Oil leak from ageing landfill
INVESTIGATIONS have been launched by both Aberdeenshire Council and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency into reports of oil spotted leaking from the ageing Blackdog...
Shell sentenced over North Sea oil release
Oil and gas production company Shell UK has been sentenced after admitting failures that led to an oil leak in the North Sea.
On 10...
Southern Water fined £160,000 for major sewage pollution at Sussex beaches
The Environment Agency has prosecuted Southern Water for causing a total of 40 million litres of untreated sewage to be discharged from its treatment...
Optimising foam control for reduced environmental impact
Foaming occurs in a wide spectrum of industries, from food processing to drug manufacture, from waste water treatment to paper production and from brewing...
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...
Vision technology measures water quality from space
An international team of researchers has demonstrated a way to assess the quality of water on Earth from space by using satellite technology that...
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...
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...
Better spill containment
AVAILABLE from Newpark Mats and Integrated Services (NMIS), the Dura-Base® Defender™ liner-less spill containment system is claimed as a break-through in spill protection technology....
EU project boosts real-time monitoring of chemical pollutants in water
Even low levels of pollutants like pharmaceuticals can pose a significant threat to marine wildlife, so there is much to gain from their detection...
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...
What you need to know: New event aims to inform UK industry
A new conference and exhibition for the UK spill industry is to be held over 14-15 October at Donington Park, near the East Midlands...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
Cellulose-based gel absorbs oil efficiently
DEALING effectively with oil and chemical spills could be made easier with the help of an improved form of aerogel developed at the University...
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...
Top speakers lined up for spill seminar
A panel of high-profile speakers is being assembled for April’s annual seminar of trade body UKSpill.
The Inland Spill event will bring together contractors, insurers,...
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...
