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Revolutionizing environmental monitoring with photonics

Envirotec Magazine

With applications ranging from drone surveys to in-situ soil and water analysis, photonics is enabling more sustainable practices and transforming the way we monitor and protect our environment. Photonics in Environmental Monitoring Photonics is utilized in environmental monitoring in various ways.

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Monitoring for flood management

Envirotec Magazine

Historically, floodplains have been exploited for agricultural and urban development, which has increased the exposure of people, property and other infrastructure to floods. This improves agricultural productivity and lowers the cost of fertilizers. Monitoring NFM. Monitoring data should be used to inform the design of NFMs.

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Post pandemic environmental monitoring

Envirotec Magazine

The Environment Agency’s Environmental Sensor Network (ESNET) comprises modular water quality monitoring systems that can be quickly and easily deployed at remote sites. By Matt Dibbs, Managing Director of Meteor Communications, a firm that designs, builds and installs remote environmental monitoring systems. Water quality monitoring.

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Generating electricity using low-grade heat recovered from lignin-derived membranes

Envirotec Magazine

A new study explores an apparently sustainable method of efficiently converting waste heat into electricity using certain wood products, while minimising costs and environmental impact. The study apparently shows that these membranes can convert waste heat into electricity by utilising the movement of charged atoms (ions) within the material.

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Air Quality Monitoring Networks Support More Climate-Resilient Communities

Energy Innovation

This post is the fourth in a series titled “Real Talk on Reliability,” which will examine the reliability needs of our grid as we move toward 100 percent clean electricity and electrify more end-uses on the path to a climate stable future. Agricultural worker during wildfire smoke episode. It was written by Savannah M.

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Planet’s Data Helps Establish Scientific Rigor for SMARTFARM Carbon Monitoring Program

Planet Pulse

Not only does this incredibly productive landscape provide this alternative, but research reveals that this agricultural land has immense potential to mitigate emissions through sustainable management and carbon monitoring practices. . Proving the work in the scientific peer-reviewed journals is one powerful way.

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Planet Fusion Offers Solutions for the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

Planet Pulse

Originally created in 1962, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a cornerstone of the European Union (EU) which consists of a system of subsidies designed to support the European agricultural sector. The policy looks to strengthen the EU agricultural economy and improve productivity across 174 million agricultural hectares.