Clean-up for petroleum sites
19 November 2007: Australian researchers are to launch a world-first field trial for the development and assessment of new technologies aimed at cleaning up petroleum-contaminated sites The Mobil Refining Australia Pty Ltd… [
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New body formed to clean up Australia's act
7 October 2007: A new industry body has been formed to help Australia rid itself of its legacy of past industrial contamination build a cleaner healthier future and develop the remediation export industry The Australian Remediation… [
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Biosensors to probe the metals menace
27 August 2007: If the pond life goes star-shaped you’d be wise not to drink the water Researchers from CRC CARE are pioneering a world-first technology to warn people if their local water or air is contaminated with dangerous… [
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Saving Australia's precious groundwater
24 September 2007: At a time of critical national water shortages Australia’s precious groundwater is at risk of pollution from industrial contaminants released on the surface Several million Australians rely on underground… [
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Industry urges national clean-up
21 August 2007: In the lead-up to the federal election Australian industry is calling for priority action to clean-up the nation’s legacy of past industrial contamination to enhance the nation’s “clean green”… [
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Scientists tackle acid menace
10 August 2007: Australia’s clean-up scientists are getting ready to kick ASS (otherwise known as acid sulphate soils) Researchers from CRC for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE) and the… [
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Australia to help clean up the world
26 June 2007: Australia is preparing to play a leading role in helping to fight contamination round the world with the launch today of a new clean-up industry group The Remediation Industry Cluster was launched at the First Australian… [
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Flyash hope for acid soils
26 June 2007: Scientists at the University of Technology Sydney may have found a low-cost answer to a sleeper crisis facing Australian agriculture – acid soils Their solution may also solve a major environmental headache … [
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The hazard in Australia's household bins
26 June 2007: Tens of thousands of tonnes of hazardous waste are being dumped in urban rubbish tips around Australia each year posing a threat to people’s health and the environment The toxic materials are being thrown into… [
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Billion dollar waste opportunity
26 June 2007: The world is prepared to pay $US20-40 billion to clean up the contamination left by more than a century of industrial development the First National Contamination Summit was told in Adelaide today “That is the… [
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Aussie grasses get to the root of pollution
25 June 2007: Australian native grasses offer a cheap effective and environmentally sound way to help clean-up old mines and other industrial sites The roots of certain native grasses give a boost to microbes in the soil that break… [
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A new Australian opportunity: making soil
9 May 2007: Australia – an ancient continent where good soils are in very short supply – is about to discover a new industry: making soil The new artificial soils will be made from wastes which other industries and sectors… [
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Zero waste: a state of mind
8 September 2007: Australian industry and society is undergoing a revolution – to seeing waste as a valuable national resource a source of new business opportunities and jobs “The zero waste industry is taking off … [
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Asian pollution: new export target
1 May 2007: Asia’s 3 million contaminated sites represent a huge export opportunity for Australia’s growing clean-up industry says one of the nation’s leading contamination scientists A plan to launch an industry… [
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Towards a global water watchdog
12 March 2007: Australian and American scientists are exploring the scope to build a worldwide watchdog network to head off potential water quality disasters The proposal is to set up a chain of ‘robot observatories’… [
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Cleaning up a deadly lifesaver
17 January 2007: Australian scientists are pioneering a way to clean up one of the world’s most toxic and widely-used environmental pollutants – fire fighting foam Researchers at the CRC for Contamination Assessment… [
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Australia’s first Contamination Summit
9 January 2007: Australia’s first national Contamination Summit will take place in Adelaide in June 2007 The Summit will be the first time industry regulators scientists and community organisation from across the nation… [
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