This year's ozone hole could be the smallest it has been in 30 years
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
For decades, scientists have closely observed the ozone layer, which protects Earth from the sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
Innovation would help find more chemicals in water, say conference speakers
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
John Collins, deputy director of evidence assessment and evaluation at the Environment Agency, said that despite having one of the most robust pollutants testing systems globally, rapid investment in innovation is needed to detect all sources of contamination from both established and newly emerging pollutants.
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Los Angeles gets an F in air quality
Inhabitat - Innovation
APRIL 26, 2021
This year's installation of the American Lung Association's State of the Air report gave Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties an F in particle and ozone pollution.
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Study establishes £37 million saving from pollution measures
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 12, 2024
Launched in November 2022, and funded by a UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the project examined the link between air pollution, behaviour and the cost of air pollution-related healthcare in the Sandwell area.
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Sponsored content: Green chiller is cool choice
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
Mackie’s green initiative involves replacing the gases used in its refrigeration plants from HCFC – which have a very high global warming potential – to ammonia, an environmentally-friendly refrigerant that has no impact on global warming or ozone depletion. As part of a £4.5 www.gea.com.
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Environmental Consequences of Vehicle Emissions
The Environmental Blog
JUNE 23, 2023
To tackle the issue of semi truck emissions regulations , innovative technologies, and strategies have been developed. While technological innovations play a crucial role, proper maintenance and adherence to emission standards are also essential.
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Award in Lithuania for hydrogel granules approach to wastewater treatment
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 8, 2022
at the KTU innovation fair Technorama’22 (image credit: KTU). In May 2022, the invention landed the top prize in an annual innovation fair in Lithuania, the Technorama 2022 event. Ozonation and other oxidation methods, biological treatment, and membrane filtration are the advanced technologies used to remove pollutants from water.
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TED Talk: 3 Strategies for Effectively Talking About Climate Change
Sustainability Consulting
JUNE 30, 2021
When people are asked to explain climate change, many think it has something to do with the hole in the ozone layer. Marshall says, “More than four in 10 Americans think the ozone hole actually causes global warming. And so many of them remember and understand so much about ozone depletion. Why is that?
California city protects bus drivers from COVID-19 by installing air cleaning technology
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
The AirBubbl is equally effective at removing air pollution, including harmful ozone gases, nitrogen dioxide (NOx) and particle air pollutants PM2.5 The high level of coronavirus in the region is putting hospitals in the state under immense pressure, with 88.2% of intensive care beds occupied in the seven-day period from the start of January.
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An enduring threat to water?
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 10, 2021
Foam fractionation is an innovative approach to the selective removal of PFAS from aqueous wastes as a concentrated foam. An alternative approach requires an ozone generator to add the chemical oxidant, ozone, in a process termed ozofractionation29, 30.
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China’s new frontier for VOC regulations
GreenBiz
MARCH 23, 2021
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) combine with nitrogen oxide to create ozone, a key precursor to smog. When energy use surges in the autumn and winter seasons, particulate matter and ozone increase to dangerously high levels. Innovative practices often can be found at the local level.
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To Meet Sustainability Goals, Food Companies Need To Slash Methane
EDF + Business
JUNE 24, 2021
Methane is indirectly affecting agricultural productivity through climate change and ozone pollution , which is known to harm ecosystems and plants. Fortunately, fast and ambitious methane mitigation can help avoid crop losses caused by ozone pollution.
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Event - Conference on Pollution Control & Sustainable Environment
Green Market Oracle
SEPTEMBER 29, 2019
The theme is Accelerating Innovations for Environmental Sustainability. This gas has slowly damaged the atmosphere and depleted the ozone layer leading to global warming. The 7th International Conference on Pollution Control & Sustainable Environment will take place on March 02-03, 2020 in Rome, Italy.
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Synthetic methane injection into France’s gas distribution grid demonstrated
Smart Energy International
JULY 29, 2022
The innovative process uses cold dielectric barrier discharge plasma – most commonly used for industrial ozone production – to combine CO2 and hydrogen at ambient pressure and moderate temperature in a very compact reactor, enabling maximisation of the syngas production which at the same time reducing its costs.
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CO2 monitors facilitate rollout of environmentally friendly refrigeration in Australian supermarkets
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
One of the twenty commitments within the strategy is to innovate with natural refrigerants and reduce refrigerant leakage in its stores by 15 per cent (of carbon dioxide equivalent) below 2015 levels. However, Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) caused damage to the ozone layer and were phased out following the Montreal Protocol in 1987.
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Dow Silicones Help Optimize Reliability and Accuracy of ADAS Sensors
Charged
JUNE 29, 2021
Dow offers a broad and growing portfolio of innovative silicone technologies for ADAS applications developed by its world-class global research and development (R&D) team. A range of innovative Dow silicone solutions are used throughout camera, radar and LiDAR systems. Silicone Solutions for Camera, Radar and LiDAR Systems.
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Sustainable laundry start-up Oxwash cleans up with £10m investment round
Business Green
AUGUST 30, 2022
Rather than rely on the traditional and often harmful-chemical laden processes associated with dry cleaning, Oxwash claims its 'wet cleaning' technique offers a sustainable, chemical-free alternative to dry cleaning that deploys its ozone technology to deodorise and sanitise fabrics at lower temperatures.
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Four ways DuPont adhesives and resins advance EVs
Charged
SEPTEMBER 26, 2021
Seals and gaskets made with DuPont Vamac ® ethylene acrylic elastomer adhere well to metal; exhibit good sealing properties; and are resistant to water, glycol, and oil, as well as ozone and UV light. High performance e-motors and power electronics. EV manufacturers face two major challenges with e-motors.
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Can ACs cool the world without warming it?
Grist
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
The spotlight This summer, we’ve covered a number of innovative solutions that cities around the world are implementing at a community level to combat deadly heat — things like tree equity, shade structures, and reflective pavement. This week, we start with the tech side. .”
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TED Talk: Humanity’s Planet-Shaping Powers and What They Mean for the Future
Sustainability Consulting
MARCH 31, 2021
Steiner argues that humanity has achieved many radical things like closing a giant hole in the ozone layer, ending nuclear proliferation and smallpox, but we have also taken the Earth to the brink. In fact, scientists believe we have entered the anthropocene era, where humans, not the planet, are shaping the biosphere and the atmosphere.
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New Report Highlights Pesticides’ Overlooked Climate Connection
DeSmogBlog
JANUARY 17, 2023
Many pesticides release volatile organic compounds (VOCs), a precursor to ground-level ozone that acts as a powerful greenhouse gas. Pesticides further contribute to climate emissions once they are applied to agricultural fields. In addition, they disrupt soil microbes, which play a critical role in the ability of soils to sequester carbon.
Air Quality Monitoring Networks Support More Climate-Resilient Communities
Energy Innovation
JANUARY 19, 2024
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for six common air pollutants: particulate matter (PM), ozone, lead, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires the U.S.
How the UK's net zero mission reaches all the way to Antarctica
Business Green
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
It has revealed that human activities have been the dominant force of global climate change since the mid-20th century, underlined by the discovery, more than 30 years ago, of the Ozone Hole over Halley and Faraday Research Stations on Antarctica by scientists at British Antarctic Survey.
Understanding the Anthropocene, Resilience Thinking, and the Future of Industry
Green Business Bureau
JANUARY 18, 2023
As human society has continued to innovate exponentially, largely at the expense of the planet, scientists have hypothesized that we are beginning to enter a new epoch, or period of time in history, defined by human impact on the earth known as the Anthropocene.
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Tires are saving us — and killing us, too
The Verge: Energy
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Bridgestone’s Bill Niaura, executive director of sustainable innovation and circular economy, says guayule is a drop-in replacement with many potential advantages. When 6PPD reacts with ozone, it becomes 6PPD-quinone. Truly sustainable tires are becoming a reality, but will it be enough? Chief among them?
Tech Startup Sustainability Guide: Running An Eco-Friendly Business
Green Business Bureau
JULY 1, 2022
Also, mining is a significant air pollutant, releasing Ozone and ~4.5Gt of CO 2e each year. The EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program has awarded ~$15.5 Effects include erosion, sinkholes, loss of biodiversity, plus contamination of soil, groundwater, and service water. Click here to get involved with SUSMAGPRO.
Global Briefing: Japan hints at coal export policy crackdown
Business Green
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
We have the know-how and the time to continue innovating and creating to solve this problem.". in the establishment of a complete system required to reduce GHG, protect the ozone layer and adapt to climate change," the Energy Community said in a statement. Switzerland confirms it is to submit new NDC ahead of COP26.
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Comment: Agriculture and pharma key to solving micropollutants problem
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Some use technologies like ozone oxidation, and membrane filtration. While tighter regulations are needed to manage micropollutants in water, public awareness, sustainable behaviours, technological innovation, and circular economic models are crucial in addressing these contaminants.
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The quest for cleaner air
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 26, 2023
EEA estimates from 2019 attributed approximately 307,000 premature deaths to fine particulate matter in the 27 EU Member States, with a further 40,400 linked to nitrogen dioxide, and 16,800 to ground-level ozone. and PM10), ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide. United Nations Environment Programme.
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AGreenLiving
MARCH 23, 2021
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) combine with nitrogen oxide to create ozone, a key precursor to smog. When energy use surges in the autumn and winter seasons, particulate matter and ozone increase to dangerously high levels. Innovative practices often can be found at the local level.
China’s new frontier for VOC regulations
AGreenLiving
MARCH 23, 2021
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) combine with nitrogen oxide to create ozone, a key precursor to smog. When energy use surges in the autumn and winter seasons, particulate matter and ozone increase to dangerously high levels. Innovative practices often can be found at the local level.
Sanitisation chamber to support clothing and PPE reuse
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 7, 2022
Dr Yaseen added: “The eco-friendly solution uses ozone gas to decontaminate fabrics, which subsequently helps to reduce the use of water and avoid negative environmental impacts from detergent use.
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Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet
GreenBiz
AUGUST 27, 2020
The report shows that the largest year-over-year growth in funding was for downstream innovations such as meat alternatives, indoor farming and robotic food delivery. There’s a significant opportunity to boost investment for upstream innovations — and nothing is more upstream than soil. . percent year over year. Pull Quote.
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Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet
AGreenLiving
AUGUST 27, 2020
The report shows that the largest year-over-year growth in funding was for downstream innovations such as meat alternatives, indoor farming and robotic food delivery. There’s a significant opportunity to boost investment for upstream innovations — and nothing is more upstream than soil. percent year over year.
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Logging is destroying southern forests — and dividing US environmentalists
Grist
JUNE 29, 2022
When exposed to sunlight, volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides transform into ozone, which is especially dangerous to children and the elderly. forestry sector.” The pellet mills spew the particularly noxious type of soot called PM 2.5, A worker loads wood pellets onto a conveyor belt JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP via Getty Images).
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What Is Carbon Accounting? Standards, Frameworks, Developments and Challenges
Green Business Bureau
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
But there are other GHGs that contribute significantly to human-induced global warming such as methane (CH 4 ), nitrous oxide (N 2 0), refrigerant gasses (HFCs, PFCs, and CFCs), sulfur hexafluoride (SF 6 ), water vapor (H 2 0), and ozone (O 3 ). What’s the relevance of these different GHGs to carbon accounting?
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This Hopeless COP is the Most Hopeful in Years
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
This is what serious international treaties, such as those covering “free trade”, and successful environmental treaties such as the Montreal accords (which sorted the Ozone problem) do. Without innovative regulation, no country will ever find a way to meet its Paris commitments. Credit: Adam Victor.
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As Alarm Over Plastic Grows, Saudis Ramp Up Production in the US
DeSmogBlog
JULY 14, 2022
Last September, the New York State Office of Emergency Management was forced to grapple for days with a plume of styrene vapor leaking from a train car at the SABIC Innovative Chemicals facility in Selkirk. Ozone is an ingredient in smog and a respiratory irritant. The ability to monitor in real time is critical, Hilliard said.
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Video Storytelling: 20 Best Climate Change and Sustainability Documentaries (Plus How To Tell Your Green Story)
Green Business Bureau
OCTOBER 12, 2021
He meets with innovators and change-makers in technology, civil society, agriculture, education, and sustainability. The award-winning director Damon Gameau is motivated by the planetary concerns his daughter will inherit. Rather than focusing on the problem, 2040 is a motivating story of action.
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Biodiversity loss is driven by economic growth: Prof. Julia Steinberger
Low Impact
AUGUST 23, 2020
Everyone was saying the right things, and to some extent doing the right things – passing legislation on water, on air, fixing the hole in the ozone layer. So technological innovation is not neutral. So at the beginning, it wouldn’t have been delusional to believe that everyone was going to take this seriously. Those things happened.
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Defend Our Future to Testify at Virtual EPA Hearing on Trump Administration’s Refusal to Strengthen Protections From Life-Threatening Particle Pollution
Defend Our Future
MAY 21, 2020
EPA’s national limits on particle pollution are required to reflect how much of this pollutant is safe to breathe, based on the most innovative and recently available heath science. However, since air pollution is worsened by the wildfires and erratic storm patterns that result from climate change, our current limits are out of date.
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4 climate finance priorities for the Biden administration
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
32 million for the Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund: This fund helps developing countries reduce their use of ozone-depleting chemicals, which include several powerful greenhouse gases. Funding for 2021 was one area where the Trump administration and Congress were in full agreement. $32
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4 climate finance priorities for the Biden administration
AGreenLiving
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
32 million for the Montreal Protocol Multilateral Fund: This fund helps developing countries reduce their use of ozone-depleting chemicals, which include several powerful greenhouse gases. Funding for 2021 was one area where the Trump administration and Congress were in full agreement. $32
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Why are governments failing to act on climate change?
Rinexii
FEBRUARY 23, 2020
Bush, a Republican president, got an “Environmental Hero” award for his work on climate change 8 , and another Republican president, Ronald Reagan, was responsible for putting in place laws to protect our ozone layer 9 –so what happened? Why did conservatives suddenly start doubting climate change they previously believed in?
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