Welcome to the second edition of Ecowise
Environmental’s Wise Words. Wise Words is a forum
for our expert staff to divulge their specialist
knowledge to you. Want to know how our expert staff
find the most effective environmental solutions for
our clients? Read on to find stories about projects
that we are working on, how we manage them and what
the outcomes are.
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consulting services for customers across government
and industry. We want to assist you with
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Latest research helps business: Stygofaunal
research will deliver new scientific knowledge that
will yield substantial outcomes for both scientists
and natural resource managers. We now know enough to
appreciate the considerable scientific value and the
contribution Stygofaunal research makes to global
biodiversity, and this could help your business.
Why
monitoring is vital to reduce impact on our
waterways
Ecowise analysis produces impacting results: Monitoring our waterways is vital whether it is
chemical, physical or biological studies. The data
captured can be used in reporting, models, education
and strategic planning to better understand and
reduce or even remove impacts on the ever growing
problem of one of our most vital commodities.
GIS team
assists post-fire recovery in Cotter catchment
Case study: GIS assisted vegetation
management: The Cotter catchment area was impacted
severely by the 2003 Canberra bushfires. The Ecowise
Environmental GIS team undertook mapping during May
2008 in order to assess the current state of the
vegetation in the Lower Cotter Catchment forestry
estate with outstanding results.
AIRS for DBYD wins award at GITA conference: At the recent annual GITA conference in Sydney,
Energex won the Dial Before You Dig derby
competition using Ecowise's AIRS for DBYD solution.
Energex engaged the Ecowise GIS team late last year
to install the award winning AIRS for DBYD to
automate their map response processes.
New equipment increases Ecowise’s capacity: The Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer
(ICP-MS) is the instrument of choice in the
environmental industry when analysing samples for
‘trace’ metals, due to its sensitivity and
reliability; however, with current instruments these
qualities are challenged when salinity is present at
elevated levels.
