Research
Water efficiency labelling leads to water savings, study finds
Australia’s Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (WELS) scheme helped save more than 100 GL of water in 2017-18, according to...
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New guidelines needed for more accurate groundwater modelling
A lack of guidelines around groundwater modelling has led to inaccurate and unreliable results, a new paper has found. In...
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Research investment in the Australian urban water industry
Recent changes in mechanisms and reduction in funding of research and development (R&D) in the Australian urban water industry have...
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What’s next for biosolids research? One industry expert shares his predictions
Enhanced energy capture, improved dewatering and thermal hydrolysis are just a few of the hot topics to have emerged in...
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Eating more vegetables can halve water consumption
A healthy vegetarian diet requires 50% less water to produce than a typical meat-heavy diet, a new study has found....
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Research shows irrigation efficiency projects actually lead to more water use
New South Wales is currently weathering its driest year on record since 1965 and Australia’s new drought envoy Barnaby Joyce has joined the ranks...
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A sight for sore eyes: Contact lenses contributing to microplastic pollution
Flushing disposable contact lenses down the sink or toilet is contributing to the world’s growing microplastic problem, according to new research....
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New water treatment technology promises fast and effective purification
US researchers have been working on a new kind of water purifier that uses sunlight and water to produce a...
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New technology a boon for wastewater treatment worldwide
Researchers from the University of Bath have developed a new technology for removing micropollutants from wastewater, promising a more efficient...
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Research finds new lithium extraction method for reusing fracking wastewater
Reuse of wastewater produced from fracking could be a resource recovery boon with a new technology developed to extract lithium,...
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