Clearing up turbidity and suspended solids uncertainty
The potentially damaging consequences of high levels of turbidity in waterways, arising from natural or human-made causes, makes it a particularly critical parameter to measure
Conference puts UK flood challenges in the spotlight
Planning for climate change, building resilience and the role of natural flood management will be amongst the topics under discussion at the Flood & Coast Conference and Exhibition
EA water quality report “woefully short on action” to control runoff pollution
An Environment Agency (EA) state-of-the-nation update, warning that 86% of England’s water bodies fail to meet ‘good’ status, is strong on facts but falls woefully short on action
Scientific microplastic survey of Scottish coastal waters confirms contamination
Microplastics found in two thirds of samples, many carrying toxic chemicals
The results from Greenpeace’s 2017 ship tour of Scotland - published on 7 March...
Tackling metaldehyde with powdered activated carbon
Ejector solutions firm Transvac Systems offers a recap on the solutions used to remove metaldehyde from water, and its own product offering in this...
Cost-effective water level logger for ground and surface water applications
Bell Flow Systems has introduced the dipperLog NANO water level logger, an addition to the firm's ground water measurement range. The dipperLog NANO sensor...
New report highlights the wastewater reuse opportunity in eight cities across the globe
A new report, Wastewater: The reuse opportunity, published on 27 February by the International Water Association and OFID (the OPEC Fund for International Development),...
New tools helps build climate change resilience into WASH
Civil engineering and water consultancy HR Wallingford has developed new tools that can be used by UNICEF country officers and others working to improve...
Innovative new study to monitor Scotland’s water from space
The University of Stirling's Faculty of Natural Sciences is working with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to investigate the feasibility of introducing earth...
‘Far too many serious pollution incidents’ says Environment Agency water quality report
Environment Agency Chair Emma Howard Boyd has called on water companies and farmers to cut the amount of pollution incidents harming England’s waters and...
Four legs better? Aeration and mixing unit claimed to offer performance and energy saving...
In early February Gurney Environmental announced the availability of its SERIES 5 ‘Tarantula’, described as a uniquely designed, low-energy surface aerator that offers several...
World Water Council announces winner of Kyoto World Water Grand Prize
The World Water Council has announced the winner of the 5th Kyoto World Water Grand Prize: Charité Chrétienne pour Personnes en Détresse (CCPD -...
Firm delivers components for a multi-technology demineralisation unit in Italy
Water separation and purification firm Dow Water & Process Solutions is to design an ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis (RO) multi-technology installation for a new...
York upgrades city centre flood defences
Residents and business owners in Fishergate in the centre of York are celebrating the completion of Phase 1 of the Foss Barrier upgrade project,...
WWEM 2018 sees return of Instrumentation Apprentice Competition and new WIPAC Learning Zone
This year’s WWEM Conference will take place in Telford on 21 - 22 November 2018
Support for researching nanoporous metal foams that use sunlight to clean up water
A researcher from the University of Bath has received support to help with developing a new, more efficient way for the water industry to...
Novel biomaterial for PFCs removal wins €1.4m grant
CustoMem says the bio-adsorbent can selectively capture micropollutants like Perfluorinated Compounds (PFCs) from wastewater
DNA pinpoints river animals in the here-and-now, new research reveals
New research proves that environmental DNA survives for less than two days in small fast-flowing rivers
Blackpool Council moves towards water self supply, a public sector first
Blackpool Council is set to become the first local authority to take the innovative step towards managing its own water supply following its application...
Award for water monitoring system for river management
VINCI Facilities has won an innovation award for its work in the Royal Parks using advanced water level monitoring technology and cloud-based data management...
