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Deploying sensors in artesian wells
The United Kingdom just celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. It was a long weekend of pageantry, pomp and circumstance and it was a lot of fun and never lost the…
View PostBluebells, Biscuits & vanwaltKISSES!
Here at Van Walt’s head office, we are lucky enough to be based in the beautiful Surrey countryside. That location brings many benefits, not least we have been able to…
View PostTraining Day in South Africa
Van Walt has been offering training on a range of environmental sampling subjects for over 30 years. In that time hundreds of delegates have been through our courses from Window…
View PostYou need to measure Nitrates? There are options!
Nitrogen is an essential food for plant growth. In order to get that Nitrogen, plants will assimilate it in a large way in the form of Nitrates. Those three atoms…
View PostVan Walt goes to Kenya
Kenya December 2021 As I complete my first full year at the helm of Van Walt I had the opportunity to support our South Africa office with the installation of…
View PostWhy do Bees Build Hexagons?
Mathematician Thomas Hales explains the Honeycomb Conjecture in the context of bees. Hales proved that the hexagon tiling (hexagonal honeycomb) is the most efficient way to maximise area whilst minimising…
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