Floating Islands Australasia
natural, efficient and economic purification of contaminated water bodies
Applications
Floating biosphere islands
Ornamental floating islands
Evaporation cover panel
Floating Biosphere Islands
Applications include treatment of:
- Wetlands
- Storm water run-off from residential and industrial sites
- Lakes and rivers
- Municipal reservoirs
- Agricultural and Horticultural run-off into water bodies
- Effluent and holding ponds at industrial and mining sites
- Ornamental and treatment ponds at farms, vineyards, parks, country clubs etc
Evaporation cover panels
A major study by CSIRO in 2002/3 in Gippsland demonstrated that shade mesh covers, suspended over municipal reservoirs could reduce evaporation by up to 90%.
The benefits of the shade mesh covers includes continued access of air, thus keeping the water aerobic and in good quality, reduced water temperature (less algal growth) and easy penetration of rain water.
The FIA Bio-islands design can be modified to provide a low cost, effective evaporation cover providing the benefits listed above. In addition the design can also be adapted to offer wave erosion protection to clay-lined irrigation dams.
Typical applications include evaporation control covers for:- Municipal reservoirs
- Irrigation dams and lakes
- Irrigation canals and channels
- Parks