Clean-up for Petroleum Sites
November 19 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
October 7 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
August 27 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
September 24 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
August 21 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
August 10 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
June 26 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
June 26 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
June 26 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
June 26 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
June 25 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
May 9 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
September 8 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
May 1st 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
March 12 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
January 17 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
January 9 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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