Groundwater monitoring underpins management of the Great Fen
Securing a sustainable future for the Great Fen depends, in many respects, upon restoration derived from managing water levels. Wendy Strain from OTT...
User friendly and low cost data logger for water distribution networks
Now available from Bell Flow Systems, the MacR6 is said to be a user friendly, low cost solution for monitoring water consumption and pressure...
Utility chooses algae monitor
United Utilities has chosen Chelsea Technologies' ALGAE-Wader Pro and ALGAE-Station Pro systems to assist them in real time assessment of algae levels in the...
Product offers real-time digital monitoring, analysis and optimisation of water and wastewater treatment
Following a number of seemingly successful implementations on projects across Europe, Veolia Water Technologies UK has introduced its AQUAVISTA™ Plant system, which is said...
The Importance of algal monitoring in finfish aquaculture
By Sam Kirby, Marine Sales Manager at instrumentation firm Chelsea Technologies Group.
An algal bloom is believed to have killed thousands of Atlantic salmon at...
The Ocean Race reports on microfibres in European seas
• Microfibres were found in every sample taken by sailors this summer
• The Baltic Sea had the highest levels of microplastics in Europe,...
Meter keeps things flowing
POWER stations are heavily regulated and one key measurement is the volume of water being used at any one time. This includes river water...
Anglian Water moves to measure THM in real time
An advanced precision analyser has dramatically reduced the time and complexity of measuring trihalomethane (THM) levels in drinking water at Anglian Water, says manufacturer...
High reproducibility for silica measurement
Exhibiting at the WWEM event, Swan Analytical Instruments has recently announced its AMI Silitrace Ultra, a unique product solution that seemingly embodies continuous reproducibility...
Keeping an eye on nutrient levels
The science behind nutrient pollution in rivers is still poorly understood. Nitrate and phosphate concentrations in the UK's rivers are still at mostly unacceptable levels, although there is also uncertainty about what constitutes an acceptable level
Using microorganisms to appraise water quality within minutes
Technology allows users with camera phones to track the health of aquatic microorganisms
Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) say they...
SCADA system offers open platform with minimal long-term costs
A firm specialising in data collection, control and optimisation solutions, Servelec Technologies, has recently secured a significant contract with UK water-only supplier Affinity Water,...
Full monitoring and control system in a box
Electrochemical sensor manufacturer ATi has launched SiteBox, said to offer a new and innovative approach to water quality monitoring. Described as a smart...
Sharp sensing from maintenance-free velocity sensor
Pulsar Process Measurement will be demonstrating its extensive level and flow measurement, pump control and sludge interface measurement product range at WWEM 2016. Visit...
Tackling leakage from all angles
Supply interruptions and water losses from leaks on transmission pipes and trunk mains can be some of the most challenging issues water utilities face given the large diameter of the pipes and the materials of which they are made
Firm announces total residual oxidant analyzer for low ppb chlorine concentration measurements in wastewater
Instrumentation firm Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a new Total Residual Oxidant (TRO) analyzer to address the needs of the wastewater industry. The latter...
First Scotland-wide drugs and microplastics test of rivers launched
Environmental scientists at The James Hutton Institute have launched the first nation-wide drug and microplastics test on Scotland’s rivers to help shed light on...
Flow switches protect pumps
Engineers responsible for municipal or industrial water storage, disinfection or effluent treatment systems will find the FlexSwitch® FLT93 flow switch from Fluid Components International...
Consultancy awarded the contract for COVID-19 school sewage surveillance
Aqua Enviro, a SUEZ company, is to be part of a consortium on an important new project, known as TERM*, that is looking for...
Pressure-based BOD measurement updated for labs and treatment plants
WATER analysis specialist Lovibond Tintometer has announced its latest instrument for BOD measurement for wastewater samples. Measurement employs the manometric method. Manometric respirometers relate...
