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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. The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires the U.S.

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Metis Engineering releases Cell Guard for battery health monitoring in EVs

Charged

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. Cell Guard provides consumers with valuable and detailed information on used EV battery condition.” Source: Metis Engineering

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Flexidao to scale Google’s carbon-free energy tracking globally

Smart Energy International

Barcelona-headquartered digital solution provider Flexidao is collaborating with Google to track and validate its carbon-free energy portfolio across the globe. As part of this global rollout, Flexidao is streamlining data collection by identifying sources for electricity data from national data hubs, utility systems and grid operators.

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The nose that everyone knows

Envirotec Magazine

The digitization of visual information has been a transformative technology, an omnipresent feature of everyday life, and central to consumer products such as phones. Or they might be used to detect abnormal or hazardous gases in environmental monitoring, or to identify leakage in pipes to facilitate timely repair.

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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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Planet Superpowers: Looking Closer

Planet Pulse

Satellite data allows organizations to see and monitor change across broad geographies and timescales — and take informed action. Let’s take a look at how this data allows organizations across private and public sectors to look closer at the areas that matter most.