteady flows Published In SGEM 2013: 13th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Geoconference
2013	Mine water treatment using a vacuum membrane distillation system Published In 4th International Conference on Environmental Science and Development- ICESD 2013
2013	Velocity distribution in non-uniform/unsteady flows and the validity of log law Published In SGEM 2013: 13th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Geoconference
2012	Application of biomathematical model for Pb(II) biosorption and bioaccumulation Published In 2012 International Conference On Sustainable Environmental Technologies (ICSET),
2012	Does the critical shields stress for sediment transport depend on channel-bed slope? Published In 34th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium-HWRS 2012
2012	Fixed-film anaerobic digestion of hydraulically flushed Australian dairy shed waste Published In 2012 International Conference on Sustainable Environmental Technologies (ICSET)
2012	Green technology options for greywater treatment Published In Institution of Engineers- 27th National Convention of Environmental Engineering National Convention
2011	Application of Biohydrogen Process for Treatment of Wastewater and Energy Enhancement Published In International Conference on Impact of Physical Sciences on Biology
2011	Mathematical model of Biobarrier for Lead Remediation at Contaminated Site Published In National Conference of the Society for the Sustainability and Environmental Engineering, Institution of Engineers
2010	Long-term performance of a full-scale microfiltration plant in secondary effluent reuse Published In 5th IWA Young Water Professional Conference
2008	Transport and adsorption of phosphate compounds in variably saturated soil conditions Published In IWADIPCON 2008 conference
2007	A simple greywater treatment: Gravity filtration Published In Stormwater Industry Association Conference
2007	Dairy Shed Wastewater Treatment using Anaerobic Bioreactors Published In Biennial Federal Convention of AWA
2007	Greywater Treatment using Direct Gravity Filtration Published In Biennial Federal Convention of AWA
2007	Modelling bioreactor treating dairy shed wastewater Published In Biennial Federal Convention of AWA
2007	Modelling of Escherichai Coli (E.Coli) transport through the Unsaturated Porous Media Published In Asian-Pacific Regional conference on Practical Environmental Technology
2007	Removal of heavy metals form mining impacted water by a novel electrocoagulation-ultrafiltration hybrid process Published In Environmental Research Event: Global Problems - Local Solutions
2007	Removal of trace organic contaminants by submerged membrane bioreactors Published In IMSTEC 2007: International Membrane Science and Technology Conference
2007	Suitability of fibreglass wick to sample contaminants from unsaturated soil pore Published In Asian-Pacific Regional conference on Practical Environmental Technology

Editor Of

Book
- Sustainable Water Resource Development Using Coastal Reservoirs. Oxford, United Kingdom. 2020

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	The use of Geopolymers in civil engineering applications.
Master of Philosophy	Wetland treatment system to supplement Shanghai's water supply	Kelly, Samuel
Doctor of Philosophy	Numerical Study of Brisbane River Estuary and Moreton Bay, Australia: Proposed Coastal Reservoir for Water Resource Development and Flood Adaptation/Mitigation	Khalil, Usman
Doctor of Philosophy	Particle entrainment mechanics near bed in open channel turbulent flows	Riaz, Muhammad Zain Bin
Doctor of Philosophy	Simultaneous Wastewater Treatment and Power Generation using Constructed Wetland and Microbial Fuel Cell.	Ebrahimi, Atieh
Doctor of Philosophy	Organic and Biofouling in Membrane Distillation (MD) systems	Habib, Rasikh
Doctor of Philosophy	Quantification of last-resort antibiotics in wastewater and study of their transformations and degradation products in sewer environment	Sharma, Elipsha
Doctor of Philosophy	Effects of in-sewer processes on the fate of human pathogens in sewage	Guo, Ying
Doctor of Philosophy	Microbial Self-Healing Bio-Concrete for Resilient and Sustainable Wastewater Infrastructure	Chen, Yan

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6315-7967 (confirmed)

Research Areas

Research Overview

Current research includes:
- Solar powered Vacuum Membrane Distillation
- Desalination with solar powered membrane distillation
Past projects include
- Coastal reservoir for Adelaide water supply – water quantity and quality modelling.
- Lake and river water quality modelling.
- Sediment transport and deposition in reservoirs.
- Water source, treatment and distribution of Illawarra water supply for Sydney Water Corporation.
- Water quality monitoring and modelling of urban catchments – Wollongong City Council.
- Dairy effluent waste management within a water supply catchment for Sydney Catchment Authority.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	A contact angle study of different greywater sources with hydrophobic membranes Published In Water Quality Research Journal of Canada
2020	Geopolymers in construction - recent developments Published In Construction and Building Materials
2020	Re-examining log law velocity profile in smooth open channel flows Published In Environmental Fluid Mechanics
2020	Solid-flow interactions of a large aspect ratio cylinder in a shallow open channel Published In Physics of Fluids
2020	Three-Dimensional Velocity Distribution in Straight Smooth Channels Modeled by Modified Log-Law Published In Journal of Fluids Engineering
2019	Flood mitigation using an innovative flood control scheme in a large lake: Dongting Lake, China Published In Applied Sciences (APPS)
2019	Fluoride, iron and manganese removal from brackish groundwater by solar-powered vacuum membrane distillation Published In Desalination and Water Treatment
2019	Multi-objective analysis for the selection of a sustainable greywater treatment system Published In Environmental Engineering and Management Journal
2018	Application of solar energy in water treatment processes: A review Published In Desalination
2018	Flow Partitioning in Rectangular Open Channel Flow Published In Mathematical Problems in Engineering
2018	Salinity modelling and management of the lower lakes of the Murray-Darling basin, Australia Published In WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment
2017	Assessment of social and environmental impacts of coastal reservoirs Published In Journal of Sustainable Urbanization, Planning and Progress
2017	Fouling and wetting studies relating to the vacuum membrane distillation process for brackish and grey water treatment Published In Journal of Porous Media
2017	Grey water treatment using a solar powered electro-coagulator and vacuum membrane distillation system Published In Desalination and Water Treatment
2017	Heat and mass transfer simulation and experimental evaluation of solar powered vacuum membrane distillation system Published In Desalination and Water Treatment
2017	Investigation of velocity cistribution in open channel flows based on conditional average of turbulent structures Published In Mathematical Problems in Engineering
2017	Relationship between the synergistic/antagonistic effect of anaerobic co-digestion and organic loading Published In International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation
2016	Dairy shed effluent treatment and recycling: Effluent characteristics and performance Published In Journal of Environmental Management
2015	Brackish water treatment for reuse using vacuum membrane distillation process Published In Water Science and Technology: Water Supply
2015	Energy evaluation and treatment efficiency of vacuum membrane distillation for brackish water desalination Published In Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination
2015	Experimental study of smooth channel flow division based on velocity distribution Published In Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
2014	An analytical flux decline model for membrane distillation Published In Desalination
2014	Discussion: prediction of long-term urban stormwater loads at single sites Published In Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management
2014	Effects of sample size and concentration of seeding in LDA measurements on the velocity bias in open channel flow Published In Flow Measurement and Instrumentation
2014	Influence of vertical motion on initiation of sediment movement Published In Journal of Water Resource and Protection
2013	A multiple-criteria decision-making model for evaluating sustainability of business enterprises Published In International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering
2013	Prediction of long-term urban stormwater loads at single sites Published In Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management
2012	Application of biomathematical model for Pb(II) biosorption and bioaccumulation Published In Sustainable Environment Research
2012	Evolutionary algorithm for water storage forecasting response to climate change with small data sets: The Wolonghu Wetland, China Published In Environmental Engineering Science
2011	Analysis and the understanding of fluoride removal mechanisms by an electrocoagulation/flotation (ECF) process Published In Desalination
2010	Effect of mixed liquor pH on the removal of trace organic contaminants in a membrane bioreactor Published In Bioresource Technology
2010	Evolutionary modeling for streamflow forecasting with minimal datasets: a case study in the West Malian River, China Published In Environmental Engineering Science
2009	Applications of hydraulic properties models on microscopic flow in unsaturated porous media Published In Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics
2009	Denitrification using a monopolar electrocoagulation/flotation (ECF) process Published In Journal of Environmental Management
2009	Fluoride removal by a continuous flow electrocoagulation reactor Published In Journal of Environmental Management
2009	Optimum number of storms required to derive site mean concentrations at urban catchments Published In Urban Water Journal
2009	Prediction of heavy metal concentrations in urban stormwater
2009	Prediction of nutrient concentrations in urban storm water Published In Journal of Environmental Engineering
2009	Prediction of urban stormwater quality using artificial neural networks Published In Environmental Modelling and Software
2009	Removal of trace organic contaminants by submerged membrane bioreactors Published In Desalination
2009	Review of pollutants removed by electrocoagulation and electrocoagulation/flotation processes Published In Journal of Environmental Management
2009	Simulation of water movement through unsaturated infiltration-redistribution system Published In Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics
2009	Vendor Evaluation System for a Sustainable Supply Chain Management’ Published In International Journal of Logistics and SCM Systems
2008	Comparison of artificial neural network and regression models in the prediction of urban stormwater quality Published In Water Environment Research
2008	Influence of dispersion on transport of tracer through unsaturated porous media Published In Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics
2008	Transport and biotransformation of organic carbon and nitrate compounds in unsaturated soil conditions Published In Water Science and Technology
2007	Dairyshed wastewater treatment and modelling by anaerobic digestion technology Published In International Journal of Environment and Waste Management
2007	Mathematical model to predict solids content of water treatment residuals during drying Published In Journal of Environmental Engineering
2007	Membrane bioreactor technology for decentralised wastewater treatment and reuse Published In International Journal of Water

Chapter

Year	Title
2020	An alternative method to solve the water scarcity in Adelaide – apply a coastal reservoir strategy in the Lower Lakes Published In Sustainable Water Resource Development Using Coastal Reservoirs Publisher Oxford, United Kingdom
2020	Water quality considerations: from catchment to coastal reservoir Published In Sustainable Water Resource Development Using Coastal Reservoirs Publisher Oxford, United Kingdom
2015	Min water treatment techniques and the application of vacuum membrane distillation Published In Responsible Mining: Case Studies in Managing Social & Environmental Risks in the Developed World
2014	Multifunctional Silver, Copper and Zero Valent Iron Metallic Nanoparticles for Wastewater Treatment Published In Application of Nanotechnology in Water Research
2011	Simulation of Water and Contaminant Transport Through Vadose Zone - Redistribution System Published In Hydraulic Conductivity - Issues, Determination and Applications

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2017	Coastal reservoir in Lake Alexandrina can quench Adelaide's thirst Published In Abstracts of the 37th IAHR World Congress
2017	Review of the historical development of coastal reservoirs in the world Published In Abstracts of the 37th IAHR World Congress
2015	Sustainable solar powered vaccum membrane distillation for water treatment Published In Proceedings - International Conference on Technologies for Sustainable Development, ICTSD 2015
2014	The prediction of turbulence intensities in unsteady flow Published In 35th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium (HWRS 2014)
2014	Why the observed turbulence intensities in non-uniform flow deviate from those in uniform flow? Published In 35th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium (HWRS 2014)
2013	Distribution of reynolds shear stress in steady and unsteady flows Published In SGEM 2013: 13th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Geoconference
2013	Mine water treatment using a vacuum membrane distillation system Published In 4th International Conference on Environmental Science and Development- ICESD 2013
2013	Velocity distribution in non-uniform/unsteady flows and the validity of log law Published In SGEM 2013: 13th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Geoconference
2012	Application of biomathematical model for Pb(II) biosorption and bioaccumulation Published In 2012 International Conference On Sustainable Environmental Technologies (ICSET),
2012	Does the critical shields stress for sediment transport depend on channel-bed slope? Published In 34th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium-HWRS 2012
2012	Fixed-film anaerobic digestion of hydraulically flushed Australian dairy shed waste Published In 2012 International Conference on Sustainable Environmental Technologies (ICSET)
2012	Green technology options for greywater treatment Published In Institution of Engineers- 27th National Convention of Environmental Engineering National Convention
2011	Application of Biohydrogen Process for Treatment of Wastewater and Energy Enhancement Published In International Conference on Impact of Physical Sciences on Biology
2011	Mathematical model of Biobarrier for Lead Remediation at Contaminated Site Published In National Conference of the Society for the Sustainability and Environmental Engineering, Institution of Engineers
2010	Long-term performance of a full-scale microfiltration plant in secondary effluent reuse Published In 5th IWA Young Water Professional Conference
2008	Transport and adsorption of phosphate compounds in variably saturated soil conditions Published In IWADIPCON 2008 conference
2007	A simple greywater treatment: Gravity filtration Published In Stormwater Industry Association Conference
2007	Dairy Shed Wastewater Treatment using Anaerobic Bioreactors Published In Biennial Federal Convention of AWA
2007	Greywater Treatment using Direct Gravity Filtration Published In Biennial Federal Convention of AWA
2007	Modelling bioreactor treating dairy shed wastewater Published In Biennial Federal Convention of AWA
2007	Modelling of Escherichai Coli (E.Coli) transport through the Unsaturated Porous Media Published In Asian-Pacific Regional conference on Practical Environmental Technology
2007	Removal of heavy metals form mining impacted water by a novel electrocoagulation-ultrafiltration hybrid process Published In Environmental Research Event: Global Problems - Local Solutions
2007	Removal of trace organic contaminants by submerged membrane bioreactors Published In IMSTEC 2007: International Membrane Science and Technology Conference
2007	Suitability of fibreglass wick to sample contaminants from unsaturated soil pore Published In Asian-Pacific Regional conference on Practical Environmental Technology

Editor Of

Book
- Sustainable Water Resource Development Using Coastal Reservoirs. Oxford, United Kingdom. 2020

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	The use of Geopolymers in civil engineering applications.
Master of Philosophy	Wetland treatment system to supplement Shanghai's water supply	Kelly, Samuel
Doctor of Philosophy	Numerical Study of Brisbane River Estuary and Moreton Bay, Australia: Proposed Coastal Reservoir for Water Resource Development and Flood Adaptation/Mitigation	Khalil, Usman
Doctor of Philosophy	Particle entrainment mechanics near bed in open channel turbulent flows	Riaz, Muhammad Zain Bin
Doctor of Philosophy	Simultaneous Wastewater Treatment and Power Generation using Constructed Wetland and Microbial Fuel Cell.	Ebrahimi, Atieh
Doctor of Philosophy	Organic and Biofouling in Membrane Distillation (MD) systems	Habib, Rasikh
Doctor of Philosophy	Quantification of last-resort antibiotics in wastewater and study of their transformations and degradation products in sewer environment	Sharma, Elipsha
Doctor of Philosophy	Effects of in-sewer processes on the fate of human pathogens in sewage	Guo, Ying
Doctor of Philosophy	Microbial Self-Healing Bio-Concrete for Resilient and Sustainable Wastewater Infrastructure	Chen, Yan

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6315-7967 (confirmed)

Sivakumar, Muttucumaru Associate Professor

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Research Areas

Research Overview

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Editor Of

Book

Supervision

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

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Orcid Id

Overview

Research Areas

Research Overview

Publications

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Chapter

Conference Paper

Editor Of

Book

Supervision

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Identity

Orcid Id

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