The City Fix

MARCH 24, 2023

While cities are hubs of innovation and opportunity, the increasing pace of urbanization also exacerbates inequality, stresses infrastructure, and fuels climate change, air pollution and other environmental problems.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Five people dying prematurely every week – 260 for the year as a result of two most harmful forms of air pollution, PM2.5 The economic health impact costs of air pollution in Bristol estimated to be up to £170 million a year. pollution than Liverpool City and Greater Manchester, but a lower death rate and a smaller population.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

That means that when people went on Google seeking information about global temperature rise or federal climate policy, one of the first links that appeared was the website for the Pathways Alliance, a group whose members account for 95 percent of oil sands production. When we find ads that violate this policy we remove them from serving.”

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Despite this alarming reality, over 80% of wastewater resulting from human activities is simply disposed of and discharged into rivers and seas without any treatment or pollution removal. It’s critical for more businesses, organizations, and governments to take responsibility for their water usage and become informed water stewards.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Additionally, the UNFCCC informed WBA on Sunday that its application to host an official side event in the Blue Zone was successful. In Glasgow, WBA will be able to further raise awareness of the key role that our technology plays in tackling this potent, short-lived climate pollutant and the urgency of doing this by the end of the decade.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Researchers from the University of Oxford’s Department of Biology investigated the effects of three different pollution sources (treated sewage discharge, agriculture, and urban run-off) on different aspects of river systems. This important information should be used to prioritise the management and conservation of our rivers moving forward.”

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 22, 2024

Despite wastewater treatment works reducing the concentration of human faecal organisms, the continuous discharge of treated effluent into rivers, seas and lakes remains a source of high levels of these organisms. However, it does not look at agricultural runoff from livestock, wild animals, or septic tanks.

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Front And Centered

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Check it out here or on the EJ TF’s information page under “Reports & Information”. Many of the policy recommendations were sculpted from the stories gathered at the ‘community conversations’ we hosted – in person and then virtually – with ten different Front & Centered member organizations across the state.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 23, 2022

They have, they say, determined the major sources of organic aerosols – stemming both from natural and from anthropogenic sources – and their variations over the course of days, months and seasons. They also provide vital information for policy makers. Combustion and traffic. Setting guideline values.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2023

A seemingly world-first study of daily ambient fine particulate matter ( PM 2.5 ) across the globe reports that only 0.18% of the global land area and 0.001% of the global population are exposed to levels of PM 2.5 – the world’s leading environmental health risk factor – below levels of safety recommended by Word Health Organization (WHO).

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

For Edna Ibarra, it was the realization that with every breath her 11-year-old son was breathing in a little more of an industrial carcinogen that drove her to get involved in the fight against air pollution in Laredo, Texas. Concerned citizens at meeting listening to alarming information about ethylene oxide in their air.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Smog Armor is an exciting, new environmentally friendly paint brand that has created a solution to tackle and eliminate indoor air pollution by adding a mineral that actively purifies the air wherever the paint is used. Volatile organic compounds , or VOCs, are carbon-containing substances that easily become vapors or gases.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 5, 2023

The EA’s PFAS Risk Screening Project will undertake assessments which may inform future regulatory measures, and it has appointed professional services firm GHD to help with the associated research. GHD wil work with its partners Enitial, a specialist monitoring firm with experience at landfill and water treatment sites.

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Charged

APRIL 11, 2022

Eustice’s reference to EVs was one sentence in a lengthy discussion of measures to combat particulate pollution. The Royal Automobile Club Foundation (RAC), a transport research organization and EV advocate, sponsored a study to assess the validity of this trope, which has been showing up in the anti-EV media for some time.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

It’s no secret that pollution and waste are big problems in today’s world. Here’s why: Less Pollution When we use less packaging, we create less pollution. But if we use less packaging, we use less energy and make less pollution. All those mountains of packaging waste? But we can change that!

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

A proposed reporting standard that seeks to unlock accountability for the impacts organizations have on the natural world, informing the global response to a deepening biodiversity crisis, has been made available.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2023

of 25 µg m−3 (average annual exposure) and is moving towards adapting the World Health Organization threshold of 5 µg m−3. Studies of metro systems all over the world have previously shown significant levels of air pollution (PM 2.5) This information was used to show a 143% increase in mean PM2.5

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 4, 2022

They suspected these symptoms were the result of air pollution from fracking facilities that dominate the area and the subsequent investigation offers a powerful example of what can be achieved by citizen scientists. Volunteer scientist Yuri Gorby with a Summa canister for collecting air samples.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

Global assessment of soil pollution warns of major threat to food supplies unless urgent action is taken to accelerate adoption of sustainable farming practices and tackle industrial waste. The knowledge gap on soils affected by diffuse pollution and its impact on other environmental compartments is even greater.".

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

. “Combined with law,” says the group, “these approaches will open up a new field of precision toxicology that will transform approaches to chemical safety management in the same way that precision medicine is informing healthcare.” John Colbourne, of the University of Birmingham, leads PrecisionTox.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2020

billion tons of CO2 per year and accounts for around 20 percent of global industrial water pollution. While the potential positive environmental impact of a shift to a circular economy is enormous, few organizations are considering the social implications for the more than 60 million people in its value chain. Pull Quote. Contributors.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Work undertaken by Element’s stack emissions experts will support an audit program of emissions monitoring to measure the concentrations of pollutants emitted at industrial sites throughout Scotland. Companies interested in more information on stack emissions testing can contact the team directly at environmental@element.com.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 2, 2024

A couple of recent studies attempt to document the changing profile of this pollutant, and its prevalence in different regions of the world. Reacting to IQAir’s latest report, Greenpeace International senior air quality scientist Aidan Farrow said that “In 2023 air pollution remained a global health catastrophe.” levels in 2023.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 20, 2022

For example, increased acidity kills off organisms at the bottom of the food chain and makes it more difficult for shelled creatures to build shells. Because all water on land eventually leads to the ocean, harmful chemicals from fertilizers and pesticides make their way into the ocean, causing ocean acidification and chemical pollution.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The initial findings show that Planet data has the potential to identify organic matter in waterways and could be used to detect organic matter from sewage overspills and their downstream impact. Since launching the programme, we have progressed with ten projects, including our water pollution monitoring using satellites.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Blueair air purifiers filter at least 99.97% of pollutants from 0.1 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) found in these cleaning products are also bad for our health and exposure over time can lead to respiratory issues such as asthma. Above) Graph showing the comparative sizes of common types of pollution particles.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2021

For starters, they’re responsible for producing oxygen and removing CO2 and other pollutants from the air. remove an estimated 75,000 tons of air pollution per year. To better support the health of these communities, Berckes’ organization employs local teenagers to plant and care for trees. Urban forests in the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2024

Living systems have evolved to reconstitute waste — creatures like dung beetles fill an ecological niche of breaking down other organisms’ faeces — but waste is a problem that still plagues human systems. A recent study attempts to predict the future state of urban ecosystems, and suggests the need for a new science of waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

The signing of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in 2001 marked a historic moment, as it was the first global treaty aimed at eliminating or restricting chemicals harmful to human and environmental health. This is most notable for China, which is a major chemical producer (including PFAS like PFOA).

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

More than 100 billion tons of resources enter the economy every year — everything from metals, minerals and fossil fuels to organic materials from plants and animals. Every year, more than 9 million deaths occur due to air, water and soil pollution. This pollution also threatens biodiversity. David McGinty.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 4, 2024

“The Carbon Majors research shows us exactly who is responsible for the lethal heat, extreme weather, and air pollution that is threatening lives and wreaking havoc on our oceans and forests,” said Tzeporah Berman, international program director at the grassroots environmental organization Stand.earth, in a press release. In the U.S.,

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 21, 2022

With problems like global warming and pollution becoming a bigger threat with every passing day, sustainability is the need of the hour. Enel X can help you achieve your sustainability goals and is available in 20 countries, partnering with responsible organizations and homeowners worldwide. Loss Of the Night. Recycle Coach.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

This model, known as the circular economy, could help tackle the world’s biggest challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, waste and pollution. The circular economy is underpinned by three principles, each driven by design: eliminate waste and pollution; keep products and materials in use; and regenerate natural systems.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

This should motivate the European industry to reduce pollution and conserve resources. Waste and pollution are pressing issues in the EU. This is an opportunity for companies that influence, manufacture and organize EEE production and recycling. Such information remains confidential and controlled by national experts.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 17, 2023

Perhaps most discouraging is that the number of pollution incidents – from sewerage and water supply assets – has actually worsened, from 1,883 in 2021 to 2,026 last year. This was “simply unacceptable” as the chair’s foreword put it, noting that preliminary data for 2023 looks no better.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2021

After decades of neglect, the result of land pollution has reached a level of significance which is now impossible to ignore. VOCs are organic chemicals known for their volatile and harmful properties that leak into the ground leaving the topsoil of the land polluted.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

In Russia, one awareness campaign focused on forest pollution caused by human activities implemented a unique spin to facilitate conversation. Worsened by pandemic lockdowns compelling families to spend more time outside, pollution in natural areas has become a major concern. MayoFree Images via MayoFree. Continued here:Â .

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