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...
Poisonous legacy
Arsenic in wells in Connecticut may be a legacy of past pesticide use on orchards, illustrating the extent to which toxic substances can linger in the ecosystem decades after they were first used.
Narrow-beam-width level sensor is simple to install
Presenting itself as a leader in hydrology and meteorology, Geolux has launched a new and improved version of contactless radar for measuring water level.
A tale of two flowmeters
Instrumentation firm Pulsar Measurement offers a few thoughts on Doppler vs transit-time flowmeters, and the situations to which each is best suited.
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,...
Septic system waste pervasive throughout Florida’s Indian River lagoon
Study finds even ‘properly functioning’ septic systems contaminate groundwater and surface water, as a group from Florida Atlantic University explains.
For more than a decade,...
New AI-driven tools for environmental intelligence
A new suite of environmental intelligence software from IBM leverages AI to help organizations prepare for and respond to weather and climate risks that...
Instrument-lite assay
A technique has been demonstrated that allows users with camera phones to track the health of aquatic microorganisms, seemingly allowing water quality to be appraised within minutes.
The rise of smart water
It's a multi-billion-dollar (per annum) market, explains Dr Mikael Khan, business development manager with consultancy firm Aqua Enviro.
Registration opens for ‘virtual’ WWEM and AQE 2021
Long-established fixtures on the environmental monitoring calendar, both AQE (Air Quality & Emissions) and WWEM (Water Wastewater & Environmental Monitoring) events will take place...
£2 million contract for final effluent monitoring in Scotland
Meteor Communications has been awarded a multi-year shared framework agreement by Scottish Water for the provision of multi-parameter wastewater quality final effluent monitoring. The...
Pulling water out of the air: Tel Aviv study yields potability suprise
In a seemingly first-of-its-kind study, researchers found that water generated from the air in the heart of an urban area, the city of Tel...
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...
Mobile technology firm launches IoT offering for the water industry
Mobile technology firm Vodafone has launched a new IoT-based product "to help water companies improve monitoring and detection systems, increase efficiency, reduce wastage, and...
Big data.. Opportunity or needless complexity?
Water security can be defined as the availability of a sufficient quantity and quality of water to sustain livelihoods, health, socio-economic development and ecosystems. Water managers need timely access to reliable, insightful, defensible data, but with the volume and speed of data now available, will existing data infrastructure be able to cope?
Sponsored content: Data loggers aid wastewater sampling compliance
At 600 sites across the South West of England, wastewater samples are collected, transported, stored and analysed with the help of robust and easy-to-use Tinytag temperature data loggers.
Sponsored content: Chelsea Technologies embarks on research partnership with ground-breaking transatlantic research project
Environmental sensing developer Chelsea has been selected as a research partner to an international effort led by marine research organization Promare. Chelsea has deployed...
