Achieving laboratory precision in Portable Turbidity Measurement
Navigating the nuances of turbidity measurement in water quality assessment presents challenges, often due to inaccuracies caused by stray light, intricate handling, and time-consuming calibration processes. Addressing these concerns, Lovibond® introduces the TB350, a...
Is Artificial Intelligence the future for water infrastructure optimisation?
Kevin Sheeran, Technical Specialist, Suez Aqua Enviro, investigates how wastewater utilities can make best use of AI.
Artificial intelligence (AI) will become ubiquitous in our daily lives, powering services from digital assistants to personalised content...
Breaking down information silos in water and wastewater
What are information silos and why do they affect water/wastewater so much? Tim Harrison of SolutionsPT investigates.
An information silo occurs when you have two (or more) different systems running side by side that relate...
Could access to nitrate isotope analysis transform the UK water utilities sector?
By Dr Calum Preece, Environmental product manager, Elementar UK.
The UK government’s environmental policy saw an ambitious overhaul in 2023 with the introduction of the Environmental Improvement Plan, which sets binding targets for a variety...
SEEPEX innovative pump solutions power sustainable sludge treatment at Thames Water
Thames Water owns and operates Basingstoke Sewage Treatment Works. This regional sludge treatment centre processes sludge from various locations in either liquid or cake form.
The Basingstoke Sludge Treatment Centre (STC) houses advanced facilities, including...
Cutting operating expenses with Sulzer HST Turbocompressors™
High speed turbocompressors help one of Sulzer’s customers reduce energy, maintenance costs and improve performance
Built nearly a century ago, a Wastewater Treatment Works (WWTW) located in a major city in the North of the...
Durham wastewater treatment works upgrade in full flow
A £6.4 million scheme is underway to extend and upgrade Northumbrian Water’s wastewater treatment works in Kelloe, County Durham.
This WINEP (Water Industry National Environment Programme) scheme will improve the performance of the treatment works...
Rethinking wastewater treatment
Water companies in England have announced an extra £10 billion over the next seven years to curb sewage spills, increasing water scarcity and increased pressure to comply with stringent environmental regulation. Against this backdrop,...
In-Line pH Balancing For Concrete Washout Water!
Designed and Manufactured by Smart Storm, The NeutraliZer™ is a wholly unique, mobile, in-line treatment plant, that uses CO2 to continuously neutralise high alkaline concrete washout water, this equipment is unlike any other product...
Emerging micropollution solutions will help tackle contaminants
Multiple solutions to the challenge on emerging contaminants were under discussion at British Water’s recent micropollutants conference. Here, Dr Fabio Bacci, innovation manager at engineering company Glan Agua, reflects on key learnings, and makes...