Farming: Putting waste to good use

AGRICULTURAL waste can be used to rapidly filter lead from wastewater, new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research has found. An ECU study found that canola stalks and lupin straw, which currently have no commercial use and are generally burnt after harvest, can strip up to 98.5 per cent of lead from wastewater.Researchers collected canola stalk and […]

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    Aircraft downed in Patche fire fight

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