New approach to monitoring freshwater quality can identify sources of pollution, and predict their...
The source of pollutants in rivers and freshwater lakes can now be identified using a comprehensive new water quality analysis, according to scientists at...
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...
Conference aims to collate lessons
The theme of this year’s Premiam Conference was “Looking back and moving Forward”
The legal implications: quick guide
Site operators should be aware of the legal, as well as practical implications of a spill. Environmental and health and safety law imposes certain duties on site operators which, if not complied with, can result in legal proceedings, fines and reputational damage.
Reflections on a recent water industry event about micropollutants
Multiple solutions to the challenge on emerging contaminants were under discussion at British Water’s recent micropollutants conference. Here, Dr Fabio Bacci reflects on key...
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...
Trade effluent monitoring in Essex
This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with Pollution & Process Monitoring (PPM).
Pollution & Process Monitoring (PPM) has engineered a bespoke analytical...
Consultancy appoints global PFAS expert
Professional services firm Tetra Tech, a provider of consulting and engineering services, has welcomed Dr Ian Ross to its PFAS (poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances)...
Innovation would help find more chemicals in water, say conference speakers
At the British Water Micropollutants Conference 2024, which took place in London on 8 February, keynote speakers from the UK's Environment Agency called for...
Rainwater is no longer drinkable thanks to PFAS, say researchers
A perspective article by researchers from Stockholm University and ETH Zurich, published in August in Environmental Science & Technology, suggests that environmental contamination by...
Near real-time data added to popular Sewage Map
Near-real time alerts of raw sewage discharges have been added to the interactive Sewage Map provided by charity The Rivers Trust, and the group...
Firm pays £150k to charity after spill
Stoke-on-Trent company, Fuerst Day Lawson Ltd, has donated £150,000 to The Trent Rivers Trust, following a pollution incident in the summer of 2015
Project uses satellite data to detect waste sites on Earth
A new computational system uses satellite data to identify sites on land where people dispose of waste, providing a new tool to monitor waste...
Collaborative approach required to achieve zero pollution, said conference speakers
Water companies can expect increasing scrutiny into their environmental performance, as customer awareness of river and bathing water quality grows. This was among messages...
Patents filed for clean-up
RESEARCHERS at an American institute have developed a new technique for magnetically separating oil and water that could be used to clean up oil...
Improved sewage treatment has increased river biodiversity over past 30 years, says study
Improvements in wastewater treatment in the UK over the past 30 years are linked to improvements in river biodiversity, according to a study conducted...
New measures and research needed to tackle ecological impact of pharmaceuticals
A group of international researchers has issued a warning about the increase in pharmaceutical contamination in the environment, with suggestions about how it might...
An enduring threat to water?
Dr Ian Ross of professional services firm Tetra Tech, and the author of the Emerging Contaminants Handbook, discusses the emergence of PFAS as contaminants of concern in the UK
Tap test gives faster way to confirm safety of oil and gas pipelines
A simple vibration test can help oil and gas companies prevent pipeline spills in a way that is faster and cheaper than conventional methods,...
Ofwat and the EA must go further: Lords’ report on sewage pollution welcomed by...
How might the water industry be better regulated to reduce the sewage pollution that floods waterways in England and Wales? A report from the...
