Managing information flow
Lillestrom in southeast Norway. An AI analytics platform has had a transformational impact on water management in a Norwegian municipality, writes Marco Westergren, chief analytics officer at...
View ArticleRevolutionizing environmental monitoring with photonics
This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with Hamamatsu. In a world grappling with unprecedented environmental challenges, cutting-edge technology is reshaping the way we...
View ArticleMeasuring potable water quality: Why one size does not fit all
A wide variety of factors can affect the quality of potable water during treatment, ranging from the characteristics of the source water to factors such as the chemicals used to treat it and the...
View ArticleWater flow monitor fills technology gap
NivuFlow Stick instruments are now employed by the majority of the Agency’s 23 hydrometry teams, and routinely used in the training of new recruits. The instrumentation company Nivus has developed a...
View ArticleMine water treatment relies on borehole loggers
The Force Cragg former metal mine in the Lake District. For the last nine years, Severn Trent Services, has managed a contract for mine water treatment across the Coal Authority estate, including 73...
View ArticleKatronic KATflow 150 achieves MCERTS approval
This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with Katronic. Katronic’s KATflow 150 Advanced clamp-on flowmeter has gained approval through the UK Environment Agency’s MCERTS scheme...
View ArticleTrade effluent monitoring in Essex
This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with Pollution & Process Monitoring (PPM). Pollution & Process Monitoring (PPM) has engineered a bespoke analytical water...
View ArticleNavigating Europe’s restriction on microplastics
Legislators in Europe seem to be keeping a closer eye on microplastics, with the introduction of European Union (EU) Regulation 2023/2055 in September being a recent milestone. HingWo Tsang, a...
View ArticleFirst Scotland-wide drugs and microplastics test of rivers launched
The River Dee (image credit: The James Hutton Institute). Environmental scientists at The James Hutton Institute have launched the first nation-wide drug and microplastics test on Scotland’s rivers to...
View ArticleUpdate gives insights into non-acoustic leak technologies
Technology company Ovarro has partnered with UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) to update the sector on advancements in non-acoustic leak detection techniques. The update provides an overview of the...
View ArticleNew approach to monitoring freshwater quality can identify sources of...
Yu Huang sampling for freshwater health analysis in Brighton (image credit: Jeremy Fonvielle/ University of Cambridge). The source of pollutants in rivers and freshwater lakes can now be identified...
View ArticleUK’s first battery-powered EDM monitor to gain MCERTS certification
The parts can operate from a battery power supply, a capability said to separate them from the EDM pack. The LIDoTT®, a multi-sensor monitoring system designed and developed by wastewater monitoring...
View ArticleGroup fine-tunes portable sensor for detecting water-borne PFAS below EU...
The sensor can be used for on-site analysis. A startup developing specialized biosensors, Grapheal, and the EDYTEM laboratory*, have announced the fine-tuning of a portable device for monitoring...
View ArticleFlowmeter testing on a pipeline
The water transmission pipe. This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with iCenta Controls. Instrument specialist iCenta Controls details a demonstration of its Metri Pro-Lite...
View ArticleFlood risk proven by groundwater monitor
The OTT ecoLog 1000 water level logger in situ. West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) in the UK recently refused a planning application on the grounds of flood risk. The proposed development...
View ArticleEndotoxin detection technology drastically cuts time for assessing water...
An important advance is claimed for a technology that allows water quality to be assessed in a matter of minutes. The new Bacterisk technology was developed by Molendotech (https://molendotech.com/),...
View ArticleUSVs set to collect water pollution data in SW England pilot
MSeis USV on the River Dart (image credit: Daniel Rasmussen, HydroSurv). A consortium of British marine technology companies has secured Innovate UK funding to deploy non-invasive Uncrewed Surface...
View ArticleWater quality in international spotlight at Aberdeen event
Experts in water quality from 17 different countries will be descending on Aberdeen next week for a three-day international workshop. The event, being co-led by and held at The James Hutton Institute,...
View ArticleContinuous metals monitor reveals environmental improvement opportunities
The transportable monitoring equipment. A new continuous metals monitoring technology was recently trialled at a river by a Talc production plant in central Finland. The trial was conducted to assess...
View ArticleWater quality monitoring project wins water industry award
A continuous water quality monitoring project has been the the winner in the ‘Pollution Mitigation Initiative of the Year’ category at the Water Industry Awards. Working in partnership with Meteor...
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