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Monitoring CO2 Levels: A Key Strategy for Environmental Health and Safety Improvement

The Environmental Blog

Environmental health and safety (EHS) are of paramount importance in many industries and public spaces. One area where monitoring and control can have a major impact on EHS is carbon dioxide (CO2) levels. High levels of indoor CO2 can lead to a variety of health symptoms, such as headaches, dizziness, and fatigue.

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Measurement of persistent organic pollutants: Recent progress profiled

Envirotec Magazine

By Gauthier Eppe Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic chemicals that pose a significant threat to human health and the environment. Current methods of analyzing POPs The gold standard method for POPs analysis is gas chromatography coupled with sector high-resolution mass spectrometry (GC-HRMS) in selected ion monitoring mode.

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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. It was written by Savannah M. Communities across the U.S. 2019 ; D’Evelyn et al.,

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Metis Engineering’s Battery Safety Sensor monitors pack health, detects cell venting

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Metis Engineering’s Battery Safety Sensor is designed to monitor the health of a lithium-ion battery pack and detect cell venting, an early sign of catastrophic battery failure. The sensor is designed to pick up a range of environmental parameters, including Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Pressure Change, Humidity and Dew Point.

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An asset to assets? Real-time condition monitoring extends equipment lifetime

Envirotec Magazine

It brings increasing maintenance awareness of asset health and performance, thus reducing maintenance costs and unplanned downtime, says the firm, a part of NOV Inc. ” GoConnect can be user-customized and alert-configured to capture vibration, temperature and pressure to digitally monitor otherwise unidentifiable performance issues. .”

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Metis Engineering releases Cell Guard for battery health monitoring in EVs

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UK-based Metis Engineering has launched Cell Guard, a battery safety sensor, to detect lithium-ion battery cell venting and monitor battery health in EVs and energy storage systems. This data can be compared to cell temperatures and pressure spikes to detect cell venting and alert the driver within minutes.

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COVID-19 drugs persist in wastewater, and may pose risk to aquatic organisms

Envirotec Magazine

Certain drugs used to treat COVID-19 patients — including remdesivir, dexamethasone and antibiotics for associated bacterial infections — persist through wastewater treatment and may occur in waterways at levels high enough to negatively affect aquatic organisms, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State University.

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