World WATCH: UK terror suspect named as calls intensify for a no-car zone around London’s parliament.
World WATCH: UK terror suspect named as calls intensify for a no-car zone around London’s parliament.
insiders 22/04/2016 Radiation continues to ‘muddy the waters’ in the Sea of Kyiv Contaminated components can be found in the mud of the northern part of the artificial lake.
USA 18/03/2016 US Congress grills officials over Michigan drinking water pollution US Congress members have called for a state governor and a watchdog chief to resign for failing to prevent a contaminated drinking water scandal
USA 26/01/2016 Alarm in Ohio over second case of lead-contaminated drinking water Health officials in the US state of Ohio have warned its residents in the village of Sebring not to drink tap water because of high levels of lead
USA 18/01/2016 USA: Clinton expresses 'outrage' at Flint water contamination scandal A water pollution scandal in the US has risen to the surface of this year’s presidential campaign. Lead-contaminated drinking water was piped to
futuris 28/09/2015 Liquid assets: how to test recycled water on the cheap In an increasingly drought-hit world recycling water is hugely important. A European research project is helping the cause
futuris 28/09/2015 Do you know: how does soil clean water? Pour some filthy water in the dirt, pump it back from a well – you can drink it! How did is get clean? Alfieri Pollice, a researcher in waste water
world news 26/08/2015 Water stress expected to soar, warns World Resources report The surging global demand for water will see some 30 countries facing extreme water stress by 2040, according to the latest World Resources Institute
USA 11/08/2015 Colorado river is contaminated after mine clean-up goes wrong Workers from an environmental protection team have accidentally caused an environmental disaster – releasing millions of litres of toxic wastewater
futuris 11/05/2015 Saving water from waste in chemical plants This edition of Futuris explores how new technologies can help recycle the water used in chemical plants to make these more environmentally friendly.
Brazil 14/04/2015 Rio de Janeiro: Water quality causes a stink ahead of Olympics Rio de Janeiro’s governor has admitted that a pledge to clean up waterways ahead of next year’s Olympic Games will not be fully met. It comes as
science 21/01/2015 World's largest freshwater lake, Lake Baikal under threat Lake Baikal, the world’s largest freshwater lake is under threat. It lies around 5,000 kilometres east of Moscow and holds about one fifth of the
futuris 30/06/2014 Is it safe? Seeking a universal test for fresh water Almost 100 million Europeans do not have access to safe, reliable water. As conventional methods of detecting pathogens can be complex and take
futuris 30/06/2014 Do you know: can water kill you? This is not an excuse to only drink alcohol beverage and stop showering. The fact is that an estimated 100 million Europeans lack safe and reliable
futuris 01/04/2013 UV-LEDs lower cost of water purification New technology for water purification has been developed based on UV-LED and photocatalysis. The water purification device is the work of a
