Dr Graeme Pearce talks to Antoine Walter about the development of membrane bioreactors to treat waste water, the impact of MBRs in the water treatment market and their significance in a world where the stress on water supplies is increasing. […]
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Trumping Regulations?
In June 2017, I met someone from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at a conference. She seemed somewhat bemused at the changes that were starting to be made at her agency following Trump’s election. Political ructions had happened plenty […]
Continue readingChallenging our assumptions
Covid is continuing to dominate our lives. I decided after the 1st UK lockdown that there was going to be a fundamental shift in teaching and it was not going to be possible to have face to face workshops any […]
Continue readingSo Long, and Thanks for all the Fish
When Douglas Adams wrote the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Britain hadn’t long joined the EU. The book became a sensation and it gradually turned into a series. The author described his tardiness in producing the promised sequels with the […]
Continue readingWhat do the megadroughts teach us about the future of water supply?
The term ‘megadrought’ has started to be used more often in recent years. Continental climates have always suffered from these events but the frequency and severity is increasing. Why? A recent BBC programme, BBC World Service – Discovery, Megadrought in […]
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