Day: 8 November 2002

International Business Briefs: CO2 trading and glass-lead recycling

In this week’s International Business Briefs, trading carbon dioxide, improving water supplies and minimising lead waste in glass production.

Who will win Britain’s cleanest city award?

The competition for the UK’s cleanest city has had entries of such high standard that judges have been forced to shortlist eleven cities in their ‘top ten’ finalists. The trophy, awarded next March, will go to the city with the most ‘sparkle’.

Lenient rulings on illegal waste dumping disappoint Environment Agency

The Environment Agency expressed surprise and disappointment when three family members were fined just £750 for offences involving the operation of an unlicensed landfill site and waste station at Barry, Wales.

Safer sludge on crops to protect food chain

The government is proposing to set stricter standards for the amount of pathogens that can be present in sewage sludge used to fertilise farmland. A consultation paper seeks public and industry opinion on how sludge should be treated before being spread on agricultural land.

Resin manufacturer gets in on clean air act

NEWS RELEASE: Manufacturing resins for use in the water based paints industry is a complex process and inevitably, with such a volatile product, extreme care has to be taken to ensure environmental compliance.

Water Quality Sensor and Transmitter Buoy

NEWS RELEASE:Campbell Scientific has developed a new self-contained buoy for water quality studies on inland waterways.

ISO 14001 Training Update – Latest Courses From Excel

NEWS RELEASE: If you are considering the development of an ISO 14001 management system, are in the process of implementing an EMS, need to audit your EMS or are subject to such audits, then our programme of training courses will be of interest.

Goyen take the “mission” out of Emission Monitoring Systems

NEWS RELEASE: Over the past few years, Goyen have been steadily moving forward and increasing the range of environmental products in order to satisfy our customers growing needs. In today’s market, total solutions capability for environmental monitoring is becoming more common with buyers opting for single source suppliers. Recognising this need, Goyen has evolved from an instrument supplier to a one-stop supplier of total solutions to meet this demand.

Automated colony counter is UKAS accredited for accurate enumeration of potentially hazardous microbes in water

NEWS RELEASE: Synbiosis, a world-leading manufacturer of automated microbiological systems is pleased to announce its ProtoCOL automated colony counter has been awarded prestigious UKAS accreditation in a major UK-based water authority. The independent validation shows this method can rapidly produce highly accurate counts of microbes sampled from water and could be used to help control disease outbreaks.

Pure water from Kinetico at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital

NEWS RELEASE: The recently opened Worcestershire Royal Hospital, is using a Kinetico water treatment system to supply pure hot water to its theatre areas and to washer disinfector units used for cleaning and disinfecting medical devices.

VERDERFLEX solves lime dosing problem at Yorkshire Water

Yorkshire Water had a problem with a lime dosing application at the Ruswarp Water Treatment Works near Whitby.

et2003 and ICU exhibitions to clean up on remediation and environment markets in 2003

NEWS RELEASE: et2003, the UK’s premier environmental technology and management services exhibition, will be held along with the country’s only International Clean Up (ICU) exhibition at the NEC from 8-10 April 2003.

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