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...
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...
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...
UK’s first battery-powered EDM monitor to gain MCERTS certification
The LIDoTT®, a multi-sensor monitoring system designed and developed by wastewater monitoring specialists, Detectronic, is the UK’s first battery-powered EDM monitor to gain MCERTS...
Q&A: Drivers point to growth in Africa’s industrial water market
With multiple drivers for growth in the industrial market, the challenges for water in Africa are more around implementation than technology, says Walid Khoury...
Ultra high-pressure robotic cutter clears sewer debris in Glasgow
Scottish Water has turned to ultra high-pressure robotics in an apparent UK-first to remove decades of industrial deposits blocking a strategic sewer in South...
Utilities should prepare ahead of mandatory monitoring
Healthier rivers will be one outcome of implementation of the Environment Act 21, writes Darren Hanson of water technology firm Xylem. Now water companies...
Advanced pumping and digital solutions at the Water Equipment Show
Progressive cavity pumps technology firm SEEPEX is showcasing advanced Digital Solutions and CARE services at the upcoming Water Equipment Show on 16 May. The...
Retrofit boosts energy efficiency at wastewater treatment plant
A recent blower system retrofit at a wastewater treatment plan produced a noticeable uptick in energy efficiency resulting in significantly lower OPEX, explains gas...
Pumps trade association announces additional keynote speaker for its 2024 Annual Meeting
Europump (the European Pump Association)* continues to develop the programme of presentations for its 2024 Annual Meeting, taking place at the De Vere Beaumont...
Group claims sustainable solution for wastewater polluted by dyes
A new study led by Flinders University appears to reveal a novel way to degrade and potentially remove toxic organic chemicals including azo dyes...
Making sense of the flow: The control possibilities enabled by actuators
Actuators are a vital component in a wide range of systems used in water, energy and other industries. But what exactly is an actuator?...
Adler and Allan acquires specialist water and drainage company
Environmental risk reduction services business, Adler and Allan, has acquired specialist water and drainage company, Public Sewer Services (PSS).
PSS has been providing an in-house...
Pet food manufacturer saves big with a small switch
Veolia Water Technologies says the firm's organic coagulant has helped to optimise the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) at a large scale pet food production...
Turning sewage sludge into activated carbon
A new and apparently sustainable process turns sewage sludge into activated carbon. The work was completed by a group at the University of...
Novel biomembranes project receives €3m Pathfinder grant
A project aiming to develop a novel bioinspired membrane to selectively extract compounds from water has won a €3m grant from the European Innovation...
Biohybrid alchemy: Transforming wastewater contaminants into chemicals
Researchers have proposed a novel method for transforming wastewater contaminants into valuable chemicals using sunlight, offering an avenue for sustainable and circular chemical...
3D-printed concrete yields carbon savings
Sustainable building materials and construction solutions business Tarmac has teamed up with Finnish technology company Hyperion Robotics to bring structural 3d-printed concrete to the...
Will economics drive a paradigm shift in ballast water management?
(Words by ballast water treatment firm Optimarin)
The ‘polluter pays’ principle is starting to hit shipowners where it hurts - in the pocket - when...
