Technologies that have been pioneered for medicine, such as detection of infectious diseases and cancer, and genetic testing, have been adapted for environmental clean up. Read More
Tens of thousands of Australians are living and working in properties that may be contaminated by methamphetamine, commonly known as ice, affecting their health and wellbeing. Read More
700 scientists, engineers, regulators and other environmental professionals from more than 20 countries will be in Melbourne at the 7th International Contaminated Site Remediation Conference – CleanUp 2017, which this year incorporates the 1st International PFAS Conference. Read More
In a commitment to furthering research into the global threat of contamination, the University of Newcastle (UON) has today unveiled a $15-million world-leading lab facility dedicated to finding better ways to assess, manage, clean up and prevent environmental contamination. Read More
New national guidance – published this week and made freely available to all by CRC CARE – offers the most up-to-date, evidence-based advice for assessing, managing and remediating the emerging contaminants PFOS and PFOA. Read More
CRC CARE has developed a new approach to breaking down potentially harmful 'PFAS' contaminants, which have been detected at firefighter-training locations, including airports and other aviation facilities. Read More
The world’s foremost experts in mine site rehabilitation and clean-up will gather in Singleton NSW on 6-8 December 2016 to discuss the latest and best ways to clean up old mine sites that may still be leaking toxins and pollutants into water, air and the human food chain. Read More
A new tool for monitoring and analysing dust plumes – particularly those containing potentially harmful contaminants – will improve our understanding of, and help reduce, the impacts on affected communities. Read More
A call for worldwide action to staunch the growing tide of toxic contaminants flowing across the world’s borders and throughout the Earth system was made at the CleanUp 2015 conference in Melbourne today. Read More
Effective clean-up of contaminated sites delivers large returns to land-holders and taxpayers, and can boost home values for citizens living nearby by more than 10%. Read More
