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News Release from: WWEM | Subject: MCERTS certificates
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Team on 25 July 2005
MCERTS certificates presented at WWEM
Siemens and Aquamatic were the first instrument manufacturers to receive MCERTS certificates at the inaugural WWEM event that took place on 29th and 30th June 2005
Siemens and Aquamatic were the first instrument manufacturers to receive MCERTS certificates at the inaugural WWEM event that took place on 29th and 30th June at the Bretby Conference Centre in England WWEM (Water and Wastewater Environmental Monitoring) was a new event designed to provide the latest news and information on the monitoring of water quality and quantity
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 7 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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It was jointly organised by the Environment Agency of England and Wales, SWIG and Environmental Technology publications.
Manufacturers of monitoring instruments are now able to seek MCERTS certification for their equipment, and the first two companies to achieve this were presented with their certificates by the Agency's Head of Monitoring and Assessment, Catherine Wright.
Much of the focus at WWEM was on the Environment Agency's monitoring certification scheme, MCERTS, which aims to improve the quality of monitoring data delivered by operators of regulated processes.
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Senior Environment Agency speaker for WWEM
WWEM (Water and Wastewater Environmental Monitoring) is a Conference, Workshop and Exhibition, all focused on the provision of the latest help and guidance on the monitoring of water
WWEM delegate places selling fast
WWEM organiser Marcus Pattison warns "Anyone interested in attending, should book soon because places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis"
One of the speakers at the WWEM Conference, Paul Wiggins from the Environment Agency, says "MCERTS has been a resounding success in air emission monitoring, and the Environment Agency is building on that success with two schemes concerning discharges to water.
Firstly, Self-Monitoring of Effluent Flow which was introduced in January 2004, and secondly, Continuous Water Monitoring Equipment Product Certification.
WWEM provided the Agency with an opportunity to provide the latest help and guidance on monitoring issues, and to report on how the schemes are progressing and what the plans are for MCERTS in the future.
The WWEM Conference included the themes of 'Self monitoring of Effluent Flow' on the first day, and 'Data Communication in the Water and Wastewater Treatment Industry' in the second.
More than 50 Workshop presentations took place at WWEM on both days covering a wide variety of topics within a water monitoring theme.
Many of the workshops reflected the WWEM focus on MCERTS with presentations from ABB, Nivus UK, Flow Measurement, Siemens and WRc all covering MCERTS related topics.
In addition, many of the workshops covered water quality monitoring applications for a wide variety of parameters including heavy metals, DO, nutrients, turbidity, pH, algal blooms, cyanide, chlorine, ammonia, VOCs, endocrine disruptors and many more.
Further presentations covered scanning spectrometry, aeration control, SRT control, coagulation control, laboratory automation and long-term multiparameter sensors deployment using wiper technology.
Commenting on the success of WWEM, Marcus Pattison said that the next WWEM will be a larger event and will take place in Telford, England on 1st and 2nd November 2006.
Details will be available soon.
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