Day: 1 September 1999

O&M support for Cairo Wastewater Project

Hyder Consulting is to lead the O&M support for the wastewater facilities of the Greater Cairo Wastewater Project on the East Bank of the Nile. Graham Whitehead reports.

American water dreams inspire a French revolution

Thierry Bourbié‚, executive vice president of Lyonnaise des Eaux, talks to Erin Gill about the company's years of US experience and its plans for a profitable future working with American municipalities and the industrial sector

TEG offers alternative to windrow composting

Dr Alan Heyworth of TEG Environmental argues for an alternative to windrow composting, which he claims will result in a more consistent end-product.

Safe and efficient sludge removal by road tanker

David Knapp of Industrial Flow Control (IFC) describes how efficient sludge removal by road tanker can be achieved with minimal danger to the operator.

Crypto under the microscope at Anglian Water

Monitoring water supplies for Cryptosporidium can be difficult, as the organism is very small and has few distinguishing features. To ensure accurate identification, Anglian has chosen a confocal microscopy system from Nikon.

Improved efficiency requires cultural change

For Britain to achieve significant improvements in water efficiency, there must be a cultural shift to accept the importance of saving water, not only at a corporate level, but also on behalf of the individual. RAJ Arthur reports.

Picking up the market

Europe's first electronic trading facility for Packaging Recovery Notes (PRNs) and recyclable commodities, The Environment Exchange, has been on-line for more than nine months. What are the options for the future? IEM talks to the Exchange's founder and managing director, Angus Macpherson.

Easy data day management

Phil Ely and Asger Eriksen of Monitor-Pro offer some tips on keeping track of your environmental monitoring data.

High-tech emission control

Costly product losses to the atmosphere from industrial process plants can, and have been, quickly identified and turned to profit, claim Shell Global Solutions of their new economic atmospheric management service - that's based on their own experiences.

Where the air is clear

The MTP 5 Meteorological Temperature Profiler is an instrument for the remote measurement of the air temperature profile from ground level to 600m, typically used in studies of air pollution, atmospheric stability and climatology.

Up close and personal

Whenever organic solvents are used in finishing, they are inevitably emitted to air. These volatile organic compounds (VOCs) pose a health risk to the environment and workers. While instant over-exposure can become a focus of employee concern, says Paul Walton of Shawcity, routine long term exposure may more easily threaten health.

Millennium-friendly bug

Too big, unreliable, unable to cope with varying loads, only capable of treating water-soluble VOCs - just a few of the common misconceptions surrounding biological VOC treatment. The truth is, biotechnology has been used to treat odourous off-gases for years. More recently, however, the technology has moved on - and is continuing to do so - to the extent that biotechnology is now recognised as a genuine and reliable treatment for VOC-contaminated off-gases. Richard Ambrose and Dr Bruno Erasin, of Air Services, IBS Viridian, explain.

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