Day: December 8, 2025

As global demand for freshwater intensifies, the conversation must evolve beyond quantity to address an equally urgent crisis: water quality. More than half of the world’s food production could be jeopardised by freshwater shortages within the next quarter-century. But contamination may prove just as perilous. The UK’s Environment Agency reported 3.6 million hours of raw sewage discharge into rivers in 2024 alone. Poor water quality accelerates ecosystem decline, imperilling biodiversity, public health, and food security. Emerging technologies for monitoring water quality Traditionally, water quality assessment has relied on periodic sampling…