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Firm warns of increased microbial-influenced corrosion with IMO 2020-compliant fuels

Envirotec Magazine

Referring to a paper published in 2016, in Volume 108 of International Biodeteriation & Biodegradation , published in 2016 by Elsevier, Taylor said that a strain of fungus degraded biodiesel at “a phenomenal rate” and resulted in enhanced 1018 steel corrosion due to acidification. times more moisture than diesel.

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How to Reduce Your Business Waste In 2021: Top Tips

The Environmental Blog

of business waste was recycled in 2016 and 44.9% Even consider how you can use biodegradable and compostable packing materials instead. ’ Paper is indeed biodegradable, but that’s certainly no reason to waste it. According to recent government statistics, just 48.5% of household waste.

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'Eco-awakening': WWF study reveals huge rise in consumer demand for sustainable products

Business Green

Overall public interest in nature, as measured by the report, has risen 16 per cent in the past five years and has continued to grow during the Covid-19 pandemic, with mentions of nature loss and biodiversity across Twitter having increased by 65 per cent from 30 million in 2016 to 50 million last year, WWF said.

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Environmentally friendly leather wins European circular economy startup award

Envirotec Magazine

The textile is seemingly produced without the use of toxins and is “organic and biodegradable.” “Initially the focus was more on the medical industry but the idea of using the same technology for producing leatherlike textile came up in spring 2016.” “With our technology we can give that waste a new life.”

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A Panacea for Biomedical Waste Management?

The Environmental Blog

The Biomedical Waste Management Rules 2016 entail the healthcare facilities to follow a color-coded segregation structure for waste disposal and hand it within 48 hours over to treatment facilities. 2] Since March 2020, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued periodic guidelines under the.

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All Eyes on Marine Plastic From Orbit

Planet Pulse

Over the past 60 years, the accumulation of plastic debris has led to the formation of garbage patches—massive gyres of non-biodegradable plastic—and tons of microplastic seafloor sedimentation across global seawaters. Over the course of 2016 to 2018, the total area of plastic debris detected skyrocketed from 0.23 km2 to 0.77km2.

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Today’s wind turbine blades could become tomorrow’s bridges

Grist

They are very difficult to move around, and they are not biodegradable,” Bank said. Since 2016, Re-Wind, a collaboration among researchers in the U.S., And the tough, fiber-reinforced plastics blades are made of don’t break down easily once they’re in the ground. Bank’s team is betting we can.

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