Waste Treatment & Environmental Management Feature Articles

A UTAS study examines the truth of the ‘grazing stops blazing’ argument.

Agriculture is the sixth largest consumer of plastic products in Australia, with annual consumption as high as 180,000 tonnes.

CSIRO research has shown that some mining by-products can be effective in preventing nutrients from entering river systems, thereby reducing the potential for algal blooms.

Homeowners' reluctance to adopt proven sustainability innovations often results from an exaggerated view of the risks involved, according to research carried out at Victoria University. ...

Tailored flooding solutions which cater to the unique requirements of the area are required, if we are able to adequately manage future flooding risks.

A new Australian company has been established to produce commercial quantities of clean, "green" fuels from algae.

A study by researchers from The University of Western Australia has confirmed the potential for Concentrated Solar Power to generate electricity for communities and mining interests ...

With Australia facing its third wettest year on record and the world on track to be the hottest year in a decade, extreme weather conditions are set to continue, according to a study ...

As buildings reach higher and higher sustainability standards, building owners and developers are continually looking for the ‘next big thing’ to help reduce carbon emissions.

Removing willows growing in the stream bed of creeks and rivers could return valuable water resources to river systems, new CSIRO research has found.

Numerous environmental and health issues were associated with undeclared dioxin impurities, said Dr Gaus, an environmental toxicologist with the National Research Institute for ...

Climate change is poised to wreak havoc on tropical rainforests, but conservation groups and international aid donors may be on the wrong course to reduce these threats, according ...

University of Adelaide water engineering researchers have developed a model to estimate potential urban water supply shortfalls under a range of climate change scenarios.

It's a debate that rears its head in Australia periodically - whether or not to go down the path of nuclear energy.

Australian marine scientists have expressed disquiet over the continued worldwide spread of large, dead zones in the ocean.

Global carbon dioxide emissions contributing to atmospheric warming show no sign of abating and may reach record levels in 2010, according to the Global Carbon Project (GCP), supported ...

CSIRO’s graphics processing unit (GPU) cluster is now Australia’s ‘greenest’ supercomputer ranking 11th on an internationally recognised list of the world’s 500 fastest and most ...

Renewable energy technologies have developed rapidly since 2000, and several are mainstream in terms of investment and employment creation.

Magnattack Global has recently completed a major project for a large Sydney based cereal manufacturer, involving 7 Large MAGNATTACK™ self cleaning grate magnet systems.

In an address to the Food Security from Sustainable Agriculture conference in Christchurch, New Zealand, Dr Robertson said a sizable gap still exists between what farmers in both ...