As featured in Waterline Summer 2024 Reducing healthcare acquired infections through new technology By Jonathan Waggott, Managing Director of Angel Guard Healthcare-acquired infections (HCAIs)are, as the name implies, infectionscontracted as a direct result of treatmentor being within a healthcare settingat time of contraction. As we are wellaware, HCAIs pose a serious risk topatients, staff, and… Read more »

As featured in Waterline Summer 2024 Can forward progress reverse our carbon footprint? By Kimberly Arbuckle, Key Accounts Manager, Angel Guard In our continual pursuit of enhancing lives and fostering positive outcomes for all, we are constantly inspired by innovative ideas that offer solutions to pressing challenges. As we navigate through an era where the… Read more »

As featured in Waterline Spring 2024 MonochloramineA new approach to disinfection of water systems By Frank Butterworth, Technical Director at Goodwater Ltd This article discusses the issue of Legionella bacteria, which can be present in water systems and can cause respiratory illnesses. Various strategies have been used to combat these bacteria over the years, but… Read more »

As featured in Waterline Spring 2024 Remembering Dr P John Alvey It was with great sadness that we announced the passing of Dr P John Alvey in the Winter issue of Waterline. John was involved with WMSoc for over 30 years, and with the LCA from its inception. During the 1990’s WMSoc struggled financially with… Read more »

As featured in Waterline Spring 2024 As part of WMSoc’s tribute to Dr P John Alvey, the Waterline Committee has sourced this article written by John from the Waterline archives.The article was first published in the Winter 2021/22 issue of Waterline. One day in 1984 in the life of a Water Treatment Consultant in the… Read more »

As featured in Waterline Spring 2024 International Women’s Day 2024 – ‘Inspiring Inclusion’ By Elise Maynard The campaign theme for International Women’s Day 2024 is #InspireInclusion. International Women’s Day (IWD) 2024 seeks to inspire others to understand and value women’s inclusion and when women themselves are inspired to be included, there’s a sense of belonging,… Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »