Day: 1 March 2000

AMR systems score high in northern US

US utilities are making dramatic increases in efficiency with state-of-the-art meter reading systems supplied by Schlumberger Resource Management Services.

Reliability fears for buried meters

It is much cheaper to bury electromagnetic flowmeters than install them in meter pits. But if things go wrong costs go up, and some water companies are experiencing more problems than they anticipated.

Thames still banking on Abingdon reservoir

Peter Minting interviews Dr Peter Spillett, Thames Water’s environment and quality manager.

Site specific in-situ bioremediation

The application of a bioremediation strategy tailored to a specific contaminated site is reported to have speeded up development of a residential project, whilst retaining a responsive, sustainable and added value solution

Greenwich Peninsula regeneration

The Millennium Dome, as the flagship development on a massive regenerated site on the Greenwich Peninsula, symbolises not only the new era but also the vast potential that the remediation of brownfield sites can offer, as a new Government study spells out

Strategic fleet management meets waste industry challenges

Expanding waste management group, Waste Recycling Group (WRG) aims to maximise efficiency over a range of waste and landfill sites by "cascading" mobile plant to maximise return on investment.

Vehicle builders in major moves

The chassis and vehicle manufacturing industry is undergoing a period of growth and reorganisation which should result in even more choice in the specialised waste sector for road fleet operators and transport managers. Environmentally friendly waste transport options in water borne and rail freight remain very much on the agenda.

Renewable enthusiasm

The Climate Change Levy has re-awakened interest in energy issues in the UK, turning political will into economic incentive. Energy efficiency will once again ascend the agenda on the boards of most companies. Tony Duffin, AEAT Environment, on the rise of renewables.

One for you, 19 for me

For years, business has been told it should fund any investments in energy efficiency itself. Cash-flow, recycled savings, bank borrowings, whatever - anything except help from the Treasury. A year shy of the Climate Change Levy, and the Chancellor is handing back £1,000m of revenue. Andrew Warren on sticks and carrots.

In with the old

Activated carbon is defined as a microporous adsorbent made from a carbonaceous material. Simply put, it appears solid, but is actually a network of inter-linked fissures and pores with an extremely high internal surface area - around 1,000m2/g. Camfil's Dr Chris Ecob puts carbon - an old material with a new future - under the microscope.

Making sense of smell

Gas molecules locked up in a solute do not smell. Surfactant Induced Absorption Technology (SIAT), by harnessing the principles of acid rain, achieves unprecedented results in the removal of odorous gases from air. Dave Stanley, E3 Consultants, explains the technology, now available on wheels.

LAQM: monitoring objectives

Part IV of the Environment Act 1995 implements Local Air Quality Management (LAQM). LAQM requires local authorities to provide an assessment - detailed, if deemed significant - of air quality impacts in their area. Nicholas Davey, Senior Consultant at Stanger Science & Environment (SSE), examines the impact on, and value to, industry.

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