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Discovering ThePotential Well Water Contaminants and Their Impacts

The Environmental Blog

Waste Products. These waste products can cause a number of health issues. In general, these metals come from mining operations, underground plumbing, waste disposal centers, and even natural mineral deposits. The result is an array of heavy metals including arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead, and many more. Radionuclides.

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BrewDog bio-energy: Drinks firm fires up waste-powered green gas plant

Business Green

New £12m facility at BrewDog's Scottish headquarters will use brewing waste to produce green gas. The anaerobic digester will be fed by organic waste produced during the brewing process, with the resulting green gas then used to power the company's brewery.

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Biomass Energy: Pros and Cons Explained

Hydrogen Fuel News

This exploration into the realm of biomass energy untangles the complexities and delves into its multifaceted nature, uncovering the potential of plant-based and waste-derived materials as alternative sources of power. Biomass energy harnesses organic matter, including wood, agricultural crops, and waste by-products, as fuel.

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Minimalist home in the Brazilian countryside is made from mining waste

AGreenLiving

Located in a former mining region, the architects decided to build the 484-square-foot Sustentable House out of bricks manufactured from mining sludge waste. Additionally, the residence is almost completely zero-waste thanks to an integrated waste water treatment system and organic waste incinerator.

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Best of GBB in 2022: Green Businesses Leading the Sustainable Business Movement

Green Business Bureau

The recycling of toilet waste using a biodigester – which biologically digests organic material without the use of chemicals. Biological digestion produces organic matter, which is then fed to the garden plants. Choosing efficiency-rated electrical equipment, including LED lighting.

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Making biofuels from seawater rather than crude oil

Envirotec Magazine

Also of interest for The University of Manchester is the application of this process to many other diverse industries, specifically those that rely on crude oil to generate a wide array of products such as cosmetics, fragrances and flavors. This can result in fewer by-products and contaminants (i.e.

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L’Oreal achieves carbon-neutrality across US operations

Renewable Energy World

The project is the largest commercial solar array in Kentucky and the largest worldwide by tonnage produced. These projects capture and convert methane produced from the natural decomposition of organic materials into renewable natural gas. L’Oréal uses onsite gas for space and water heating.