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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Taming the black gold
Researchers at Imperial College London and the University of Toronto believe they have developed a sustainable and economical way to recover oil from ultra-cold industrial wastewater and oil spills
Oil and whisky don’t mix
A Scottish drinks company was recently fined £9,000 after a spill from its distillery.
Whyte and MacKay pleaded guilty at Tain Sheriff Court after...
Your business could be going down the drain
FORTY per cent of small and medium sized businesses which cause substantial environmental spills in the course of their operations will fail within 18...
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,...
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
Extolling the virtues of bespoke water quality measurement
Bespoke water quality measurement systems can address highly specific requirements. Water-quality instrumentation manufacturer Pollution and Process Monitoring (PPM) says it has a customer base...
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...
Water companies need to do more to protect the environment, says EA report
Water companies need to do more to protect the environment, says a new Environment Agency report published on 11 July 2018.
Although there has been...
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...
‘Pillow’ cleans up contaminants within minutes, says supplier
Seddons Plant & Engineers has launched a 'Polymer Pillow' which can remove contaminants such as oil, petrol and diesel from polluted water within minutes....
Leaked BP report sparks safety fears
A litany of failures in the way BP manages critical safety information may be increasing the risk of accidents at the oil giant’s plants...
Whole-life spills service launches
A SPECIALIST service has been launched by Hydro International to help industrial and commercial sites avoid the devastating environmental and financial consequences of inadequate...
Oxidation tech for contaminated waterways
MAPAL Green Energy has introduced a new rapid response application for its floating fine bubble aeration system (FFBA) technology.
The Emergency Deployment Oxidation System (EDOS)...
