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Experts to help tackle air pollution from domestic solid fuel burning in Greater Manchester

Envirotec Magazine

and PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) nitrogen oxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO) and ozone (O 3). Ten of the 43 devices will also monitor carbon dioxide (CO 2). For over 60 years, we have worked with many city authorities across the UK and internationally to help them to reduce the negative impacts of air pollution.

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The Environmental Impact Of Biomedical Waste And How To Reduce It

The Environmental Blog

Environmental Impact of Biomedical Waste The improper management of biomedical waste can lead to negative consequences for the environment. In addition, reducing the amount of biomedical waste can also help to reduce the carbon footprint of healthcare facilities. Additionally, it can pose health risks to humans and animals.

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Air and noise quality study will help inform Oxford City’s future environmental policy approach

Envirotec Magazine

The new ‘OxAria’ study started on 1st July, extending an existing collaboration which has enabled five low-cost air pollution sensors to be installed at city centre locations, generating real-time information on key air pollutants, including nitrogen oxides (NO, NO2), carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O3) and particulate matter (PM1, PM2.5,

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An enduring threat to water?

Envirotec Magazine

convert it to innocuous carbon dioxide and fluoride) appear highly unlikely to be developed for use in situ in soil and groundwater, as a result of the perfluoroalkyl group being a true xenobiotic, whose arrival on the planet is relatively recent (100 years ago). Biological approaches to mineralise PFAS (i.e.

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UN: Slashing methane emissions 'one of the best ways' to curb global temperature rise

Business Green

The gas, which is released by a range of anthropogenic and natural sources, is ten times more powerful than carbon dioxide at warming the atmosphere and is responsible for more than half a million deaths annually, in addition to the death of ecosystems and crops, because it creates toxic ground-level ozone.

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New Report Highlights Pesticides’ Overlooked Climate Connection

DeSmogBlog

Many pesticides release volatile organic compounds (VOCs), a precursor to ground-level ozone that acts as a powerful greenhouse gas. In addition, they disrupt soil microbes, which play a critical role in the ability of soils to sequester carbon. By degrading soil health, agrochemicals limit the capacity of soils to store carbon.

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What Is Carbon Accounting? Standards, Frameworks, Developments and Challenges

Green Business Bureau

What is carbon accounting? Carbon accounting – also known as a carbon or greenhouse gas inventory – is the process of measuring the amount of carbon dioxide, or other greenhouse gases (GHG), an organization emits. Carbon accounting is a must for any becoming business today.

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