Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2023

SEPA was appealing to the public for information (on 28 September) to help with an investigation into potential illegal activity in North Lanarkshire in late September, at a location linked to waste vehicles. For those who do the wrong thing you’ll find a regulator that won’t hesitate to act. report or by calling 0800 80 70 60.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 20, 2021

In collaboration with Volvo Cars, Gothenburg's Green City Zone initiative will be open to economic activities, allowing people to participate in businesses while supporting a sustainable environment. The Swedish city of Gothenburg is developing the world's first large-scale zero-emissions city zone.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency and Scottish Government say they have been working with UK partners to develop a four-nation approach to digital tracking of waste movements. DWT will also strengthen our ability to track compliance, prioritise regulatory activities and help prevent waste crime, including illegal export of waste. “We

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

He said: “Anecdotal evidence on public perceptions of air quality during commuting collected by Leicester City Council suggested that people believed that exposure to harmful pollutants was higher for active commuters than for car occupants. We were asked how air quality might affect people who travel on foot or by bike in Leicester.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Designed by Texan architecture firm Studio8 Architects, the four-story office building is notable for its adherence to the "Design for Active Occupants" LEED innovation strategy to prioritize a healthy and active workplace as opposed to the traditionally sedentary office environment.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2023

These are the main conclusions in an article published in Environment International. in both cases, which the authors find impressive for this dynamic environment. Studies of metro systems all over the world have previously shown significant levels of air pollution (PM 2.5) The nodes were found to show R2 values of > 0.8

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 21, 2022

The app, once activated, locks all other apps on your phone to stop you from slacking off and forces you to concentrate on the tasks you have at hand. These in-app coins allow you to plant real trees so that you can aid the environment while also being productive. Recycle Coach. Conclusion.

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The Environmental Blog

MAY 16, 2024

Peak Hours: Identifying Costly Periods Peak hours generally fall between the late morning and the early evening, when temperatures are often at their highest and commercial activity peaks. This reduces your energy bill and contributes renewable energy to the community, reflecting positively on the environment.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2023

A recently published study followed an earlier successful effort to use corn stover alone to make activated charcoal used to filter pollutants from drinking water. In the earlier study, charcoal made from corn stover alone activated with potassium hydroxide was able to absorb 98% of the pollutant vanillin from test water samples.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 8, 2024

The investigation aimed to understand atmospheric particle formation in an environment with minimal human influences, shedding light on historical climate conditions. These environments with minimal sulphur or nitrogen oxide pollution serve as natural laboratories. The results were published in the journal Science Advances in April.

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U.S. Green Technology

JULY 10, 2023

Just as sustainability efforts on Earth aim to balance present needs with future generations’ well-being, space sustainability seeks to utilize the space environment to meet the current demands of society without compromising the needs of future generations.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

The activated carbon filters, in contrast, remove NO2 through a process called adsorption, in which the NO2 reacts with the carbon to stick to the surface area of the filter. A research paper outlining the findings is published in Science of the Total Environment. times lower with closed windows and recirculated air.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2024

The findings from Colorado State University were published in Nature Communications Earth and Environment in what’s described as a first-of-its-kind study. comes from non-point source activity such as fertilizer runoff from agriculture entering rivers. The work from the Walter Scott, Jr. Those options could sequester over 4.2

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Achieving this not only addresses the climate crisis writ large, but it also improves local environments and economies to be more sustainable for everyone. . This phenomenon, also known as intersectional environmentalism , means that instead of one bottom line, there are three: environment; economy; and equity. Pull Quote. Leadership.

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U.S. Green Technology

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

And if a website isn’t a real, tangible thing, how can it be bad for the environment? Hard as it may be to imagine, something completely virtual CAN have an impact on the environment. And yes, unless you actively work on it, The post How to Make Your Website Earth-Friendly appeared first on U.S. Green Technology.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Funded by Horizon Europe, NATURE FIRST brings together 12 global partners to improve biodiversity and protect the habitats of many species which are being threatened by human activity. This new approach will draw on real-time data from satellites, drones, cameras and other sources to monitor protected locations affected by human activity.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

“It is critical to know when, where and how much methane is emitted from each of its sources in order to prioritize emission reductions,” said Denise Mauzerall , a co-author and core faculty member of the Center for Policy Research on Energy and the Environment at Princeton University. “We

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U.S. Green Technology

AUGUST 9, 2021

In recent years, the world has collectively begun to contemplate the deteriorating threat that our environment has been facing for years. Governments of different nations have joined hands in actively passing environment-friendly bills and laws.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 16, 2024

(left to right): Guy MacGregor Binn Group Head of Business, John Logan Director The Green Compass Scheme, Audrey Duckworth Binn Group Head of Environment, Allan MacGregor Binn Group CEO and Brian Harkins Binn Group MD.

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The Environmental Blog

JUNE 12, 2021

The kitchen is one of the busiest rooms in a house, and its activities can match a manufacturing process. In such a progression of activities, it is difficult to avoid waste. However, it is possible to devise ways of handling waste in the kitchen to promote a healthy environment. Conserve Water . Keep the Kitchen Sustainable.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 21, 2024

While flue gas is used across various industries, from petrochemical to manufacturing, power generation, and automobile industries, governments have erected environmental laws to ensure the production and distribution processes are safe for the environment. Conclusion Flue gas cleaning is crucial to the environment.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Access to food, drinking water and clean air depend on a well-functioning critical zone, but decades of human activity have degraded the zone’s condition around the world. It more clearly shows how human activities like farming, mining, forestry and industry can contaminate water, cause soil erosion, and pollute the atmosphere.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

For over three billion years, lifeforms have helped shape their own environment. As you know, one species – ours – is exceptionally good at changing our environment to suit us. These swings from hothouse to ice age let us estimate the boundary beyond which our activities can upset the process. Palms once grew in Antarctica.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Genetic techniques like CRISPR are being used to engineer cells to behave like living biosensors, capable of providing an unprecedented window into the behaviour of cells and, as such, to help with keeping track of changes in environments such as ponds and wastewater facilities. A new toolkit.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Synthetic and natural microfibres from plastic pollution, the textile industry and fishing activities have increased dramatically in the environment, becoming the most common type of particles in the ocean. The study also raises the question of the environmental risk of microfibres.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 7, 2021

The University of Glasgow-led research team set out to gain a broader understanding of how root grafts are formed in larger networks of trees in resource-challenged environments. The research was supported by funding from the Volkswagen Foundation and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 19, 2023

Considering all the factors involved, calculations made by the São Paulo State Technological Research Institute (IPT) show that “a cup of pod coffee can be as much as 14 times more damaging to the environment than a cup of filter coffee”. The extruded material is then cooled and spooled to produce the filament of interest,” he explained.

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Green Living Guy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

21 SEP 2022 / BY OLUWOLE OJEWALE The smuggling of prohibited plastic into Cameroon threatens the environment, public health, and the agricultural sector. And although customs officials are actively seizing contraband that enters through the country’s porous borders, government counter-measures are […].

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

A seemingly groundbreaking technology – an Automated Seagrass Planter (ASP) – holds forth the promise of being able to subtantially scale-up this kind of restoration activity, says engineering firm Land & Water. of the seafloor [source: Duarte et al., 2005b; Kennedy et al., of the seafloor [source: Duarte et al.,

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2024

Through a series of events and workshops across Greater Manchester this week (11-17 March), R4GM will be shining a spotlight on the impact of waste and aims to empower residents to learn how they can save money – and protect the environment – by repairing the items many instinctively throw away.

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Green Living Guy

APRIL 15, 2022

Generation Z shows a greater concern for the environment than other demographics. Young adults are more likely to recycle, thrift, buy locally and engage in green activism. Colleges can support their eco-conscious students by creating sustainable campuses. Some students struggle to shrink their carbon footprints when living in dorms.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 11, 2023

The interest of the European Union and other governmental organisations in the sustainable development of aquaculture in coastal areas is growing as part of the Blue Bioeconomy sector, which generates economic activity and employment. To facilitate the growth of this sector, new sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions are needed.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Research scientist Dr Jessica Gomez-Banderas says, “There is concern about the increasing mix of pharmaceuticals, household chemicals and microplastics going into our rivers and the impacts these could have, from impacting animal reproductive systems to spreading disease resistance in the environment.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 2, 2024

By looking at the composition of individual molecules in the water sample, researchers identified agricultural activities as the source of this pollution, rather than wastewater effluent. For example, water analysis of Lake Erie in Canada revealed high levels of phosphorus pollution.

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Charged

APRIL 9, 2024

Development requires trying different active and passive components with different topologies and extensive testing. Switching from a purely virtual environment to an entirely real environment can present unnecessary challenges.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2022

A recent project seems to lift the lid on some of the microscopic material washed into drainage systems by commercial and industrial activity. The goal of the project is to contribute to efforts to prevent micropollutants from entering the environment, harming organisms and entering the food chain.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 16, 2024

The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) and Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico / Research of Energy Systems (RSE) have signed a memorandum of collaboration for collaboration in geothermal research activities in Italy. RSE SpA is a company that focuses on research activities concerning the energy and sustainability chain.

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