Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

By Gauthier Eppe Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic chemicals that pose a significant threat to human health and the environment. These chemicals have had unforeseen adverse effects, largely because of their non-biodegradability. link] [5] Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and pesticides. 4] Phillis, M., “EPA

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Organic Pollution Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 147

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Robots rejuvenating reefs As we learned in the classic yet highly disturbing film 2001, not all robots are trustworthy. Cactus plastic developed in Mexico Research professor Sandra Pascoe Ortiz and other scientists at the University of Valle de Atemajac in Zapopan, Mexico used prickly pear juice to craft a new biodegradable plastic.

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Plastics Biodegradable Recycling Recycling 28

Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

When campus shut down and cafeterias closed, Colby kept dining-service staffers on and tasked them with tending to the campus organic garden, where they've harvested nearly 2,200 pounds of produce to date (anything not used in campus dining halls has been donated to the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter).

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Cooling Carbon-neutral Carbon-negative Waste 52