Working around barriers to keep Perth’s water treatment running
Space and timeline restrictions on a water treatment plant upgrade were the perfect challenge for engineer Cedric Gros.
Tag: water management
How one engineer transformed five shipping containers into a water treatment plant
Building a water treatment plant for one of Australia's most remote communities poses a unique set of challenges. But this ...
Australia’s water security issues require engineering interventions
The prospect of national and global water shortages is no longer a narrative from a sci-fi movie like Blade Runner, ...
Australian Rainfall and Runoff guidelines reinvented for the 21st century
Engineers have been relying on the same set of Australian Rainfall and Runoff Guidelines since the 80s. It's time for ...
Inside the mammoth tunnelling effort to clean one of the world’s most polluted rivers
An ambitious engineering project in Argentina hopes to clean up the 64 km Riachuelo, which exposes more than 4 million ...
Every one of the Sustainable Development Goals needs engineers, says expert
If the world is to meet the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it must turn to engineers for help, ...
New water treatment method traps BPA particles like a Venus flytrap
Engineers have pioneered an innovative water treatment method that captures and breaks down BPA, commonly found in plastic containers.
Agents of change: How engineers can make a difference in the world
Satisfaction, skills and the improvement of society all result when engineers – and the organisations that employ them – lend ...
Cleaner clothes lead to more microplastics in the food chain, research finds
According to recent studies, billions of synthetic microfibres are making their way out of laundries and into the sea in ...
Water reform in the spotlight amid questions over Australia’s water security
A renewed national effort is needed to manage Australia’s water resources in the face of climate change, population growth and ...
