Concentrator arm improves scum removal efficiency during activated sludge processing

A&J Fabtech has developed a seemingly innovative, high performance surface scum removal system for use in activated sludge processes that uses a collector arm...

More than half of microplastics remain on land, says CIWEM report

Tiny plastic particles stay trapped on land and in freshwater environments, according to a study While plastics in the marine environment have received worldwide attention,...
global ultrasonic flowmeter market 2017-2021

Report provides a global view of ultrasonic flow measurement

The Global Ultrasonic Flowmeter Market 2017-2021 report is now available from Dublin based market intelligence firm Research and Markets.

Ultrasonic flowmeter is optimised for thermal energy/BTU measurement

Sierra Instruments has introduced the InnovaSonic 207i transit-time ultrasonic liquid flow meter
Horiba UP-100

Continuous pH monitoring with low sample consumption

Instrumentation firm Horiba has introduced the UP-100, a micro-volume in-line pH monitor
The Portsmouth Pluvio installation.

Weathering the storm

Water monitoring expert OTT Hydrometry shares some of the details of recent flood alleviation schemes

Hacking away at the problem

Northumbrian Water held an Innovation Festival in July which brought together business leaders, customers and delegates from technology firms
Oxford Sewage Treatment Works before and after

Case study: Asset refurbishment at Oxford treatment works

Oil and environmental services firm Adler and Allan has recently completed the refurbishment of Sludge Digester 1 at Oxford Sewage Treatment Works.
Limbé, Cameroon.

French recycling and recovery firm to modernise effluent plant in Cameroon

Suez has won the contract to modernise and extend the effluent treatment plant at the refinery of the National Refining Company (SO.NA.RA) in Limbé, Cameroon.
Activated sludge is the preferred option for treating sewage from large municipal areas.

Digesting the challenges

A panel session at July's AD & Biogas show explored some of the trade-offs involved in municipal wastewater treatment method selection
The scheme will use moveable weirs, a UK first.

Leeds flood alleviation scheme wins large project award

Phase 1 of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme has scooped the Large Project of the Year award at this year’s NEC awards in London

Motor management system claimed to make pump blockages ‘a thing of the past’

In a bid to tackle the problem of pump blockages, Anglian Water has extensively trialled the Simocode motor management system from Siemens, at over...

A river runs through it: Utility completes key diversion work during pipe installation project...

Scottish Water has completed a key piece of engineering on a £120m water mains improvement project by diverting a river in East Ayrshire to...

Testing and certification body orders advanced ballast water monitoring kits as countries look to...

Aqua-tools, a specialist in water microbiology, has delivered the first in a series of 30 state-of-the-art Rapid ATP Ballast Water Monitoring Systems to SGS...

Remote-controlled boat helps monitor sediment build-up, says Thames Water

It may look like a fun summer holiday activity but Thames Water says there’s scientific logic behind its use of a remote controlled speed...

New handbook aims to help SMEs best manage water use

Clean water is vital to life and one of our most precious resources, yet around 40% of the world’s population doesn’t have enough. At...

Fines issued after waste illegally used for flood defence

A waste company, one of its directors and a tenant farmer involved in the illegal deposit of waste on protected land in an Essex...

‘Continuous’ thermal hydrolysis AD plant to be built for UK water utility

Water treatment technology firm Doosan Enpure has secured a competitively tendered ‘Design and Build’ contract, valued in excess of £20 million, with Severn Trent...

New database details pollutants in virtually all US public water systems

A database has been set up to aggregate and analyse data from almost 50,000 public water systems in all 50 states of the US,...

Water quality platform works with smartphone interface

Water monitoring specialist In-Situ describes its Aqua TROLL 600 as a customizable, powerful multiparameter sonde. Combining "industry-leading" water quality sensors with smartphone mobility, the...