High sensitivity monitoring of indoor VOCs
Highly sensitive version of sensor capable of monitoring trace levels of VOCs over a long period of time making it ideal for air quality...
Chance find has big implications for water treatment’s costs and carbon footprint
A type of bacteria accidentally discovered during research supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) could fundamentally re-shape efforts to cut...
Monitoring gas emissions helps predict volcanic eruptions
To understand and predict the behaviour of volcanoes, scientists are now combining geological monitoring and geochemical models. By measuring and monitoring the prevalence of...
Mains water supply approved
Demonstrating high accuracy and compliance with the Environment Agency’s performance standards, Xylem’s Flygt MagFlux EMF 801 has achieved MCERTS accreditation as well as WRAS...
“Perfect timing” for Air Quality and Emissions event
AQE 2017 will take place in Telford (UK) on 24 and 25 May at a time when the health effects of air pollution are...
Real-world vehicle emissions monitoring service launches
- Accurate measurement of the emissions of passing vehicles
- Linked to automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras for individual vehicle identification
- Data can be...
UK AD industry calls for game-changing research centre at ADBA R&I Forum
The UK anaerobic digestion (AD) industry laid out plans for a Centre for Anaerobic Biotechnology and Bioresources Research to establish the UK as a...
Bioenergy gets graphic with new illustrated guide to the subject
A new graphic novel which addresses the big questions around bioenergy and climate change was launched in late March by The University of Manchester...
Brexit offers a chance to rethink waste policy, says thinktank
In a new report, Going Round in Circles, UK think tank Policy Exchange says that Brexit presents a huge opportunity for the UK Government...
Study highlights individual countries’ contributions to environmental issues
A new study by the price comparison website MoneySuperMarket released on 2 March appears to reveal how people impact their environment, both in the...
Laboratory-accuracy aerosol measurement
A UK applied science company has developed a seemingly ground-breaking new portable air particle sampling technology that promises a wide range of scientific and...
Smallest cross-stack TDL gas analysers
Gas analysis expert Servomex has launched the Servotough Laser 3 Plus range, described as the world’s smallest cross-stack Tunable Diode Laser (TDL) gas analysers....
Tracking the UK’s carbon from soil to sea
This January scientists from a range of disciplines are undertaking the first ever coordinated sampling of the major rivers in the UK to look...
Call for papers on air quality and emissions
AQE 2017, the international Air Quality and Emissions conference (Telford, UK, 24th & 25th May) has issued a call for Papers on emissions monitoring...
UK green gas production doubled in the past year, says ADBA
The UK now has almost 90 plants injecting green biomethane into the gas grid, double the number this time last year, according to a...
Caroline Flint MP sets out four-point plan for UK’s green gas future
Former Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Caroline Flint MP set out a four-point plan for the UK to realise the...
Novel sustainable rural wastewater project gets €7M EU funding
Environmental consultancy Aqua Enviro and Scottish Water's INNOQUA project have been awarded €7M in a round of EU Horizon 2020 Funding to develop novel...
Anatomy of a particulate monitor: The Fidas 200 explained
Palas, the German manufacturer of particulate monitoring instruments, says it is expanding production to cope with demand for its fine particulate monitor, the Fidas®...
High efficiency pumping: A key ingredient for emissions and cost savings
Research reveals significant opportunities for the global wastewater market to substantially cut its electricity-related emissions, according to wastewater technology provider Xylem. Kieran Gagg, Transport...
Making sense of ground gas with continuous monitoring
Dr Steven Goodman of monitoring expert Shaw City appraises the limitations with many existing ground gas monitoring programmes, and the opportunities that now exist...
