Water Recycling in Australia

Removal of hormones and pharmaceuticals in the Advanced Water Recycling Demonstration Plant in Queensland, Australia.

An advanced water recycling demonstration plant was employed to investigate the effectiveness of a number of treatment technologies in the removal of some residuals of commonly prescribed pharmaceuticals as well as natural and synthetic hormones found in sewage. Analysis of targeted compounds was carried out by solid-phase extraction (SPE) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Initi...

Deep water recycling through time

We investigate the dehydration processes in subduction zones and their implications for the water cycle throughout Earth's history. We use a numerical tool that combines thermo-mechanical models with a thermodynamic database to examine slab dehydration for present-day and early Earth settings and its consequences for the deep water recycling. We investigate the reactions responsible for releasi...

Water conservation behavior in Australia

Ensuring a nation's long term water supply requires the use of both supply-sided approaches such as water augmentation through water recycling, and demand-sided approaches such as water conservation. Conservation behavior can only be increased if the key drivers of such behavior are understood. The aim of this study is to reveal the main drivers from a comprehensive pool of hypothesized factors...

Industrial Waste Water Treatment System for Water Recycling

Toshimasa Akamatsu Noboru Oda OVERVIEW: Many countries and regions around the world are facing threats of severe water shortages or degradation of the water environment resulting from factors such as explosive population growth, rising living standards brought about by economic progress, and increasing use of industrial water. Using the advanced technologies of water treatment systems, informat...

Optimal Groundwater Extraction and Water Recycling