Tag: phosphorus removal

DAERA AWARDS THIRD COMPANY £4MILLION TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE UTILISATION OF LIVESTOCK SLURRY

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Natural World Products (NWP) has been awarded £4million to help Northern Ireland’s agriculture sector reduce excess phosphorus from livestock slurry, as part of the further roll-out of the Lough Neagh Action Plan. The award has been presented as part of the Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs’ (DAERA) Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) Phase 2 project for the Sustainable Utilisation of Livestock Slurry (SULS).  The SULS project aims to undertake research & development into the advancement of demonstrator sites to process livestock manure/slurry to remove excess phosphorus from the…

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Barking up the right tree – Another first in Phosphorus removal for United utilities

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BARKING-UP-THE-RIGHT-TREE

United Utilities has become the first water company in the UK to implement an innovative plant-based method for phosphorus removal, addressing a significant environmental challenge. Excess phosphorus is the leading cause of water quality failures in England and Wales, prompting increasing regulatory pressures and investments in wastewater management. Currently, UK water companies spend approximately £39 million annually on metal-based chemicals for phosphorus removal, with rising demand and costs. This chemical approach poses challenges for small, rural sites due to higher investment needs and logistical limitations. Last year, United Utilities led…

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Mott Macdonald Bentley standardizes phosphorous removal schemes, delivering infrastructure and intelligence benefits to the U.K. water industry

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Infrastructure and Intelligence

ProjectWise Component Center Helps Facilitate Repeatable Workflows to Save More Than GBP 3.7 Million Supporting Environmental Sustainability. Meeting stringent requirements for phosphorous removal The United Kingdom water industry’s Asset Management Plan 7 (AMP 7) includes a heightened priority for improving water quality schemes. In particular, it focused on reducing the amount of phosphorous released into watercourses, which are natural or artificial channels where water flows. Originating from a range of sources, including wastewater discharge and water main leakages, high levels of phosphorous yields extensive algae growth, posing a significant threat…

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