New plastic hopes to tap into drinking water applications
Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials, is taking its EcoPaXX® polyamide material into an important new market -...
Innovation awards winners announced at BlueTech Forum
A meter-to-customer software and services platform and an advanced self-cleaning filter were named as two of the most innovative technologies in the water industry...
Alkalinity and herpetology tests safeguard aquatic life at London Zoo
To help ensure optimum water quality for all its aquatic species, London Zoo has opted for water testing equipment from Gateshead based water...
Biodegradable quick test reveals blue-green algae toxins in swimming water
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and the University of Turku have developed an easy-to-use and affordable blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) test. The testing device...
North-west forum looks at improving water quality in urban areas
A two-day meeting of water management experts and policy-makers has concluded at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester. The event, ‘WATER WORKS...
Fluorescent device offers quick ‘scan’ of water potability
Experts at the University of Birmingham have developed a "unique" device that could save lives around the globe by quickly and simply testing whether...
Connah’s Quay opts for “almost zero maintenance” DO monitors
The how and why behind the deployment of luminescent optical dissolved oxygen (LDO) monitoring at a well-known CCGT power station, in the words of...
NASA chief scientist joins BlueTech Forum event
A keynote address from NASA chief scientist Dennis Bushnell will be one of the highlights at BlueTech Forum 2016, which is being held in...
Test supplier receives certification for pseudomonas testing in drinking water
Water microbiology expert IDEXX has announced the granting of NF Validation certification for the Pseudalert® and Quanti-Tray® test, used for the 24 hour confirmed...
Low-maintenance phosphate monitor launch
OTT Hydrometry has launched an advanced version of its ‘Cycle-P’ remote Phosphate monitor for measuring dissolved Phosphate in rivers, lakes and reservoirs. The new...
New nitrate removal plant to improve water quality for Anglian Water’s Retford WTW
WATER and wastewater solutions provider ACWA Services has been contracted to design and build a new state-of-the-art Nitrate removal plant for Anglian Water’s Retford...
Germany in Court over water pollution and nitrates.
On 28 April the European Commission announced it is referring Germany to the Court of Justice of the EU for failing to take stronger...
Shedding light on cryptosporidium issues
ULTRAVIOLET disinfection systems specialist Atg UV Technology has been awarded a contract by Trant Engineering, for Portsmouth Water.
The contract covers supply and installation of...
Water supplier offers primer for businesses on preparing for market deregulation
With just one year to go until the water market opens for competition, one supplier has launched its own "practical guide to help businesses...
Groundwater from coastal aquifers is a better source for desalination than seawater
RESEARCHERS at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have determined that saline groundwater from coastal aquifers is a better alternative water source than seawater...
Business in the Community calls on food and drink businesses to take action on...
The charity Business in the Community (BITC) was calling on food and drink businesses to take action across their supply chains to improve water...
Bath hospital Legionella inquest pinpoints failures
The risks presented by Legionella bacteria in water systems were in the headlines again in February, following inquest findings which highlighted the failures that...
Severe drought no longer caused just by nature, say researchers
Scientists at the University of Birmingham are calling on drought researchers and managers around the world to consider both human activity and natural phenomena...
Video showcases ‘ultrapure’ water technology at National Graphene Institute
Veolia Water Technologies has released a new video showing how its ultrapure water technology is helping cutting edge research at the National Graphene Institute....
Anglian Water moves to measure THM in real time
An advanced precision analyser has dramatically reduced the time and complexity of measuring trihalomethane (THM) levels in drinking water at Anglian Water, says manufacturer...
