The third in the Water Innovation Cross-Sector Challenge series of webinars which takes place tomorrow from 10-11:30am will explore how cross-sector collaboration can reduce pollution at source.
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have designed a novel sustainable hydrogel to remove microplastics from water - the material has a unique intertwined polymer network that can bind the contaminants and degrade them using UV light irradiation.
A collaborative technical focus group has been set up by British Water to find new ways to reduce levels of micropollutants in wastewater.
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has awarded £6 million to investigate the effects that potentially hazardous chemicals used by humans are having on UK habitats and wildlife.
James Sumsion, CEO of predictive water intelligence specialists Kohtari, says the water sector needs to take a giant leap forward, so that it can anticipate and act upon water quality issues - rather than merely react.
Ray Moulds, Sales Director at Flood Control International, takes a look at how automated sliding floodgates are supporting secondary containment at water and sewerage company sites.
With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over. Speaking in the House of Commons on 21 July 2025, then environment secretary Steve Reed said, “This Government will cut water companies’ sewage pollution in half by the end of the decade.”
ERG, the leading supplier of odour control systems and industrial gas cleaning & thermal systems, has been awarded the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise.