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Study establishes £37 million saving from pollution measures

Envirotec Magazine

EarthSense Zephyr monitors were employed in the study. The results were presented to Sandwell Council by Enjoy the Air Founder and CEO, Kate Barnard, who intends to extend the methodology used in the study to other councils, offering support in combating air pollution.

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Tech Startup Sustainability Guide: Running An Eco-Friendly Business

Green Business Bureau

Being more energy-efficient, reducing waste – through recycling, reuse, and reducing regimes -, and curbing scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from the daily commute, all help your company save money. To be sustainable, startups need to be aware of the environmental impact of their business’s operations.

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Healthy choices helper?

Envirotec Magazine

An emerging class of personal air quality monitoring devices fills a need for people who care about pollution exposure in their immediate vicinity. The case for personal monitoring devices of this kind seems to rest upon the realisation that air quality can vary quite noticeably over even small distances.

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Seeking clarity

Envirotec Magazine

sources include vehicle emissions, coal-burning power plants, industrial emissions, and burning agricultural waste. The report also noted that many of these cities lack ground-level monitoring of PM2.5, At the same time, Beijing has expanded its monitoring system from 35 stations in 2013 to over 1000 in 2019.

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Publicly accessible, hyper-local air quality sensor network launches in Camden

Envirotec Magazine

Friday, 17 June, the hottest day of the year so far, saw unhealthy levels of Ozone across the Borough. AirScape presents itself as a potentially ideal solution to meet both challenges by making detailed and impactful air pollution data available to all. Camden is the first local authority to adopt the AirScape network.

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Secrets of a long partnership in gas detection (Sponsored content)

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Available in two models (pump or diffusion) and battery powered with onboard datalogging, the YESAIR instruments have been designed for intermittent or continuous indoor air quality monitoring of temperature, RH, particulates and up to 5 gases. These facilities can present a variety of potential hazards to human health.

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Understanding the Anthropocene, Resilience Thinking, and the Future of Industry

Green Business Bureau

It’s important for business owners and global citizens to understand the source of this change to be empowered to anticipate and adapt to these changes and potentially help reverse them through intentional, sustainable action. . meters , with even a partial loss of its ice being enough to change coastlines around the world dramatically. .