WRc

About: WRc is a company organization based out in Swindon, England and Wales, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Quality control & Environmental remediation. The organization has 7 authors who have published 4 publications receiving 205 citations. The organization is also known as: WRc Group & Water Research Centre.

Short-rotation woody crops and phytoremediation: Opportunities for agroforestry?

Abstract: Worldwide, fuelwood demands, soil and groundwater contamination, and agriculture's impact on nature are growing concerns. Fast growing trees in short rotation woody crop (SRWC) systems may increasingly meet societal needs ranging from renewable energy to environmental mitigation and remediation. Phytoremediation, the use of plants for environmental cleanup, systems utilizing SRWCs have potential to remediate contaminated soil and groundwater. Non-hyperaccumulating, i.e., relatively low contaminant concentrating, species such as eucalypts (Eucalypts spp.), poplars (Populus spp.), and willows (Salix spp.) may phytoremediate while providing revenue from fuelwood and other timber products. Effective phytoremediation of contaminated sites by SRWCs depends on tree-contaminant interactions and on tree growth as influenced by silvicultural, genetic, and environmental factors. Locally adapted trees are essential for phytoremediation success. Among the different agroforestry practices, riparian buffers have the greatest opportunity for realizing the SRWC and phytoremediation potentials of fast growing trees. Agroforestry that combines SRWC and phytoremediation could be an emerging holistic approach for sustainable energy, agricultural development, and environmental mitigation globally.

Wastewater network challenges and solutions

Abstract: Sewer and storm water systems in cities worldwide suffer from ageing and inappropriate wastewater networks. This challenge has to be met by systematic upgrading and preventive maintenance. It is necessary to analyse the current performance of the wastewater networks, to determine the system bottlenecks that cause system vulnerability on floods in city areas and pollution of receiving waters. The next task is then to use this information for selecting and ranking upgrading projects to improve the situation. CARE-S is a computer based system developed to meet this challenge. It is designed for sewer and storm water network rehabilitation planning. It provides fundamental instruments for estimating the current and future condition of sewer networks, ______ * Sveinung Saegrov, SINTEF, Dept. Water and Wastewater, Klaebuveien 153, NO-7465 Trondheim, Norway, phone +47-73592349, fax +47 73592376, e-mail: sveinung.sagrov@sintef.no

Long-term proficiency testing for the UK Acid Waters Monitoring Network

Abstract: A series of proficiency test rounds to support the UK Acid Waters Monitoring Network has been conducted since the inception of the Network in 1988. These tests provide an illustration of the accuracy and comparability of analysis for laboratories that supply data to the Network. A summary of the tests is reported. Performance with respect to accuracy targets defined for the Network has been shown to be satisfactory for the majority of measurands of interest in studies of surface water acidification.

Quality control techniques for chemical analysis: some current shortcomings and possible future developments

Abstract: Current approaches to quality control in chemical analysis are examined Issues that frequently cause problems are proposed Future developments relating to ways in which the incidence of mistakes might be reduced are discussed as possible supplements to more well-established quality control measures