By Mike St. Germain, Customer and Market Insights Lead: Industrial Sector at Watson-Marlow Water and wastewater treatment plants are facing growing pressure to do more with less. Staffing shortages, rising operating costs and tightening environmental regulations are forcing operators to...

New infrastructure has been introduced at Over Kellet and Nether Kellet Wastewater Treatment Works, including new chemical dosing equipment. The investment at the United Utilities sites, north of Lancaster, will reduce the phosphorus levels of effluent water and improve the...

From power generation to wastewater treatment, when it comes to the handling of chemicals – including the most aggressive fluids – operators must make a number of vital considerations during pump selection to ensure components are compatible with the...

By Hansani Wahalathanthrige and Ian Williams, University of Southampton. Bioaugmentation in wastewater treatment is the targeted introduction of pollutantdegrading or functionally specialised microbes into wastewater systems to increase removal rates, restore failing biological processes, or add capabilities that the native...

Chemical dosing may only be one part of a water treatment installation, but its performance has consequences in so many areas, particularly water quality, chemical use, compliance and asset reliability. At Liquid Metering Instruments (LMI), we provide a dosing...

Excess phosphorus is one of the biggest causes of water quality problems. Ever-tightening regulation in England and Wales is driving investment in AMP8. UK water companies currently spend in the region of £39 million a year on metal-based chemicals to remove phosphorous,...

Chemical dosing is critical for ensuring the safety and efficiency of water treatment processes. As the demand for sustainable, cost-effective solutions grows, water companies are increasingly seeking innovations that reduce complexity and improve operational efficiency. Among the most effective...

Chemidose Limited is a Chemical Dosing company that specialises in the design, manufacture, installation, testing and commissioning of Liquid and Gaseous Chemical Dosing systems for Water Treatment applications. The company began trading in 2004 and is now 21 years old,...

In chemical-handling applications, pump material selection can have a significant impact on the efficiency, performance and lifespan of equipment. In this article we explore materials used for common pump components and their suitability for dosing and transferring chemicals and abrasive...