A number of ‘emerging’ pesticides, such as metaldehyde, clopyralid, propyzamide and carbetamide, have recently been detected in drinking water sources and cannot be removed below the regulatory limit with existing technologies without incurring excessive cost.The overall objective of this project was to find a cost-effective treatment solution for these emerging pesticides, to secure compliance with the drinking water quality standard.

In the same way that bats use sound to navigate and hunt in the dark, SewerBatt uses sound waves to gain information about the condition inside sewer pipes.

In December 2012, Isle and the Environment Agency joined forces through a collaborative agreement to develop the ‘Accelerating Catchment Techniques and Technologies’ (ACTT) project.

This was a project awarded jointly to Isle and WRc. Research over the last two decades has demonstrated a relationship between exposure to low concentrations of the contraceptive pill (EE2) and the occurrence of feminised male fish in rivers and estuaries. However, to reduce the concentration of EE2 in some wastewater final effluents is beyond the capabilities of conventional water treatment systems.