June 30, 2020
Rapid urbanisation and aging infrastructures are creating global water challenges, but contemporary technologies like the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) offer a solution. Water is a precious natural resource becoming more scarce with rapid urbanisation. According to the World Economic Forum, water scarcity is one of the most significant challenges of our time. And as the global population
...June 22, 2020
The key to lowering your microfiber footprint: wash your clothes on cold.
June 10, 2020
Melbourne-based water and sanitation services provider Jacobs has partnered with Yarra Valley Water to investigate the potential of an Australian hydrogen industry supported by co-located hydrogen production at wastewater treatment plants. With findings presented in the thought-leadership paper ‘Toward a Zero Carbon Future’, the study examines commercial barriers to sustainable
...June 1, 2020
Dedicated to the removal and prevention of marine debris, not-for-profit organisation Tangaroa Blue Foundation created the Australian Marine Debris Initiative (AMDI) — an on-ground network of volunteers, communities and organisations that contribute data from rubbish collected at beach and river clean-up events to the AMDI database and devise solutions to stop the flow of litter at the source. AMDI
...May 31, 2020
Usable water is a precious commodity. The saying “without water there is no life” becomes very real in times of drought as individuals and communities are impacted by the scarcity of supply.It is during these times that there is a greater focus on our water resilience. The remedy to these issues is often reactive, including the implementation of water restrictions and the identification of new
...May 27, 2020
One of Florida’s largest low-pressure ultrafiltration (UF) membrane plants has installed over 300 Rotork K-TORK pneumatic vane actuators. The plant treats water from two separate sources — one for surface water from the surface of a lake and the other for groundwater from the well fields. It is the only municipal drinking water plant owned and operated by the county and has the capacity to
...May 21, 2020
Turbidity measurement to optimise drinking water filter backwash cycles is a critical aspect of the water treatment process. Filter backwash needs to occur at the proper intervals and for the proper duration of time to preserve water quality and maintain filter integrity. Learn about new technology that helps drinking water treatment plants to operate as efficiently as possible.
...April 30, 2020
A plan to recycle wastewater and make it drinkable could see the delivery of water to city dwellers become much more efficient. Using Houston as a model, researchers at Rice University's Brown School of Engineering have come up with an idea that could reduce the need for surface water (from rivers, reservoirs or wells) by 28%, through recycling wastewater to make it drinkable once again. While the cost
...April 27, 2020
A research team from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) Water Cycle Research Center has developed a high-efficiency, adsorbent material using PET waste bottles. The new material is expected to help solve the problem of environmental toxins and antibiotic-resistant bacteria caused by leaks of antibiotics into water. Due to high rates of antibiotic use, South Korea is categorised as a
...March 24, 2020
When it comes to managing the challenges of water scarcity, Australia has it tougher than most. Of the 2,789,400 GL of rain estimated to fall on Australia per year, just 292,000 GL finds its way into surface water or groundwater supplies,1 with the rest either being lost through evaporation or absorbed by plants. As the world’s driest inhabited continent, Australia has learned to make the most of its
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