Articles

A selection of Waterline publication articles:

How we can save the planet from Climate Catastrophe

As featured in Waterline Winter 2023-24 How we can save the planet from Climate Catastrophe By Geoff Walker This article looks at what we must do along with governments, scientists and industry to innovate and adopt solutions and reverse our direction of travel. Originally published in Spring 2021, reading back through gives an interesting insight… Read more »

The future challenges facing the water industry

As featured in Waterline Winter 2023-24 The future challenges facing the water industry Written by Anthea Davies MSc, CMIOSH, FRSC, AIEMA, MWSoc. – ADepta Consulting Limited. You’ll hear a lot today about the pressures the sector is facing. Water resources. River and bathing water quality. Climate change. Cost of living pressures. The issues themselves aren’t… Read more »

The future for heating in the UK: Surfactant stabilised formulations for improving energy transfer

As featured in Waterline Winter 2023-24 The future for heating in the UK:Surfactant stabilised formulations for improving energy transfer Robert Wilson 1, *, Mohammed Yaseen 2, *, Ahmed Etayeb b*Corresponding Author AbstractNext to transport, the heating and cooling1 of our buildings is the largest user of energy in the UK. Around 35% of UK energy… Read more »

The Water-Energy Nexus

As featured in Waterline Winter 2023-24 The Water-Energy Nexus By Anthea Davies MSc, CMIOSH, FRSC, AIEMA, MWSoc. – ADepta Consulting Limited. ‘The Water-Energy Nexus’ explores the connection between water and energy and how this dependency impacts upon the water cycle and future changes in the climate. What is the energy nexus:Definition: a connection or series… Read more »

Heat pumps: The future of heating

As featured in Waterline Autumn 2023 Heat pumps: The future of heating By Dr. Michael de Podesta MBE FInstP Before retirement, Michael was a measurement specialist at the National Physical Laboratory. Since retirement he has focused on the encouraging urgent action on climate change. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics and in… Read more »

The challenge of reduced temperatures in heating systems

As featured in Waterline Autumn 2023 The challenge of reduced temperatures in heating systems By Chris Parsloe and Dr Pamela Simpson The drive for building heating solutions with lower carbon dioxide emissions is likely to encourage engineers to adopt lower circulating water temperatures and flow rates. This may have implications for water treatment solutions in… Read more »

Chelants in water treatment: An overview

As featured in Waterline Summer 2023 Chelants in water treatment:An overview By Kathy Hood BSc (hons), CChem, MRSC – WCS Group Water treatment chemicals for many applications including chemical cleaning, scale inhibition and wastewater treatment contain chelants. The effective use of chelants is particularly critical when considering the topics of scale inhibition and the effective… Read more »

The use of chelants / sequestrants in water treatment

As featured in Waterline Summer 2023 The use of chelants / sequestrants in water treatment Jill Cooper BSc (hons), B&V Chemicals Chelants such as EDTA and NTA are used widely within water treatment. Their uses include, but are not limited to steam boiler treatment programs, closed circuit pre-commission and flushing chemicals and wastewater treatment programs…. Read more »

Women in Water

As featured in Waterline Spring 2023 Women in Water by Dr Pamela Simpson Gender comparison worldwideAnyone working in the water industry will be aware that this is a male orientated sector. Whilst some job roles may be predominantly female, overall the numbers of males far outweigh the females and this is echoed in the number… Read more »

Back to Basics

As featured in Waterline Spring 2023 Back to Basics Matt Morse, Principal Consultant, Dragonfly Water Consultancy In my day to day work I see a lot of audits, water treatment programmes, legionella risk assessments and written schemes of control. Many of these that I see suffer from a common problem – they start in the… Read more »

Product & Service Spotlight

Introducing B & V Chemicals' new film forming amines for closed circuits and steam boilers.

Product Launch: Film forming amines.

This all-in-one solution offers low-dose, cost-effective treatment. Improves heat transfer efficiency by removing corrosion deposits, leading to cleaner surfaces. Enhances energy and resource efficiency by reducing Total Dissolved Solids (TDS). The stable film provided by polyamines ensures superior corrosion control, promoting longer equipment lifespan.

Plus - environmentally friendly, offering a greener alternative to traditional treatments.

Contact us on ownlabel@bvwater.co.uk for further information.

How the NEW SolidTek® Biocide Feeder Package will BENEFIT YOU

SolidTek® has launched its NEW Biocide Feeder which is functional, compact, and environmentally-friendly.

Designed for use with SolidTek’s® enhanced bromine biocide, BromTek, it offers multiple benefits:

SAFER
Reduced exposure to fumes and bromine dust (non-pressurised system).

EFFECTIVE
Use with field proven mixed hydantoin biocide - better performance than standard bromine tablets.

COMPACT
Wall mounted reducing footprint of installation.

QUICK & EASY
Charge with product in under 5 minutes without isolation from the system.
SUPPORT

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Lovibond MD640 Photometer (PTSA & Fluorescein capable)

Product Spotlight Drop Test Kits

How many times have you heard … ‘we’re not sure what the system volume is’. A common problem which can be expensive - wasting chemical over dosing, or underdosing so the treatment is ineffective (i.e. shock dosing a biocide). The MD640 photometer has PTSA & Fluorescein capability built in. Simply use our System Checkers to add to an unknown system and read a PTSA or Fluorescein levels to accurately identify the system volume.

The Hydrosense PRO range

Hydrosense

The Hydrosense PRO range pioneers Legionella pneumophila detection, the cause of over 97% of Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks, by identifying all the serogroups 1-15 of this dangerous Legionella species. This easy-to-use, highly sensitive test uses unique filtration, offering a three-line test result that distinguishes between serogroup 1 and serogroups 2-15 within 25 minutes. The water test has a level of detection of 100 CFU/L and swab tests detect 200 CFU per swabbed area, providing crucial, rapid insights for water safety management.