Tiny particle detector
TRADITIONAL methods for measuring airborne particulate matter measure particle mass per unit air volume, usually with an upper size limit of x microns (PMx...
Open dumps present global risk
A new report quantifies the scale of the global health emergency presented by open dump sites, declaring that the problem is escalating in seriousness....
“Waste-to-wheels” projects win £25m from UK government
Three firms will share in a £25m prize from the Department of Transport, aimed at helping develop greener fuel technology and boosting local industry.
The...
“Smog-free tower” opens in Rotterdam
The Smog Free Tower uses an electromagnetic field to attract and collect smog particles
BILLED as “the world’s first smog-free tower”, a building in Rotterdam’s...
Pollution dispersion in cities improved by trees, study finds
Trees in cities throughout the UK could be significantly improving the quality of the air we breathe by decreasing pollution levels for pedestrians, researchers...
Micro-hydropower electricity generation could save the water industry millions, says study
New research findings from Bangor University and Trinity College Dublin have highlighted the potential for further cost savings from micro-hydropower. Savings of up to...
With less than four months to go, are businesses ESOS-ready?
With less than four months to go to the ESOS deadline, real estate and capital advisory service Savills Energy is urging businesses that have...
Visualising methane leaks
FLIR Systems' Optical Gas Imaging (OGI) cameras make hydrocarbon leaks visible and turn a greenhouse gas problem into a revenue and energy stream for...
Breathing space for innovative building material
Can pollution-eating building materials make a dent in urban NOx levels?
POLLUTION-eating building materials have been a feature of one or two high-profile construction projects...
Nissan Leaf EV reaches 10,000 sales milestone in the UK
CAR manufacturer Nissan has sold more than 10,000 of its zero tailpipe emission Leaf electric cars in the UK, according to figures re- leased...
Readings prompt patient transferral
Leukeumia patients have been temporarily moved from the newly- opened Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow because of air quality concerns. The incident occured...
UK technology could make sprays cleaner and greener
A breakthrough in spray-valve technology by a British company could see millions of tonnes of highly flammable liquid gases and other volatile chemicals taken...
Reduce, re-use, recycle and regulate – the key to tackling our global food waste...
Philip Simpson of ReFood discusses the latest WRAP report on the cost of food waste and argues that a comprehensive strategy of reduction, recycling...
Sunset for UK subsidies?
JULY’S budget saw the first retrospective cut to renewable subsidies yet seen in the UK, in the shape of the chancellor’s decision to remove...
Automated sludge system needs less air and cuts power and cost
AN innovative three-stage biological sewage treatment process, which cuts costs and improves efficiency, is approaching final commissioning at Nottingham’s Stoke Bardolph wastewater treatment works....
Screw package cuts energy by 30%
GARDNER Denver has launched its new Robuschi Robox Screw compressor and blower package for the wastewater treatment industry; designed to save customers up to...
The heat from the draff
Paul Marsh reports on a novel use of distillery by-products as the feedstock for an ambitious CHP plant in Speyside, said to be the...
Little known initiative enables school’s biomass
THE Croft School in Stratford Upon Avon, has received 100% funding for biomass boiler systems. And the little-known ‘Biomass ESCO' scheme that made it...
Taking containment to the next level
Paul Marsh reviews some recent developments in odour management for AD plants
LOCAL resident complaints and planning application refusals have highlighted the potentially malodorous influence...
Draft guidance document aims to assist planners
APRIL saw the appearance of a draft of guidance on air quality considerations in local development planning, soon to be published by the Institute...
