05 Mar 2018

Using constructed wetlands to clean polluted water

Constructed wetlands use natural processes to treat polluted water. In many instances around the world, stormwater, municipal and industrial waste water drains into canals and rivers; causing the water to foul with excessive nutrients… Read more
26 Feb 2018

Laurence Freedman AM to appear on Sky Business – The Enterprise on Tuesday at 6:30pm

PET Chairman, Laurence Freedman AM, will appear on Sky Business (Channel 602) – The Enterprise this Tuesday (27 February, 2018) around 6:30pm talking about Phoslock, the recent Half Year result and the China growth… Read more
07 Feb 2018

2018 – The Year China is Making the Remediation of Drinking Water a Priority

“Remediation of drinking water sources is listed among the priorities in China’s water pollution control for 2018”, according to the Minister of Environmental Protection; Mr Li Ganjie and reported by news sources in China… Read more
10 Jan 2018

Reducing how much nitrogen enters a lake has little impact on algal blooms

Yet another paper has been published showing that reducing the concentration of phosphorus, not nitrogen, is the key to halting algal blooms. Articles published at https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/news-opinion/news/nitrogen-reduction-not-the-path-2/ and https://www.iisd.org/media/reducing-how-much-nitrogen-enters-lake-has-little-impact-algal-blooms-find-canadian-scientists review a recently published paper in… Read more
18 Dec 2017

Too many nutrients make microbes less responsive

The University of Minnesota has just completed a study showing that “too many nutrients make microbes less responsive”. The article states that bacteria (such as cyanobacteria/blue green algae) play an important role in the… Read more
12 Dec 2017

Largest European Lake application of Phoslock

Phoslock Environmental Technologies (ASX: PET) has won a tender valued at more than $1.3 Million to treat Lake Goldap in North Western Poland. The contract was signed in late November and treatment is now… Read more