9 February, 2017

Changes to the funding and powers of EPA Victoria (Environment Protection Authority Victoria) announced by the State Government of Victoria in January 2017 has implications for industry, government and Victorian residents. The legislative changes, due to take place over the next two years, will shift the focus of EPA Victoria to prevention strategies and increase its ability to…

Around the globe in January, publications from The Indian Express and The Hindu, through to BBC and Forbes, have been writing almost daily about The Odd Even Policy in Delhi, India.

What is the Odd-Even Policy?

On 1^st January, due to Delhi’s mounting pollution problem, Delhi rolled out a pollution control policy which adopted the odd-even rationing — a method in which…

In an environment of increased regulations, public scrutiny and community expectations, it is crucial to set in place a traceable and defensible blasting position.

You need to ask yourself: Can I rely on my blast monitoring provider for 100% capture rate, 100% certainty?

DO-IT-YOURSELF 5 POINT AUDIT CHECK-LIST:

Whether the project is above or below ground, on a construction, demolition, mining or quarry…

How polluted is YOUR country?

US, Europe air quality improve, but they are still among the highest emitters of NO₂.

NO₂ emissions are rising.

London takes just one week to breach annual air pollution limits.

These are some of the headlines making waves in the environmental monitoring space.

Using new, high-resolution global satellite maps of air quality indicators, NASA recently released tracked air pollution trends…

This week, 19-23 October 2015, is National Water Week.
Water is life

The impacts of contaminated water – to humans, flora and fauna – can be catastrophic.

At Ecotech, we understand the need for water monitoring for several reasons:

• Environmental Health – to sustain our ecosystems, fauna and flora
• Human Life – to sustain life and for protection from diseases
• Water Balance – to understand…
  

Ecotech, Australia’s leader in environmental monitoring solutions, released new studies at CASANZ 2015 (Clean Air Society Australia and New Zealand), held from 21 – 23 September 2015 in Melbourne, addressing the world’s biggest environmental risk – air pollution.

Keynote speaker at the conference and Founder and Director of “Clean Air in London”, Simon Birkett, focusing on the health impacts from…

During the EAC (European Aerosol Conference) held earlier this month in Milan, Italy, from the 6th-11th September, Ecotech held our second Nephelometer User Group.

The 2015 edition was a success with more researchers and nephelometer users joining. There were 18 current and future users that attended to exchange their experiences on the nephelometer (Aurora 3000 and ACS1000 mainly) and…

We know that when it comes to your environmental compliance responsibilities, you don’t take short cuts.

With the public and regulators becoming ever more demanding and vigilant, the cost of non-conformance can be debilitating to both your image and your career.

We can’t guarantee that…

A new study has been published on the Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics – an interactive open-access journal of the European Geoscience Union.

Ambient aerosol particles can take up water and thus change their optical properties depending on the hygroscopicity and the relative humidity (RH) of the surrounding air. Knowledge of the hygroscopicity effect is of crucial importance…

Ecotech Australia, a world-leader in environmental monitoring, has announced the launch of its Serinus Gas Calibrator series. This new generation of Gas Calibrators deliver precise and constant dilution ratios of various gases and gas mixtures, including carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide.

Speaking of the significance of the launch Nicholas Dal Sasso, Managing Director of Ecotech explains:

“At Ecotech, we…

At the Dubai hosted ARABLAB 2015, the International Show for tomorrow’s environmental technology, Ecotech Pty Limited, Australia’s leaders in environmental monitoring announced their commitment to work with the global community of governments, researchers, industries and interest groups to provide monitoring solutions for the greater good of economies, citizens and the environment.

Ecotech and their distributor, BDH Middle East LLC, presented their…

At the recent ARABLAB 2015 Ecotech made a joint presentation with their Middle Eastern partners, B.D.H. Middle East LLC. Mr. Narendra Pandya, Director of B.D.H. ME said, “The goal of B.D.H. Middle East is to constantly bring together the best technical and industrial expertise to provide viable and cost-effective solutions to laboratories in the Middle East.”

Since 1996, B.D.H. Middle East…

United Nations marked World Water Day on 22 March 2015. Key messages focused on:

• Water is nature – ecosystems lie at the heart of the global water cycle
• Water is urbanisation – every week one million people move into cities
• Water is industry – more water is used to manufacture a car than to fill a swimming pool
• Water is energy…
  

In this fast paced modern world where electronic technology changes on a monthly basis, Ecotech is continually assessing how best to integrate these advances whilst providing robust equipment we can continue to support for years. With this as a driving factor, we are transitioning to an improved microprocessor in our Serinus instruments to guarantee supply for the next ten years.

At the same…

Ecotech announces the release of the new vibration frequency analysis feature online for Ecotech’s Blast Monitoring customers. This new feature now available on the Dynamaster Blast Monitoring website allows assessment of potential structural damage and control for future blasting.

Blast Vibration Frequency Analysis

No longer will Gladstone’s major mining and industrial operations have to look to Brisbane for world-class Environmental Monitoring solutions. Aussie firm, and global player, Ecotech has opened a base in Gladstone, QLD, Australia.

Click on the link below to find out more.

New branch in Gladstone