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The Water and Environment society is for engineers with an interest in the environmental and water aspects of civil engineering.

 

 
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Water and Environment Videos

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Water and Environment News

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Water and Environment in the Engineers Journal

Researchers produce artificial 'worm gut' that breaks down plastics

A team of scientists have developed an artificial 'worm gut' to break down plastics, offering hope for a nature-inspired method to tackle the global plastic pollution problem.

Down the drain: Wastewater's hidden treasures

EU industries from food and drinks to chemicals and biotechnology are seeking to profit from materials in water after it has been used.

Visualising the Great Pacific garbage patch

In 1997 Captain Charles Moore was sailing from Hawaii to California when he noticed a steady stream of plastics bobbing in the ocean. He had discovered the Great Pacific garbage patch.

Thermal decomposition: How an ancient heating method is being used to recycle tyres and plastics

Thermal decomposition is helping to green two major EU manufacturing industries.

Revealed: A new method of rapidly eliminating micropollutants from water

Chemical engineers create a zwitterionic hydrogel system for single-step water treatment with minimal environmental footprint.

Veins of bacteria could bring about a self-healing process within concrete infrastructure

In hopes of producing concrete structures that can repair their cracks, researchers are putting a new twist on an old trick for improving the durability of concrete. Fibre reinforcement has been around since the first masons were mixing horsehair into their mud. But this research team is taking this method to the next level by turning reinforcing fibres into a living tissue system that rushes concrete-healing bacteria to the site of cracks to repair the damage.

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