Leading the charge towards improved safety
Environmental protection specialist Darcy Spillcare says it has expanded and developed its Drizit Antistatic range. This anti-static product range is designed to absorb highly...
Two major asbestos-in-soils courses announced
Comprehensive courses will lay foundations for house builders charged with brownfield development,
says training provider
As the drive to build more new homes in...
Firm to unveil new sensors at oil spill monitoring event in June
Chelsea Technologies Group (CTG) is among the sponsors of the 4th Premiam Conference "Post Spill Monitoring, Looking Back and Moving Forward" on the 21st...
Chemical spillage: Is your response reactive or proactive?
Paul Rast-Lindsell of the National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC) goes over some of the key considerations to be faced in the event of a...
UK government’s attempt to loosen nutrient neutrality rules blocked by the House of Lords
The government has lost its bid to scrap nutrient neutrality rules for housing developments, with Labour Lords voting to reject the proposed amendments (to...
Sponge soaks up and releases spilled oil
A new foam material developed at Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois appears to offer a major advance in the effort to clean up oil...
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...
Washing machine filter captures microplastic without the need for disposables
Bristol based microplastic technology company Matter is launching Gulp, "the first sustainable, long-lasting washing machine microfibre filter" on Kickstarter from 11 October.
The firm develops...
Emergency shower keeps hazardous materials confined and adapts to climate
Spill containment specialist Empteezy launched a "ground-breaking new emergency shower" at the ADIPEC oil and gas exhibition and conference in Abu Dhabi on 7...
Two-way flow on response ability
OIL Spill Response Ltd (OSRL), the international oil spill emergency response organisation, has signed a memorandum of understanding to deliver services to mutual clients...
New study finds that sewage release is worse for rivers than agriculture
New research by the University of Oxford seems to reveal that sewage discharge into rivers has a greater impact on water quality, and the...
Time to get a grip on runoff pollution?
Jo Bradley offers an overview of this kind of surface water runoff pollution, existing regulatory issues and solutions such as the use of sustainable drainage
The problem with arsenic in Cornwall
The geology of Cornwall is unique, with today's landscape a relic of both geological and human processes.
Pharma pollution alarm
In an article published in Nature Sustainability, researchers warn that discharges to the environment during drug production, use and disposal have resulted in ecosystems...
New initiative aims to use Earth observation and geospatial data to detect sewage spills
Ordnance Survey is working with consultancy firm CGI to investigate the possibilities of using Earth observation data to detect sewage from space. Launched by...
35% of microplastics released into the world’s oceans are from synthetic textiles, says IMechE...
Institution of Mechanical Engineers calls for urgent action to prevent the 6 million microfibres released from a typical 5kg wash load of polyester fabrics...
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...
Complaint launched after government misses legal deadline on environmental protections
On 1 November green groups submitted a letter of complaint to Defra after the Government failed to meet a legal deadline on setting new...
Mobile unit offers faster oxidation
REMEDIATION expert HBR has developed a mobile rig for in-situ chemical injection work. The unit has been used on a major remediation project in...
