New research led by the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) will look to manage and address water pollution in the River Wye, backed by £1 million in project funding from the UK and Welsh governments.   UWE will establish ‘living labs’ to examine and assess various approaches to reducing pollution levels in farms, in collaboration with farmers and local communities. The research will develop methods to mitigate pollution in the agriculture sector along the River W

The Northern Ireland Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced measures to tackle water pollution by improving regulation.

As part of further efforts by the Environment Agency to try to curb water pollution, it has introduced a new water monitoring app named Blueprint. The app uses both Environment Agency pollution data, such as pollution risk, as well as allowing the public to input data of local waterways, like water quality, and whether users can see signs of pollution. The app uses geolocation to track and manage data. Blueprint's launch supplements the agency's double-down in enforcement ove

As part of its growing effort to tackle the damaging impacts of water pollution, the Environment Agency has expanded its enforcement team to its largest ever workforce. The agency has doubled down on enforcement officers, lawyers, and investigators to expand its power to hold those who pollute UK waters accountable. The fivefold increase in personnel has, according to the Environment Agency, led to better performance and an increase in inspections to record levels, resulting

Researchers from Shenyang Agricultural University have developed a new material that effectively degrades the ‘forever chemical’ PFOA.  By turning Ulva algae into a biochar (charcoal) with added Iron Oxide and Zinc Oxide, scientists were able to create a nanoreactor that traps and degrades PFOA pollution using light. The researchers found that the material removed approximately 97% of PFOA from water, owing to its large, porous surface area, which enables efficient degradatio

The largest lake in the UK, Lough Neagh, once beautiful and clear, is now covered in blue and green algae blooms, a consequence of pollution from farm runoff, among other factors. According to the Belfast News Letter, a new project to identify pollutants in Lough Neagh will launch next month. Costing around £920,000, the project will use innovative DNA methods to identify pollution pathways, opting for these over more traditional approaches due to their ineffectiveness in fin