Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 21, 2023

Thirteen research reports have just been published, which aim to boost the water sector’s knowledge of microplastics and further the understanding of anti-microbial resistance (AMR) in wastewater treatment processes. CIP is the UK water industry’s response to current and emerging legislation on trace substances in the water environment.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 29, 2021

Scientists at Hong Kong Polytechnic University have found a way to use bacteria’s natural stickiness to pull microplastics from the environment. Their vision is that microplastics in polluted water will adhere to tape-like bacteria nets, making a plastic blob that can easily be recycled or otherwise disposed of. “It

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 10, 2024

It does not break down into harmful microplastics, so it still has a safe end-of-life even if it is not disposed of as intended. In partnership with Evopak and using exciting new polymer technology, we have created the first fully recyclable crisp packet – something that consumers have been demanding for a long time.”

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Microplastic pollution is everywhere, but its size — less than five millimeters in length — makes the threat almost invisible to the naked eye. Microplastics are created in one of two main ways: the breakdown of larger plastic debris, or from industries that make small plastic particles such as microfibers in clothing and microbeads.

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Grist

JANUARY 9, 2024

At this point, it’s common knowledge that bottled water contains microplastics — fragments of the insidious material that can be as small as a bacterial cell. Sam Mason, an associate research professor at Penn State Erie who studies microplastics but was not involved in the new research, called the technique “groundbreaking.” ”I

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2022

Environmental monitoring expert CGG Environmental Science and partners have used a number of techniques to characterise micropollutants and contaminants, including microplastics and synthetic fibres, captured by domestic and industrial filters. Micropollutants were detected using CGG’s rapid mass screening method.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 14, 2021

It’s made with 100% recycled fiber and uses a no-dye technology. These are known as microplastics. Thanks to human activity, microplastics have been found literally everywhere on Earth. Adidas 100% recycled jacket is solving plastic pollution. Adidas Images via Adidas. See the original post:Â .

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 27, 2020

New research combining Planet’s high cadence satellite imagery and other innovative technologies has successfully found the sources and pathways of plastic pollution in the Caribbean Sea. Typically, temporary floating barriers called booms are deployed in ocean clean-up efforts to collect and contain pollutants.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Bristol based microplastic technology company Matter is launching Gulp, “the first sustainable, long-lasting washing machine microfibre filter” on Kickstarter from 11 October. technology solutions for capturing, harvesting ?and Why should we be concerned about microfibre pollution? The firm develops ?technology

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The study, which was published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology Letters found that denim microfibers have infiltrated waters all the way from the Great Lakes to the Arctic Ocean. The study was conducted to show the extent of human-caused pollution. Study shows denim microfibers are polluting our waters.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

However, they’ve been known to produce large volumes of chemicalized wastewater, consequently polluting drainage systems when disposed of. Also, the fabrics assessed must have a little-to-no effect on farming, soil, natural habitats, greenhouse gas emissions, and water and microplastic pollution.

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Grist

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Well, folks, there’s a first time for everything — the Ocean Cleanup project has successfully deployed a device that collects plastic pollution. Our ocean cleanup system is now finally catching plastic, from one-ton ghost nets to tiny microplastics! Is it a perfect solution to the problem of ocean pollution? Probably not.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

In more modern times, support for aquaculture has ebbed and flowed along with concerns about animal health and welfare, worries over the effluent pollution caused by wastewater discharges, and the unintended impacts of production infrastructure such as pipes and pumps on natural ecosystems. Among the emerging U.S.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Michelin has announced an ambition for all of its tyres to be entirely made from renewable, recycled, bio-sourced "or otherwise sustainable" materials by 2050, with the manufacturer yesterday announcing a plan to ramp up its research, development, and partnerships in pursuit of greener tyre technologies.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Most plastic pollution comes from inadequate collection and disposal of larger plastic debris known as macroplastics, but leakage of microplastics (synthetic polymers smaller than 5 mm in diameter) from things like industrial plastic pellets, synthetic textiles, road markings and tyre wear are also a serious concern.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 6, 2024

. ‘Not Just About Enforcement ‘ In recent years, the ACC has ramped up its advertising of chemical recycling technology as a solution to plastic waste as its member companies promise to construct new facilities alongside expanding petrochemical operations across the country. Shell’s Norco Manufacturing Complex in Norco, Louisiana.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The government said plans developed by Oceanways for a fully automated 'net positive' submarine fleet, powered entirely on green hydrogen, could help cleanse the oceans of toxic pollution by collecting microplastics on its pilot route between Glasgow and Belfast.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Our oceans, teeming with life, are under siege by a silent threat – plastic pollution. Understanding the impact of plastic pollution is crucial, and so is recognizing our role in mitigating this growing crisis. Impact of Plastic Pollution on Marine Life Plastic debris takes a brutal toll on marine animals.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 9, 2020

Scientists are leaning into the idea of lab-grown food as a solution for food shortages around the globe, and while the idea may not sound appetizing, advancements in cell technology have moved towards more palatable, and even enjoyable, food options. However, the U.S. ” Related: What do Americans think about fake meat products?

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AGreenLiving

JULY 24, 2020

But the study, “Breaking the Plastic Wave: A Comprehensive Assessment of Pathways Towards Stopping Ocean Plastic Pollution,” also outlines solutions that could cut this plastic waste by more than 80%. According to Martin Stuchtey, SYSTEMIQ’s founder, the plastic pollution problem is solvable if action is taken now.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 24, 2020

But the study, “Breaking the Plastic Wave: A Comprehensive Assessment of Pathways Towards Stopping Ocean Plastic Pollution,” also outlines solutions that could cut this plastic waste by more than 80%. According to Martin Stuchtey, SYSTEMIQ’s founder, the plastic pollution problem is solvable if action is taken now.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

A new briefing paper from Imperial College London attempts a deep dive on the pollution produced by the particles sloughed off from vehicle tyres. Even if all our vehicles eventually become powered by electricity instead of fossil fuels, we will still have harmful pollution from vehicles because of tyre wear. “We

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AGreenLiving

MAY 31, 2021

Recently unveiled by SeaCleaners, the Manta hybrid catamaran is designed to combat the oceans’ plastic pollution in a brand new way. Its design allows the Manta to extract microplastics from 10 mm upward and up to 1 meter deep. The SeaCleaners Via Interesting Engineering Image copyright Synthese3D for The SeaCleaners.

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Martin LaMonica

DECEMBER 28, 2018

But in 2018, the alarm over the plastic pollution crisis sounded louder than ever. But much of the plastic pollution in the oceans is microplastics – many times smaller than the width of a human hair. Hoffman and Christy Tyler from Rochester Institute of Technology. Rivers and lakes.

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The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Renewable rubber Bridgestone’s “Wireless-In-Wheel” technology. A recent Pew Charitable Trusts report found that 78 percent of ocean microplastics are synthetic tire rubber, which makes efforts to cut down on microfiber pollution from our laundry seem a bit quaint. When it rains, it is carried away.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 8, 2021

If the sourcing is done carefully, fake fish also should be devoid of the mercury and microplastics that can stem from ocean plastic pollution. In general, there is a lot of dynamism and innovation in this sector, and that is a good thing," said Torsten Pohl, head of the Nestlé Product Technology Center in Singen, Germany, via email.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 3, 2020

Unfortunately, contemporary ice-making and maintenance technologies consume large amounts of energy and produce refrigerant gases that cause pollution , making them environmentally harmful. From there, they could find their way into waterways and oceans , polluting the environment.

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Business Green

APRIL 11, 2021

In 2019, Waitrose launched Plan Plastic - 'The Million Pound Challenge' - calling for innovative ideas that would have a long-lasting impact in tackling plastic pollution. There is increased interest in nature-based solutions for tackling pollution and two projects explored this route. The role of smart technology.

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Elemental Excelerator

APRIL 21, 2022

Its mission is to support the policy advocacy needs of climate technology innovations, recruit public policy experts to develop and scale innovative policy ideas, and advocate for policy changes to benefit the entire climate innovation ecosystem. Lesson #2: New policy incentives are needed to accelerate the phaseout of outdated technologies.

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Business Green

APRIL 5, 2022

Existing and proven circular economy technologies and approaches are crucial in the immediate term, but additional technologies and innovations such as carbon capture and storage (CCS) and plant-based plastics will also need developing and scaling in the coming years if long-term climate and plastic waste goals are to be met, it states.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As the phrase ‘forever chemicals’ enters the Oxford English Dictionary for the first time in 2024, and these fluorinated substances expand the list of micropollutants, it might be time for a change in the way these persistent environmental pollutants are tackled. Some use technologies like ozone oxidation, and membrane filtration.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

There’s an irony here: In order to gain this more-than-sky-high perspective, astronauts and space tourists have had to take an incredibly polluting journey. Today’s renewed interest in space travel has revived environmentalists’ long-simmering antagonism against it, tracing back to the early days of the space program in the late 1960s.

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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 19, 2019

Working at the intersection of technology and community, our compass is our place-based approach to innovation. But a few questions remain: why those technologies, and not others? As an island archipelago, Hawaii is an ideal place to deploy and measure the impact of a combination of technologies. Hawaii goals. Hawaii goals.

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Business Green

JUNE 28, 2022

Whether from deforestation, intensive farming and pesticide use, polluted rivers and lakes, or the microplastic epidemic swamping the planet's oceans, the planet's ecosystems are facing intensifying threats that further risk undermining the global economy. So it's a really important piece of the overall jigsaw puzzle.".

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Grist

MARCH 13, 2024

The spotlight If you’ve read any climate-related news in the past several years, you’re probably familiar with the scourge of microplastics. A study published just last month in the journal Toxicological Sciences tested 62 placentas, and found microplastics, in varying concentrations, in every single one.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 30, 2019

By the 1960s, the first occurrence of plastic pollution in the oceans was recorded. Over 90% of the plastics found in the ocean is comprised of microplastics, which commonly end up ingested by aquatic animals, often killing them through choking or toxicity. This allows more municipal recycling programs to stay in service.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

A recent McGill University study found that just one plastic teabag can leach billions of microplastic particles into your beverage. Next, the research duo collaboratively ran tests and analyses in the laboratory to discover the amount of microplastics being released after steeping the teabag. billion microplastic particles and 3.1

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