CIWEM urges action on PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in UK’s water systems
Following the launch of a Policy Position Statement (PPS), CIWEM, the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, has issued an urgent call...
New study shows Sudoc catalysts efficiently break down pharmaceuticals in polluted waters
Carnegie Mellon University scientists have found that Sudoc’s patented NewTAML catalysts and hydrogen peroxide effectively degrade several antibiotics and other drugs found in municipal...
Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence holds business showcase with Arup and Bruntwood SciTech in Birmingham Tech Week
Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME) has hosted a business showcase in collaboration with Arup and Bruntwood SciTech as part of Birmingham Tech Week...
Microplastics and PFAS – combined risk and greater environmental harm
The combined impact of so-called ‘forever chemicals’ is more harmful to the environment than single chemicals in isolation, a new study shows.
Researchers at the...
Clean up half-hearted approach to PFAS regulation to protect public health and our environment
As MP Munira Wilson reads her Private Members Bill on PFAS, we can now confidently say that health concerns surrounding these so-called ‘forever chemicals’...
BarhaleEnpure to deliver vital P-removal schemes near Barnsley and York
Yorkshire Water has appointed BarhaleEnpure JV to deliver two key projects as part of its £500M investment in phosphorus removal under the Water Industry...
Puraffinity appoints new Chief Technology Officer
Puraffinity, which develops precision technologies to remove toxic “forever chemicals” perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water, has appointed Jessica Middlemiss as Chief Technology...
Marsh Industries launches unique sequential batch reactor sewage treatment plant and phosphate reduction system
Marsh Industries has launched a unique sequential batch reactor (SBR) sewage treatment plant and phosphate reduction system, the Marsh Nutra-Lite and Marsh Phos-Lite.
When combined,...
Domestic action needed to get UK back on track as international nature leader at COP16
With the doors soon to open at COP16, nature groups are warning in a new progress tracker that inadequate action from the previous Government...
Micropollutant removal pilot plant will be first to pioneer new wastewater technology
Curio Group has relocated its UK headquarters to Cranfield University's campus to strengthen research into micropollutant removal from wastewater.
The UK’s first pilot plant aimed...
Scientists find chemical cocktail of micropollutants amplified the effect of algal toxins to cause mass fish mortality on the River Oder in Germany
Tonnes of dead fish, mussels and snails were seen floating on the River Oder (Germany) in early August 2022. It soon became clear what...
De Nora to launch line of optimized SORB FX vessels for PFAS removal
De Nora, an Italian multinational company listed on the Euronext Milan, specialized in sustainable electrochemical technologies and in the emerging green hydrogen industry, is...
Forever chemicals: Navigating the PFAS challenge in the UK water industry
The widespread use and persistence of PFAS present significant environmental and public health challenges globally. Here, Bill Atkinson, Chief Scientific Advisor, Adler and Allan,...
Young UK innovators awarded Stockholm Junior Water Prize for groundbreaking PFAS pollution reduction project
Christopher Whitfeld and Jonathan Zhao, both Year 12 students from Eton College, Berkshire, have been awarded the prestigious Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2024 (SJWP)...
40 tonnes of bee-harming neonics a year flow through Asia’s longest river
More than 40 tonnes of bee-harming neonicotinoid insecticides, known as neonics, have been estimated to be flowing through Asia’s longest river every year, according...
New state-of-the-art CTS chemistry laboratory opens in leicester
CTS recently opened its new state-of-the-art laboratory facilities.
Phil Marshall, CEO of Phenna Group, cut the ribbon in the opening ceremony, whose investment made...
Bluewater: New study spotlights over half of people globally don’t trust their tap water
A massive global study indicates 40 percent of people worldwide are falling out of love with tap water amid fears it is unsafe.
This...
Puraffinity appoints new CEO and secures £6.73 million investment
Puraffinity, a start-up developing precision technologies which remove toxic “forever chemicals” perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from water, has announced ambitious plans to scale,...
Overcoming chemical dosing challenges in wastewater treatment
Wastewater treatment providers are facing the challenge of effectively handling a variety of treatment chemicals, as well as external factors such as increasing demand...
Chemical spill in Walsall canal
The Environment Agency (EA) is working with other agencies across the West Midlands to treat a chemical spillage into a canal in Walsall.
The EA...
Health-threat ‘forever chemicals’ removed from water with 3D-printed ceramic ink
Engineers have invented a new way to remove health-harming ‘forever chemicals’ from water – using 3D printing.
Researchers at the University of Bath say their...
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