This webinar provides an overview of the new groundwater quality standards for Scotland, including the key changes to Scottish Environment Protection Agency's (SEPA’s) associated guidance on assigning groundwater criteria for pollutant inputs, and on land contamination impacts on the water...
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March 2025
Technology has a profound impact on the world around us. It influences the decisions people make on a daily basis and directly affects the state of our natural world.
Over the last few years, the rate of technological development has been even more pronounced. The effects of the COVID-19...
March 2025
According to World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates, air pollution contributes to over 6 million deaths annually. A growing body of research links it to the exacerbation of chronic and acute diseases, including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and cognitive decline.
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Protecting our rivers, lakes and seas: tackling water pollution through innovation and collaboration
February 2025
The health of our water environment has never been higher on the public and Government agenda. The topic features daily in the media, while the Government has set a key priority to ‘Clean up our rivers, lakes and seas’. This Foundation for Water Research (FWR) panel discussion explores how...
January 2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming ever increasingly integrated into our everyday lives. Its use within the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process presents both an opportunity as well as a risk if not used appropriately or within guidelines.
In this talk Peter Hurley and...
December 2024
In this webinar, Jo Bradley, Stormwater Shepherds, sets out the extent of water pollution caused by highway runoff in the UK, and describes the effects of the toxins in the pollution. She explains how these harmful discharges fit in with other sources of pollution, and how we could potentially...
