4 Articles found
CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Articles
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A fresh approach to water practices
Science is meeting the challenge of finding ways to reduce Australia`s wasteful water practices and improve the way we use and manage this finite resource. In the regional NSW town of Goulburn, just down the road from Australia’s national capital, ...
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: Algae recruited for waterways clean-up
Most people have heard about the canary in the cage; the hapless sentinel that warns miners of lethal build-ups of poisonous gas by falling off its perch, dead. Researchers have applied a similar principle to their development of a procedure for ...
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MINERALS PROCESSING: Small bubbles, no trouble
A CSIRO-designed gas liquid nozzle is making gold production more efficient by reducing the amount of oxygen wasted during processing. Trials at Victoria’s Stawell Gold Mine have already shown the nozzle can cut oxygen use by up to 25 per cent ...
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Environmental risk management: Leaving little to chance
Life is risky at the best of times. And identifying and managing risks – in the environment, industry and financial markets – has become a priority for business and governments everywhere. Everyone knows what can go wrong. Environmental accidents, ...