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Water parasite outbreak in Devon among topics discussed at water quality...
Initial lessons learned from this year’s Devon Cryptosporidium outbreak have been shared as part of a new conference for environmental health professionals. The Chartered Institute of Environmental...
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Phosphorus project finds alternatives to chemical treatment
Findings were shared by speakers at United Utilities’ ALT-P project day on 17 September 2024. A major collaborative study into alternative approaches to phosphorus removal at rural wastewater treatment...
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Quharity Burn returned to natural state to boost biodiversity and flood...
A 500-metre stretch of the Quharity Burn has been restored to return the river to its historical course using nature-based solutions implemented on the Kinnordy Estate near Angus. Funded by...
View ArticleWork concludes on AI-powered flood risk digital twin prototype
QuantCube Technology and French space agency, CNES, have announced the successful delivery of a flood warning and risk mapping prototype, the SCO FloodDAM Digital Twin. The prototype, which can...
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Scottish Water served £6,000 civil penalty for polluting Dunfermline burn
Scottish Water has been served a civil penalty of £6,000 by Scotland’s environmental regulator for breaching a condition of their licence after a discharge of untreated sewage caused pollution of the...
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Government watchdog identifies failure of regulators to comply with...
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has issued separate decision notices to Defra, the EA, and Ofwat for failures to comply with environmental law in respect of untreated sewage discharges,...
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Scottish Water overflow map goes live
The Water of Leith in Edinburgh: One of many water bodies where there are overflows and where a monitor will supply relevant data. Scottish Water’s first online overflow map, showing near real-time...
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New paper examines the elusive nature of liquid brines on Mars
Vincent Chevrier of the University of Arkansas (image credit: Russell Cothren). Determining the conditions in which brines are stable could be key to better understanding the climate and potential...
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Water quality in Malawi threatened by use of pit-latrines
Pit-latrines are being promoted in Malawi as the most accessible form of sanitation. New research carried out by the James Hutton Institute in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde,...
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Next generation flow measurement drives sustainable water management
The AquaMaster in situ. Sustainability is a huge concern for organizations tasked with providing people with fresh water. Almost two thirds of the world’s population already experience severe water...
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