Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The technologies reported on are compiled in seven groups, all of which are important to the UK economy: AI, digital and computing Advanced materials and manufacturing Electronics, photonics and quantum Energy and environmental Biotechnology Health and medical Robotics and space.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 4, 2022

These contain several chiral compounds that are naturally present in both chiral forms, the D- and L-isomers or enantiomers. The relative ratios of the two enantiomers of pinene naturally vary in the emissions of such plants, but they critically depend on the state of health of the plant.

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Charged

MAY 31, 2021

Buying a pre-owned EV presents a new concern for buyers to beware of—the health of the vehicle’s battery. The regulations would also require a “customer readable state of health metric,” allowing buyers to ascertain the state of health (SOH) of a particular vehicle without the need for any special tool.

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Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 1, 2020

A handful of these are presenting updates during AGU this year, including a team led by Dr. Manil Maskey at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The NASA Harvest team is using Planet imagery for a wide array of food security and crop health topics. You can view the entire scientific program for the AGU Fall Meeting online.

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Business Green

JUNE 3, 2021

VIDEO: Leading experts from Forum for the Future, Walgreens Boots Alliance, GSK Consumer Healthcare and Hansen and Ersbøll Agenda discuss the relationship between human health and the state of the planet's climate and natural world. What can we do to avoid further global health crises as we 'build back better'?

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 4, 2023

These dangers are also present in electric car batteries. Key to addressing this risk is proper EV battery maintenance and effective health monitoring technologies. Fortunately, technology is making it far easier to monitor battery health.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2021

The document, from ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Places and Transport), presents recent progress in the SMART Places Live Labs programme. I am pleased to see it is becoming so much more, with uses being found in adult social care and opportunities to be explored across decarbonisation, education and health.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 2, 2023

A TalkTV presenter co-hosts a YouTube show with the leader of a climate science denial group, on which he has called climate change a “paganistic religion” and said rising CO2 emissions will make the world “more green”. Monetising Outrage ’ Walker is not the only TalkTV presenter who has attacked climate science and net zero policies.

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Planet Pulse

MAY 25, 2022

This week is the annual European Geosciences Union General Assembly , where researchers from around the world gather to present the latest work in Earth science. EGU runs in-person this week in Vienna, as well as virtually, so you can check out the presentations from wherever you happen to be located.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Blistering heatwaves and devastating flood events are set to take an ever greater toll on the UK's mental and physical health, according to the Climate Coalition. At present around 1.8 million people in the UK live in areas at significant risk of flooding, a figure set to rise to 2.6

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Planet Pulse

MAY 1, 2021

Through these self-guided learning opportunities, we’re hoping to inspire others to raise awareness and take part in sharing information, resources, and support for mental health and wellness month. Angst Film Screening – SMCOE Presents ANGST: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety. Join us in these month-long opportunities! .

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

GHD, a global professional services leader, presents “The Shift,” a white paper focused on fleet decarbonization, a crucial step in reducing transportation-related carbon emissions. The Shift: Accelerate Your Fleet Decarbonization Journey by GHD.

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Business Green

MAY 19, 2021

Ahead of next week's Net Zero Nature Summit, Sarah McDonald, vice president of sustainability at GSK Consumer Healthcare, reveals how the company is collaborating on a call to action to ensure climate and health strategies are better aligned. What's already happening and what's missing?

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Energy Innovation

JANUARY 27, 2022

People around the world are increasingly aware of and impacted by climate change, which is connected unsurprisingly with a parallel uptick in associated mental health stress. But providing supportive services requires a better understanding of climate change’s effects on the mental health of all people. Source: Marazziti et al.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Speaking on The Plastic Health Channel the researchers unveiled findings which appear to reveal that microfibres from textiles may be harming lung growth, development, and repair. With humans exposed to microplastic fibres on a daily basis, scientists also warned of the potential health risks for those with developing lungs, such as children.

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Energy Innovation

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The research underscores a trend that scholars have warned of for decades: climate change presents new and intensified challenges for human health. Experts are urging decision-makers headed to COP27 to center human health in this year’s discussions about climate change mitigation and adaptation. a) and RCP8.5 (b).”

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2024

The correlation between air quality data and healthcare spending showed that, if not improved, poor air quality will continue to damage health in the local population, costing over £1.5bn in the next decade and causing over 50,000 new cases of non-communicable diseases including asthma and coronary heart disease.

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Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 6, 2019

It started as a small handful of conference presentations, mostly by Planeteers explaining our satellites and imagery. A group at Michigan Technological University headed up by Quelyn Bekkering applied daily PlanetScope imagery to monitor changes in vegetation health around Hawaiian volcanoes. PREPARING FOR VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

As reported in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology Letters , boiling and filtering calcium-containing tap water could help remove nearly 90% of the nano- and microplastics present.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 17, 2022

Vattenfall, a European energy company, presents a uniquely connected lighting system for municipalities based on G3-PLC powerline communication. Detailed information is provided for each light point such as lamp health and all light points are easy to manage using the website and apps.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In documents filed at the High Court, the group argue that the EA acted unlawfully by abandoning a previous commitment to legislate on toxic sewage sludge by 2023 – a problem they have acknowledged presents a risk to human health.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 25, 2023

Any potential human health implications, for example through contact via bathing or recreation, remain unknown. Richard Benwell, CEO of Wildlife and Countryside Link, said: “A harmful chemical cocktail is being stirred up in UK rivers, putting wildlife and public health at risk. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

An accredited online medical conference bringing together some of the country’s top air pollution experts will now be free to attend on 4 October, after event organisers announced they were waiving ticket costs so that more health professionals can benefit from cutting-edge insights to help improve patient outcomes.

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GreenBiz

JULY 19, 2021

The present moment presents an extraordinary opportunity for public engagement around a different agenda for the future. On balance, this presents more good news than bad, but this development will prove highly disruptive as even fewer young people will finance the pensions of the retired. Pull Quote. Innovation.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2023

NDIR gas measurement relies on the fact that different gases absorb infrared radiation at specific wavelengths, creating a unique spectral fingerprint that can be used to identify and quantify the gas present in a sample. The basic design of an NDIR gas detector consists of a gas chamber, a light emitter, and a detector.

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The 90,000 first responders charged with cleaning up the carnage, along with others who spent time on or near the 9/11 site continue to suffer from serious health effects almost two decades later. Other substances present are known to trigger kidney, heart, liver and nervous system deterioration.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2023

The data also surprisingly showed that nearly a quarter of water systems found lithium at levels exceeding EPA’s health reference level. This is because only a fraction of the PFAS that may be present in drinking water are monitored for, and utilities are not required to report PFAS detected, but at levels below the reporting limits.” “The

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2024

Asking the question, ‘How can we enhance and integrate our catchment monitoring capabilities to better protect source water health and the environment?’, Being able to showcase solutions to multiple water companies presents a huge opportunity for innovators, one which may help move their innovations towards market-readiness.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Unfortunately, these compounds have been shown to negatively impact ecological and human health, particularly because they can bioaccumulate up the food chain and affect development in children, increase risk of cancer, contribute to elevated cholesterol levels, interfere with women’s fertility and weaken immune systems.”. “The

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2022

The British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) presents the shortlist of finalists in this year’s Pump Industry Awards (PIA), and offers a few words on the awards event scheduled for 31 March. ITT: i-ALERT Total Machine Health Monitoring System with Gateway and Diagnostics. Sponsored by Process Engineering. •

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 29, 2021

Similarly, it presents an ideal opportunity for the oil & gas industry to address its environmental challenges while mitigating efficiency concerns. The future of safety in the oil & gas industry. An effective connected safety strategy offers benefits that stretch across every aspect of an organisation.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Angela Francis, WWF's chief advisor on economics and economic development, said the final text of the FTA represented "an unwelcome Christmas present for farmers, food businesses and consumers who have been asking the UK government to ensure that trade deals don't undermine the UK's environmental and animal welfare standards".

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2023

The study, published in Nature Communications , has important implications for health in space and on Earth. “We This research is part of MARROW, a made-in-Ottawa experiment looking at bone marrow health and blood production in space, with funding from the Canadian Space Agency.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2023

The third award for the Newcomer of the Year Award was presented to first-time Unblocktober participants who have really shown their commitment to the cause. In this category the winner was Kevin McCabe, whose new invention Fogfilter helps to keep our drains clear and water clean. But what does this mean looking into 2023?

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This presents an enormous opportunity to clean up emissions in lower-income countries, simply by applying our own domestic emission standards to vehicles sent offshore.’ Exported vehicles were also 3.3 miles per gallon worse on fuel efficiency than those sent to the scrapyard.

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Charged

OCTOBER 26, 2020

It has introduced yet more exciting vehicles (Model Y and Cybertruck), and navigated a worldwide health crisis (not without considerable controversy). It has changed the automotive equation in China with a new Gigafactory, and begun the process of doing the same in Germany, the home of some of the world’s most technically advanced automakers.

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Business Green

JANUARY 8, 2023

And more than a third of people who opted to ditch meat and dairy for the campaign decided to permanently follow a plant-based diet, citing reasons ranging from animal welfare and health to environmental benefits.

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