Water and environment

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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 News

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Water and Environment in the Engineers Journal

Revealed: The desalination system that could produce fresh water — and deliver it cheaper than tap water

Engineers and collaborators develop a solar-powered device that avoids salt-clogging issues of other designs.

Revealed: The emergence of a new ally in the fight against soil pollution

The answer to cleaning up contaminated industrial sites in Europe could lie in the microbes that are already there.

Combatting climate change with aid of device that offers long-distance, low-power underwater communication

The system could be used for battery-free underwater communication across kilometre-scale distances, to aid monitoring of climate and coastal change.

Boost for steel and cement industries as study suggests energy-efficient route to capturing and converting CO2

The findings, based on a single electrochemical process, could help cut emissions from the hardest-to-decarbonise industries, such as steel and cement.

The hurley of the future and what it will look like

Ireland's native ash tree is on the brink of extinction and that means the hurley may have to change.

Harvest water from desert air? Engineers develop material – salty gel – that exhibits 'record-breaking' vapour absorption

Engineers have synthesised a superabsorbent material that can soak up a record amount of moisture from the air, even in desert-like conditions.

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