Keeping track of microplastic
Microplastics seem an ever-increasing blight in waterways, but methods to measure them are evolving, and experts believe no single technology will fill this gap
Continuous pH monitoring with low sample consumption
Instrumentation firm Horiba has introduced the UP-100, a micro-volume in-line pH monitor
What is the potential scope for real-time control in the UK water industry?
By Andrew Thornton, Head of Project Development (Northern Europe) with water quality expert and equipment manufacturer Hach.
With the soaring cost of energy and chemicals...
Ultrasonic flow measurement drives efficiency improvements at Five Fords WwTW
Engineers working on a project in North Wales have employed novel techniques to improve wastewater treatment efficiency, reportedly at a fraction of the cost...
Monitoring technology guide launched by British Water
A live guide to drinking water and wastewater monitoring technology and services has been launched by industry trade association British Water. The web-based document...
Whose pollution is it anyway? Project will use bacteriophages to point the finger
An ambitious interdisciplinary project is aiming to develop and test a first-of-its-kind tool which can trace the sources of pollution in UK water bodies....
Sponsored content: MCERTS expertise provides watertight handling of storm overflows
The new Asset Management Period (AMP) in the UK water industry introduces a requirement to monitor any spills going into a storm tank – regularly referred to by those working in the sector as UMON3.
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...
New approach offers single-step treatment for arsenic decontamination
Researchers identify specific catalysts to clean and improve water quality for millions of people
A team of researchers from Imperial College London has been working...
Utility engagement sought on real-time water monitoring
British Water is calling on water companies to share their real-time monitoring needs with a new focus group in preparation for the next five-year...
Sondes stability boost
Water monitoring specialist In-Situ is offering a new line of fluorometers compatible with its Aqua Troll 500 and Aqua Troll 600 multiparameter Sondes
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,...
Groundwater sampling system goes for accuracy at reasonable cost
For an efficient and highly accurate way to sample groundwater, QED Environmental Systems is now offering the award-winning Snap Sampler® range, developed by US...
Climate trends in river flow revealed by global dataset
Important new data about river flow is now available from the Reference Observatory of Basins for International hydrological climate change detection (ROBIN) dataset, announced...
Report is most comprehensive to date on challenges and solutions to the phosphorus crisis
Skyrocketing fertilizer prices in recent months highlight importance of challenges outlined in new report
Phosphorus is an essential but often overlooked resource, which is...
Using IR to measure TOC
Instrumentation firm Edinburgh Sensors offers some thoughts on the measurement of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) as a means of assessing water quality, and in...
Biodegradable quick test reveals blue-green algae toxins in swimming water
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and the University of Turku have developed an easy-to-use and affordable blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) test. The testing device...
Can better monitoring and testing help to tackle nitrogen pollution?
By Dr Calum Preece
Improving the monitoring and mitigation of major pollution trends is one of the most important areas of environmental research. It is...
It’s “an exciting time” for sensors in the water industry, says Alison Fergusson...
Ofwat associate director Alison Fergusson says that it’s “an exciting time” for the roll-out of sensors in the water industry. Sensing technologies are set...
Cost-effective biosensor for cryptosporidium?
A biosensor developed at the University of British Columbia's (UBC) Okanagan campus is claimed to offer a novel and low-cost technique to quickly and accurately detect cryptosporidium contamination in water samples .
