Mornington Environment Association Inc. (MEA)
From South East Water (7/8/24)… Latest news on sewage spill Please see following the latest update on water quality testing for this incident. E.coli levels have now returned to background levels. We are still awaiting Enterococci testing from Tuesday, but these may remain above background…
A message from South East Water about the recent sewer spill… We’ve received back preliminary water quality results for testing conducted on 4 August. As you can see, we’ve recorded high levels of E.coli at the stormwater outlet and slightly elevated levels at the Tanti Creek…
From The Conversation (23/7/24)… Estuaries and coastlines capture most plastic before it gets out to sea, giving us a chance to stop ocean pollution If you ask someone where plastic ends up, they will usually say the ocean. It’s not a surprising answer because we…
From Cosmos (20/5/24)… Australian research to assess impact of firefighting chemicals on aquatic ecosystems Research is to get underway for the first time into the environmental impact of spraying fire fighting chemicals near waterways. The researcher involved, Dr Chantal Lanctôt, says “surprisingly little” is…
From Cosmos (10/5/24)… New process results in near complete destruction of PFAS chemicals US researchers have discovered a new strategy to clean up “forever chemicals” from contaminated water and importantly, it can do so at room temperatures. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are…
From ABC News (30/4/24)… Why are fish still dying in the Darling River at Menindee — and what can we do to prevent it? Over the past few months, the Darling River near Menindee has, once again, been strewn with the rotting remains of…
From the Boomerang Alliance (17/4/24)… Petition to to reduce single-use plastics Did you know Australians generate more single-use plastics per capita than any other country in the world (bar Singapore)? That’s why the Boomerang Alliance and Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) have joined forces to ask…
From ABC News (20/2/24)… Could pumping pure oxygen into the Darling River help reduce future fish kills? A trial to inject oxygen into the Darling River in a bid to improve conditions for marine life has begun in outback New South Wales. Last March,…
From Cosmos (6/2/24)… Australia aims to catch US standards by 2028 The automotive industry and advocacy groups have welcomed the Australian Government’s release of an impact paper on new fuel efficiency standards. Such standards would bring Australia into line with other developed economies that regulate…
From Cosmos (31/1/24), it seems the Sargasso Sea is growing!… The overwhelming threats of the golden floating rainforest Imagine standing on the deck of the research vessel, surrounded by the vast, endless expanse of the ocean. The deep blue waves extend as far as…