Cardiff University
Cardiff University is a university that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Scientists calculate how many wet wipes enter UK waters per person
As much as 100kg of wet wipes enter the lower reaches of the Taff river annually finds a new mathematical model.
Scientists develop new method for quantifying ‘invisible’ plastics in rivers
Current methods to count plastic pollution in rivers are insufficient and do not account for the fragments that sink below the surface, a team of scientists has warned. These 'invisible ' plastic particles can be suspended below the water line or sink to the riverbed where they are potentially harmful to the ecology of the river. The […]
River pollution recovery slows down in the UK
New research has found that rivers in England and Wales have recovered biologically from pollution since the early 1990s, but improvements appear to have slowed in recent years. Researchers from Cardiff University's School of Biosciences investigated invertebrates that live on river beds across England and Wales. They analyzed data from nearly 50,000 invertebrate samples collected […]
Instant water cleaning method ‘millions of times’ better than commercial approach
A water disinfectant created on the spot using just hydrogen and the air around us is millions of times more effective at killing viruses and bacteria than traditional commercial methods, according to scientists from Cardiff University.
Melting icebergs key to sequence of an ice age, scientists find
Scientists claim to have found the ‘missing link’ in the process that leads to an ice age on Earth.
Toxic chemicals hindering the recovery of Britain’s rivers
Toxic chemicals from past decades could be hindering the recovery of Britain’s urban rivers, concludes a recent study by scientists from Cardiff University, the University of Exeter, and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. During the 1970s, over 70% of the rivers in the South Wales valleys were classified as grossly polluted, by a combination […]
Pollution control of rivers can reduce impact of climate warming
Improvements in water quality could reduce the ecological impact of climate change on rivers, finds a new study by Cardiff University’s Water Research Institute and the University of Vermont. Warm water can affect freshwater organisms in similar ways to many pollutants: both reduce the availability of oxygen in the water. As oxygen levels decline, sensitive […]