A major weather event currently developing thousands of miles away in the tropical Pacific Ocean is set to potentially make a very direct, possibly disruptive impression on UK business operations over the next year or two. While the origin...
What are the dangers of black water in the home? Black water is a hazardous form of domestic water ingress into a property (classed as Category 3, with clean water being Category 1 and grey water Category 2). It...
October carries more than autumn leaves. It brings Unblocktober, launched in 2019, this month-long national campaign and awareness month aims to improve the health of drains, sewers, watercourses and seas by encouraging people to think about what they pour...
Following a particularly wet July, coupled with a series of thunderstorms, an estimated 54 beaches across the UK have been affected by sewage pollution. The plastic waste carried out of drains and sewers onto these beaches is not just an eyesore...
Incidences of storm overflow discharges from combined rainwater and sewage pipes have risen to levels probably never foreseen by the Victorian engineers that installed them across Britain. The inheritance of 15,000 of these outlets by modern water companies is imposing increasingly...
Jamie Woodhall, Technical & Innovations Manager at Rentokil Specialist HygieneSewage is very obviously unpleasant. It is unsightly, pungent and can be dangerous. Raw sewage can contain a variety of bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites that could pose serious health risks...