Steel firm cleans up with a right good scrubbing
SCRUBBER technology has helped Tata Steel achieve a 40% reduction in atmospheric emissions from a limestone kiln in Cumbria.
The company operates four Maerz kilns...
One Directive to rule them all…
The countdown has begun for UK regulators who have until January next year to implement Europe’s new Directive on Industrial Emissions in British law....
Back from the future
RESEARCHERS at four universities have joined forces on a low carbon engineering project that they believe could transform the way cities are built.
Led by...
The Neutraliser
An odour-suppression expert has won a contract to work on a £20m advanced waste treatment centre in Scotland.
Midlands firm Air Spectrum Environmental was approached...
Energy to the four in Vietnam
A fourth gas cleaning and energy recovery package from Acwa Air is helping a Vietnam province reduce its carbon footprint.
The NSG Group plant at...
Air we go
ORGANISERS are preparing the ‘house full’ signs for the Air Quality and Emissions 2013 event.
More than 75% of stand space had been booked by...
Gasmet – Measure on the move
Gasmet Technologies Oy of Finland has launched a portable FTIR gas analyser that enables the field measurement of “literally thousands” of gases.
The DX4040 is...
The Wolf fights back
With formaldehyde present in everything from paper, plywood and MDF to adhesives, cosmetics and cigarette smoke, it is impossible to eradicate exposure in everyday...
New supplier goes French
A new company has been formed to supply instruments to the air monitoring and measuring market.
Aspire Measurement said it will offer the complete range...
Vehicle technology helps cut fuel costs
WASTE management company Biffa has appointed CMS SupaTrak to provide fuel-saving and carbon-reducing technology across its fleet of vehicles.
The cuts are achieved through EcoTrak...
They‘ve got a nose for business
AN environmental monitoring specialist has been appointed to take odour samples at composting sites which will be tested using the latest sensory testing techniques...
Power play as biomass plan gets approval
A £250m renewable energy power station in the north east of England has moved closer to reality with The Planning Inspectorate’s confirmation of formal...
What’s that smell?
Duncan Mounsor explains how the science of smell can aid environmental monitoring.
ODOUR pollution might sound less serious than other forms of environmental contamination but...
Scraping a living
ODOUR reduction is one of the tasks for sludge handling technology installed at a Thames Water sewage works in London.
The water company has invested...
Landfill fine after ‘offensive’ smells
A landfill site operator has been fined £10,500 for failing to stop offensive odours being detected off site on 17 separate occasions and prompting...
New turbine will power entire plant
A company’s drive to reduce the carbon footprint of its manufacturing processes has moved ahead with the installation of a wind turbine with the...
Sun for Sainsbury’s
MORE than 100 Sainsbury’s stores across the South of England have been fitted with roof-mounted solar panels.
The installation was carried out by Renewable Resources...
City’s WTW comes in on time and under budget
SCOTTISH Water’s £130m Glencorse Water Treatment Works has gone into service on schedule and under budget. Designed and constructed by Black & Veatch, it...
Director awarded honorary professorship by Scottish university
Adrian Johnson, technical director at MWH, has been awarded an honorary professorship by a Scottish university. At the same time the Institution of Civil...
Generation of change
QUANTITECH, the monitoring equipment specialist, has launched a new generation of automatic isokinetic samplers that it says brings new levels of speed, accuracy and...
