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UNIVERSITY OF BATH LOGOUniversity of Bath researchers have developed a renewable membrane to capture toxic PFOA pollutants, paving the way for scalable, sustainable water treatment technologies.

Published in Technology Focus

SEVERN TRENT LOGOSevern Trent has awarded an AMP8 contract for PFAS catchment investigations with an estimated value of £800,000 (excluding VAT).

Published in Contract News

CONTAMINANTS  COLLABORATIVE SOURCE CONTROL WEBINARSThe 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.

HUBER Q TREATMENT ARTICLEWith the need to find more water resources and improve wastewater treatment to strengthen the resilience of the UK’s water and wastewater infrastructure firmly at the top of the water sector agenda, quaternary treatment looks set to play a key role in the toolkit.

Published in Technology Focus

EUROPEAN COMMISSION STUDY JAN 2026 COSTS OF PFAS POLLUTION TO SOCIETYThe General Court of the European Union has decided to dismiss as inadmissible the lawsuits brought by pharmaceutical and cosmetics companies and associations against the provisions on extended producer responsibility (EPR) in the recast Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD).

JERSEY WATER PFAS POSITIONJersey Water has welcomed the clarity of the Government of Jersey’s proposed regulation for a new PFAS standard - but says delivering a permanent treatment solution will be a multi-year process.

Published in Water Issues

ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON STATE OF THE THAMES REPORT JAN 2026A new report from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) says that the River Thames – a river that was once declared ‘biologically dead’ - is ringing in 2026 with a new lease of life - although experts warn that rising water temperatures and pollution are threatening the hard-won resurrection.

AXNANO COLLAGE WATER TREATMENT GENERICAmerican investors are increasingly circling one of the most expensive and unresolved environmental liabilities in the United States: PFAS contamination.

Published in Technology Focus

HOUSE OF COMMONS BIG BENThe Government has today launched a new plan to better protect the nation and the environment from harmful per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – commonly known as ‘forever chemicals.’‘

HOUSE OF COMMONS COMMITTEE ROOMThe House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee will hear evidence on Wednesday 4 February from the Minister for Water, and environmental and health and safety regulators, in the final session of its inquiry into addressing the risks from Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS).

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