Continuous monitors protect famous rivers
The Test and Itchen catchments supply much of Hampshire’s public water needs, as well as a significant proportion of the Isle of Wight’s requirements. Both rivers drain into Southampton Water, and in turn, into the Solen't.
Commercial water purification system may have caused pathogen infection in hospitalized patients
A study of four cardiac surgery patients in one hospital has reported that they developed Mycobacterium abscessus infections, a multidrug-resistant nontuberculous mycobacteria, potentially due...
Brazilian group presents novel method of analyzing microplastic pollution
The last decade has seen some progress with studying plastic pollution, but there are still significant challenges, such as a lack of comparability of...
Wastewater sector emits nearly twice as much methane as previously thought
Municipal wastewater treatment plants emit nearly double the amount of methane into the atmosphere than scientists previously believed, according to new research from Princeton...
Toilet paper is an unexpected source of PFAS in wastewater, study says
Researchers have reported an unexpected source of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wastewater systems — toilet paper. The study in question appeared in...
Exotic bacteria collect rare earth elements from wastewater
‘Biosorption’ of rare earth elements by biomass of novel strains of cyanobacteria is fast and efficient, allowing recycling, says group
Rare earth elements (REEs) are...
Using E. coli to detect heavy metal contamination
Scientists have demonstrated that the bacterium Escherichia coli - often associated with contaminated food - can be used as part of a system to...
Pump Industry Awards finalists announced
The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) writes
The Finalists in the 2023 Pump Industry Awards have been determined, following a judging session held virtually on...
Can better monitoring and testing help to tackle nitrogen pollution?
By Dr Calum Preece
Improving the monitoring and mitigation of major pollution trends is one of the most important areas of environmental research. It is...
New initiative aims to use Earth observation and geospatial data to detect sewage spills
Ordnance Survey is working with consultancy firm CGI to investigate the possibilities of using Earth observation data to detect sewage from space. Launched by...
Hundreds of water sector research reports made available at UKWIR
UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) is providing free access to over 1,000 of its water sector research reports aimed at helping to improve water...
Optimising water data ahead of price review
Ofwat has published its PR24 final methodology and expectations around leakage and water consumption are predictably high. Implemented now, smart technology can help get...
Cyber security vulnerabilities in legacy ballast systems
The ballasting process on board ships can be susceptible to a cyber attack, as French water treatment specialist BIO-UV Group explains here. The firm...
UV treatment selected for care home wastewater in Cornwall
Technology from water recycling specialist WCS Environmental Engineering (WCSEE) has been selected by a care home in Cornwall to provide onsite wastewater treatment in...
Unblocktober 2022: What did we learn going into 2023?
Drainage and wastewater expert Lanes Group writes
We are so pleased with the success of Unblocktober 2022, and the efforts that people made to change...
Tracing the flow of water with DNA
Environmental DNA analysis of microbial communities can help us understand how a particular region’s water cycle works. Basel hydrogeologist Oliver Schilling recently used this...
Norwegian utility claims to calculate true cost of sewer ingress
Inflow of stormwater and infiltration of groundwater into sewers is a constant operational challenge, but a water utility in Norway is gaining better understanding...
Comment: Building a cyber-resilient water future
A criminal cyber-attack on a UK water company in August 2022, which saw hackers gain access to customer banking details, led utilities to urgently...
Eating one freshwater fish equals a month of drinking ‘forever chemicals’ water, says US...
A new study appears to find that consumption of just a single serving of freshwater fish per year could be equal to a month...
Against the grain: What can be done about microplastics in soils and digestate?
Microplastics are everywhere: We know that much. But should we be worried? What can we do about it? Some of the speakers at Aqua Enviro's European Biosolids and Bioresources Conference, in late November, presented findings from a project aiming to understand the levels of this contaminant in compost and AD digestate. A change in the policy landscape seems imminent, as Envirotec found out.
