Adsorbable organically bound halogens analysis as per new DIN 38409-59
DIN has published method 38409-59 describing the determination of adsorbable organically bound halogens by combustion ion chromatography (CIC) in different water samples. AOX and AOF analysis according to the new standard is performed in...
Advanced course on biological wastewater treatment
The University of Aberdeen is delighted to offer an IChemE Approved online CPD Course, Biological Wastewater Treatment and Anaerobic Digestion: Theory, Design and Practice, which is aimed at professionals and PhD students working in...
A perfect storm: Responding to new legislative pressures around storm overflows
Nick Barker, of Weightmans law firm, explains what the major new legislation means for water companies, the imperative of ensuring regulatory compliance in the short term, and steps that can be taken to do...
‘End of pipe’ solutions aren’t the only answer to our water crises
A more integrated approach is needed with upstream source control to supplement the current drive for end of pipe solutions in sewage management, says Peter Matthews of The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators.
Those of...
Can AI and the digital twin methodology unlock your assets’ operational performance?
Bretton Davis, Senior Digital Consultant, Arup, explains how utilities can truly unlock their data potential.
Throughout the water cycle, our industry has a robust history of collecting operational asset data. Where it matters, we are...
New water treatments works opens for sustainable reservoir use
More than 1,400 households in West Cumbria are the first to receive their water from a brand new £300m pipeline and treatment works.
Since 2015, United Utilities has been constructing a 100km pipeline to provide...
Wessex Water has proven that a nature-based alternative to chemical dosing reduces phosphorus in...
Constructed wetlands could successfully deliver a natural alternative to chemically treating wastewater before it is returned to the environment, according to the pioneering project by Wessex Water.
The company’s unique 0.8 hectare wetland site at...
Severn Trent choose te-ionTM Advanced Oxidation to reduce sludge bulking
Severn Trent has awarded Te-Tech a contract to install te-ionTM at its Chipping Campden wastewater treatment works. Like many activated sludge plants, Chipping Campden suffers from severe sludge bulking, that is poor sludge settleability...
Metrohm releases OMNIS Client/Server
The laboratory data management platform for safe and efficient collaboration
Metrohm is pleased to announce that the company has released OMNIS Client/Server, the networkable version of the company’s flagship software. OMNIS Client/Server enables companies to...
Women in Water: How apprenticeships can help to build a rewarding career
In the 2019 Women in Water Utilities, Breaking Barriers study, led by The World Bank’s Water Global Practice, it was reported that less than one in five workers in the water sector are women. In this...