UK Government publishes interim water sector reform findings
Interim report sets out scale of change needed to reform water sector, ahead of its final report this summer (in the United Kingdom).
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What we can learn from the EU’s Critical Infrastructure Regulations
Australia’s water industry can enhance critical infrastructure risk management by learning from Europe’s integrated resilience strategies. James Boddam-Whetham, the General Manager of Noggin, a Motorola Solutions company, has thoughts on how Australia’s water industry could progress.
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Antibiotic resistance could be predicted by AI
An AI model trained on large amounts of genetic data can predict whether bacteria will become antibiotic-resistant. The new study shows that antibiotic resistance is more easily transmitted between genetically similar bacteria and mainly occurs in wastewater treatment plants and the human body.
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Advancing sustainable water management with wastewater reuse
With global water scarcity on the rise—impacting 38 per cent of Europe’s population in 2019 alone—a novel approach is emerging to reuse wastewater and turn it into a valuable resource.
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PFAS filter breakthrough unveiled
Researchers create an innovative material to remove dangerous PFAS from drinking water, addressing persistent contamination.
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New wastewater treatment to target PFAS in global water supplies
A new wastewater treatment method could be bubbling away PFAS and other forever chemicals for the benefit of society at large. Researchers at Oxford Brookes University have pioneered a groundbreaking method to tackle one of the world’s most persistent environmental threats.
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Efficiencies could reduce global water scarcity by half
Global water scarcity, a result of both quantity and quality change, challenges the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. An international team of researchers developed a novel modeling approach to identify cost-effective combinations of water management, promising a substantial reduction in future water scarcity.
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Rising temperatures may impact groundwater quality
Laser immersion probe for water and wastewater monitoring
A new laser-based immersion probe could allow continuous inline monitoring of water treatment processes in wastewater treatment plants. The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in Aachen is testing it as part of BMBF and EU-funded projects with industrial partners and users.
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Fewer microplastics in the ocean through plants? Yes please!
A new study has found that a newly developed plant-based plastic material releases nine times fewer microplastics than conventional plastic when exposed to sunlight and seawater.
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