Case study: Designing bespoke analytical trailers to measure wastewater
The need for a bespoke monitoring system led utility firm Northumbrian Water to the development of a pair of towable trailers equipped with analytical...
UK-first for sewer lining project
Wessex Water deliver a pressure main liner to the new international standard for cured-in-place pipes under pressure
How old is that microplastic? A new way to estimate the age of microplastics...
Researchers have developed a new way to estimate the age of microplastics found in the upper oceans. The method involves a combination of analyzing...
Met Office and EA mark 10-year anniversary of The Flood Forecasting Centre (FFC)
On 4 October the Met Office and the Environment Agency marked a 10-year partnership which "has saved lives, livelihoods, and protected infrastructure."
The Flood Forecasting...
Unblocktober survey reveals discouraging drain habits persist
97% of British public ‘worried’ about environmental damage of drain habits that two thirds of the population still engage in
A new survey of 1,758...
Sealing up the cracks in security
The UK’s drinking water is at far too great a risk from potential contamination of supply by terrorists, with current systems simply not quick...
Grit classifiers reduce maintenance for Washington DC-based utility
US based Lakeside Equipment, which manufacturers equipment for the water sector, sets out the details of a recent contract win, supplying grit classifiers for...
Essentials for managing drain repair: Two-day course in September
WRc has announced the dates for its next two-day "Essentials for Managing Drain Repair" course: Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 September 2016, at WRc...
Research sheds light on mysterious stability of nanobubbles
They're helpful in processes like water treatment, as you can get the job done without chemicals, but how stable are they? And under what...
New database details pollutants in virtually all US public water systems
A database has been set up to aggregate and analyse data from almost 50,000 public water systems in all 50 states of the US,...
From field to faucet
Dr Akmez Nabeerasool, senior product manager at industrial water recycling specialist Arvia Technology, discusses advances in the post-treatment purification of water polluted by persistent traces of agrochemicals
Passenger ship operators must do more to prevent the spread of Legionnaires disease, says...
France/USA-based infection control solutions expert Aqua-tools has said that cruiseship and ferry operators must do more to protect passengers from contracting Legionnaires’ disease and...
High reproducibility for silica measurement
Exhibiting at the WWEM event, Swan Analytical Instruments has recently announced its AMI Silitrace Ultra, a unique product solution that seemingly embodies continuous reproducibility...
House builder decides to go with the Flo
One of the first UK stormwater treatments of its kind has helped a developer ‘do the double’ on a new project.
Fairview New Homes...
£17 million investment to improve Scarborough’s drinking water
Irton water treatment works will be modernised to improve drinking water and enable the site to meet the needs of future generations, Yorkshire Water...
Getting to an agreeable settlement
A&J Fabtech offers a few thoughts on picket fence thickeners, which it provides for water treatment and industrial users.
Picket fence thickeners enable the thickening...
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...
Services provider picks up Achilles accolade
Wastewater solutions and services provider Jacopa has secured excellent scores in a recent Achilles Verify audit that assessed its management systems and also operations...
Waitrose products gain official ‘Fine to Flush’ approval, a first for a supermarket chain
Two Waitrose & Partners toiletry products have successfully achieved Water UK’s official ‘Fine to Flush’ standard
Auto-analysers go on show at WWEM
For many analysts, WWEM 2018 will be the first opportunity to see SEAL Analytical’s latest autoanalyzer, the AA500, a fully automated, high throughput, segmented...
