Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The pledge asks the UK public to improve the country’s drain health and reduce the impact that waste is having on the climate and environment. The month-long initiative began in 2019. We are incredibly proud of the efforts of the British public and businesses to tackle the climatic and ecological impact of poor drain health.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Late August saw the release of “Air Quality and Health In Cities”, the latest edition of The State of Global Air report, produced annually by the US Health Effects Institute. It attempts a snapshot of air pollution exposure in over 7000 cities worldwide, and its impact on health. over 2010-2019. Between NO2 and PM2.5,

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 2, 2024

1 Only seven countries and three territories last year met World Health Organization pollution guidelines for fine particulate matter, according to the latest report by Swiss company IQ Air, published in March. From Monash University, in Melbourne, and published in March in The Lancet Planetary Health, this study looks at PM2.5

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 26, 2020

There is a lot to consider: the worst public health crisis in 100 years, a climate emergency, and the worst economic turbulence in 80 years. Now is the time to build on the momentum created in 2019 to drive decarbonization as a business and investment imperative. Or will this signal the start of a new chapter?

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2023

Antibiotic residues in wastewater and wastewater treatment plants in the regions around China and India risk contributing to antibiotic resistance , and the drinking water may pose a threat to human health , according to a “comprehensive analysis” from Karolinska Institute t published in The Lancet Planetary Health.

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Green Living Guy

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

February 19, 2019 at 6AM ET, Washington, DC – A new report from the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) examines the health impacts associated with plastic pollution crisis. The post New report finds entire lifecycle of plastics a threat to human health appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs

AUGUST 5, 2019

By Gail Parson, Director of Membership & State Engagement The third year of the E2 1 Hotels Fellowship officially launched this week with applications for the 2019–2020 class being accepted now! The deadline to submit an application for the 2019–2020 class is September 15.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Speaking on The Plastic Health Channel the researchers unveiled findings which appear to reveal that microfibres from textiles may be harming lung growth, development, and repair. With humans exposed to microplastic fibres on a daily basis, scientists also warned of the potential health risks for those with developing lungs, such as children.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 5, 2019

The 2nd Annual Congress on Environmental Pollution and Health will take place on October 21-22, 2019 Sydney, Australia. The theme is: "Sustainable Environmental Practices for Reducing Global Pollution and related Health hazards". For more information email: pollutionhealth@asiapacificmeets.com To register click here.

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Charged

JUNE 8, 2020

At the height of the country’s coronavirus response in early March, NO 2 levels had fallen by 38% from 2019, and levels of PM2.5 Health Canada estimates that 3,000 premature deaths per year can be attributed to air pollution in the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area. “If were down by 34%. It would also generate jobs.

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Charged

MARCH 30, 2023

EVs are also expected to deliver benefits in terms of human health, but this has not been extensively studied. Now a team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have begun to document the actual respiratory impact of EV adoption in a study that uses real-world data to link electric cars, air pollution and health.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 27, 2021

France, the Netherlands, Bangladesh, and Germany, took stock of 31 variables that collectively offer a gauge for the planet’s health. Many of those metrics have worsened since the group originally declared a climate emergency in 2019. trillion between 2015 and 2019. Australia, the U.K., trillion between 2018 and 2020.

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CleanTech Group

JULY 24, 2019

Valued at $75 million, the deal will aim to bring forth a new microbe class that will benefit crop health and protection. Agriculture & Food: Joyn Bio announced a partnership with NewLeaf Symbiotics.

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Energy Innovation

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The research underscores a trend that scholars have warned of for decades: climate change presents new and intensified challenges for human health. Experts are urging decision-makers headed to COP27 to center human health in this year’s discussions about climate change mitigation and adaptation. Source: Semenza et al.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 16, 2021

The analysis summarizes human health and environmental impacts associated with over 50 weed killers offered by one or both retailers online and in their stores. Human health. Consumers are increasingly aware of the health risks associated with common products. Reputational risk. While the U.S. Follow the industry leadership.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The study analyzed litigation, transactional and lobbying work conducted from 2015 to 2019. After all, the $41 million ExxonMobil spent on climate lobbying in 2019 ( according to InfluenceMap ) exceeds the entire $37 million annual operating budget ( 2019 ) of Greenpeace USA. Four firms receive an A while 26 received an F.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 17, 2022

Evidence of the pubic health problem presented by PM2.5 includes a doubling of hospital admissions for lung conditions in England and Wales over the last 20 years or so, from 1,535 per 100,000 in 1999 to 3,143 per 100,000 in 2019. Evidence of the pubic health problem presented by PM2.5 Water quality. Woodland cover.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 22, 2021

Academics and experts at The University of Manchester are calling for large-scale behavioural change in a bid to improve the UK’s air quality (“the biggest environmental health issue facing the UK”), in a new publication, On Air Quality. Currently the UK has an opportunity to lead on tackling a global problem.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

ImpactAlpha, November 29 – The Evercare Health Fund, managed by TPG Rise since the liquidation of the troubled Abraaj Group in 2019, has sold its. The post Kenya’s Metro Group buys Evercare’s stake in Nairobi hospitals appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 4, 2019

After an evaluation by a panel of multidisciplinary experts, we headed to Helsinki, Finland to join industry and institutional leaders at the “Space Oscars 2019”—the Awards Ceremony of the Copernicus Masters—to formally announce our winner, Green City Watch !

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Unfortunately, these compounds have been shown to negatively impact ecological and human health, particularly because they can bioaccumulate up the food chain and affect development in children, increase risk of cancer, contribute to elevated cholesterol levels, interfere with women’s fertility and weaken immune systems.”.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Last year around this time, I focused on digital technology solutions for water with this essay, " 2019: The Year Analog Solutions Died." The insights on digital transformation from 2019 papers and research came to the forefront (" IWA Digital Transformation " and " The Technology Fallacy "). What I learned about water in 2020.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

The signing of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in 2001 marked a historic moment, as it was the first global treaty aimed at eliminating or restricting chemicals harmful to human and environmental health.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

And, if you want to consult those lists in their entirety, here are the links: 2016 , 2017 , 2018 and 2019. Holly Beale (2019). HY William Chan (2019). Alexandra Criscuolo (2019). Alison Humphrey (formerly Larkins) (2019). Without further ado, here’s what’s up with members of past GreenBiz 30 Under 30 cohorts.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2020

Through compiling and visualizing data from thousands of air quality monitoring stations, the 2019 World Air Quality Report gives new context to the world’s leading environmental health threat.”. levels in 2019, after a 12% decrease in 2018. among OECD countries during 2019. Key findings. • polluted capital cities.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 2, 2021

Construction began on August 5, 2019 and has an anticipated completion date in March 2023. Read the original: The Toranomon-Azabudai Project puts health before business. Once complete, it is expected to support 20,000 employees and 3,500 residents, plus welcome 25-35 million visitors per year. Mori Building Co.

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Grist

APRIL 19, 2024

A 2021 study found that 80 percent of parents agreed that the impact of global warming on their child’s health should be discussed during their routine visits. Over half of medical schools are covering climate change in the curriculum, a number that’s more than doubled since 2019.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 20, 2020

People living in polluted cities are more at risk from Covid-19, according to health experts cited in a 16 March report from the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), an advocacy group. Air pollution is the biggest environmental health risk in Europe, with the problem greatest in cities, according to the EEA.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 11, 2021

Global design practice Perkins and Will has raised the bar for sustainable campus design with the award-winning Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex, a Ryerson University facility designed to achieve LEED Gold certification. Excerpt from: An urban farm tops a LEED Gold-targeted health education tower in Toronto.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

An example of the work carried out by the teams in Scarborough and Hunstanton is the rescue of Lady (pictured, above), in April 2019. Despite her poor health, Lady became stronger and stronger thanks to the aid of the Animal Care Team, eventually being released in June 2019.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

on 2019 2 – the trend towards on-farm AD is set to continue. Benefit #4: Crop rotation Biogas production can support new crops in the rotation, improving diversity and boosting crop health. Benefit #5: Soil health AD offers significant benefits in terms of soil health.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 14, 2020

With that broad context, let’s look at 8 fascinating developments in sustainability from 2019. Beginning in late 2018 and stretching into 2019, she created a global movement, spoke truth to power , and collected more than 10 million followers on social media. The climate protest movement explodes. People are taking notice.

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Business Green

JANUARY 11, 2022

Car use in the capital has remained high throughout the pandemic even as trips by public transport dropped 14 per cent between 2019 and 2020, TfL has said. The impact of increased traffic on London's roads results in significant health and environmental impacts, including increased risk of respiratory diseases.

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Front And Centered

MAY 15, 2019

To bring us closer to that future, we pursued four priorities in the 2019 legislative session. This is a vital step for addressing health disparities in our communities. With each of these, we either won major victories or took a significant step forward.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 16, 2020

Read time: 9 mins On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization ( WHO ) declared that the outbreak of novel coronavirus 2019 , which causes the disease COVID -19, was officially a “public health emergency of international concern.” At the time, there were cases confirmed in 19 countries and deaths in China had reached 170.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The number of complaints has increased from under 3,000 (2,976) a year to over 5,000 (5,568) a year between 2019 and 2020 – an increase of 87%. Campaigners have written to the Health Secretary to call for wood stoves to be phased out by 2027. Every day I read about a new area of human health impacted by ultra fine dust (PM2.5)

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Front And Centered

JANUARY 10, 2019

After a hard fight on Initiative 1631, hundreds of leaders gathered at Front and Centered’s Statewide Summit to recenter and activate around our priorities for the rest of 2019. We’re moving forward to advocate for a healthy environment, equity and clean energy for all in the 2019 Legislature.

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