UK utilities support burst rising mains detection initiative
Condition-monitoring specialist Samotics has developed a new capability to detect burst rising mains, one of the wastewater network’s most challenging and least visible failures....
Automated floodgates help deliver IED secondary containment
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As UK water and sewerage companies progress Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) improvement programmes, secondary containment is becoming an...
Researchers combine plasma and cavitation in bid to destroy PFAS
Researchers in Germany have developed what appears to be a new approach to destroying persistent PFAS 'forever chemicals' in contaminated water, using two complementary...
Dual-bubble process removes over 90% of wastewater microplastics
Researchers at Australia's RMIT University say they have demonstrated a way to remove more than 90% of microplastics from wastewater by combining microscopic and...
Low-emission wastewater technology enters field trials in Scotland
A promising low-emission wastewater treatment technology has moved from the laboratory into real-world testing, as researchers at The James Hutton Institute begin field trials...
Separation and containment system targets aviation pollution risk
Aviation facilities are facing increasing pressure to prevent fuel-contaminated runoff and firefighting foam discharges from entering stormwater and wastewater systems. US firm NWPX Park...
Plug-and-play hydropower system trials at Glasgow wastewater works
A novel hydropower technology is being trialled by Scottish Water at its Shieldhall Wastewater Treatment Works in Glasgow, to assess the possibilities it presents...
Wastewater phosphate monitoring … it’s all about the sample!
Swan Analytical Instruments has launched a new Sample Filtration Cabinet which the group says ensures the reliable provision of representative samples to its continuous...
Paris wastewater plant to test removal of tyre wear particles
A pilot project at one of Europe's largest wastewater treatment plants will investigate whether wastewater treatment processes can effectively remove tyre and road wear...
EU-funded mobile treatment to recycle Montpellier’s urban wastewater
Montpellier is testing a mobile wastewater recycling system designed to turn treated urban wastewater into a reusable resource for applications ranging from irrigation and...
Water sector faces ‘perfect storm’ as AMP8 delays push projects off track
The UK water sector risks falling into a familiar cycle of late-stage pressure and rising costs unless it addresses the underlying cause of the...
Gibraltar faces scrutiny over decades of untreated sewage discharges into Mediterranean
Gibraltar has come under renewed environmental scrutiny following reports that the British overseas territory has discharged untreated sewage directly into the Mediterranean Sea for...
Hidden water risks place strain on Europe’s long‑term resilience, says report
Europe faces growing long-term risks as flooding, water scarcity and pollution increasingly converge across the continent, according to a new analysis from engineering and...
UKWIR launches framework to standardise asset health
UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has released a report aimed at tackling the lack of a unified approach to quantifying and valuing asset health...
Live monitoring helps Scottish Water avoid over-pumping at St Andrews station
Real-time monitoring helped Scottish Water manage an unexpected maintenance problem at a strategic sewage pumping station in St Andrews, avoiding the need for temporary...
PFAS removal from industrial wastewater: How can activated carbon help?
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Removing harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from industrial wastewater and surrounding environments is a clear goal with many...
Achieving accurate bulk solids dosing in water treatment: selecting auger-based equipment
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When handling bulk solids in water treatment facilities, important steps include storage, transportation, and finally dosing of the material....
Patent transfer agreement brings phosphorus recovery technology closer to full-scale rollout
Royal HaskoningDHV has signed a patent transfer agreement with Kemira for ViviMag, a phosphorus recovery technology designed to improve resource extraction from sewage sludge.
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Engineered algae targets smaller microplastic fragments in wastewater
A research team at the University of Missouri has developed a genetically engineered algae strain they say is designed to capture microplastics in wastewater,...
Stocked and ready for action: A pumps supplier reflects on last-minute sourcing
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Pumps are an equipment category that can seem mystifying to the outsider. There's the profusion of different shapes, sizes...
