New CEO to oversee expansion of leading water treatment and handling businesses
The firm behind water handling and treatment solutions Selwood and Siltbuster has appointed a new CEO.
Dan Lee is now Workdry International CEO, with a...
Beneath the surface: Sonar technology revolutionises sludge and silt mapping
Peter Smith, Sludge Treatment expert at waste management company CSG, lifts the lid on the new sonar technology the company is using to accurately...
Turning sludge into hydrogen, and other OFWAT award winners
Winners of OFWAT’s latest Water Breakthrough Challenge were announced on 16 May, and included a project to turn sewage sludge into hydrogen, and another...
Engineering interventions that could reduce exposure of open-water swimmers to human faecal matter
Wastewater treatment must be improved to reduce exposure to human faecal pathogens in treated effluent, according to a new report published on 21...
Blower timers significantly reduce packaged treatment energy cost
Following a successful two-year trial of interval timers on packaged wastewater treatment plant blowers has resulted in an average 50% energy reduction at a...
UK biotech start-up deploys ‘synthetic oysters’ to tackle water pollution
Environmental technology company Smart Ops launched a biotechnology solution said to improve global access to clean water, on 21 May. The Smarts Ops SCR...
South Crofty Tin Mine is Project of the Year winner at the Pump Industry...
Pumps manufacturer KSB submitted the South Crofty tin mine project into the Pump Industry Awards UK, with Cornish Metals. In March it was announced...
Endotoxin detection technology drastically cuts time for assessing water quality, says group
An important advance is claimed for a technology that allows water quality to be assessed in a matter of minutes.
The new Bacterisk technology was...
Flood risk proven by groundwater monitor
West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) in the UK recently refused a planning application on the grounds of flood risk. The proposed development included the...
The role of greywater recycling in ecological conservation
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Greywater recycling systems are being used in homes and businesses all over the...
New COO for PFAS removal expert
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Puraffinity, which develops precision technology for the removal of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ across multiple...
Retention ponds can reduce tyre particle pollution
Retention ponds and wetlands constructed as part of major road schemes can reduce the quantities of tyre particles entering the aquatic environment by an...
Beyond the Stockholm Convention: new regulations targeting PFAS
Sona Dadhania of market intelligence firm IDTechEx offers a brief look into the global regulatory landscape of PFAS, including findings from the group's new...
Flowmeter testing on a pipeline
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Instrument specialist iCenta Controls details a demonstration of its Metri Pro-Lite ultrasonic flowmeters...
Final keynote speaker announced for Europump annual meeting in May
Europump (the European Pump Association), which represents 15 National Associations across the continent of Europe, has now finalised the programme of talks and presentations...
Group fine-tunes portable sensor for detecting water-borne PFAS below EU threshold
A startup developing specialized biosensors, Grapheal, and the EDYTEM laboratory*, have announced the fine-tuning of a portable device for monitoring water-borne PFAS pollution. Made...
Geospatial platform at London Gatwick provides environmental insights
London Gatwick has created a new geospatial platform, said to be already making engineering and construction works safer at the airport by reducing accidental...
Infrastructure transformation enables World Ski Championship region to manage waste sustainably
Industrial equipment firm Atlas Copco writes.
Hosting an international sporting event may bring much-needed revenue to local communities, but it also brings some big challenges...
New tech for removal of multiple pharmaceuticals from wastewater
Sponsored content: Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) are notoriously difficult to remove from wastewater. Traditional water treatment systems do not easily remove APIs from water, so pharmaceutical companies often have to resort to high-cost incineration instead.
Switch to green wastewater infrastructure could reduce emissions and provide huge savings
Researchers say they have shown that a transition to green wastewater-treatment approaches in the US, away from greywater treatment, could save $15.6 billion and...
