Wastewater treatment plants are key route into UK rivers for microplastics, says study

Water samples from UK rivers contain significantly higher concentrations of microplastics downstream from wastewater treatment plants, a new study appears to reveal

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...

Chemical scare tackled

A CLEAN-UP team was called in when 23 people were taken to hospital following a chemical spill at a West Lothian warehouse. Denatonium Benzoate, which...

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...
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Spill compliance gets more urgent

Heftier fines, and even the possibility of fines where a spill hasn't occurred but where there is a vulnerability, appear to signal a sturdier...

Welsh rivers in urban locations still have damaged food chains and fewer species of...

Toxic chemicals from past decades could be hindering the recovery of Britain’s urban rivers, concludes a recent study by scientists from Cardiff University, the...
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Pulling out PFAS

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances – known as PFAS – can be captured and destroyed in water bodies using a system demonstrated by a group at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

PFAS treatment start-up changes name and announces successful fund-raise to accelerate growth

Puraffinity, a spin-out from Imperial College London, that develops advanced materials for selectively removing target chemical compounds from water, has announced an oversubscribed seed...
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Paint predominates in ocean plastics

Flakes of paint could be one of the most abundant types of microplastic particle in the ocean, according to new research.

Local authority SuDS demand prompts UK production deal, says supplier

Increasing Local Authority planning requirements for compliant Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in major developments is boosting demand for water quality treatment components, says supplier...
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ISO 14001 consultation opens

The public consultation process for the international environmental standard ISO 14001 is now open with UK comments requested by 31 October 2014. BSI, the UK’s...
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Acid leak in Essex

FIREFIGHTERS were called to deal with a chemical leak in Purfleet in Essex on 5 September. Crews reported that an unknown quantity of phosphoric acid...

Floating-point arithmetic: Salvaging the Costa Concordia

Envirotec listened in on a presentation by Matthew Callan of Ardent Marine Services, at an event held by IESIS in January 2016, explaining how...

Management and maintenance of effluent and discharge in railway depots

Trade effluent and wastewater discharge in railway depots can be a costly necessity which, if not managed and monitored correctly, can have a detrimental...

EA document appraises water firms’ environmental performance in 2015

The EA has released its 2015 summary of water and sewage companies’ environmental performance, offering a rundown of firms’ adherence to criteria such as...
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Conference aims to collate lessons

The theme of this year’s Premiam Conference was “Looking back and moving Forward”

Progress made but too many still falling short, says EA on environmental performance of...

The Environment Agency released its annual report on the environmental performance of England’s nine water and sewerage companies on 13 July. Whilst there were improvements...
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Reef spill should prompt review

Reports that a cruise vessel discharged several thousand litres of food waste and grey water into the Great Barrier Reef should send a clear message that MARPOL Annex IV needs urgent revision

Sponsored Content: Environmentally-friendly spill control

For any industry that works with liquids, a spill control plan should be in place, says spills control specialist Fentex. Designed to assist with the spill control required by pollution prevention guidelines, ISO standards and other regulations, the EVO Recycled® product range began with the development of an absorbent pad made from 85% recycled cotton fibres, in the vicinity of Cambridge University.
The SLD de-silter has an 18in access hatch at the bottom of the unit, so it doesn't need to be moved or tipped over to clean it. A stackable heavy-duty box frame surrounds the unit.

De-silter gives easy access

SLD Pumps and Power has introduced "an innovative de-silting settlement tank technology" to its hire fleet. The de-silter has been introduced to help reduce...