People should ask questions about forever chemicals in their workwear
As the textile and laundry industries come under increased scrutiny to better manage PFAS contamination, specialist PPE workwear and laundry firm phs Besafe is...
Thames Water receives £122.7m fine in reported sewage spills crackdown
Following investigations by OFWAT, Thames Water has received two penalties totalling £122.7m, in effect “the largest fine ever handed to a water company in...
Lime-free soil treatment product can cut brownfield remediation costs, says group
A new remediation technology, ReBind, is claimed to offer a cost-effective, on-site solution for handling contaminated soil on brownfield redevelopment sites, according to the...
Industrial-scale PFAS destruction system scheduled to trial at Minnesota site
US technology firm General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) said its commercial PERSES™ waste destruction system will be delivered to a Lake Elmo, Minnesota waste...
A fifth of global farmland contaminated by toxic metals, says study
Nearly a fifth of the world's agricultural land is contaminated by toxic metals, posing a serious threat to food security, public health, and ecosystems,...
Radioactive coolant leak reported at Finnish nuclear power plant
A leakage of reactor coolant has occurred at the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant on the west coast of Finland, according to the operator of...
North Sea collision: What the initial reports say
Speculation was continuing on the morning of Wednesday 12 March into the cause and likely impacts of the North Sea collision.
The 183-m oil tanker...
Wastewater analysis at Bolivian lithium deposit explores how to avoid repeating past environmental mistakes
A US group has conducted the first thorough chemical analysis of wastewater associated with mining the lithium brine at the Salar de Uyuni, in...
A new atlas maps the water flea’s world
A new online tool will help researchers to study the impact of pollution on Daphnia or water fleas - tiny freshwater crustaceans that are...
Government watchdog identifies failure of regulators to comply with environmental law
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has issued separate decision notices to Defra, the EA, and Ofwat for failures to comply with environmental law...
Scottish Water served £6,000 civil penalty for polluting Dunfermline burn
Scottish Water has been served a civil penalty of £6,000 by Scotland’s environmental regulator for breaching a condition of their licence after a discharge...
Bee killing pesticides polluting the vast majority of English rivers
A new analysis of the latest official data from the Environment Agency has uncovered widespread river pollution linked to toxic neonicotinoid pesticides (neonics), known...
Avoiding fires with composite bund systems
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Chemical, oil and fuel spills can have devastating consequences across various sectors, from...
Persistence is key: Sizing up the PFAS remediation conundrum
Technologies are available to remove and destroy PFAS, the only doubt is whether they can be deployed within budget and in a sustainable way....
Consignment caveats: From liquids to lithium-ion batteries, competent storage requires care
A succession of fires in recent years has sharpened people’s awareness of the need to handle lithium-ion batteries correctly. It’s just one of many...
Pollution prevention: Dealing with an emergency
Pump Supplies describes a recent emergency installation undertaken for a water industry client.
While our projects can often be months or even years in...
New online tool launched to help investigate river health in Oxford
The Oxford Rivers Portal, a website and map that aims to help people understand the health of the Thames and its tributaries in Oxfordshire...
Researchers say chemical cocktail of micropollutants amplified the effect of algal toxins causing mass...
International research team say they have identified more than 120 organic micropollutants and investigated their role in damaging aquatic organisms
Tonnes of dead fish, mussels...
UKWIR research programme aims to transform sewerage management
Sewage pollution in surface waters in the UK and Ireland is one of the most high-profile environmental issues in the country. Water industry research...
Unregulated fracking poses water risks in India, warns study
India's plans to scale up fracking operations without robust regulations could spell disaster for the country's finely balanced water security, according to research from...
