The team led by Associate Professor Haolan Xu has refined a technique to derive fresh water from sea water, brackish water or contaminated water through solar evaporation — delivering enough daily fresh drinking water for a family of four from just one square metre of source... Read More
A trial of a fungi-based floating wetlands solution to create healthier, cleaner waterways is underway at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne. Affectionately known as ‘mushi’ (pronounced moo-shi), the three floating wetlands of interlocking triangular-shaped modules... Read More
Oil spills are difficult to clean up and can result in damage to a marine ecosystem. Now, a promising ‘eco-friendly’ sponge alternative has been developed from sunflower pollen to help tackle this problem. A team of scientists led by Nanyang Technological University,... Read More
Ecosystems, Wildlife & Biodiversity, Water Quality & Water Pollution
Product life cycles traditionally follow a linear economy, where materials are transformed into products that are then used and thrown away in a ‘take-make-waste’ approach. This is unsustainable. The primary principle of a circular economy is keeping assets in use to create a... Read More
Energy, Waste Management & Recycling, Water Quality & Water Pollution
Today we are mainly able to operate assets remotely, which is a boon to productivity, accuracy and efficiency. However, many areas are still unable to retrieve valuable data from their remote assets. This may include the monitoring of flow volume, water quality, level and pressure, amongst... Read More
How conditions become ripe for carbon capture and storage to bloom in the ethanol industry. ... Read More
Energy, Environment & Climate, Water Quality & Water Pollution
Plans to build Australia’s first ‘green’ port near Exmouth on Western Australia’s north-west coast are underway, with Gascoyne Gateway progressing with the company’s next round of community reference groups. The proposed Gascoyne Gateway marine... Read More
Ecosystems, Wildlife & Biodiversity, Oceans, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Water Quality & Water Pollution
Reported to be the first of its kind in the Asia–Pacific region, the treatment facility at Queensland’s Urban Utilities’ Luggage Point Resource Recovery Centre uses Anita Mox technology to naturally remove ammonium and nitrogen from sewage via anammox, or anaerobic... Read More
Ecosystems, Wildlife & Biodiversity, Waste Management & Recycling, Water Quality & Water Pollution
The Australian Government has released its National Plastics Plan 2021, proposing a wide range of APCO-led initiatives to fight plastic waste by reducing plastic packaging, and improving recycling and recycled content uptake in the Australian marketplace. The multi-pronged approach... Read More
Investment, Waste Management & Recycling, Water Quality & Water Pollution
PHX Water is founded on a commitment to providing exceptional quality of service in a cost effective manner. Your water safety is our primary focus at all times. ... Read More