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A water demineralisation plant from Veolia Water Technologies has been completed for a new £300 million power station in Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire. The station will create 68 MW of power from municipal and commercial waste. The water treatment plant uses a mix of borehole and town mains water to create 8 cubic meters per hour […]
British companies are targeting growth in the middle east due to dwindling oil prices in the region. This has forced the oil states to diversify in to other fuel types. This change is signalled in the Dubai clean energy strategy 2050, with them targeting 75% of their enegy to come from “clean sources” by 2050. […]
A Mexican non-profit group is helping residents of Mexico City – where roughly a million people lack access to the municipal water supply – to harvest rainwater that falls on their roofs. One such resident, Edgar Serralde, who lives in the Xochimilco district, says he can save six times more water than he used to […]
The global water softener market is forecast to grow by 6.98% per year between 2016 and 2020, according to a new report from Research and Markets. A significant driver of this growth is consumers purchasing water softeners in conjunction with RO (reverse osmosis) water purifiers. Among the other trends highlighted by the publication is the […]
Toxic chemicals found in household dust have been linked to cancer and a variety of other health issues. Chemicals found in various products have been mixed with dust and cause contamination. Vacuuming floors, and other methods of cleaning are recommended to reduce resting dust and the associated health problems that were found within the study. […]
Southern Water has promised to improve performance after a 10 per cent rise in written customer complaints in 2015-16. The Consumer Council for Water reported that this made Southern the worst performing water company for four consecutive years. The company said that this was mainly due to billing complaints, rather than problems with water service, […]
A Californian college student captured the dramatic moment he was attacked by a great white shark on his GoPro camera. Tyler McQuillen, 22, was spear-fishing in Santa Barbara when the man-eater struck in just 10ft of water. Although he dropped his spear gun in shock, he managed to retrieve it and hit the shark, while […]
Severe drought is a growing risk because of population growth and climate change, according to Water UK. The group reported that immediate action was needed to manage the future supply and demand of water in order to avoid shortages. Proposals included promoting water efficiency, improving building standards, building new reservoirs and improving the network which […]
The carcinogen chromium-6, once spotlighted by Erin Brockovich, is present at dangerous levels in the tap water of 218 million Americans, according to a report by the Environmental Working Group. The city of Phoenix, Arizona, had the highest level of the toxin in its water supply, at over 400 times the target safe level. The […]
“Flushable” wet wipes are clogging toilets, drains and sewers, according to a report from Wessex Water, backed by environmental groups. They are urging the Advertising Standards Authority to ban the term “flushable” because of over 13,000 blockages each year in the Wessex region alone. Sewerage crews report that the wipes do not break down in […]
