Breaking the CSO cycle
Three steps to increased capacity, without capital expenditure: The use of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) has placed water companies in the firing line of regulators and ratepayers.
Not-so-clear and present danger
The unfolding furore over sewage dumping seems to have mobilised political will in a way that observers suggest might be "game changing".
Experiences of the pluses and minuses of hybrid events – how does it all...
Environmental consultancy Aqua Enviro, also the host of well-known conferences in the environmental sphere, asks: Are hybrid events here for good?
Combining in-person and...
Contaminants identified in fracking wastewater
New research appears to provide critical information that can help regulatory agencies fine-tune proposed guidelines related to the safe treatment and disposal of fracking...
Dewatering technology provides sustainable sludge solution, says firm
Increasing limitations on sludge disposal is pushing industrial companies to rethink onsite wastewater treatment processes, says Simon Kimber, director of packaged plant supplier WPL...
Ground-breaking project leads to advanced wastewater grit removal system
Hydro International and the University of Exeter have completed a seemingly ground-breaking two-year research project to optimise the performance of the company’s advanced wastewater...
$1.9 million for project to investigate water treatment and reuse using biochar
Colorado State University researchers have been given the green light on a research project that they say could rewrite the book on how spent...
Biospherian will share water stories from ‘Spaceship Earth’
Through a radical two-year experiment living inside a mini-Earth, ecologist Dr Mark Nelson developed a deep understanding of humans’ connection with the planetary biosphere...
Pristine groundwater seeps support native algae on Hawai‘i’s coasts
Native marine macroalgae, also known as limu, or as seaweed, thrive in environments created by natural groundwater seeps, specifically benefiting from the combined effects...
The COD delusion?
A Chinese study published in December aims to quantify the role of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) - and its predominance as a way of measuring organic pollution - in causing unnecessary GHG emissions.
Using AI to avoid spills
A seemingly game-changing digital technology to reduce sewer network blockages and pollution is being rolled out by Yorkshire Water, in a contract recently awarded to Siemens.
Thermal hydrolysis boosts biogas production
Thermal hydrolysis is a two-stage process combining high-pressure heat treatment of the feedstock followed by rapid decompression.
Discharging a duty
Water industry intransigence and regulatory neglect seem to provide the backdrop to a sewage dumping scandal that has made headlines recently and emboldened citizen scientists and environmental campaigners. Will 2022 be the year water companies are finally forced to get their act together, asks Envirotec.
Sites must fulfil water protection obligations
With public attention on corporate environmental activities, there is particular pressure on industrial companies to limit their impact on the local water environment, says Adam Parmenter, industrial sales manager at WPL.
Comment: New year brings resolution on pollution
With sector-wide recognition that a step-change is required to deliver the environmental improvements required by all stakeholders, a new year brings fresh opportunities for...
Heat transfer acquisition means combined companies have over 100 years’ experience
By Matt Hale, International Sales & Marketing Director, HRS Heat Exchangers
The recent acquisition of HRS Heat Exchangers by Canada-based Exchanger Industries Limited (EIL) has...
Wastewater helps decipher the popularity of new synthetic drugs
Over the years, hundreds of new synthetic drugs that mimic the effects of illegal and legal substances have emerged. The underground nature of each...
Studying indicators of wastewater contamination to shellfish farms
Human wastewater poses a global threat to seafood safety and the financial stability of the aquaculture industry. A recent study by researchers at the...
Septic system waste pervasive throughout Florida’s Indian River lagoon
Study finds even ‘properly functioning’ septic systems contaminate groundwater and surface water, as a group from Florida Atlantic University explains.
For more than a decade,...
Climate change author to deliver keynote at water technology event
Renowned environmentalist, entrepreneur and bestselling author Paul Hawken has been announced as a keynote speaker at global water technology event BlueTech Forum 2022, which...
