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-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...

Sponsored Content: Improving control and yield in gravity thickeners

Instrumentation firm VEGA Controls looks at performance issues that can arise with an aspect of automation that is a popular fixture in the water...

Technological breakthroughs driving growth in water quality monitoring

Developments in solid-state electronics and small high-powered light sources (like the LEDs in this image) have supported rapid progress with optical sensor technology during...

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.

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...

Database promises to speed water screening

A public database developed by German water screening specialists promises to make it easier and faster for screening laboratories to identify unknown molecules in...

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...
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HWM launches GPRS Pressure Transient Logger

New unit offers cost-effective data transmission and prolonged battery life. Water and asset monitoring specialist HWM has added GPRS data transmission to its pressure transient...

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...

New monitoring network for Scottish ports

Historically, ferry masters operating off the west coast of Scotland would have to sail to a port and on arrival visually assess the weather...

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...

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...

Sponsored Content: Flow meter accuracy is critical to biofuel production

Titan Enterprises’ OEM customer Green Fuels has been involved with advancing biofuel technologies - expected to be an important contributor to the global net zero target.

Measuring oil contamination in soil

Petroleum hydrocarbons in soil continues to be an area of interest for scientists as they are the most common contaminants that are toxic to...

Fluorescent approach aims to combat honey fraud

A new technology based on fluorescence is being developed to detect if honey has been blended with cheaper additions such as sugar syrup. The brainchild...

Turbine flow meters help dispense clean fuel

This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with Titan. KOKO Networks in East Africa has created a scalable solution to the dirty fuels...