Making stronger concrete with ‘sewage-enhanced’ steel slag
A group of researchers say they have shown how a by-product of steelmaking can be used to both treat wastewater and make stronger concrete,...
Fire walls enhance safety at Essex waste treatment facility
COMPOSITE panel specialist ISD Solutions has been contracted by Urbaser Balfour Beatty (UBB) to provide state of the art fire walls and compartmentation for...
Cleaning system helps cope with flood events
An automated storm tank and screen cleaning system is available from spray nozzle specialist BETE. Developed a few years ago, the firm is keen...
Chemical dosing equipment: invest or hire?
Before investing further in their own chemical dosing equipment, water companies should consider the operational and financial benefits of hiring instead. Kevin Wheeler, Managing...
A Total solution for safety bund
THIRTY years after launching its Minibulk range of storage and process tanks in polypropylene and HDPE, Forbes has developed a new product with an...
Putting tanks to the test
Leaky tanks mean fugitive emissions, air pollution, increased risk of accident and - in the case of biogas operators - loss of product and revenue. On a mission to better inform and equip tank operators in relation to these risks is storage tanks expert Assentech. Envirotec asked the firm about important gaps to be plugged in the information commonly provided to tank specifiers, and in areas such as production testing, leak testing and tank calibration
Caught in the vortex
BALMORAL Tanks this year introduced a new vortex inhibitor (VI) said to have significant technical improvements over current market options.
The component complements the company’s...
Spiral tanks store runway run-off
BAA Heathrow is investing in new waste water treatment facilities as part of a water management programme aimed at improving the environmental control infrastructure...
Resilience is critical
TankCare UK has launched a fuel quality conditioning pack as an approved upgrade for tanks used to store gas oil and diesel.
The pack 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...
Big tank takedown
Specialist waste management and industrial site services provider Acumen has been awarded the project to decommission the South Bank Wharf Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) Tank Farm at Teesworks. The project will create 20 new jobs.
Silos hit the heights in Fife
KIRK Environmental reports that construction is “well underway” on its part of a £200m biomass plant in Scotland.
Work on the three woodchip storage silos...
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....
Sponsored content: The best in fuel
LCM Environmental (part of Craggs Environmental Ltd) provide a wide range of fuel quality and tank safety services to both public and private sector organisations across the UK and beyond.
Public health risk from Sellafield storage ponds
A report in The Ecologist in late October appears to reveal a major threat to public safety from the state of upkeep of legacy...
Tanks for the memory
Camplas Technology is playing the numbers game this year as it celebrates 45 years of tank production at its Bridgend factory.
The landmark is underlined...
Making a case for the sustainability of precast concrete
Correct storing and handling of liquids prompts all kinds of important questions, including the choice of construction materials. If it’s concrete, then should it...
POME dome success for biogas digester mixing system in Malaysia
As a growing number of countries move away from lagoon-based systems for the treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME), pumps and mixers expert...
Bunding: A line of defence against leaks
A recent leak of an "acidic ferric salt solution" from a water treatment works into local waterways resulted in a £600k fine for a UK utility, and raised the possibility of enduring environmental damage. A widely-trusted line-of-defence against such leaks is the use of bunding. Chemical dosing solutions provider WES offers a review of the approach, its applicability and recent refinements
Tanks specialist expands into pipework
Balmoral Tanks has expanded into the pipe arena with the acquisition of Servomac Ltd, the Chesterfield-based pipework specialist, for an undisclosed sum.
