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The UK Government, including Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland branches, is running a public consultation and call for evidence on the impact of proposed modifications to existing legislation in the UK Fertilising Product Regulations (UK FPR). The online consultation covers rules on manufacturing and marketing of fertilisers, but does not …
A recent review paper seeks to consolidate and summarise current knowledge on the sources and distribution of PFAS, their environmental impacts, and the challenges associated with remediation. The authors, who include members of the PFAS WG, emphasize that detection and characterisation remains problematic. Regulatory control is complicated by the diversity …
While Governments struggle to respond to short-term price swings and more lasting uncertainties on global energy supplies, the renewable energy sector is pressing the case for diversification and reduced reliance on fossil fuel resources. The UK’s Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has issued a special Newsletter for members, with …
Deadline: 1 May 2026 The Better Water for All Network+ (BW4A) Is calling for collaborative, cross-disciplinary research proposals to be submitted to its first Flexible Fund Call. The Network’s themes are: Theme 1: Systems Approaches for Water Engineering Theme 2: Pollutant Measurement, Monitoring and Risks Theme 3: Engineering innovation and …
This working group was originally set up with a focus on the underlying microbiology and the quantification of N2O emissions; its remit then broadened to include methane as another major GHG from sanitation systems. The two areas provide an interesting contrast in terms of where emissions arise (primarily in aerobic …
Reactions to Dirty Business, the new Channel 4 Docudrama on sewage pollution, suggest the UK water industry is in for another heavy battering. After the 3-episode series aired on 23 Feb 2026 it has received extensive coverage on all major press and media outlets, from BBC News to Woman and …
In March 2024, EBNet supported Prof Tom Curtis and Angela Bywater to attend a meeting on anaerobic digestion (AD) in remote and off-grid applications, hosted by the US National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) and funded by NATO Science for Peace and Security (NATO SPS): see here for more details of …
Planned outputs for the next few months include feedback from the fascinating Microenvironments workshop led by Dr Joe Weaver, then of Newcastle, now at Durham University. Journal papers in preparation or review include those based on a study of the implications of emerging biotech for bioreactor materials, and from the …
This month, the EU introduced mandatory systematic monitoring requirements for per and polyfluoroalkyl-substances (PFAS) in drinking water, aimed at promoting compliance with new limit values in the revised EU Drinking Water Directive (2024/2184). The new limits are 0.5 µg/L for total PFAS and 0.1 µg/L for the sum of 20 …
Last week, EBNet director Prof Sonia Heaven took part in an IEA Task 37 meeting that was timed to coincide with the triennial Central European Biomass conference in Graz, Austria. The plan was to network with participants on behalf of a number of EBNet’s groups, but this fell through when …
News continues to emerge on the scale of illegal dumping of solid waste across the country. The latest BBC investigation notes that the Environment Agency (EA) shut down 700 such sites last year, but over 500 remain active, with 10s of 1000s of tonnes deposited in some cases. Colleagues in …
The Environmental Biotechnology Network is running a survey in which all members are warmly invited to participate. The aim is to gather insights on your experiences with the Network, and your opinions on what are the key issues in Environmental Biotechnology now. All EBNet members will receive an invitation to …
Organisations across the UK’s fermentation and biomanufacturing sectors are invited to contribute to a survey mapping existing fermentation and downstream processing infrastructure for non-health applications. The aim is to gather information on current capability, technical specifications, utilisation, and access models across the industrial biotechnology, food and feed, agriculture, materials, chemicals …
The Better Water 4 All Network+ is putting together its January 2026 newsletter, due to sail out by the end of this month. If you have any relevant news, events, conferences, job opportunities, updates etc that you’d like to share with the Network community, please email your contributions to them …
Supergen Bioenergy is advertising two posts working on the wider economic development impact of sustainable bioenergy and bio products in the UK. Both posts offer opportunities for flexible types of employment including secondment, job share and part-time working. Economic Development Lead: Bioenergy and Bioproducts The post-holder will work with researchers …
