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Northumbrian Water using Drones for Water Quality Measurement

Northumbrian Water using Drones for Water Quality Measurement

Northumbrian Water is taking a leap towards enhancing water quality with the help of Makutu's drone, Eureka Water Probes supplied by RS Hydro!

Watch as cutting-edge technology combines forces to monitor and improve our water resources.

Watch the ITV News video now.

Webinar - Wastewater Monitoring & Control - Real-Time BOD/COD/TOC monitoring & control of influent and effluent at WWTW's

Webinar - Wastewater Monitoring & Control - Real-Time BOD/COD/TOC monitoring & control of influent and effluent at WWTW's

The third webinar in our River Catchment Pollution and Monitoring series took place on 30th June. If you missed it you can watch it here.

UK Wastewater Treatment:
The UK has 20 water utilities which invest £5.85 billion per annum in assets and £5.7 billion in

Proud distributors of the MCERTS Manta 2 Water Quality Sonde

Proud distributors of the MCERTS Manta 2 Water Quality Sonde


The MCERTS Manta 2 water quality sonde is the ultimate water quality sonde distributed by RS Hydro, it has been purpose designed to be used in any natural water up to 50°C. There are various ways in

Thermo Scientific Orion A329 - The only choice for multiparameter measurements

Thermo Scientific Orion A329 - The only choice for multiparameter measurements

First rate results from a first class meter


RS Hydro are renowned for being suppliers of first rate technology, the Thermo Scientific Orion Star A329 pH/ISE/Conductivity/RDO/Dissolved Oxygen Portable Meter is yet another meter distributed by RS Hydro which is the ultimate choice for taking advanced multiparameter

RS Hydro & University of Birmingham win KTP funding for developing a Fluorescence based Water Quality Monitoring System

RS Hydro & University of Birmingham win KTP funding for developing a Fluorescence based Water Quality Monitoring System

RS Hydro and the University of Birmingham (Water Sciences Group) are excited to announce that their Knowledge Transfer Partnership proposal has been successful and will be commencing soon.

The KTP will focus on the development and validation of a real-time water quality monitoring system based on the latest fluorescence sensor technology.


Attracting funding from NERC, the EPSRC and the TSB the KTP will

RS Hydro introduce the Solinst Model 3001 BioFoul Screen

RS Hydro introduce the Solinst Model 3001 BioFoul Screen

RS Hydro stock the Solinst Model 3001 BioFoul Screen for extended Levelogger deployment

RS Hydro are pleased to introduce the Solinst Model 3001 BioFoul Screen, this clever piece of equipment has been specifically designed to use in conjunction with the Levelogger Edge, Levelogger Junior Edge or the LTC Levelogger Junior. Its purpose is

River Catchment Study for Total Pollutant Load Calculation

River Catchment Study for Total Pollutant Load Calculation

RS Hydro are a Teledyne ISCO distributor in the UK. We have recently worked with South West Water and the Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT)on a major catchment management project called Upstream Thinking. The water issue presented was the quality of

New Tryptophan-like Fluorimeter for Manta2

New Tryptophan-like Fluorimeter for Manta2

For the first time, the Eureka Manta 2 can now be deployed with a Tryptophan-like fluorimeter. This now opens up a whole new range of applications for exploiting the power of this novel technique. Up to 12 sensors can

Wimbleball Leakage Reduction Programme

Wimbleball Leakage Reduction Programme

We have recently been involved in a project to remediate the leakage at Wimbleball Dam. The dam is located in the county of Devon and is jointly owned by South West Water Ltd and Wessex Water Ltd. The dam

Collect and Train Sessions

Collect and Train Sessions

As a new addition to improve the services provided by RS Hydro, we will now be offering Collect and Train Sessions to anyone who is interested.

The new Collect and Train service will allow our customers to collect

New Staff

New Staff

Colin Wormald has joined as RS Hydro's new Operations Manager who will be responsible for many aspects of the day-to-day running of RS Hydro but also to effect quality control and project management. Colin has over 15 years experience in

RS Hydro become Eutech Distributor

RS Hydro become Eutech Distributor

RS Hydro are proud to announce that we are now distributors for Eutech Instruments. We offer a comprehensive range of equipment for the monitoring and control of pH, Conductivity, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Salinity, Redox Potential (ORP), Dissolved Oxygen (DO)

North Wyke Farm Research Platform goes LIVE

North Wyke Farm Research Platform goes LIVE

24th May 2012 seen the official launch of the globally unique farm research platform at Rothamsted Research North Wyke in Devon. RS Hydro were responsible for installing 15 high-specification water quality monitoring stations and telemetry system for the project. The research platform aims to help agricultural businesses and farms provide sustainable and productive farming techniques at the same time as quantifying the impact of farming techniques within the environment.

The farm consists of three beef and sheep farmlets, each of which will be managed differently so that international scientists can understand how to optimise production and environmental impacts. Commenting on the Farm Platform, Dr Phil Murray states

Product Launch: New AquaPro Analyzer from Thermo

Product Launch: New AquaPro Analyzer from Thermo

Today's process industry is a different world then it was 25, 10, or even 5 years ago. With continuing pressure to improve efficiencies and at the same time lower costs, plant managers are constantly forced to adapt at the speed

Telemetry Breakthroughs Help Aberystwyth University Study

Telemetry Breakthroughs Help Aberystwyth University Study

Latest GPRS telemetry units and RS Hydros Flowview online data portal provide a total solution for Aberystwyth Universities environmental study of Tregaron Peat Bog.

Aberystwyth University have undertaken a baseline environmental study of Tregaron Peat Bog to assess the impact of reopened paleo channels on the ecosystem. The remote and inaccessible location of the peat bog would make long term spot sampling inefficient and

Multiparameter Water Quality Sonde Added to Hire Fleet

Multiparameter Water Quality Sonde Added to Hire Fleet

Once upon a time a field engineer would have to traipse across the hillside with several bags of water quality instruments to measure multiple parameters. Each test would have to be conducted to the same reliable procedure. However, today the

Extended Hire Fleet

Extended Hire Fleet

RS Hydro are now offering a selection of wastewater samplers for rental from the ISCO product range. We have added the GLS and 6712 sampler to our already extensive hire fleet.

RS Hydro are now offering a selection of wastewater samplers for rental from the ISCO product range. We have added the GLS and 6712 sampler to our already extensive hire fleet. These samplers are ideal for water quality and waste

A Study of Potential Groundwater Contamination

A Study of Potential Groundwater Contamination

RS Hydro were recently approached to provide a solution for proving the effectiveness of a costly remediation strategy.

RS Hydro were recently approached to provide a solution for proving the effectiveness of a costly remediation strategy. The remediation process was to be used to solve a potential groundwater contamination problem caused by a leaking underground petroleum tank. Such

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