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Ozone in the food industry
The relatively recent approval of ozone for use with food by the US Federal Drug Administration has resulted in the rapid expansion of ozone usage in food applications. This segment remains the fastest growing use of ozone gas
[ + ]Upgrading a wastewater treatment plant
Cost-effective engineering has enabled the City of Poteau, Oklahoma to achieve major savings while undertaking recent upgrades to municipal wastewater treatment facilities
[ + ]Gate required to divert sewage
Lower Murray Water (LMW) in Mildura required a gate to divert sewage flows to catchment ponds. Darren Bennett from LMW was concerned with the traditional square bottom penstocks that had previously been used to control water flows
[ + ]Waste recycling project
The UR-3R household waste recycling project at Eastern Creek on the outskirts of Sydney, which was recently opened, has illustrated the advantage offered by Permastore Australasia with its glass-fused-to-steel product
[ + ]American Honda generating its own electricity
Establishing a reputation for environmentally-conscious products, American Honda is dedicated to environmental responsibility. Recently, it established the ability to generate its own electricity using natural gas
[ + ]Food from winery waste
The Australian wine industry is set to benefit significantly from a novel technology being developed at the University of South Australia that enables winery wastewater to be turned into a valuable protein-rich feed source for farm animals
[ + ]Drinking and 'driving' in Bangkok
Supplying a city of 11 million people with clean water is no easy task. A Thai state enterprise charged with operating the world's biggest tap water treatment plant, supplies the drinking water for Bangkok's 11 million plus citizens
[ + ]Coal tar contaminated soil at site in NSW
Innova Soil Technology has developed a thermal desorption process (DFTD) for the remediation of contaminated sites. The process is fully mobile and can process up to 1000 tonnes of soil per day
[ + ]Too much wastewater?
Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM), has helped a rural council in Queensland solve the problem of having too much water. SKM played a key role in the planning, design and construction management of a wastewater recycling scheme for Stanthorpe Shire Council (SSC)
[ + ]Regeneration of Cardiff Bay area
Cardiff Council is using the dataTaker DT50 data acquisition system to monitor water table levels in the area surrounding Cardiff Bay marina
[ + ]Solar energy stored efficiently
For the first time, solar energy has been successfully used in a pilot-plant to create storable energy from a metal ore. In a project funded by the EU, an important milestone has been reached
[ + ]Coping with Adelaide's waste
By the early 1990s it was clear that Adelaide was quickly running out of landfill space. A new waste management facility - one with built-in environmental controls - was needed, and fast
[ + ]WonderTreat controls algae bloom
WonderTreat is a bioremediation product developed by CK Life Sciences. It is composed of carefully selected microbes and a range of natural ingredients
[ + ]Waste neutral project in Cornwall
The huge domes housing different climatic environments are an instantly recognisable feature of the Eden Project in Cornwall. But perhaps less well known is the research into sustainable development that is a cornerstone of the Eden Project
[ + ]Quarantine fumigation system operating in Tasmania
Nordiko Quarantine Systems has developed a process that captures and destroys the toxic gas that is used within the shipping industry for its quarantine fumigation procedures
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