Research reveals key protein molecules associated with the water purification properties of Moringa seeds

· One in three people cannot access clean drinking water. Moringa seed extracts have been used for centuries to help purify water in regions...
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Utility restores 150-year-old reservoir

In October Anglian Water engineers concluded the inspection of the Sultzer Reservoir
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Unravelling the water quality paradox

A complex water quality challenge is on the horizon for utilities as more becomes known about micro-pollutants, customers acquire the means to carry out analysis at the kitchen tap and the downward pressure on cost remains. BlueTech Research chief executive Paul O'Callaghan captures viewpoints from industry leaders in the field

Siemens equips desalination plants in Saudi Arabia with process automation

Siemens has received a follow-up order from the A3C consortium (Rawafid Industrial, Advanced Water Technology, SETE and Al Fatah) to equip eight seawater desalination...

AECOM launches PFAS solution at remediation event

Infrastructure services firm AECOM announced the launch of DE-FLUORO™ at the CleanUp 2019 site remediation conference

Nominees announced for Aquatech Innovation Award 2019

A total of 12 innovative technologies have been selected by an expert jury in the lead up to the Aquatech Amsterdam event

Piping systems trade group produces guide to branch connections for water and gas mains

Making effective branch connections in live water and gas mains is now supported by new guidance from the BPF Pipes Group. The guidance has been...

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...

Cross-sector learning underpins British Water data conference

Valuable insights into how the water sector can manage data more effectively will be given at an upcoming British Water event this autumn, according...

Greater efficiencies claimed for air stripper for removing VOCs from contaminated groundwater and waste...

When it comes to removing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from contaminated groundwater and waste streams, a new air stripper product is said to provide...

World’s first municipal scale UV LED water treatment project

Typhon Treatment Systems, a UK‐based manufacturer of Ultraviolet (UV) Light Emitting Diode (LED) water treatment equipment, has won an order to install its innovative...

Crystal clear maintenance for Yorkshire Water UV plants

After reviewing the 15-year-old Wedeco UV disinfection systems across eight water treatment plants of Yorkshire Water, Xylem says it has implemented a preventative maintenance...

Winners of BlueTech innovation prizes announced

Technologies for surface water monitoring and mains assessment take awards Major global corporations and utilities share their challenges Brave Blue World documentary trailer...

Our water cycle diagrams give a false sense of water security

Pictures of the earth’s water cycle used in education and research throughout the world are in urgent need of updating to show the effects...

London facing water crisis, warns new report

London is facing a water crisis, according to a new report from Labour’s London Assembly Environment Spokesperson, Leonie Cooper (Assembly Member for Merton and...

Edinburgh water treatment site houses ‘hidden jewel’ of unique hydro-electric installation, says utility

It is described as a “hidden jewel” - most people in Scotland’s capital will have no idea it exists let alone what it...
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Plasma treatment gets a bit better

Growing pollution levels in waterways are heightening the urgency of developing new and more effective forms of water treatment
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Water filtration system will be Europe’s biggest

In early April Anglian Water began installing a state of the art filtration system at its Water Treatment Works in Norwich
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ClO2 dosing system gets WRAS approval

Water treatment solutions firm Clearwater Technology says its recently launched Pureox 3500 Chlorine Dioxide (ClO2) generator system for water purification has achieved WRAS approval
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Rapid urbanisation increasing pressure on rural water supplies

Review seems to show rapid urbanisation increasing pressure on rural water supplies globally