The carbon conundrum
Envirotec takes a look at the methods available for measuring organic loading in a body of water, and things to consider when selecting an...
Pressure-based BOD measurement updated for labs and treatment plants
WATER analysis specialist Lovibond Tintometer has announced its latest instrument for BOD measurement for wastewater samples. Measurement employs the manometric method. Manometric respirometers relate...
Sponsored Content: On-site flow calibration
Service and Testing Laboratories looking to minimise plant downtime can find help in the extended on-site calibration services from Young Calibration.
Humidity measurement devices for Mars are ready for final testing
The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) is delivering pressure and humidity measuring devices based on Vaisala's technology to NASA's Mars 2020 Rover. The pressure measurement...
Watertight flowmeter carries a lot of power
Katronic Technologies has introduced the latest addition to its KATflow portfolio flowmeters. The new KATflow 210 has been launched in response to demand from...
Uncrewed vessel returns from volcano caldera survey in Tonga loaded with ‘astounding’ data
A plethora of data and imagery obtained using an Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) is filling important gaps in scientists' understanding of the HungaTonga Hunga-Ha'apai...
Phosphate monitor protects Cumbrian lake during restoration
Novel phosphate monitoring technology from OTT Hydrometry is helping the South Cumbria Rivers Trust (SCRT) to improve water quality during a project to restore...
Advanced Rio lab warns of Olympic water quality danger
Recent press coverage highlighting fears that sewage contamination will present dangers to participants in the 2016 Rio Olympics has been followed up by more...
Handheld solution for rapid, on-site testing of sulphur in marine oil
Instrumentation firm Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science has launched a new solution dedicated to the field-portable analysis of bunker fuel. The new X-MET8000 Optimum solution...
Sponsored Content: Water managers demand better, faster data
2020 was an unusual year in many respects, but for OTT Hydromet, one of the more remarkable features of the year was an unprecedented level of orders for water level and flow monitoring equipment.
EU project to develop sensor systems for the tracing of synthetic drug laboratories via...
An EU-wide collaborative project, microMole, aims to design and develop a standalone sensor system that will track down the production of illicit substances by...
Firm appointed by EA to research PFAS from landfill
The EA's PFAS Risk Screening Project will undertake assessments which may inform future regulatory measures, and it has appointed professional services firm GHD to...
Fluid strategies for waste and cost reduction
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A couple of forthcoming events will equip participants with expertise in...
Radar level sensors at “a competitive price” announced by measurement firm
Measurement technology firm Vega has introduced a new Bluetooth radar level sensor aimed at the water and wastewater sectors. The VEGAPULS WL S 61...
Pressure-level sensor provides motorway flood warnings
Water level sensing technology from OTT Hydrometry is being used in an intelligent flood warning system that has been installed at a ford in...
Diamonds are forever?
WELL diamonds are certainly hard wearing, and in the case of a new water sensor under development, this property is being harnessed for monitoring...
Single-method process analyzers offer powerful solution for online wet chemical analysis
Metrohm Process Analytics has introduced a new family of economical online process analyzers: the 2026 Titrolyzer and 2029 Process Photometer.
Described as powerful, compact process...
Fracking: The science, the risks and the regulations
Barnaby Harding, principal hydrogeologist at environmental consultancy ESI, explores the real science behind fracking, the risks to water resources it presents, and how these...
Study proves bits of DNA in seawater correlate to the weight of netted fish,...
New tool will help census oceans from surface to seafloor, monitor fish, track shifting marine life due to climate change, around coral reefs, aquaculture...
Sponsored content: Why are airflow rotameters so popular?
A rotameter is a flow meter instrument that measures the volumetric flow rate of a gas or fluid. It consists of a tapered tube with a moving internal float. These are sometimes known as mechanical flow meters, gravity flowmeters or variable area flowmeters.
