Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 18, 2021

Explosive new QC legal opinion suggests estate agents, property websites, surveyors and conveyancers are now legally obliged to inform prospective buyers and renters of air pollution levels. Firm offering free air pollution rating system for every UK address, using 1.5 billion data points generated by Imperial College London.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health. On the recent World Food Day, the clarion call was clearer than ever: We must fix our food systems to improve human health, drive economic growth and save the planet from environmental collapse. In 2019, 690 million people or 8.9 Oliver Camp.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2022

Common air pollutants from both urban and rural environments may be reducing the pollinating abilities of insects by preventing them from sniffing out the crops and wildflowers that depend on them, new research seems to show. The theory is that the pollutants react with and change the scents of flowers, making them harder to find.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2020

A team led by environmental physicist Stefan Schreier at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences in Vienna is attempting to build up a better picture of nitrogen dioxide pollution in the city. The group is using MAX-DOAS instruments mounted on top of buildings to build a more accurate map of pollutant distribution.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2020

The Pollution Pavillion was designed in collaboration with artists Climate and Cities and King’s College London. Four out of five Britons are worried that UK air pollution limits don’t match WHO guidelines. pollution particles. • pollution. Nearly every area of the capital breaches WHO guidelines for PM2.5

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Grist

JUNE 5, 2024

Xiaotong Zheng, a meteorologist at the Ocean University of China, and international colleagues argue that this extraordinary heating is the result of a dramatic cleanup of Chinese air pollution. The idea that cleaning up air pollution can worsen atmospheric warming sounds counterintuitive. The death toll would just be too great.

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Charged

JUNE 8, 2020

Air pollution in China has climbed back to pre-pandemic levels, and scientists say the same will probably happen in Europe soon. 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 European cities also saw major drops in air pollution during the lockdowns.

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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. Where PM2.5

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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". Subscribe in a reader

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

The ULEZ was first introduced in central London in 2019 in a bid to improve air quality, before the Mayor, Sadiq Khan, further expanded the zone two years later to encompass all areas of inner London within the North and South Circular roads.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 15, 2022

A new Stanford University-led study seems to reveal that removing one thing in particular – a common air pollutant – could lead to dramatic gains in crop yields. Nitrogen oxides, or NOx, are among the most widely emitted pollutants in the world. A NOx-ious problem. Image credit: Lobell, et al. Science Advances.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 2, 2024

A couple of recent studies attempt to document the changing profile of this pollutant, and its prevalence in different regions of the world. exposure, for which the upper limit is 500 µg/m 3 – which adds perspective to New Delhi’s lung-rupturing 900 µg/m3 levels recorded in late 2019. levels in 2023. levels in 2023.

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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

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. million global deaths could be attributed to household, or indoor air pollution.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2020

The changing state of particulate pollution (PM2.5) around the world is revealed by IQ Air’s latest World Air Quality Report, and its most polluted cities ranking. pollution hotspots. levels in 2019, after a 12% decrease in 2018. This year, Beijing dropped out of the ranking’s top 200 most polluted cities. •

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Business Green

AUGUST 16, 2021

London Mayor calls for increased air pollution measures as new analysis reveals that London school children are four times more likely to be exposed to PM2.5. in 2019 indicates 3.1 which exceed limits recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO), according to the London Mayor's office.

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Grist

JUNE 10, 2022

Almost 2,000 times more particle pollution is produced by tire wear than is pumped out of the exhausts of modern cars, tests have shown. Air pollution causes millions of early deaths a year globally. These are also emitted from exhausts and are of special concern to health, as their size means they can enter organs via the bloodstream.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

For Edna Ibarra, it was the realization that with every breath her 11-year-old son was breathing in a little more of an industrial carcinogen that drove her to get involved in the fight against air pollution in Laredo, Texas. If these three pollutants were eliminated,” the Intercept reported, “only one census tract in the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

New research from campaign group Mums for Lungs appears to reveal a failure to tackle wood smoke pollution in the UK. air pollution. [2]. 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%. I am powerless to stop it.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 24, 2023

Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation South Texas shrimper who took on a multi-billion dollar corporate polluter in court and won, has received a 2023 Goldman Prize for environmental activism. Her remarkable achievement and ongoing commitment to fighting plastic pollution demonstrates the power of grassroots action to create concrete change.”

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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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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

Global assessment of soil pollution warns of major threat to food supplies unless urgent action is taken to accelerate adoption of sustainable farming practices and tackle industrial waste. Soil protection is of the utmost importance to ensure the success of our future agri-food systems, ecosystem restoration and all lives on earth," he said.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 14, 2022

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has published its Scottish Pollutant Release Inventory (SPRI) data for 2020 following a cyber-attack in December 2020. SPRI provides a valuable picture of the amount of pollutants released in Scotland from SEPA-regulated industrial sites. Impact of COVID-19.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

million people die as a result of air pollution every year, but governments are still spending more supporting fossil fuel projects than they are tackling dirty air. Projects tackling air pollution receive less than one per cent of global aid spending, a new report from Clean Air Fund has revealed.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Former Un Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has added his voice to calls for more funding for efforts to tackle air pollution, as a new report today highlighted the "urgent need" for the world to take action to improve global air quality. Outdoor air pollution is responsible for over four million deaths every year.

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Business Green

MARCH 18, 2021

The government could yet again find itself in court over dangerous levels of air pollution, with the latest official data showing the UK is on track to miss legal targets for four out of five pollutants covered by a crucial piece of clean air legislation, ClientEarth has warned.

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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. This is most notable for China, which is a major chemical producer (including PFAS like PFOA).

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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. Dr. Moon sees patients in the South Bronx, nicknamed “Asthma Alley” for its air pollution. But, only 4 percent said that it had actually happened in the past year.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 30, 2021

The report , which draws from government data, raises concerns about the potential health effects on those living near the refineries and the federal enforcement that the high levels of this cancer-causing air pollutant should trigger. Seven of the 13 refineries also reported similarly high levels in 2019, the report notes.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The UK government should increase tax on things we want less of - such as pollution - and reduce tax on things we want more of - such as jobs - explains Eunomia's Chris Sherrington. Higher prices would have cut CO2 in 2019 by 2-18 million tonnes of CO2 (MtCO2), some 0.5-5.0% of overall UK carbon emissions.".

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 11, 2021

A non-profit “creative industry alliance”, the Central Office of Public Interest (COPI) says it is attempting to drive legal action to force the disclosure of air pollution ratings by estate agents, property websites, surveyors and conveyancers, similar to the obligations to disclose substances such as asbestos.

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Planet Pulse

MAY 12, 2020

Here are some examples of how satellite data continues to be used to monitor changes and global events—despite limiting COVID-19 travel and health restrictions. Compared to July 5, 2019, traffic on the surrounding streets was greatly reduced. Pollution Pervades. The Shifting Landscape. © 2020, Planet Labs Inc.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Just over half of all directors at 30 of the world’s largest insurance companies have affiliations to polluting companies and organisations, reveals an investigation by DeSmog, including several individuals holding senior roles at some of the world’s largest energy companies. Which raises the obvious question, why? Shrago said.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Latest report from the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee warns the UK's current strategy to combat air pollution needs to be beefed up. The report, which drew on evidence from health experts, local councils, and campaign groups, urges the government to firm up its commitment to clean air.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 22, 2023

Working in a biophilic office environment nourishes employees’ physical and mental health in many ways, such as reducing airborne pollutants, creating a calming atmosphere, among several others. As it is proven by studies, a wellness room provides benefits for both employees and employers. Catalano, P.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2021

For starters, they’re responsible for producing oxygen and removing CO2 and other pollutants from the air. remove an estimated 75,000 tons of air pollution per year. To better support the health of these communities, Berckes’ organization employs local teenagers to plant and care for trees. Urban forests in the U.S.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 26, 2019

The 7th Global Summit and Expo on Pollution Control will take place in Paris, France on December 03-04, 2019. This summit is subtitled: Advanced Technologies and Brilliance of New Era in Pollution Control. Thia event offers well organized scientific program including keynote presentations, workshops and networking opportunities.

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