British Water launches micropollutants technical group
A collaborative technical focus group has been set up by British Water to find new ways to reduce levels of micropollutants in wastewater....
MP meets stakeholders to discuss flooding and AI
Sheffield based Environmental Monitoring Solutions recently hosted a session between North East Derbyshire MP, Lee Rowley, and water industry stakeholders to present the...
Switch to VSD blowers saves 25% energy costs for Scottish wastewater treatment works, says...
By replacing its traditional lobe air blowers with modern variable speed drive (VSD) rotary screw blowers, Scottish Water’s Nigg wastewater treatment works now achieves...
Why the Mogden Formula matters for business
We know water is an increasingly scarce resource. So, what can businesses do to improve the way that water is used, treated, recycled...
Augmented reality firms partnership to assist with management of water infrastructure
The development of Augmented Reality as a tool to manage and visualise hidden infrastructure assets is being addressed by a partnership between two technology...
“Solar Water ATMs” bring business model that could improve access to clean water in...
Access to clean water remains a significant problem in Africa, yet smartphones are widespread throughout the continent. Introducing mobile payment to solar-powered water purification...
Utility says water quality remains high with help of metaldehyde run-off reduction scheme
Severn Trent says its Farm to Tap scheme, which aims to mitigate the impact of pesticide run off on water quality, has seen its...
Digital tool helps utilities overcome sludge pumping challenges
Software developed by fluid engineering firm BHR Group and launched in January is helping water utilities analyse their sludge pumping systems and reduce costs.
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Peers sought to build urban resilience platform
A new peer-to-peer platform is helping municipalities and water utilities find reliable innovative solutions to their infrastructure resilience challenges, according to the firm behind...
Vast amounts of valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in world’s fast-rising wastewater streams, says...
Enough energy to power all households in the USA and Mexico;
Enough nutrients to meet ~13% of world fertilizer needs;
Enough water to...
Utility trials surfboard-based inspection device
A simple surfboard has been turned into a state-of-the-art automated inspection device to gather information on the condition of infrastructure vital to the supply...
New film showcases solutions for Baltic Sea eutrophication
Launch of documentary on innovations for recycling nutrients from agriculture and wastewater
A short film Sea of Opportunity, launched on 30 January, presents three innovative...
Sponsored content: Heat recovery from waste
Zero Liquid Discharge, or ZLD, is a technique which aims to discharge no liquid waste to the environment
Sponsored content: Versatile data logging
Tinytag Instrumentation data loggers can be connected to a variety of third-party sensors
Governments should prepare for 3m sea-level rise by 2100, says IMechE
Governments around the world must step up their preparations for a minimum sea level rise of 1 metre this century and be planning for up to 3 metres, according to a report released by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) in November.
REDEEMing pumping stations for eels
Dr Jon Bolland of the University of Hull's International Fisheries Institute (HIFI) discusses a new project that aims to make pumping equipment more amenable to aquatic life
Radar reaches a new level
Radar offers many performance advantages, although cost and complexity has restricted its use. All that could be changing now
Optimising ecotoxicology
Postnova Analytics has posted a webinar on how advanced analytical techniques are impacting the field of nanogeochemistry.
LIMS improves water testing efficiency
A new case study has been published by Autoscribe Informatics which apparently shows how the Culligan Analytical Lab in Illinois, US has made significant improvements in laboratory efficiency by using the Matrix Gemini LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System).
New robot for fully automatic water analysis
UK laboratories are under increasing pressure to undertake a wider range of tests; to test more samples, and often to do so with less staff.
