Standardising greywater treatment technologies
14 January, 2009
A new protocol for testing greywater treatment technologies in Australia could boost efforts to conserve the nation’s water resources.
Water improvement project in Vietnam
07 January, 2009
Black & 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.
Seawater desalination project to produce 200,000 cubic metres of fresh water per day
17 December, 2008
Energy Recovery has announced the award of another large-scale energy recovery contract for seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination in Algeria.
Speedy detection technology to prevent harmful waterborne disease outbreaks
16 December, 2008
The 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.
Conductivity meter for high-purity water
01 December, 2008 | Supplied by: Practical Control Solutions
The GLF100RW conductivity meter is suitable for conductivity measurements in pure and ultra-pure water, boiler water, checking of ion exchangers, distilled water, deionised water, demineralised water and desalinated water.
Check-metering kit
01 December, 2008 | Supplied by: Siemens Ltd
The Sitrans FUP1010 is a portable clamp-on unit designed for the water and wastewater industry to measure the performance of existing flowmeters.
Multiparameter water quality meter with GPS
01 December, 2008 | Supplied by: Hanna Instruments Pty Ltd
Hanna’s HI 98280 multiparameter portable meter with GPS receiver monitors up to 13 different water quality parameters (six measured, seven calculated).
Signal conditioners
01 December, 2008 | Supplied by: Burkert Contromatic NZ
The loop-powered eLine LPI signal conditioner works with most standard signal types, in one unit without jumpers (milliamps, millivolts, voltage, thermocouple, RTD, resistance and potential).
Water recycling company receives award
06 November, 2008
A Sunshine Coast-based water recycling company has received the Rising Star Award at the Q400 Awards.
COD analyser launched across Asia
06 November, 2008
Aqua Diagnostic’s international distributor meeting in October saw the launch of the PeCOD COD analyser range across Asia.
Water conservation guide for fire protection testing
06 November, 2008
Millions of litres of water currently used in the maintenance of fire protection systems would be saved annually if water conservation measures recommended in a handbook from Standards Australia are adopted.
Desalination for long-term water security
04 November, 2008
The CEO of the National Water Commission, Ken Matthews, has released a report showing that desalination technologies will play an increasingly important role in securing Australia’s water supplies. 'Emerging trends in desalination' is a report released by the National Water Commission that details the merits of desalination technologies and the significant role they play in securing water supply.
Energy savings for mining project in Australia
15 October, 2008
Energy Recovery will supply energy recovery devices for a seawater reverse osmosis desalination project in Australia.
Technology to improve water safety
15 September, 2008
As Australia's water resources run low, a technology for detecting toxic heavy metals in water has opened the way for safer use of groundwater and recycling.
Technology rapidly detects water contamination
10 September, 2008
Researchers have developed a diagnostic platform that can quickly turn around results presently achieved in 24 to 48 hours.
