The Environment Group aims to support the development of production sectors while at the same time minimising current and potential adverse environmental impacts.
In a first for Australia, carbon dioxide (CO2) has been captured from power station flue gases in a post-combustion-capture (PCC) pilot plant at Loy Yang Power Station in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley.
A series of equipment upgrades undertaken over the past five years at CSIRO Livestock Industries’ Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) in Geelong has resulted in a 25 per cent reduction in the facility’s water usage.
Research into the use of natural and synthetic enzymes may assist manufacturing industries, agricultural and environmental biotechnologies and biosecurity.
A national research program coordinated by CSIRO will aid revision of guidelines to maximise the benefits and minimise the risks of applying biosolids and other organic wastes to land.
To support the maintenance and protection of Australia’s land and water resources, we provide clients with science-based solutions to predict and manage the risks posed by environmental contaminants.
CSIRO’s expertise is advancing the understanding of contaminant dynamics in landscape systems by developing and applying novel molecular and spectroscopic techniques.
New plastics developed by CSIRO, Hanyang University Korea and the University of Texas have the potential to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and help purify water and CSIRO research leader Dr Anita Hill discusses this research in this vodcast. (2:20)
The Shale Research Centre facilities are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and technologies to conduct experimental and theoretical research on shale properties and problems.
This article from Farming Ahead describes research that shows that as well as meeting the nutritional needs of broadacre crops, the benefits of a single application of treated human waste, or biosolids can last several years. (3 pages)
An overview of CSIRO Entomology’s enzymatic research on the bioremediation of contaminated soil and water, enhanced fossil fuel recovery and the development of synthetic enzymes. (2 pages)
