This report was jointly commissioned by the US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administ ration (PHMSA) and the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE). It based on the review of 24 major VCE incidents focussing […]
…..by thinking such sites only occur in large towns. In fact gas works site are extremely common across the UK and sometimes identified in some suprising locations. If you are still referring to the old […]
Despite more than seventy years passing since the UK was a target for mass bombing raids, not a month seems to go by without another story of UXO being discovered . ‘Undetonated bombs from World […]
Persistence, according to the guidelines of the Stockholm Convention, is evident where, chemicals have a half-life in the aquatic environment of over two months (i.e. it takes over two months for the chemical to break […]
Fish are sensitive indicators of water quality and their assessment is an important part of water management. However traditional methods of surveying by netting are costly and can cause the fish harm. The Environment Agency […]
Shallow foundations and high velocity flows led to structural failure caused by scour at Lamington viaduct, South Lanarkshire 31 December 2015. Earlier this week the RAIB released its report looking into the factors which gave […]
A question posed by the Andy Gibson ( Director of the Centre for Applied Geoscience Research, University of Porstmouth) at their first industry workshop exploring their current research looking at the ” Rapid Characterisation of […]
In case you mised this according to the “Science for Environment Policy” weekly news alerts for 12 February 2015 new research has found that bacteria taken from underground petroleum reserves could be used to effectively […]
With the UK government’s belief that shale gas has the potential to provide the UK with greater energy security, growth and jobs there is both increasing interest in exploitation and concern over the potential resulting […]
A question that continues to be asked and probably needs to asked given the fact that different environmental conditions may result in unexpected outcomes with the respect to the fate of potential contaminants. The University […]