An accidental life: Serendipity and synthetic biology yield novel sensor
Combining synthetic biology with materials innovation, a bioelectronic sensor demonstrates the possibilities of using specially engineered bacteria to provide real-time sensing of chemical pollutants. Importantly, the microbes are encapsulated to avoid their release.
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 to support the creation of inland swimming hotspots in the East of England
Plans to attain bathing water designation at three sites across the East of England are to be supported by a new package of work...
A DNA “receipt book”?
Genetic techniques like CRISPR are being used to engineer cells to behave like living biosensors, capable of providing an unprecedented window into the behaviour of cells and, as such, to help with keeping track of changes in environments such as ponds and wastewater facilities.
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...
Uncrewed vessel returns from volcano caldera survey in Tonga loaded with ‘astounding’ data
A plethora of data and imagery obtained using an Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) is filling important gaps in scientists' understanding of the HungaTonga Hunga-Ha'apai...
Webinar series explores getting the most from TOC water analysis
Total organic carbon (TOC) analysis is quickly emerging as one of the most essential tools available for assessing water and soil samples, as it...
Advanced water quality monitor installed in the Serpentine
Looking to find ways to keep improving water quality, the managers of the Royal Parks have installed a continuous water quality monitor; an ESNET...
IoT sensors monitor sewage
Better protection of sewage infrastructure is the intended result of recent investment in Scottish Water's intelligent asset base, according to the utility.
The taming of the stew
Following a high market demand for OMEX Environmental to supply a product that would help overcome all issues associated with traditional hydrogen sulphide deterrents, but also provide an effective solution for the hydrogen sulphide as a problem itself, the firm launched the Active Fe range.
Real-time water-quality monitoring probe wins Queen’s Award
A water monitoring system that remotely measures the quality of water in rivers, lakes and reservoirs, has resulted in a Queens Award for Enterprise...
Tool to help understand the environmental effects of human medicines in Scotland
A new data visualisation tool aims to help researchers better understand the effects medicines have on Scotland’s environment. It has been launched by the...
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...
IoT satellite-based LoRa program and white paper launch
Mobile satellite services provider EchoStar Mobile has launched an early adopter program for pan-European satellite-based LoRa® Internet of Things (IoT) services and a white...
River level monitoring lowers bridge scour risk
Engineers at Transport Scotland have investigated the potential for water level monitoring systems to help mitigate risks where transport infrastructure interacts with moving water....
Radar boosts flood analysis in Rwanda
Hydrology monitoring expert Geolux has provided technology being used to monitor the flow of mountain rivers in Rwanda - frequently a source of flooding that has in recent years devastated the region.
Global appraisal
A new study looking at the presence of pharmaceuticals in the world's rivers has found concentrations at potentially toxic levels in more than a quarter of the locations studied.
Contaminant cornucopia
Monitoring projects that collect and analyze urban runoff samples have just begun to characterize the dizzying array of contaminants, including tire- and vehicle-derived chemicals, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), phosphorous, metals and many others, according to the American Chemical Society.
Spotting problems
A report on river quality, published by the UK Environmental Audit Committee (EAC), in January, revealed damning evidence of river pollution in England, and called for improvements in the monitoring of waterways for contamination from sewage outflows and other pollution sources
Longstanding peroxide-from-water conundrum succumbs to study
An investigation by KAUST researchers appears to set the record straight on the formation of hydrogen peroxide in micrometre-sized water droplets, or microdroplets, and...
