by Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Feb 11, 2021 | Water
Micropollutants is the term used to describe substances that are able to affect living organisms at very low concentrations (micro- or nanograms per litre) due to their toxicity, persistence or bioaccumulation. These substances pervade the environments through direct...
by Pollutec | Jul 9, 2020 | IMA, Water
Wastewater treatment presents a major challenge against the background of an ever-growing global population. The BOD5 measure is very widely used, in particular to check the regulatory conformity of effluent from urban and industrial wastewater treatment plants....
by Pollutec | Mar 13, 2020 | Risks, Water
In France, wastewater treatment is a highly regulated process. Different methods exist for inspecting the quality of treatment systems. One of the tools used to ensure that everything is running smoothly is the sewage system survey. The sewage system survey is a...
by Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Jan 9, 2020 | Biodiversity, Sea & coast, Water
Environmental matters are more central than ever to issues surrounding the seas and oceans. In late 2018, the French government’s Strategic Contract for Maritime Industries placed particular emphasis on the decarbonisation of propulsion and on-board energy (‘green...
by Pollutec | Dec 6, 2019 | Pollutec, Water
Accounting for almost a third of exhibitors, water ranks alongside waste as one of the cornerstones of Pollutec. That’s even more the case for particular sub-sectors such as pumps and piping, for which Pollutec is the only major industry event. These traditional show...
by Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Jul 3, 2019 | Water
This is the key question posed by the study published on 27 June by the French Inter-ministerial Department for Forward Planning and Prediction of Economic Change (PIPAME)*. After outlining the context, issues and challenges facing the sector, the study investigates...
