{"id":537,"date":"2023-04-20T16:41:50","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T06:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws23\/?p=537"},"modified":"2023-04-20T16:42:08","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T06:42:08","slug":"mr-colin-barker-australian-industrial-ecology-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws23\/mr-colin-barker-australian-industrial-ecology-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr Colin Barker, Australian Industrial Ecology Network"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>Colin has a Bachelor Engineering (Chemical) Honours and Diploma Engineering (Chemical) and over 40 years\u2019 experience as a Process<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-538 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws23\/files\/2023\/04\/ColinBarker_AIEN-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws23\/files\/2023\/04\/ColinBarker_AIEN-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws23\/files\/2023\/04\/ColinBarker_AIEN-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws23\/files\/2023\/04\/ColinBarker_AIEN-187x250.jpg 187w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws23\/files\/2023\/04\/ColinBarker_AIEN-337x450.jpg 337w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws23\/files\/2023\/04\/ColinBarker_AIEN-562x750.jpg 562w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws23\/files\/2023\/04\/ColinBarker_AIEN-192x256.jpg 192w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws23\/files\/2023\/04\/ColinBarker_AIEN-288x384.jpg 288w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws23\/files\/2023\/04\/ColinBarker_AIEN-384x512.jpg 384w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws23\/files\/2023\/04\/ColinBarker_AIEN-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws23\/files\/2023\/04\/ColinBarker_AIEN-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws23\/files\/2023\/04\/ColinBarker_AIEN-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws23\/files\/2023\/04\/ColinBarker_AIEN-262x350.jpg 262w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws23\/files\/2023\/04\/ColinBarker_AIEN.jpg 587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> Engineer and Operations Manager in industries such as iron and steel, chemicals, plastics and water treatment. 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