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)...
Technology and the timely response
Kirk Meikle, from spills countermeasures expert Darcy Group, offers a few thoughts on how new technology is impacting the management and prevention of spill incidents on sites where such a risk exists
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...
Fire film remover
A new product has been developed that captures dangerous perfluorochemicals (PFCs) left behind by firefighting extinguishers. Scientists from South Australia have converted ground clay...
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...
Utility offering funds for charitable organisations to improve their local water environment.
United Utilities has launched a new grant scheme aimed at helping charities to improve their local river catchment for the benefit of the community.
The...
Biosurfactants might offer an environmentally friendly solution for tackling oil spills
Can biosurfactants increase microbiological oil degradation in North Sea seawater? An international research team have been exploring the question and say the results reveal...
Tool aims to improve the assessment of chemical persistence in the environment
Consultancy firm Ricardo has developed a seemingly first of its kind Persistence Assessment Tool to provide manufacturers and importers of chemical substances and products,...
Keeping it compliant
AS regulations on spills and storage become ever tighter manufacturers and suppliers have been engaged in development programmes to ensure their products comply.
Fentex Ltd...
Sewage pollution makes popular Oxford bathing site unsafe after rainfall, say researchers
Sewage pollution is raising bacteria levels in Oxford’s popular swimming spots to unsafe levels after rainfall, new research appears to find.
Research by the Oxford...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Sponsored content: MCERTS expertise provides watertight handling of storm overflows
The new Asset Management Period (AMP) in the UK water industry introduces a requirement to monitor any spills going into a storm tank – regularly referred to by those working in the sector as UMON3.
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...
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...
As winters warm, nutrient pollution threatens 40% of US
A first-of-its-kind national study appears to find that previously frozen winter nutrient pollution — unlocked by rising winter temperatures and rainfall — is putting...
Striving for environmental balance: nutrient neutrality to futureproof the development pipeline
By Wendy Furgusson, Associate, Environment and Health, Ramboll
With Natural England's recent changes to planning policy causing a reduction in the number of new homes...
