Electric bugs: A new approach to resource recovery 23 Nov Microbial electrochemistry (using bacteria to produce electricity directly from effluent streams) holds great potential in wastewater … Read more
Water Corporation taking innovative approach to wastewater 21 Nov Western Australia (WA) may be known as the mining capital of the country, but a different resources boom is taking shape – renewable resources … Read more
Enough to make you sick: study finds link between drought and gastro 25 Oct As if the impact of drought on the environment wasn’t bad enough, a new study has found the current ‘big dry’ in parts of the country could … Read more
The Water Directorate’s Gary Mitchell looks back on half a century in the water industry 23 Oct Civil engineer and Water Directorate Executive Officer Gary Mitchell has worked on some iconic water and sewerage projects in New South Wales … Read more
Money flows into WA desalination project 18 Oct Public and private investors have committed $396 million to fund a project to reduce salinity in Western Australia’s (WA) Wellington Dam.
Glowing viral: Luminescent bacteria used to detect E.coli in drinking water 10 Oct Scientists have engineered a virus that can find and destroy E.coli in drinking water within hours.