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Dealing sensibly with knotweed (with a nod to emissions)

Envirotec Magazine

As far back as 2008 we thought it eco-crazy to dig up knotweed infested soils from one site only to dump it in a landfill site, many miles away. This avoids the environmental and financial costs of consigning vast quantities of otherwise good soil to landfill and importing clean fill.

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BREAKING: Fyto lands $15m to grow aquatic “superplants” for animal feed and beyond

AFN Sustainable Protein

US-based agtech startup Fyto has raised $15 million in Series A funding for its specialized aquatic “superplants” that can be used for animal feed, food and soil health ingredients. The patented hardware-software system grows lemna , a type of duckweed, using cow manure as a feedstock.

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Gas sensor network provides early wildfire detection

Envirotec Magazine

Mesh gateways featuring Dryad’s patent-pending distributed mesh network architecture – an extension to the LoRaWAN open standard for long-range radio IoT networks. By adding additional sensors, the network can also be used to monitor tree health and growth.

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Technology uses banana leaves as a biodegradable alternative to single-use plastic

AGreenLiving

Plastic pollution negatively impacts the health of our planet. Because the patented Banana Leaf Technology is customizable, other products are expected to be developed in the future, such as natural packaging alternatives. Currently, Banana Leaf Technology offers 30 products that utilize its preservation methods.

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Mapped: The Network of Powerful Agribusiness Groups Lobbying to Water Down the EU’s Sustainable Farming Targets

DeSmogBlog

Responding to DeSmog’s findings, Natacha Cingotti, senior health and chemicals policy officer at Brussels-based policy and advocacy group, Health and Environmental Alliance (HEAL), said: “[W]hen working on chemicals- and pesticides-related policies, the imbalance of stakeholders in favour of industry interests is striking.”.

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The landmark trial that could determine who pays to rid America’s drinking water of PFAS

Grist

But the city and the state environmental agency hadn’t thought much of it, since the contamination, at a combined 200 parts per trillion, or ppt, was not thought to be at a level that was harmful to human health. The decision to regulate PFAS represents a huge win for public health. That win will come at a cost.

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This makeup ingredient could destroy 99% of ‘forever chemicals’

Grist

Since the 1940s, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — more commonly known as PFAS — have been leaching into the soil , the groundwater , and our bodies. Chronic exposure to low levels of PFAS has been linked to cancer , developmental health issues , higher body weight , and more.

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