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Discovering ThePotential Well Water Contaminants and Their Impacts

The Environmental Blog

Waste Products. Unfortunately, these products can soak through the soil and down onto the water table. These waste products can cause a number of health issues. You should note that the nitrates and nitrites in fertilizers can cause serious health problems in infants. Organic Contaminants.

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Plant Lights and Environmental Conservation

The Environmental Blog

They address rampant challenges such as deforestation, energy overuse, and excess waste. Besides the discussed platforms, an array of tools awaits cultivators aiming for yield boosts and minimized eco damage. Precision agriculture, employing cutting-edge sensors and digital tools to real-time monitor crop vitality, soil moisture, etc.,

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Second quarter food startup roundup

GreenBiz

One option is to deploy microbes that grab nitrogen from the air and add it to soils, a route pioneered by first movers such as Pivot Bio. The startup is backed by unusually diverse array of funders. It’s exciting to see so many startups targeting the problem of food waste.

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An enduring threat to water?

Envirotec Magazine

Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of emerging contaminants that have been used in a wide array of commercial goods and products since the 1940s. To comprehensivley detect PFAS in products such as firefighting foams and in the environment in soils and waters, the total oxidisable precursor (TOP) assay is required.

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Biomass Energy: Pros and Cons Explained

Hydrogen Fuel News

This exploration into the realm of biomass energy untangles the complexities and delves into its multifaceted nature, uncovering the potential of plant-based and waste-derived materials as alternative sources of power. Biomass energy harnesses organic matter, including wood, agricultural crops, and waste by-products, as fuel.

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LEED Platinum high-rise in Toronto promotes sustainable living

AGreenLiving

Energy-saving technologies include high-efficiency lighting throughout as well as a rooftop photovoltaic array that produces up to 30 kW of electricity and doubles as a shade structure for an outdoor barbecue area for residents. In contrast to the site’s post-industrial origins, the redeveloped site makes human health a priority.

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Sowing Doubt: How Big Ag is Delaying Sustainable Farming in Europe

DeSmogBlog

Veteran sustainable food and farming experts welcomed the strategy as one that just might have a genuine shot at transforming the agriculture sector and result in better public health, contribute to ending the vertiginous decline of biodiversity, and lower greenhouse gas pollution.

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