Innovation in ceramics for ADCP transducers
Ceramics specialist Morgan Advanced Materials says it now has the capability to design and manufacture components for use in ultrasonic Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers...
Australian water quality centre validates automated vs manual colony counting
Automated microbiological systems manufacturer Synbiosis says that a paper published in the peer-reviewed journal Methods X details how scientists at the Australian Water Quality...
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...
Sensor cuts cost of dissolved oxygen measurement
Problems associated with traditional dissolved oxygen sensing systems can now be eliminated using ABB’s new optical dissolved oxygen sensing system, according to the firm.
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Rio water pollution levels even worse than previously thought, says report
The latest round of tests on the waters around Rio de Janeiro reveal it is even more extensively contaminated than had been supposed, adding...
Small crustaceans offer better ways of detecting pollutants in water, says study
If only slightly toxic concentrations of pollutants in water are to be detected, the growth and swimming behavior of small crustaceans, mini-snails and copepods...
The carbon conundrum
Envirotec takes a look at the methods available for measuring organic loading in a body of water, and things to consider when selecting an...
Advanced Rio lab warns of Olympic water quality danger
Recent press coverage highlighting fears that sewage contamination will present dangers to participants in the 2016 Rio Olympics has been followed up by more...
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...
Fast TOC gets faster
ENHANCEMENTS have been made to GE Analytical Instruments' Sievers InnovOx Total Organic Carbon (TOC) analyser, a tool intended to help companies monitor, measure and...
Modular controller simplifies water treatment in cooling towers
The use of cooling towers is widespread across many industries and the water treatment process within these systems performs a crucial role which needs...
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...
Database promises to speed water screening
A public database developed by German water screening specialists promises to make it easier and faster for screening laboratories to identify unknown molecules in...
Using biodiversity to identify sediment pollution in rivers
A collaborative research project led by the University of Brighton’s Aquatic Research Centre has developed a new technique to help protect the biodiversity of...
Vision technology measures water quality from space
An international team of researchers has demonstrated a way to assess the quality of water on Earth from space by using satellite technology that...
Technological breakthroughs driving growth in water quality monitoring
Developments in solid-state electronics and small high-powered light sources (like the LEDs in this image) have supported rapid progress with optical sensor technology during...
HWM launches GPRS Pressure Transient Logger
New unit offers cost-effective data transmission and prolonged battery life.
Water and asset monitoring specialist HWM has added GPRS data transmission to its pressure transient...
EU project boosts real-time monitoring of chemical pollutants in water
Even low levels of pollutants like pharmaceuticals can pose a significant threat to marine wildlife, so there is much to gain from their detection...
Canal monitoring marks IoT first
SMART water systems start-up Aquamatix appears to be one of the first off the mark with a commercial application of the 'internet of things'...
Services help the EA stay mobile
THE Environment Agency (EA) claims to be taking huge strides forward in mobile working with the help of Peak-Ryzex mobile managed services (MMS). The...
