Contributor: Dr Gareth Evans

Dr Gareth Evans , Environmental Biotechnology ,University of Durham

Dr Gareth Evans

Dr Gareth Evans spent nearly twenty years, developing and implementing commercial R&D, waste/water recycling and pollution control programmes, gaining experience in land and wetland management, project management and pilot plant design/commissioning. He was also responsible for feasibility studies for European 5th framework programme and involved as a consultant on a projects in the UK, Europe, Turkey and Tasmania.

A member of the European Federation of Biotechnology, he was then approached to lead the Environmental Biotechnology teaching at the University of Durham. He now writes extensively on environmental, scientific and technical subjects in a variety of international magazines and online media.

Water Versus the Carbon Footprint
The water industry is under pressure, not least the onerous task of reducing its carbon emissions. This will be a big challenge, and huge changes are needed if substantial and...

Water Technologies Prove Popular Investments
Burgeoning populations and a growing scarcity of water are making water technologies increasingly popular investments. Dr Gareth Evans analyses the...

Tanks and the New Battle for Life
From schoolchildren in Africa to waste treatment plants around the world, the importance of water storage has a far-reaching effect. Dr Gareth Evans looks at how tanks today are better equipped...

A Fluorescent Future?
A new technology using fluorescence could reignite waning interest in wastewater recycling. Dr Gareth Evans lights up the new argument for recycled water systems that could change attitudes...