As featured in waterline Summer 2019 Effective ‘Field Testing’ of Closed Water Systems Ian Penney – DTK Water Field based water testing of industrial water systems can’t really be considered fun or exciting and it’s certainly not glamourous. But field testing can detect problems in water quality quickly and accurately which can protect expensive plant… Read more »

As featured in waterline Spring 2019 What’s changed in the Legionella risk assessment standard? By David Fatscher, Head of Sustainability at BSI. Additional technical content by John V Lee, Leegionella Ltd Outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease continue to happen today. Recently, an apartment building in New York City saw 50 casualties and 2 fatalities, while in… Read more »

As featured in waterline Winter 2018-19 WMSoc Factsheets Rapid Microbiology Industry Liaison Group by Elise Maynard The Rapid Microbiology Industry Liaison Group (RMILG) is a sub-committee of the Water Management Society (WMSoc) Technical Committee. This group was formed in order to answer questions that had been asked by WMSoc members about certain new technologies but… Read more »

As featured in waterline Autumn 2018 Designing a solution(How do you design for a solution?) – Rebecca Platt WMSoc held a very successful “Designing Out” event in December 2017. In order to reach out and engage with architects and designers, we held a competition for design students. The winner was Becky Platt, from Sheffield Hallam… Read more »

As featured in waterline Summer 2018 Optimizing fluoride & arsenicremoval with gravity-drivensorption contacters by Caminos de Agua A summary of the current state of research and development of a low cost, field appropriate, globally replicable fluoride and arsenic treatment system using functionalized biochars and Bayoxide E33 BACKGROUNDThe Independence Aquifer in Central Mexico is in a… Read more »

As featured in waterline Spring 2018 The Dry Wet Cooler v Cooling Tower Question Colin Brown,Carter Environmental Engineers Waterline Guest Editors: this is a new feature that will hopefully introduce different topics into the pages of this journal. Colin Brown, a longstanding member of Council and the Chairman Elect, has taken on the the first… Read more »

As featured in waterline Spring 2018 Materials Of Construction of Evaporative Coolers & Condensers Colin Brown,Carter Environmental Engineers Taking into account the many considerations prospective duty holders have when deciding on the type of evaporative cooling and condenser equipment they should purchase, most will focus on how much will it cost to buy and will… Read more »

As featured in waterline Spring 2018 Evaporative Cooling Towers & Condensers and Working at Height Colin Brown,Carter Environmental Engineers Many years ago little thought was given to the implications of working at height whilst carrying out inspections and maintenance procedures on evaporative cooling equipment. There are many accounts which may cause shudders of disbelief with… Read more »

As featured in waterline Winter 2017/18 Legionella sample size reporting requirements Dr Jennifer Newton, Express Micro Science Laboratory test reports must comply with ISO 17025 requirements for reporting results. These requirements include having a unique identifier (the lab number), citing the receipt and test date, providing a unique description of the sample submitted and in… Read more »

As featured in waterline Winter 2017/18 UKAS ACCREDITED LABORATORY TEST REPORTS Many users of laboratory services look for the UKAS symbol on a test report to give them confidence in the accuracy and impartiality of results. But what is the meaning behind this symbol and what should those commissioning accredited testing services expect to find… Read more »