Using filter cartridges to achieve low turbidity drinking water
Amazon Filters has published an application study that describes how two major municipal water suppliers are using its SupaSpun II R31 filtration cartridges to mitigate the risk of boreholes delivering drinking water with high turbidity
Monitoring for Malaysia master plan
The large-scale River of Life project in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, aims to reduce the number of small treatment plants
First WRAS ‘certified’ submersible level sensor
Instrumentation firm VEGA Controls has announced an apparent first for the water sector - the first ever WRAS approval of a submersible pressure...
Real-time monitoring improves UV disinfection performance
Chemical-free UV disinfection expert atg Technology is using real-time monitoring of organic contaminants to improve the performance of disinfection.
The effectiveness of a UV disinfection...
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 .
Compact and reliable turbidity measurement
Measurement and sensor firm Exner is launching a compact measuring device for reliable and economical turbidity measurement .
Utility trials smart analytics to find leaks
Yorkshire Water has become the first major water and sewage company in the UK to trial smart analytics to find leaks in its network, according to a recent announcement .
Microplastic pollution widespread in UK’s lakes and rivers, says new research
New research by Bangor University and Friends of the Earth has found microplastic pollution in some of Britain’s most iconic and remote rivers and lakes .
Extolling the virtues of bespoke water quality measurement
Bespoke water quality measurement systems can address highly specific requirements. Water-quality instrumentation manufacturer Pollution and Process Monitoring (PPM) says it has a customer base...
Utility renews subscription to water catchment management geospatial portal
Rezatec, a provider of geospatial data analytics to the infrastructure, forestry and agribusiness sectors, has renewed its annual supply contract with Bristol Water to...
How dangerous is microplastic?
An interview with Dr. Natalia Ivleva, Chair of Analytical Chemistry and Water Chemistry at the Technical University of Munich, discusses her research into the...
River conservation is ‘blind’ without high-resolution monitoring
Scientists from the University of Portsmouth have been investigating nutrient concentrations in the Upper River Itchen, in Hampshire, UK, on behalf of Salmon &...
New nitrate monitor lowers costs, says firm
Responding to global demand for improved monitoring of nitrate in freshwater, OTT HydroMet has launched a new optical nitrate sensor, the OTT ecoN. “This...
Firm launches “worlds quickest” on-site Legionella test
Water treatment equipment supplier Clearwater Technology has announced the launch of HC Rapid25, an on-site Legionella testing device that the firm says will detect...
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
Rapid bacterial detection system combines sound and light
The WaterSpry project is the latest to suggest itself as a contender in the quest for portable and high performance devices that can detect bacteria in 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...
SWIG presentation at WWEM: Discharge monitoring and extracting value from data
The Sensors for Water Interest Group (SWIG) will be presenting an event at the forthcoming WWEM show (Telford, 21-22 November) called "Industrial Discharge Monitoring...
Anglian Water awards first AMP7 leakage framework
Anglian Water has awarded one of the first framework contracts of AMP7 to leak detection specialist Primayer. The £40 million agreement for leak detection...
WWEM 2018 publishes speaker line-up
A seemingly impressive list of speakers has been published on the Conference section of the WWEM 2018 website, featuring major water utilities, technology innovators,...
