Sep

16

What are Nature Based Solutions?

  • On 16th September 2019
  • In Ecology, General, Research and Development, Sediment Management, Water Management
  • By David
Nature based solutions is a concept you might have come across, but in many cases, other than knowing they have something to do with nature, it can be difficult to imagine what they actually are. Nature based solutions or NBS, can be implemented in almost any infrastructure project to make use of the various ecosystem […]
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Sep

05

Sustainable and Resilient Coastal Cities (SARCC)

  • On 5th September 2019
  • In General, Project Management, Research and Development, Sediment Management, Water Management
  • By William
Exo Environmental and partners have been working together on this Interreg 2seas programme since November 2017, where a culmination of ideas and thinking distilled into the SARCC project. The project developed another year until it was submitted to the Joint Secretariat of Interreg 2seas in November 2018. By early 2019 we received the approval for […]
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Aug

12

3D Printing Research

Exo Environmental have recently purchased a state of the art 3D printer! The aim behind the purchase is mainly for use with our GeoBlock™ research and development. It allows us to create different shaped moulds (surface textures) like the one pictured above. Each GeoBlock™ can be moulded into a different shape featuring characteristic indentations specific […]
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Jul

29

Earth Overshoot Day

Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources (fish and forests, for instance) and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. We keep growing this deficit by liquidating the Earth’s natural capital and accumulating waste, primarily carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Today, July 29th, is 2019’s […]
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Jul

25

What is a Bathymetric Survey?

Bathymetry Bathymetry is the study of the bed (floor) of a waterbody, involving mapping of features on charts to provide information on water depth. Bathymetric charts are typically produced to aid navigation and inform dredging activities, for example during maintenance of navigational channels. Bathymetry traditionally uses an echosounder attached to a survey boat. As the […]
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Jul

11

OSMS – Operational Sediment Management System Meeting

  • On 11th July 2019
  • In Engineering, General, Project Management, Sediment Management
  • By David
Last week, we travelled to London to meet all the partners of the Interreg 2seas USAR project. We have been managing the activities under this project for one of the Partners, Brightlingsea Harbour Commissioners. One of the main aims of the meeting was discussing one of the main outputs of USAR, the “Operational Sediment Management […]
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Jun

27

Sediment Sampling for a Marine Management Organisation Licence

Over the years Exo Environmental has carried out numerous sediment sampling campaigns for a range of clients with different objectives. In many cases, this was in support of marine license applications with the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). We follow a strict methodology for any sampling to ensure that the samples collected are representative. This means […]
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Jun

12

Bathymetry Survey – Brightlingsea Harbour

  • On 12th June 2019
  • In Dredging, General, Sediment Management, Water Management
  • By William
Bathymetry surveys are one of our favourite types of surveying, not only because of the cool data they produce, but also who wouldn’t like to drive a boat about for several hours, enjoying the sunshine! We had one of those days recently, when we visited Essex to gather the crucial data on a high spring […]
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Jun

01

Plastic in the Environment

Plastic pollution has reached global epidemic proportions; however, consumerism and convenience still demand single-use plastic products. It is a global challenge that has recently become more visible to consumers through television programmes like Blue Planet and terrifying discoveries by Vescovo’s Five Deeps Expedition who found plastic even in the most remote part of the ocean, […]
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May

28

New office and continuing our GeoBlock™ Research

Exo Environmental recently moved our office and workshop into new premises. We received a grant through the New Anglia Small Grant Scheme, which is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund. This aided us with outfitting the office and laboratory, whilst we also welcomed Luke to the team as our Marketing Specialist. Luke is going […]
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