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DEFRA Air Quality Strategy: Health, environment and transport groups urge Government to re-think

Envirotec Magazine

Dozens of health, environment and transport businesses and charities are calling for the government to change course on its Air Quality Strategy. Members of the coalition include Asthma and Lung UK, Impact on Urban Health and Campaign for Better Transport. We just need the political will to protect people from this health crisis.

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Prototype system sniffs out soil health with results in five minutes

Envirotec Magazine

An electronic nose to sniff out soil health that will deliver results to a farmer’s phone in five minutes is being developed by PES Technologies. The PES device would provide the information required to inform these decisions. The electronic nose also provides an objective and consistent measurement of soil health over time.

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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health

GreenBiz

These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health. On the recent World Food Day, the clarion call was clearer than ever: We must fix our food systems to improve human health, drive economic growth and save the planet from environmental collapse. Oliver Camp. Mon, 10/26/2020 - 01:30. 1 killer in the country.

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Information about the Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Settlement

The Environmental Blog

Numerous health issues have been connected to the toxins in Camp Lejeune’s groundwater. Some of the health consequences people have suffered from the contamination include bladder cancer, kidney diseases, liver cancer, Parkinson’s disease, and myelodysplastic diseases like leukemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

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J.D. Power and Motorq collaborate to measure real-world EV battery health

Charged

Their first product, using measurements supplied by the vehicle in close collaboration with the manufacturer, will provide EV owners and potential buyers with an independent measurement of the health of a vehicle’s battery as compared with its stated health when new. By measuring the state of health of an EV battery over time, J.D.

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The health and safety considerations of confined space entry for cleaning terminal storage tanks

Envirotec Magazine

Without stringent health and safety protocols, however, the processes that extend your tank’s working life could pose significant danger to the specialists undertaking the clean. It also outlines the health, safety and procedural elements of the task – including personnel, equipment and emergency protocols. Entrapment and trip hazards.

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Precision toxicology consortium aims to protect human health from effects of harmful chemicals

Envirotec Magazine

Led by the University of Birmingham and involving 15 European and US organisations, PrecisionTox aims to protect human health from the toxic effects of chemicals found in people’s homes, food and the environment. ” In particular, they suggest that precision toxicology will be instrumental in shaping policy and regulation of this field.

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