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A fantastic idea Emily. Let me find a few material options and organisations doing some work in this area.
Aqua Nova is a really thoughtful and well-chosen project. Grounding it in local wildlife, especially an endangered species like the platypus, gives your design real purpose and clear direction.
You do not need to be an engineer to do this well. There is a lot to learn from natural water filtration systems and First Nations knowledge connected to the specific Country you are working on. Native plants and natural materials can help filter pollutants while also supporting biodiversity, not just water quality.
You might also find inspiration in the Reimagining Birrarung project at the National Gallery of Victoria, which explores river health through design and future-focused thinking: https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/exhibition/reimagining-birrarung/
This is a strong, caring idea. Keep building on it and let ecological thinking guide your design choices.
Peter Murphy RMIT University
Hi Emily, your water filter project is sorely needed to protect animals and plant life. It's a concept that will mitigate much of the harm caused by waterway pollution. Healing fragile environments, such as your local creek, has far-reaching benefits for all life, along with our long-suffering platypus. It's great to see projects that will improve the health of our planet and help reverse the damage caused by plastics, oil, and other pollutants, for which humans are responsible. Good luck with your project!
Thank you for caring for the local wildlife through this project, it is such important work - it doesn't take much to see the contaminated water the platupus and other species are facing. Your research can go a long way in sharing data with Council to secure funds for more wildlife preservation work into the future. Councils tend to have a lot of resources around what has been done so far - let that help inform your research and improve on it in this most important and delicate issue. I would love to hear more about the engineering involved in such an amazing concept in action. Reaching out to universities will help. Sustainable products hopefully can be locally sourced through caring organisations. All the very best with your research on this delicate and important issue for a vulnerable species. Kylie
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