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Greece failing to meet EU framework for bodies of water
Recent research conducted by scientists at Thessaloniki University has revealed that none of the 15 large lakes in Greece can be considered healthy, Ansa Med have reported. The researchers have also expressed concerns over the level of cyanobacteria (blue algae) and dangerous cyanotoxins produces by the lakes, pointing to a lack of government attention as being a significant contributor. In accordance to European law, Greece is required to monitor the health of the lakes within the country. Howe...
Fears of shale gas pollution in the UK
Fears of shale gas pollution have been dismissed as 'extremely unlikely' in the UK, after local citizens expressed concern over two earthquakes that had been set off by fracking exploration, it has been reported by the Press Association. Fracking involves drilling deep in the earth (up to 20,000 ft) and high-pressure pumping a mix of water, proppants (such as sand) and chemicals (including highly carcinogenic benzene and formaldehyde) into the bore hole to ease the flow of gas for extraction. I...
AECOM Joint Venture Awarded £18 million Yorkshire Water Project
AECOM along with Joint Venture Partner Galliford Try have secured an £18m contract to upgrade Woodhouse Mill Wastewater Treatment Works in Sheffield for Yorkshire Water. The purpose of the work is to ensure that the treated water discharged back into the environment meets the standards of the revised European Freshwater Fish Directive which comes into force in four years time. Works to the plant, which was originally built in 1930 and serves 122,000 people, include refurbishment of existing inle...
Koch Membrane Systems to Install New Wastewater Recycling System in China
Koch Membrane Systems, Inc. (KMS) has been selected to supply membranes for a large-scale wastewater recycling system for Yingkou Medium Plate Co., Ltd., in Yingkou City, Liaoning Province, China. The project will recycle the plant’s wastewater to meet strict government discharge regulations and to conserve the region’s fresh water supply. KMS will supply 832 TARGA® 10-inch cartridges as well as the necessary engineering support for the Yingkou project, working in cooperation with Capital Engine...
Launch of Xylem's Flygt Experior Delivers Energy Savings of up to 50 Percent, Marking Breakthrough in Wastewater Pumping
Xylem Inc., the global water technology company which spun off from ITT Corporation, has unveiled a revolutionary new wastewater pumping system, called Flygt Experior. By combining advances to its state-of-the-art hydraulics, premium efficiency motors and intelligent controls in a unique concept, the new Flygt Experior offers up to 50 per cent energy savings compared to conventional wastewater pumps in a package that is simple to install and easy to operate. "Flygt Experior builds on the premise...
Mercury to blame for the 'great dying'
Scientists probing ancient chemical deposits on the shores of a High Arctic lake have found that mercury was chiefly responsible for the 'great dying' that wiped out 90 per cent of the planet's species 250 million years ago. Researchers from the University of Calgary and Geological Survey of Canada have discovered that mercury pollution 'overwhelmed' marine ecosystems, which contributed significantly to the global die-off at the end of the Permian age. Steve Grasby, a University of Calgary resea...
Bio-Microbics System NSF Certified for Water Reuse
Bio-Microbics, a manufacturer of decentralized wastewater treatment technologies, is the first company to earn NSF®/ANSI® 350 certification for the Bio-Barrier® membrane bioreactor (MBR). NSF scientists conducted an evaluation spanning more than six months of continuous operation of the Bio-Microbics Bio-Barrier® MBR treatment system at one of NSF’s approved wastewater testing facilities. NSF/ANSI 350 was developed over a four-year period, in an ANSI-accredited, balanced consensus process involv...
Large marine national park at risk from Concordia fuel spill
One of Europe's biggest marine national parks is in danger of pollution that could be potentially caused by cruise ship Concordia, according to the Daily Telegraph. The Italian government has declared a state of emergency over fears that the vessel could slide off a rock ledge and fall to the seabed, spilling half a million gallons of fuel. If the fuel tanks did rapture, the Tuscan archipelago of islands could be endangered by the pollution. The Tuscan archipelago has been recognised as an area...
Salsnes Filter AS joins Trojan Technologies Group of Businesses
Trojan Technologies is pleased to announce that further to its news release dated December 27, 2011, Salsnes Filter AS of Namsos, Norway has joined the Trojan Technologies group of businesses. Following the regulatory review period, the acquisition closed on January 19, 2012. “Salsnes delivers a technology that fits well into our municipal business,” says Marv DeVries, president, Trojan Technologies. “A leader in the market, their product brings added value to our global customers and aligns w...
Kruger Wins Anoxkaldnes™ MBBR Contract In Marbleton, USA
Kruger Inc., a Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies company, was awarded a contract from Fischer Construction, Inc. to furnish a 0.82 MGD AnoxKaldnes MBBR (Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor) nitrification system for the Marbleton, WY Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade. The MBBR LagoonGuard® process will allow the existing lagoon system to meet strict ammonia limits year round, even at winter temperatures. After performing a detailed review of all bid proposals, The Town selected Kruger’s AnoxKaldnes L...
50 Years of Innovation in Water and Process Industries
WES Dosing Products (UK) offer 9 models of A3 & A4 Series Blue White peristaltic pumps to cover a flow range from 0.003-600 lph at pressures to 8.6 bar using no maintenance variable speed brushless DC motors. With a wide voltage input 96-264V, 1ph, 50/60hz, these pumps have a 2500:1 turndown and rated to IP66 for washdown. From an operators perspective these pumps have a simple user friendly digital touch pad with an easy to use menu driven software and a VGA graphic multi colour backlit LCD whi...
Russian Barents region starts to move in the right direction
Three of the 42 'hot spots' (extremely polluted areas) in northwest Russia have been removed from the list as environmental action starts to pay dividends. There are still 39 extremely polluted areas that remain in the Russian Barents region, but it is clear that an appreciation of environmental considerations is coming to the fore in the region. Increased cooperation between Norway, Russia, Sweden and Finland has been crucial in achieving a cooperative effort to tackling pollution levels. Clear...
15 new chemicals to be monitored in EU water
The directive on priority substances in the field of water quality is to be revised to include 15 more chemicals on the list of 33 pollutants that are monitored and controlled in EU surface waters. Substances used in biocides, pharmaceuticals and plant protection products will now be closely monitored, as well as industrial chemicals. Plant protection substances Aclonifen, Bifenox, Cypermethrin, Dicofol, Heptachlor, Quinoxyfen will now be monitored as a step to improving the quality of water in...
Severn Trent Services Awarded Framework Agreement by Thames Water for Ammonia Removal Technology
Severn Trent Services has been awarded a framework agreement to provide its TETRA® NSAF tertiary ammonia removal technology to Thames Water Utilities Ltd. The TETRA NSAF contract will support Thames Water’s multi-billion pound capital programme for AMP 5 – an asset management planning period from 2010 to 2015. The contract awarded to Severn Trent Services covers three years with optional extensions in two-year increments for the design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissionin...
Tsurumi launches YouTube channel
Tsurumi, one of the world’s leading submersible pump manufacturers, has created a YouTube channel to showcase its products online. With a history stretching back almost 90 years, Tsurumi has continually innovated to ensure it remains among the world’s leading pump companies. The company’s latest development is the creation of a YouTube channel to give end users a better understanding of what Tsurumi pumps can do for their business. The channel features high quality videos that mix animations wit...
MAHLE Industry GmbH acquires InnoWa Membrane GmbH
MAHLE Industry GmbH, located in Stuttgart/Germany, has acquired the technology venture InnoWa Membrane GmbH in Schwaikheim/Germany. InnoWa Membrane GmbH specializes in the development, application, and manufacture of high-performance filter systems based on membrane technology. The company emerged from the former EBG GmbH and employs currently 20 people who will be taken over. In future, InnoWa Membrane GmbH will operate under the name MAHLE InnoWa GmbH, headquartered in Stuttgart. InnoWa Membra...
Further pollution concerns in Tel Aviv
Recent results have revealed that two-thirds of the water wells in Tel Aviv are too polluted to use, adding to recent concerns expressed by the Environmental Protection Ministry (EPM) over air pollution in the region. Data collected by the Health Ministry and Water Authority found that 96 of a total 166 wells in the Tel Aviv area were closed due to contamination. The wells have been contaminated by manufacturing and agricultural activities, as well as sewage systems that have seeped into the gro...
First-class Events Program at IFAT ENTSORGA 2012
A high-caliber events program is again flanking the range of products and services showcased at IFAT ENTSORGA 2012, the World Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Waste and Raw Materials Management which takes place from May 7 to 11, 2012 in Munich. On all five days of the fair, the forums in Halls A5 and C1 will be featuring country and theme specials, panel discussions and presentations by exhibitors. Country Specials In line with the international character of IFAT ENTSORGA a number of Country Spe...
WABAG Wins an Order in Turkey Worth EUR 7.7 million
In autumn 2010, VA TECH WABAG GmbH founded a new subsidiary in Istanbul and now after just over a year, can book a new order from Turkey. In the course of an international tendering process, WABAG secured the contract for the Siverek wastewater plant by submitting the most economic quotation. The decisive factor in this success was the modern design offered, which incorporates anaerobic sludge treatment and subsequent biogas production and thus provides an in-house energy supply that will clearl...
AC-Series Ozone Generator from IN USA Produces High Ozone Concentrations in a Compact Package
The new The AC Series Ozone Generator from IN USA Corp. provides silent corona discharge ozone generating technology in a very compact package. This industrial-grade ozone generator is based on a proprietary ceramic plate technology capable of producing very high concentrations of ozone. The AC Series generator is a state-of-the-art silent discharge ozone generating system specifically designed for several industrial applications including bottled water, USP and UPW water, food storage and proce...
AUMA Gearboxes Support World’s Largest Hydraulic Scheme
AUMA gearboxes have been selected to support the world’s largest hydraulic project. By mid 2012, one million people in the metropolitan region of Caracas in Venezuela will benefit from water flowing at a rate of 21,000 litres per second through 72km of pipes. Bespoke AUMA gearboxes, designed for pressures of up to 60 bars, support the giant scale of the scheme. The GS 630.3 gearbox selected for the Venezuelan contract is a highly specialist AUMA product designed for torques up to 675,000 Nm. B...
Interspill 2012
Interspill 2012, the European oil spill conference and exhibition, is less than 1 month away, opening on 13 March 2012. 100 % of the exhibition space has already been sold, with space being added to meet demand, heralding another successful event to be held in conjunction with Oceanology International, at ExCel, in London’s Docklands. Chris Morris, the Chairman of the Interspill Steering Committee, said that "it is rewarding to see the strength of interest in the exhibition, and that bodes well...
Chinese Shipyard orders next generation ballast water treatment system by OceanSaver
Rongsheng Shipbuilding Heavy Industries, a large heavy industries shipbuilding group in China, has chosen Mark II, OceanSaver’s next generation ballast water treatment system, for two 317.000 dwt VLCC newbuildings. The contract comes just weeks after DNV type approval, certifying Mark II to fully meet the requirements of the International Ballast Water Convention, and previous system orders placed by Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry (China) and SPP Shipyard (Korea) for two suezmax and four bulk...
Water safety concerns across the globe
A spike in water pollution scares has raised questions over whether enough is being done to protect water sources around the world. In China, there has been two major water pollution scares in a month. Most recently, a faulty valve in a cargo ship leaked phenol (an acid used in detergents) into China's Yangtze river, contaminating tap supplies in eastern China. The spillage came after factories in the southern region of Guangxi contaminated water supplies for millions with toxic cadmium and othe...
'Too many' harmful chemicals in European rivers
Recent research has found that there are too many harmful chemicals in European rivers, which is having a significantly detrimental effect on European seas, it has been reported by the Baltic Course. The research, published in Bouraoui F and Grizzetti B's book Long-Term Change of Nutrient Concentrations of Rivers Discharging in European Seas, finds that European legislation on river pollution quality is not having an impact, as the amount of nitrate and phosphate that runs into the sea from Eur...
Tsurumi to exhibit at MCE 2012
Tsurumi, one of the world’s leading submersible pump manufacturers, will exhibit at MCE 2012 in Italy. It will be Tsurumi’s first time at the event and the company will highlight its diverse product range and growing market presence in Europe with live demonstrations and exhibits. Tsurumi will be represented by its Italian distributor Dragflow S.r.l at MCE 2012, which takes place in Milan, between 27th and 30th March. The event is an international showcase for comfort, efficiency and energy sav...
Toxic algae threatens marine environments in Indonesia
Recent research in Indonesia has revealed that mussels and clams in some of its waters are contaminated with hazardous substances from algae as a result of water pollution, according to the Jakarta Post. There has been a vast increase in the growth of toxic algae in the region which poses hazards to marine environments as they produce substances that may cause illness or even death. Zainal Arifin, head of the research center for oceanography (RCO) at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI)...
Vortex-powered Pollution Prevention in Malaysia
Successful trials of Hydro’s Downstream Defender® have tackled troublesome surface water pollution created at roadsides during tropical storm conditions in Malaysia. Now you can view the video and read the full case study. Trials of the hydrodynamic vortex separation technology have wider implications not only in Malaysia, but for countries with similar conditions. The National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM) (1.) commissioned the trials in a new urban development close to Kua...
Date Announced for the Water Industry’s Most Important Business Platform in China
Water Expo China + Water Membrane China, China’s first water business exhibition, will take place 29 – 31 October 2012 at the China National Convention Center, Beijing, China. The three-day show is organised by Messe Frankfurt (Shanghai) Co Ltd, the Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society (CHES) and the Membrane Industry Association of China (MIAC). The event is approved by China’s Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Science and Technology, and sponsored by the Ministry of Water Resources. In ad...
Niger Delta region may trigger epidemic
Irresponsible oil practices in the Niger Delta region of Africa may trigger an epidemic unless authorities take action, according to the Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Honourable Friday Benson Konbowei and reported in The Tribune. Incessant gas flaring and oil spills occasioned by exploration activities of multinational oil companies in the Niger Delta region are a grave cause for concern in the African region, where a growing number hazardous waste incidents are posing help ri...
Ballast Water Management System Retrofitting Needed to Meet New Provisions
The Maritime Environmental Protection Committee of the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) has granted Siemens Final Approval for its Sicure ballast water management system. The Final Approval is based on a directive issued by the IMO, a specialized agency of the United Nations, which requires all deep-sea vessels to operate IMO-approved ballast water management systems. The objective is to avoid the spread of alien aquatic organisms and pathogens carried in untreated balla...
Water Extraction
Along with a number of other water extraction pumps, KSB Aktiengesellschaft (Germany) will be presenting a typical UPA 250C submersible borehole pump at this year's IFAT held from 7 to 11 May. The UPA type series is intended for use in general water supply, irrigation, mining, groundwater drawdown and management, fire-fighting and pressure boosting applications. The maximum discharge head of UPA 250C is 460 metres, and its maximum flow rate is 330 cubic metres per hour. Depending on the motor se...
Water and Sewerage Corporation Awards Contract Estimated at $83M to Maximize Efficiency of Water System
Miya (Luxembourg), a wholly owned subsidiary of Arison Investments, has been awarded a contract by the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) to maximize the efficiency of its water systems. The contract value is estimated at $83 million, comprising $59 million in fixed fees and the balance in performance fees over a ten year period. The Water and Sewerage Corporation supplies drinking water to some 250,000 residents. The 10-year project will be carried out in New Providence, the most populated...
Launch of New Storm Water Run-Off Pollutant Filter
Hauraton (Germany) have launched the new DRAINFIX CLEAN filter-bed drainage channel system, which is designed to directly cleanse polluted storm water. In a relatively short time, pollutants, particles and organic matter from the surrounding drained surface, wash into the channel system, penetrate the CARBOTEC 60 filter-bed and begin to form a filter cake. As the filter medium continues to mature, micro-organisms and small creatures invade and start a soil forming process; this absorbs the capt...
Canadian council looks to engineering firms for odour control
Lunenburg council, in Nova Scotia, Canada, is looking to engineering firms in an attempt to solve odour control problems. The town's wastewater treatment plant has been plagued by odour problems since its opening in 2003 with the issue becoming particularly bad on humid and foggy nights. The council has invested thousands in try to fix the problem in recent years and now it is drafting in the help from engineering companies. Initial estimates have found that it could cost taxpayers in Lunenbur...
Workglop 128 Wastes No Time Hoovering Up
Ecoceane (France), a company specialising in vessels that collect floating debris and hydrocarbons, will present its new ship at Interspill 2012 — the WORKGLOP 128. This unique anti-pollution vessel will be moored alongside the ExCeL exhibition centre in London (UK) from 13 to 15 March 2012. Ecoceane’s proven technology, which hoovers up waterborne waste in an emulsion-free manner, was used to clean up the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. WORKGLOP 128 acts as a vacuum cleaner across the...
International Platform for Global Water Solidarity Launched
UNDP (France) has led a group of 25 institutions including local, regional and national authorities, international and multilateral organizations, water operators, NGOs, private organizations and prominent public figures in the assessment, design and constitution of a new international tool to promote decentralized cooperation in the water and sanitation field. The new instrument, called the Global Water Solidarity Platform, was launched yesterday at the World Water Forum in Marseille, France, w...
Pumps Help to Improve Waste Handling
The Ford Engine plant in Dagenham is not the type of site you usually associate with an application for a Vaughan chopper pump as these powerful, heavy-duty pumps are more likely to be found operating at sewage treatment works around the UK. However, motor manufacturing, like any major process involves its own unique solids pumping challenges. For example, how to handle the difficult combination of swarf, cutting oils and coolants being collected from huge CNC machines operating on engine and tr...
Diaphragm-Less Air Blowers at IFAT 2012
Do you ever get frustrated that diaphragm’s break and micro-switches switch when they shouldn’t on air blowers used on single house sewage treatment systems? Air blowers play the most important role on any domestic biological sewage treatment system because they inject the oxygen into the liquid to feed the bacteria. Because of this they must also be the most trusted of components as failure could see untreated sewage inadvertently entering the water-course. Consequently, a manufacturer of blowe...
$24 Billion Water and Wastewater Chemicals Market in 2012
Sales of water and wastewater treatment chemicals globally will be just under $24 billion in 2012. This is the latest forecast in the continually updated Water and Wastewater Treatment Chemicals: World Market published by the McIlvaine Company (USA). Water & Wastewater Chemicals Revenues ($ Millions) World Region 2012 Africa 890 CIS...
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Sustainabilitylive! is the only event to attend to find the answers… taking place 22nd – 24th May 2012, NEC, Birmingham Sustainabilitylive! is the UK’s leading energy, water, land and sustainable business event, with an unrivalled and comprehensive seminar and conference programme spanning 6 theatres. With over 300 exhibitors, a host of associated events and interactive features making it the UK’s largest gathering of suppliers offering sustainability solutions for businesses today. Sustainab...
KZN Pump Discharges Heavy Sand and Gravel Slurry, Keeps Roads Open at Cement Plant
At its Pennsuco operation near Miami, Titan Florida Cement and Aggregatesa unit of Titan America LLCoperates the largest cement facility in Florida and the fifth-largest quarry in the United States. Annual cement production at the Pennsuco plant exceeds 1.8 million tons, and the quarry produces more than 7.5 million tons of limestone products a year. The plant produces bulk and bagged cement and aggregate products that are sold to public and private construction markets. For many years, the Penn...
Rotork Retrofit Improves Valve Actuation Efficiency at Amsterdam Water Treatment Plant
Rotork (UK) modulating electric valve actuators have been installed in an efficiency upgrade project at a large water treatment works serving the Dutch capital city of Amsterdam. The modern and highly automated plant at Vogelenzang, owned by Waternet, has a daily water treatment capacity of 180,000 cubic metres. The treatment regime comprises pre-screening, carbon filtration, ozone injection and sand filtration. Waternet is the only water company in the Netherlands to cover the entire water cycl...
Major sewage project guidelines approved
Planning guidelines for sewage treatment projects have been approved by the UK government, with two projects in London cited in the statement. Two wastewater treatment plants in London have been included in the national policy statements, which outlines the UK government's policy for developments of 'national significance'. The Waste Water National Policy Statement is a key indicator of government policy on the provision of waste water infrastructure, and will be used as the primary basis for m...
Maintenance projects present real opportunity for rental pumps
Smaller, maintenance-led projects present a real opportunity for pump rental companies. None more so than Pump Supplies, the owner and operator of the largest hire fleet of electric submersible pumps and accessories in the UK. Managing director, Andrew John states: “With their component manufacture and design, submersible pumps can operate at a high level of pumping efficiency using the latest technology N impellers developed by ITT Flygt and variable frequency drives which make pumping duties m...
Modern treatment solutions becoming 'economically advantageous'
Frost and Sullivan have organised a complimentary online conference that will discuss water quality and scarcity challenges, as well as the economic advantages offered by modern treatment solutions. The global food and beverage industry will experience significant strains over the coming years unless they find effective ways of harnessing water supplies. This conference has been organised to highlight trends that are impacting food and beverage water, as well as the solutions on offer to help f...
Is free wastewater treatment on the horizon?
A new venture by researchers in America could make waste management free in the future, with a new sewage-powered product been tested that can make electricity out of sewage. The Microbiol Fuel Cell (MFC) is powered by microbes in sewage, and also cleans up the sewage it uses for power. Dr Orianna Bretschger, from the J. Craig Venter Institute, Maryland, has published their results to the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting after making improvements to the original MFC. Dr Bretschge...
Leicestershire plant upgrades sewage farm to create more electricity
A sewage treatment farm in Leicestershire is upgrading in order to create more energy from the waste it treats. Water company Severn Trent is investing £45 million into the plant at Wanlip, which is on the northern edge of the English county. The facility produces nearly 200 million litres of sewage every day from the regions 600,000 population. However, the equipment it is currently using is rather outdated. It was built in the 1960s to treat sewage sludge and produce gas, which then produces...
New Energy Efficient Pump Unit
Sykes Pumps (UK), pump hire specialists, have unveiled their new energy efficient, 6" pump unit, suitably named the Sykes Enviropump. The Enviropump’s green acoustic cabinet, houses a Lister engine that runs on 100% bio-diesel (B100) - fuel that is made from all-natural renewable sources, such as vegetable oils. This latest development from Sykes Pumps is part of the company’s on-going commitment to developing and investing in the most environmentally friendly products available. The Enviropump...
High-end sludge treatment solutions for demanding applications
DEWACO LTD offers solutions to the world's most complex sludge treatment problems. The company can also help to reduce environmental impacts and substantially improve efficiency in producing bioenergy from waste. The company provides complete sludge thickening, dewatering and sludge removal systems. Its combined process technology in sludge treatment has been successfully implemented in both municipal and industrial applications. All products are designed for a long and reliable working life de...