Scheme to ensure abundant water supply to mid-Sussex
16 February, 2009Black & Veatch has completed a scheme to ensure mid-Sussex has an abundant water supply.
Water improvement project in Vietnam
07 January, 2009Black & Veatch will provide consulting services on the Central Region Small and Medium Towns Development Project in Vietnam. The project plans include investments in water supply, wastewater and drainage and solid waste infrastructure in the central region of Vietnam.
Speedy detection technology to prevent harmful waterborne disease outbreaks
16 December, 2008The Environmental Biotechnology CRC (EBCRC) research team led by Dr Belinda Ferrari has collaborated with the Cryptosporidium Reference Laboratory in the UK to validate their real-time screening tool for Cryptosporidium detection using FISH (Fluorescent in situ Hybridisation). Current technologies take up to 15 hours to do the equivalent test.
Alcoa funds chair in sustainable water management
02 September, 2008Alcoa and Murdoch University are tackling water management head on with the establishment of a Professor of Sustainable Water Management.
Water technology company signs licence agreement
17 July, 2008An Australian water technology company has signed a licence agreement with a leading Japanese resources and commodity business.
Convergent Water Controls opens Melbourne office
16 May, 2008Sydney-based Convergent Water Controls (CWC) has purchased the business of Chemical Fluid Systems and changed the name to Convergent Water Controls. Robert O’Brien has been appointed the Victorian state manager for CWC.
Hydro-optic water disinfection
23 April, 2008The Atlantium out-of-the-water UV disinfection system is suitable for the treatment of water and wastewater used in industrial and municipal processes. The chemical-free process uses hydro-optic disinfection (HOD) technology and is designed to replace traditional disinfection methods such as chlorine, ozone and pasteurisation.
Clearer picture of the Murray-Darling's future
29 February, 2008The latest issue of ECOS reports on a massive research effort to accurately map the Murray-Darling Basin's surface water and groundwater resources.
Monitoring water in schools
23 January, 2008HydroShare is a web-based water consumption monitoring system which monitors actual use, trend and water flow in real time which means that water leaks can be identified immediately and repaired faster
Bottle makes dirty water drinkable
11 January, 2008Michael Pritchard has introduced the Lifesaver container, a plastic bottle that claims to instantly clean the dirtiest water, making it safe to drink.
Are there extras in our drinking water?
18 October, 2007Are chemicals, such as human hormones and pharmaceuticals, getting into Australian water supplies and creating possible health risks to the public? Researchers from the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Water Quality and Treatment are holding an industry workshop in Melbourne giving an overview of recent studies attempting to provide answers to this question.
More reasons to leave the car at home
24 September, 2007 by Kylie Wilson-Field, JournalistIn a recent report issued by Purdue University in the US, researchers found that parking spaces in and around large shopping centres and retail parks are playing a role in heating up urban areas and adding to water pollution
Scientists tackle acid menace
21 August, 2007Australia's clean-up scientists are getting ready to kick ASS (otherwise known as acid sulphate soils).
Disruptive technologies give unexpected innovations in water management
12 July, 2007“New techniques based on developments in bio and nanotechnologies will provide significant improvements to the everyday management of water supplies,†Environmental Biotechnology CRC executive director and president of the International Water Association, Dr David Garman said at the American Water Works Association’s annual conference (ACE 07) in Toronto, Canada recently.
Danfoss digs deep into environmental issues
24 May, 2007 by Sylvia Aitken, EditorWaste Streams recently had the opportunity to pick the brain of Danfoss president, Sven Ruder. In this revealing interview, we take a look at the company's successful philosophy and why the environment is a key concern to a number of its processes
