The Definition Of PFAS Should Be Science Based
NRDC onEarth
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Attempts to weaken the PFAS definition threaten public health and the environment
Air pollution risks health of all, especially drivers, says TfL report
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 19, 2021
I note how many of these drivers already had breathing problems, which the infection worsened – this raises the question of whether drivers’ exposure to polluted air at work contributed to their underlying poor health. The post Air pollution risks health of all, especially drivers, says TfL report first appeared on Envirotec.
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Are there VOCs lurking in water-based paints?
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 18, 2024
These airborne VOCs can cause respiratory irritation and headaches, among other potential health problems, especially in high concentrations or over long periods of time. Despite water-based paints sporting labels with “zero-” or “low-VOC,” their formulations could contain potentially dangerous chemicals of their own.
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Beyond the Stockholm Convention: new regulations targeting forever chemicals
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. There are also programs to encourage the voluntary phase out of certain PFAS by companies.
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Our Continuous Health Future
Better Ventures
MARCH 4, 2020
Harnessing Ubiquitous Computing and Novel Data Science for Better Health Outcomes Image credit: Vigyanix blog. This series of events just saved the health system hundreds of thousands of dollars and may possibly have saved your life. Our health system is built to be reactive and episodic. Imagine having a heart attack.
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2023: A year of renewal and refocus at Terra Infirma Towers
Terra Infirma
DECEMBER 30, 2023
Looking back at the last 12 months, 2023 was definitely a year of reflection and renewal. The Covid years saw a massive spike in demand for our services which, combined with some stressful family health-related issues (all much better now), meant I hardly had a moment to stop and think. That’s not to say I wasn’t busy.
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Can air purifiers help with bed bugs and other parasites?
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 24, 2023
While an air purifier cannot rid your home of bed bugs once they are established – and it’s important to take measures to remove them definitively– it can promote a cleaner and healthier environment that many parasites struggle to thrive in. How can an air purifier help with bed bugs? microns in size.
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Camden sensor network “aims to revolutionise understanding of air pollution in urban spaces”
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 5, 2021
The network will provide “unprecedented ultra-high definition visibility of local air pollution”, says Marc Ottolini, CEO of AirLabs. The firm behind it hopes “to fundamentally transform how we monitor and manage air pollution to improve public health and well-being in urban spaces.”
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The rise (and rise) of sustainability-linked finance
GreenBiz
AUGUST 24, 2020
Nasdaq offers definitions and criteria for each type of bond here.). As with any growing market, there’s a need for standardization of definitions and metrics. Sustainability bonds are used to finance projects that bring clear environmental and social benefits. By whatever name, money is pouring in. But that’s inevitable.
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'Promote international co-operation in health': UK and China hint at opportunity for COP Summits
Business Green
MARCH 26, 2020
"It is imperative that countries enhance cooperation under the frameworks of the United Nations and the G20, and make greater efforts in sharing information and experience, collaborating on scientific research, supporting WHO in playing its due role and improving global health governance," he added.
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Firms operating own boiler urged to register with SEPA for MPCD
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 13, 2023
SEPA’s webpage also includes information on exclusions and exemptions, advice on how to apply, a list of definitions and a series of frequently asked questions. These are important changes aimed at improving air quality and reducing the potential risk to human health and the environment.
To achieve net-zero, let’s agree on one definition of success
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
To achieve net-zero, let’s agree on one definition of success. We suggest leaders spell out an organizational definition of net-zero to enable the Paris Agreement’s aim of net-zero global emissions by mid-century. To do that, it is crucial to rally around one definition of success. Peter Boyd. Mon, 09/28/2020 - 01:30.
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SERMA Energy’s new test center features battery, power electronics and e-motor testing capabilities
Charged
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Validation plan definition Consulting on the choice of technology with our experts, our R&D teams and our testing labs Design support Multiphysics Simulation Reliability plan, Health Monitoring (HM) and Prognostics Health Management (PHM) BMS design Battery assembly line and industrialisation audit Test bench engineering Training.
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Latest UKWIR projects available for expression of interest
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Environmental destination investigation framework and understanding the impact of climate change on river health/ecology Big Question 2 – How will we achieve zero leakage in a sustainable way by 2050?
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Planetary boundaries update: freshwater at stake
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 26, 2022
This is now affecting the health of the entire planet, making it significantly less resilient to shocks,” says lead author Lan Wang-Erlandsson from Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University. Green water is the water cycle available to plants, including rainfall and soil moisture. Water is the bloodstream of the biosphere.
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ESG vs Sustainability: What’s the Difference?
Green Business Bureau
JUNE 9, 2022
ESG Definition. They are similar to metrics used in traditional financial analysis, however, ESG metrics incorporate non-financial data, such as the level of greenhouse gas emissions, amount of waste reduction, amount of water usage reduction, use of green energy and the number of health and safety incidents per year. ESG Framework.
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Comment Now:We Can’t Leave Communities Behind!
Front And Centered
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Unfortunately, Ecology is proposing a very narrow definition of overburdened that will exclude the very frontline communities that have historically been left behind—communities that we already know are chronically and cumulatively impacted by air pollution. The first image shows who falls under Ecology’s definition of overburdened.
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Chefs and property developers team up for gas cooker phase out campaign
Business Green
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Property developers and chefs have today formed a new alliance to lead calls for a phase out of gas cookers in new kitchens by 2030 and in existing kitchens from 2040, which will highlight the cost, health, and environmental benefits of switching to electric cooking technologies. Everything tends to be neater and cleaner without gas.".
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What counts as a heat wave? It’s a life-or-death question.
Grist
JULY 14, 2021
The temperatures were unbelievable,” said Kristie Ebi, a professor of global health at the University of Washington in Seattle. And a question that myself and many others keep posing is: How are you going to decide when you’re going to change that definition?”. For now, most local definitions are staying the same.
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Veolia introduces reversing camera on RCVs to address driver blind spots
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 16, 2022
This high definition camera meets the work area zones for EN1501 at the same time as offering a wider field of view for the driver to use for reversing the vehicle.
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'The war is definitely not over': New front opens up in the battle of the chlorinated chicken
Business Green
JUNE 8, 2020
The war is definitely not over.". the animal welfare issues of using chemical washes in chicken, the legal basis for the ban is solely about food safety - the risk of the chemical to human health - not animal welfare," he explained. So although Boris has intervened, this is just a battle won. Even though many of us argue about (e.g.)
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How to stay current on solar training while in COVID quarantine
Solar Power World
MARCH 24, 2020
These are definitely uncertain times, but we at Solar Power World are going to continue to bring relevant news and advice to our solar community. First, we must take care of the health and safety of… The post How to stay current on solar training while in COVID quarantine appeared first on Solar Power World.
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How the EU’s new ‘toxic-free’ vision could shape your safer chemicals strategy
GreenBiz
JANUARY 14, 2021
For the last two decades, the European Union has played a leadership role in tackling the risks hazardous chemicals pose to our health and environment. Accounting for combinative impacts of multiple chemicals on health: Increasing evidence points to the risks from simultaneous exposure to multiple chemicals. Thu, 01/14/2021 - 01:00.
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5 tips to beat eco-anxiety
Terra Infirma
DECEMBER 6, 2023
None of the climate solutions are perfect – I know electric cars don’t fix congestion, require mining of minerals and have their own substantial carbon footprint, but they are most definitely better than ICE cars. Every kilo of carbon avoided makes climate change the teensiest bit less bad, so there is never an excuse to do nothing.
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Tree density research paves the way for non-destructive testing methods
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 30, 2020
They can look healthy on the outside but inside could be hollow and compromised with a danger of collapse, yet there is no other definitive and reliable way of knowing what is happening inside the trunk without making incisions which can cause lasting harm.
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Tastes great, less carbon. Climate-positive beer takes regenerative agriculture mainstream
Impact Alpha
JANUARY 29, 2020
29 – Soil health is all the talk on the campaign trail in Iowa as well as on the slopes of Davos. Something’s definitely in the air, er, ground, when organic agriculture features in a Super Bowl ad. ImpactAlpha, Jan.
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Top Fossil Fuel Ad Ban Critic Runs Group That Got $450K from Oil Company
DeSmogBlog
MARCH 11, 2024
I definitely respect his right as an Indigenous person to have his own perspective,” Tara Marsden, sustainability director for the Wilp, or house clans, of the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs, said of Buffalo. .’ The IRC received $250,000 from CNRL in 2022 alone.
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UN Global Compact CEO encourages more 'due diligence' on human rights
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Ojiambo said businesses cannot avoid discussing social issues such as the right to employment, health and safety in the workplace because they play a role in shaping access to those rights. . This is definitely not an activity or an event, it is a long-term process.
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Study: Microplastics found in 90 per cent of leading cosmetics products
Business Green
APRIL 7, 2022
Little is known about the impacts of microplastics on human health, nor the biodegradability of such small pieces of synthetic polymers on the environment. We are seeing a wealth of emerging evidence that plastic poses a risk to not just the environment, but human health also.".
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Report: Pollution is connected to 9 million deaths worldwide each year
Grist
MAY 18, 2022
That’s the message delivered on Tuesday by public health experts from the Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health, a high-profile panel of scientific experts. There’s not a whole lot being done about it,” said Rachael Kupka, executive director of the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution and one of the report’s coauthors.
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What does “clean beauty” mean? New framework gives a path forward
EDF + Business
MARCH 25, 2021
But the cosmetics industry has been underregulated for so long, there is no standard definition of “clean”. By adhering to this definition, companies can bring clarity to what’s been seen as a confusing space and accelerate the transition to safer products. The clean beauty boom: A challenge and an opportunity.
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At COP28, the Road to Climate Action Is Paved with Big Oil Loophole Language
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
The “unabated” qualifier has no internationally accepted definition, Romain Ioualalen, global policy campaign manager at Oil Change International, explained. We’re going into a COP where this is going to be a big topic, and we don’t really have a definition for it.” Credit: ABLF (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
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New Statewide Report Features Community-Informed Environmental Justice Recommendations
Front And Centered
DECEMBER 3, 2020
Some highlights include : A definition of EJ that builds on the definition used by the U.S. This includes using an intersectional lens to address disproportionate environmental and health impacts by prioritizing highly impacted populations, equitably distributing resources and benefits, and eliminating harm.”.
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Dangers and opportunities of digital transformation explored at British Water Data Conference
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
The event took place at the Royal College of Pathology in London, but the body of water infrastructure was the one under examination on this occasion, not least, the health of the instrumentation monitoring some 375,000 combined sewage and stormwater overflows (CSOs) in the UK wastewater network. . “A
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RESTORD 2030
Fairsnape
JUNE 3, 2020
It embraced regenerative principles and definitions, mandated regenerative design, construction, facility operation and technologies and successfully scale jumped into an exemplary regenerative city. It embraced, and adapted, regenerative programmes such as the Living Building Challenge, Well Build Standard and Building with Nature. .
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Second quarter food startup roundup
GreenBiz
JUNE 4, 2021
Alongside Lowercarbon Capital , home to a slew of hot climate tech startups, is The Nature Conservancy, which recently began investing in young companies that can speed the spread of soil health improvements. Learn more: Food Navigator spoke with the startup that’s " expanding the definition of what a food crop is.". Atomo Coffee.
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Q&A: Connecting water technology and its potential impact
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 20, 2022
We have been thinking about this topic a lot at Evoqua, and we see three big macrotrends – climate and water risk, health and safety and connectivity. The second big issue is public health and safety. Safe and available water is fundamental to the health and wellbeing of life on earth.
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5 Eco-friendly ways to stay warm this winter
The Environmental Blog
OCTOBER 27, 2020
It is better to choose herbal tea as it is good for your health and will definitely warm you. Hot drinks raise the body temperature, but there is a nuance: say yes to hot tea, soup, and broths and no – milk punch with brandy and wine-Brulee. Try to bake something – you might like it.
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Report says smart lampposts can assist Covid response and recovery
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 27, 2021
In Barcelona, the City Council has developed a camera-based solution attached to lampposts in the Las Ramblas area to ensure public health on beaches and implement crowd control measures to help tackle Covid. A street light column, by definition, has electricity running to it, which can power additional sensors, mounted alongside the lamp.
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Ed’s note: Energy poverty in our own backyard
Smart Energy International
FEBRUARY 21, 2022
Energy poverty already has powerful implications today from a public health or productivity point of view, for example, as it may harm one’s ability to live a decent life or perform a job. While the depth of the problem is undeniable, most EU countries do not have an official definition. Have you read?
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Some Sustainability fads deserve to die, others not so much…
Terra Infirma
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
There are definitely AI applications in Sustainability, for example putting the ‘smart’ into smart grid, but I still find myself scrolling past a huge amount of unconvincing waffle about compiling Sustainability reports. Everybody, it seems.
Timberland invests in regenerative leather ranches
GreenBiz
JUNE 19, 2020
The program collects information about soil health, biodiversity and ecosystem function, which is related to water cycle, mineral cycle, energy flow and community dynamics. This fall, Timberland plans to introduce a collection of boots using regenerative leather sourced from Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed ranches.
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Poisonous legacy
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 13, 2022
This adds complexity, because despite the strong proximity correlation, the question now is to definitively determine the source of contamination. How do we definitively say the contamination came from one or the other or both? It is unlikely that they’re migrating downward into the water anymore and are probably immobile.”.
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The rise of social metrics in ESG reporting
GreenBiz
MARCH 11, 2021
For years, companies have focused voluntary social reporting on metrics that are, let’s say, comfortable: government-mandated data, such as occupational health and safety or certain hiring metrics, that has been measured and managed for years. Reprinted from GreenFin Weekly, a free weekly newsletter. Subscribe here.
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