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Experts meet in Mozambique to improve resilience against tropical cyclones
Tropical Cyclone Idai caused catastrophic damage and a humanitarian crisis in Mozambique (image credit: bpcreativedesign / Shutterstock.com). Researchers from the University of Bristol and across the...
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Solar-powered system gives efficiency boost to desalination
Mock-up of solar evaporation system, connected to temperature and humidity detection system, with a brine water injection system and a purified water collection system (image credit: University of...
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Spray lining first for Scottish Water boosts chamber integrity
Before (left) and after (right) images of the chambers at Lower Largo (image credit: Lanes Group). Wastewater maintenance and repair specialist Lanes Group has carried out the first spray lining...
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Flooding programmes deliver big results, says the Environment Agency
Repurposed military drone from ISS Aerospace, equipped with ground penetrating radar to remotely record groundwater tables (Project Groundwater Buckinghamshire) The Environment Agency has published its...
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Closing Pandora’s box: A new book explores the science of sewage
(Above) Interior of Crossness Pumping station, built in 1865 at one of two main sewer outfalls in London (image credit: Peter Scrimshaw, CC BY-SA 4.0 license). Sewage: It’s a subject whose complexities...
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Preventative pump maintenance reduces downtime and risk
Image credit: Xylem Now that industrial companies face being hit with unlimited fines for pollution incidents, outsourcing pump maintenance to specialist contractors can provide security and peace of...
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Pathogens which cling to microplastics may survive wastewater treatment
Wastewater handling in the lab (image credit: Ingun Lund Witsø, CC-BY 4.0 license). Wastewater treatment fails to kill several human pathogens when they hide out on microplastics in the water, reports...
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Small and smart actuator gets explosion-proof rating
Electric actuator manufacturer AUMA has added an explosion-proof version to its successful PROFOX actuator series. “The new PROFOX-X actuators expand all the benefits of our small and smart PROFOX...
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Pioneering 3D printing project shares successes
A 3D concrete printing hub opened at United Utilities’ Wigan Wastewater Treatment Works in June 2024. Leaders of a pioneering project to develop 3D printed infrastructure and components for the water...
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Reforms to flood funding and investment to protect farming communities
The UK government says it is bolstering England’s resilience to flooding through additional financial support to farmers and rural communities, as well as refreshing its approach to delivering funding...
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Pumps bolster Rotherham flood resilience
The centre of the town of Rotherham in South Yorkshire suffered significant flooding following extreme rainfall in June 2007 and November 2019, affecting hundreds of homes and businesses, writes Helen...
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Transformed leakage technology can tackle resource challenge
There has been a transformation in leakage technology over the past five years, with new systems now available that improve performance, keeping more water in supply, writes Roland Leslie, Ovarro’s UK...
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70% of ocean microplastics are the type found in clothes, textiles and...
Ocean microplastic concentrations from water samples captured by sailors during The Ocean Race 2022-23 Three of the world’s top five hotspots for marine microplastic pollution are in Europe, according...
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A new polypropylene ball float valve, the PolyPro 015
This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with PVL. PVL introduce to the market the new PolyPro 015 Ball Float Valve (½”) – an innovative and cost-effective solution for tank and...
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Jessica Middlemiss hired to help deliver cutting-edge technology
This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with PurAffinity. Puraffinity, which develops precision technologies to remove toxic “forever chemicals” perfluoroalkyl and...
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FOG recovery innovator wins drainage innovation award
Green technology company, Eco Clarity, has been recognised for its groundbreaking FOG (fat, oil and grease) management solution by scooping the prestigious innovation award at the National Drainage...
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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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