Lithium mining and its water impact: More complex than previously thought?
Water usage is exceeding its resupply in regions where lithium mining is undertaken, reports what is seemingly the first study to attempt a comprehensive...
Ofwat to launch new £4m open competition for water innovation
Ofwat, the economic regulator of water services in England and Wales, has announced a new “open access” competition for innovators, in an apparent widening...
Could used beer yeast be the solution to heavy metal contamination in water?
A recent analysis by researchers at MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms (CBA) has found that inactive yeast could be effective as an inexpensive,...
Award in Lithuania for hydrogel granules approach to wastewater treatment
A new method for clearing organic pollutants from wastewater uses hydrogel granules made from polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), which function as a biological carrier for...
IoT sensors monitor sewage
Better protection of sewage infrastructure is the intended result of recent investment in Scottish Water's intelligent asset base, according to the utility.
The taming of the stew
Following a high market demand for OMEX Environmental to supply a product that would help overcome all issues associated with traditional hydrogen sulphide deterrents, but also provide an effective solution for the hydrogen sulphide as a problem itself, the firm launched the Active Fe range.
Microbes degrade toughest PFAS
Under anaerobic conditions, common microbial communities can break the ultra-strong carbon-fluorine bond characteristic of these compounds.
SPONSORED CONTENT: Membrane filtration supports optimal solution in Abu Dhabi
Research university NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) recently commissioned filtration specialist Axium Process to develop, manufacture and supply a range of bespoke membrane filtration and ion exchange pilot systems suitable for detailed investigations over a wide range of industrial, environmental, and process-based applications.
SPONSORED CONTENT: Water jetting safety and quality get a training boost
More hands-on refresher training and digital technology are among improvements being made to water jetting courses to help contractors enhance the quality and safety of services they deliver.
Novel sewage treatment removes up to 70% of nitrogen that would otherwise be discarded
A new type of biofilm reactor adapted to Brazilian conditions and using polyurethane foam to lower costs can reduce the amount of nitrogen compounds...
The Environment Agency appoints Mott MacDonald to provide digital Smart Object Library
The Environment Agency is to use Mott MacDonald’s Moata Intelligent Content as its Smart Object Library (SOL) and will make it available to all...
Real-time water-quality monitoring probe wins Queen’s Award
A water monitoring system that remotely measures the quality of water in rivers, lakes and reservoirs, has resulted in a Queens Award for Enterprise...
Wetland programme intended to protect rivers and chalk streams in East England
Proposals to create 26 new treatment wetlands across the East of England are part of a new wetland programme from Anglian Water, which the...
Tool to help understand the environmental effects of human medicines in Scotland
A new data visualisation tool aims to help researchers better understand the effects medicines have on Scotland’s environment. It has been launched by the...
Source-separated sewage facility opens in Sweden
Thursday, 16 June, marks the official inauguration of RecoLab, an award-winning treatment plant for source-separated sewage in Helsingborg, Sweden. The facility – said to...
Disinfection added to treatment works on river Wharfe
Ultraviolet (UV) disinfection measures have been added to Yorkshire Water’s treatment works at Draughton and Beamsley to help improve water quality at the designated...
Wildfires can contaminate drinking water, reveals study
Following a devastating wildfire in 2018 that raged through Paradise, California, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were found to be contaminating the town’s water—and scientists...
Report is most comprehensive to date on challenges and solutions to the phosphorus crisis
Skyrocketing fertilizer prices in recent months highlight importance of challenges outlined in new report
Phosphorus is an essential but often overlooked resource, which is...
Q&A: Delivering holistic solutions to solve water challenges
To tie-in with BlueTech Forum 2022, Kamakshi Sharma, director of marketing and strategy for water technology company Aquatech International, shares her views on data-driven...
Models predict that planned phosphorus reductions will make Lake Erie more toxic
Reducing levels of the nutrient phosphorus to control harmful algal blooms in places like Lake Erie is actually advantageous to toxic cyanobacteria strains, which...
