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Unlocking the soil microbiome

Envirotec Magazine

How are data science techniques helping us better understand the microbial universe of the soil? Anthony Finbow of Eagle Genomics – a firm working at the intersection of biology, data science and bioinformatics – explains, and relates how this knowledge provides a more solid underpinning for sustainable agricultural innovation.

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Millions of household products to become biodegradable within seven years: New roadmap

Envirotec Magazine

The group believes that it will be possible to develop and scale the first biodegradable PLFs and advance circular economy infrastructure for these chemicals by 2030. These two goals underpin an ambition for industry-wide transition for the $125 billion sector to become sustainable by 2040. Without knowing it, we interact with PLFs every day.

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How Specialized Hydraulic Systems Contribute to Environmental Sustainability

Hydrogen Fuel News

Innovations within this field focus on diminishing environmental impact while either maintaining or improving performance across numerous industrial domains, such as construction, mining, and marine industries.   In contrast, the cleanup of biodegradable fluids often requires fewer resources and less invasive techniques.

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Ocean-based sequestration heats ups

GreenBiz

And a newer option, soil carbon, also is generating investment from multiple corporate sectors. Yet another natural sink absorbs about as much carbon dioxide as our planet’s soils and forests combined: the world’s coastal and ocean waters. That’s why one recent survey recorded almost $160 million spent on forest offsets in 2019.

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$1.9 million for project to investigate water treatment and reuse using biochar

Envirotec Magazine

million grant from the US Department of Energy’s National Alliance for Water Innovation, a $110 million, multi-institutional network of scientists addressing treatment and reuse technologies for outside-the-box water sources like municipal wastewater, seawater and agricultural drainage. The CSU team has received a $1.9

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Ocean-based sequestration heats up

GreenBiz

And a newer option, soil carbon, also is generating investment from multiple corporate sectors. Yet another natural sink absorbs about as much carbon dioxide as our planet’s soils and forests combined: the world’s coastal and ocean waters. That’s why one recent survey recorded almost $160 million spent on forest offsets in 2019.

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Technology uses banana leaves as a biodegradable alternative to single-use plastic

AGreenLiving

One organization, called Banana Leaf Technology, is helping to address the stark reality by proposing banana leaves as a biodegradable alternative to single-use plastic. Moreover, after their primary use, they can, in turn, serve as animal fodder or garden fertilizer to make soil more arable. Read more:Â .