Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

The last decade has seen some progress with studying plastic pollution, but there are still significant challenges, such as a lack of comparability of reported results, especially when it comes to microplastic particles. Few studies of pollution by MPs have been published in Brazil, especially regarding inland aquatic areas.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Chris Packham is urging the public to spend 20 minutes counting stars to help build a crucial national database mapping light pollution. Artificial light pollution is one of the biggest threats to nocturnal creatures, many of which have suffered sharp population declines. Light pollution disrupts wildlife.

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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. Kate Barnard said: “With every breath we take, both our health and the economy suffer from the burdens of air pollution.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Now, we can add air pollution to the list of threats. Our research from 2022 revealed that when exposed to two common air pollutants at concentrations within EU air quality limits , the visits of pollinating insects to flowers plummeted by as much as 90%. We were surprised by what we found. CLICK TO ENLARGE.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 16, 2022

Thursday, 16 June marks the release of findings from a UK pilot scoping study looking at development of an air pollution reporting system for businesses. Air pollution emissions and its impacts are not required in standard corporate reporting of GHG emissions.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

One strategy for removing pollutants from water is by using porous materials that behave like sponges. The results showed that SU-102 removed many of the pharmaceutical pollutants that were not fully removed by the wastewater treatment facility.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2023

Experts believe that this increase will have significant air pollution implications for China and other developing countries such as India. The study seems to show that, if recent increasing ozone pollution trends continue, nighttime oxidation in China will increase further even if NOx emissions are reduced. Increased O3 and PM2.5

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

By Gauthier Eppe Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic chemicals that pose a significant threat to human health and the environment. References [1] Lallas, Peter L., “The Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants.” link] [5] Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and pesticides. 4] Phillis, M., “EPA

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

By Dr Calum Preece Improving the monitoring and mitigation of major pollution trends is one of the most important areas of environmental research. Nitrogen pollution is one of the best examples of a major environmental issue for which reliable, accessible monitoring is required in order to solve the problem.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Tiny waterfleas could play a pivotal role in removing persistent chemical pollutants from wastewater – making it safe to use in factories, farms and homes, a new study appears to show. Leveraging this trait, researchers sourced strains with diverse tolerances to chemical pollutants, incorporating them into the technology.”

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A new online tool highlights where opportunities exist to install nature-based solutions, such as wetlands, to tackle road runoff pollution before it ends up in London’s rivers. The seriousness of UK river pollution has come to widespread notice, especially in the last couple of years. It has gone live today (16 October 2023).

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

A visible layer of air pollution stretches out across the sea. Desert dust was assumed to be the primary contributor to elevated air pollution across the Middle East. Our study highlights how anthropogenic air pollution is a leading health risk and important climactic factor across the Middle East.”.

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Business Green

MARCH 23, 2021

Supermarket says it is time to tackle 'unnecessary plastic' that routinely accompanies children's magazines. Skye, from Gwynedd, launched her petition after becoming fed up with being sent "cheap plastic rubbish" with her favourite magazine. The carbon footprint is big and you are putting it straight in the bin to pollute the planet.".

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

“These protein-based air filtering materials should be very promising to capture multiple species of air pollutants.” They are most often made of petroleum products and glass, which leads to secondary pollution when old filters are thrown away, Zhong said.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2023

Environment Agency Executive Director John Leyland said: “These new enforcement powers will be an extra tool in our armoury to hold polluters to account.”

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2022

A first-of-its-kind national study appears to find that previously frozen winter nutrient pollution — unlocked by rising winter temperatures and rainfall — is putting water quality at risk in 40% of the US main landmass, including over 40 states. That’s a big problem that urgently needs addressing.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

Geoscience technology firm CGG has conducted a microplastics pollution survey as part of a scoping study into whether it would be possible to create a “Plastic Free zone” on Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon). This highlights pollution ‘hotpots’ with high microplastic concentrations. Image credit: Phil Ross , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2022

The London Assembly Environment Committee launched ‘Clean Air for all Londoners’ – a report on air pollution in the capital – on 23 March. A regular report should be produced on the changes in pollution on London’s main roads. And we have the stark evidence that air pollution is particularly damaging to children’s health.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 19, 2021

The water sector must get better at communicating the challenges of tackling pollution and why there is an urgent need for better collaboration between utilities, government bodies, regulators and customers. Collaboration and cooperation will be key. There needs a united voice to communicate with the public.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 6, 2021

Recently-launched water filtration and air purification company Aqua Perfecta is developing a UK postcode checker for customers to measure air pollution and help the company offer advice on air purifying products. and PM10 concentrations at their homes, using the online postcode checker.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2024

In England, 7,800 schools are in locations where air pollution breaches WHO limits. ” Scientists monitored pollution in two classrooms at an infant school in Guildford, UK. Coarse particle pollution fell by 18% in the classroom nearest the road and 36% in the other classroom.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

It can facilitate the mineralisation of a large range of organic pollutants, like azo dyes , into water and carbon dioxide molecules with a high degradation efficiency.” A variety of physical, chemical and biological processes are currently used to remove carcinogenic and recalcitrant organic compounds from water.”

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2020

A team led by environmental physicist Stefan Schreier at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences in Vienna is attempting to build up a better picture of nitrogen dioxide pollution in the city. The group is using MAX-DOAS instruments mounted on top of buildings to build a more accurate map of pollutant distribution.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 27, 2023

Shining light on a water droplet creates an effect that is useful for exploring the properties of individual atoms, and may also help with measuring water quality, and detecting small amounts of pollutants. A study about the technique was published in Physical Review Letters.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 13, 2022

Plastic pollution in the ocean may serve as a source for novel antibiotics, according to a new student-led study conducted in collaboration with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. A polyethylene bag floats in the open sea.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 2, 2021

According to the authors, plastic pollution is a global threat, and actions to drastically reduce emissions of plastic to the environment are “the rational policy response” Plastic is found everywhere on the planet: from deserts and mountaintops to deep oceans and Arctic snow.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2022

Study traces the source of nitrogen pollution affecting the world’s second largest barrier reef. Agricultural operations are responsible for the vast majority of nitrogen pollution that flows into the Mesoamerican Reef Region, concludes an August paper appearing in the journal Ocean and Coastal Management.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 20, 2020

People living in polluted cities are more at risk from Covid-19, according to health experts cited in a 16 March report from the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), an advocacy group. Even the latest diesel engines emit dangerous levels of pollution. The European Respiratory Society (ERS) is an EPHA member.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

In the past, there have been concerns that monitoring and modelling have been regarded as almost separate methods for the assessment of air pollution, but speakers will outline the case for greater integration. But not all air pollutants have a greenhouse gas effect, and GHGs are not usually toxic.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2022

Common air pollutants from both urban and rural environments may be reducing the pollinating abilities of insects by preventing them from sniffing out the crops and wildflowers that depend on them, new research seems to show. The theory is that the pollutants react with and change the scents of flowers, making them harder to find.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 20, 2021

Ireland’s first real-time acoustic monitoring project of cetacean species (whales, dolphins and porpoise) was launched last week off the South Coast of Ireland, with the goal of creating a near real-time detection model for these species and examining the impact rising ocean noise pollution is having on Ireland’s marine life.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 16, 2021

This, in turn, is believed to have had an effect on pollution levels in the atmosphere. At the same time, says the group, this collection of data allows scientifically substantiated predictions to be made about the pollution levels of future mobility scenarios. The meta-analysis was coordinated by Prof.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 9, 2023

and PM10 particulate matter is a particular concern with this kind of pollution, although the smoke would be expected to include other toxic pollutants including carbon monoxide, VOCs, nitrogen oxides, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). And for smaller rooms, air purifiers can be used to reduce indoor air pollution levels.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Dirty windows can harbour potentially harmful pollutants under protective films of fatty acids from cooking emissions – and these can hang around over long periods of time. In addition, toxic pollutants can become trapped underneath this persistent crust and are then protected from breakdown in the atmosphere.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 8, 2022

A new report attempts to provide a diagnostic of the scale of the ocean pollution challenge facing humanity. The Invisible Wave: Getting to zero chemical pollution in the ocean has been prodeuced by Back to Blue, an initiative of Economist Impact and The Nippon Foundation.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 17, 2022

particulate pollution in the air from 20 ?g/m The target proposals to improve water quality and availability address pollution from abandoned mines, nutrient pollution and water demand. This change in approach will help us in the pursuit of the targets we are setting under the Environment Act.’”. Air quality. g/m 3 to 10 ?g/m

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POWER Magazine

APRIL 2, 2024

coal power plant emissions in 2023 showed dramatic reductions in air pollutants, owing mainly to coal plant closures. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), compared to 2022, […] The post The Big Picture: Coal Controls [Infographic] appeared first on POWER Magazine. According to the U.S.

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