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“Moyne drives green project”
The Warrnambool Standard reported today that “about 1,000 native trees and shrubs will be planted at the Hawkesdale Racecourse Reserve as the Moyne Shire aims to improve it’s green credentials.” The...
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Great Barrier Reef at Risk
Photo Source Professor Ross Garnaut has warned that the Great Barrier Reef, Kakadu’s wetland system and the Murray-Darling Basin are all at risk from the warmer, drier temperatures and rising...
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Fluoride emissions from Portland Aluminium
Photo Source The first outcome for this term is as follows: “Describe the characteristics of pollutants, and evaluate management options for reducing the risk of a pollutant affecting the health of...
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EES for Desalination Plant near Wonthaggi
Photo Source This is a reverse osmosis water treatment plant in Korea, similar to the desalination plant proposed for a site near Wonthaggi, Victoria. The state government has recently released an...
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CO2nnect – CO2 on the way to school
Hawkesdale P12 College has registered with the CO2nnect project to learn about carbon dioxide emissions produced on the way to and from school each day. We will collect data on how far each student...
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Portland Aluminium tour
The Portland Aluminium smelter is situated on 600 hectares of land, 500 of which form “Smelter in the Park”, a once-barren area that has been revegetated with a large variety of indigenous plants....
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Report on your findings from Portland Aluminium
Water discharge from Portland Aluminium By now you should have all your information, including relevant data, about fluoride as a pollutant at Portland Aluminium. Your report should include the...
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Strategies to reduce the effects of Fluoride pollution
Figure 1 (above) shows a cross-section of an aluminium smelting pot and the flow of fluoride through the system. The covered pots reduce the amount of particulates and gaseous emissions that escape...
View ArticleCase Study: EMS at Midfield Meats Inc.
Midfield Meats Co-Generation View more presentations from Britt Gow. Midfield Meats Inc. have made three major improvements over the past five years to reduce their fossil fuel use, greenhouse gas...
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