Siemens marks a century of chlorinated water disinfection
10 September, 2013The first commercially produced gas chlorinator was installed in a public drinking water system in 1913, revolutionising the way the world fought water-borne diseases. The technology was installed by Wallace & Tiernan - now a company of Siemens Water Technologies, which is celebrating the product’s 100th anniversary.
Exair CE-compliant Chip Trapper
07 August, 2013Independent laboratory tests now certify that Exair’s Chip Trapper meets the rigorous safety, health and environmental standards of the European Union that are required to attain the CE mark. The product offers a fast, easy way to clean large coolant sumps.
Pumping system reduces energy use at Sardinian sewage treatment plant
05 August, 2013Global water technology company Xylem has announced that its Flygt Experior system has reduced energy consumption and operating costs at a municipal water treatment plant in Cagliari, on the island of Sardinia, by 35%.
Removing iron and manganese from water supplies
02 August, 2013In the early days of water treatment, naturally occurring zeolites (glauconite greensand) were used to soften and remove the iron and manganese from water. The greensand media was not ideal as it was a slow process which required periodic regeneration with potassium permanganate. Also, it couldn’t be used in lower pH waters and had relatively low operating temperatures. Therefore, in the 70s, scientists and researchers in Japan began to look for ways to apply oxidising technology to a silica-sand substrate and came up with the Quantum DMI-65 media.
Report predicts $13 billion US demand for water treatment equipment in 2017
24 July, 2013Industry market research firm The Freedonia Group has released the report ‘Water Treatment Equipment’, predicting future trends in the US water treatment market.
Matchmaking bacteria on contaminated sites
19 July, 2013 by Susan Williamson, Editor, Australian Life ScientistOptimising growth conditions and matchmaking bacteria is all in a day’s work when bioremediating contaminated sites.
PWN Technologies and Metawater enter strategic alliance
02 July, 2013PWN Technologies and Metawater have entered a strategic alliance to seek out and develop global business opportunities for the supply of ceramic membrane systems.
Environmental bridge over troubled waters
10 May, 2013A breakthrough innovation, designed to purify water through the rapid removal of oily pollutants, could have major environmental benefits in the agriculture and manufacturing industries.
AIS Ecoline water treatment technology
06 May, 2013Australian Innovative Systems’ (AIS) Ecoline technology can be used to negate the need to transport, store or handle chlorine by sanitising water using fresh water and power alone.
Remote town gets water treatment solution
03 May, 2013The small town of Taralga, in Southeast Australia, will soon benefit from a customised water treatment system, thanks to a collaboration between Xylem and General Electric. Xylem is building the compact treatment plant in a 40-foot shipping container and will use GE membranes to supply the town’s 300 residents with high-quality drinking water.
Large-scale water and wastewater projects partnership
22 April, 2013Microvi Biotechnologies is partnering with MWH Global to bring its water technologies to Australia and the Asia-Pacific.
Aeration for a cleaner, greener MCG
27 March, 2013As part of a multimillion-dollar project to build Victoria’s largest underground recycled water treatment plant at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Compressed Air and Power Solutions (CAPS) Australia was selected to supply aeration blowers for the facility.
Protecting Queensland’s waterways
19 December, 2012UV-Guard Australia, a supplier of disinfection solutions which is part of the combined entity Nubian Water Systems, has refurbished Unitywater’s water treatment plant in Queensland to maximum design performance and will achieve the wastewater disinfection results required to meet licence consent.
Increased dosing testing capabilities ensure accurate, user-specific testing
13 December, 2012Grundfos Pumps has recently installed a new state-of-the-art dosing system test rig, providing increased testing capabilities, in its facilities at Ormeau, Queensland. Since opening in October 2010, the Ormeau facilities have served as the hub for water treatment engineering and assembly activities throughout Australia.
AqSep WaterCube and Watermaker reverse osmosis treatment systems
03 December, 2012Water Equipment Plus has signed an agreement with AqSep of Denmark to act as exclusive distributor of the WaterCube and Watermaker reverse osmosis systems in Australia and New Zealand.
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