Utility claims European first for online, in situ water sampling
Scottish Water is seemingly the first water authority in Europe to use online bacteria monitoring technology to carry out in situ water sampling.
The...
EA water quality report “woefully short on action” to control runoff pollution
An Environment Agency (EA) state-of-the-nation update, warning that 86% of England’s water bodies fail to meet ‘good’ status, is strong on facts but falls woefully short on action
Tackling metaldehyde with powdered activated carbon
Ejector solutions firm Transvac Systems offers a recap on the solutions used to remove metaldehyde from water, and its own product offering in this...
New tools helps build climate change resilience into WASH
Civil engineering and water consultancy HR Wallingford has developed new tools that can be used by UNICEF country officers and others working to improve...
‘Far too many serious pollution incidents’ says Environment Agency water quality report
Environment Agency Chair Emma Howard Boyd has called on water companies and farmers to cut the amount of pollution incidents harming England’s waters and...
World Water Council announces winner of Kyoto World Water Grand Prize
The World Water Council has announced the winner of the 5th Kyoto World Water Grand Prize: Charité Chrétienne pour Personnes en Détresse (CCPD -...
Firm delivers components for a multi-technology demineralisation unit in Italy
Water separation and purification firm Dow Water & Process Solutions is to design an ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis (RO) multi-technology installation for a new...
WWEM 2018 sees return of Instrumentation Apprentice Competition and new WIPAC Learning Zone
This year’s WWEM Conference will take place in Telford on 21 - 22 November 2018
Support for researching nanoporous metal foams that use sunlight to clean up water
A researcher from the University of Bath has received support to help with developing a new, more efficient way for the water industry to...
Blackpool Council moves towards water self supply, a public sector first
Blackpool Council is set to become the first local authority to take the innovative step towards managing its own water supply following its application...
Award for water monitoring system for river management
VINCI Facilities has won an innovation award for its work in the Royal Parks using advanced water level monitoring technology and cloud-based data management...
New report examines prospects for off-grid and zero-emissions desalination
Market intelligence firm IDTechEx trails some of the content of a new report on future options for powering desalination technologies
BIM: Lessons for the water industry
Jamie Mills explores the relevance of BIM for the water industry and the lessons that can be learned from other sectors
The science of biofilms
Dr Simona Vasilescu of NCH Europe reviews some of the science behind biofilms and why they cause problems in water systems.
Pump and biotech firms embark on collaboration to help solve water scarcity
An innovation collaboration between pump technology firm Grundfos and Novozymes, an expert in enzymes and microorganisms, aims to come up solutions to the problem...
Select committee launches enquiry into UK nitrates pollution
The Environmental Audit Committee launched an inquiry into nitrates pollution in the UK in early December. The Committee said it would consider the nature,...
Don’t get hot under the collar about biofilms
No one likes going to the dentist. Between the scraping, drilling and expense it’s an altogether unpleasant experience. However, did you know that your...
Innovation centre to bring together UK research on biofilms
The UK’s world-class expertise in the research of biofilms has been recognised through the launch of a new National Biofilms Innovation Centre (NBIC).
Supported by...
Joint venture wins contract to treat brine from reverse osmosis desalination in China
Suez and Solvay have won the contract to treat brine from reverse osmosis desalination at Wanhua Chemical Industry Park in Yantai (Shandong Province). This...
The appliance of microbiology and materials science
Synthetic biology has been brought to the realm of water treatment with seemingly dramatic results by Californian cleantech firm Microvi, which in late October...
