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‘Painting with light’ project makes air pollution visible

Envirotec Magazine

Researchers and artists have joined forces to ‘paint with light’ – making invisible air pollution visible and demonstrating the health risks posed to people living and working in Ethiopia, India, and the UK. Professor Pope commented: “Air pollution is the leading global environmental risk factor.

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Making sense of sensor arrays

Envirotec Magazine

The approach uses metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) – a class of compounds comprising a metal ion or cluster of metal ions and an organic molecule – exploiting their tiny features and selective adsorption properties to gather detailed information. MOFs have nanosized pores and selectively adsorb gases, similar to a sponge.

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Trade effluent monitoring in Essex

Envirotec Magazine

This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with Pollution & Process Monitoring (PPM). Pollution & Process Monitoring (PPM) has engineered a bespoke analytical water quality system, to continuously measure the trade discharge, for the Basingstoke production facility in Hampshire.

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A clean ocean by 2030: UN panel charts “the most direct course”

Envirotec Magazine

The statement purports to chart “the most direct route to a clean ocean” citing the following objectives for 2030: Enlarge understanding of pathways for spread and fates of pollutants. Reduce and remove top-priority forms of pollution (e.g., To prevent recurrence, reduce sources or emission of pollutants (e.g.,

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Over a Half-million Americans Live Near Oil Refineries With High Levels of a Cancer-causing Air Pollutant, Report Finds

DeSmogBlog

The report , which draws from government data, raises concerns about the potential health effects on those living near the refineries and the federal enforcement that the high levels of this cancer-causing air pollutant should trigger. Pollution Persists Near Shuttered Philadelphia Refinery. Credit: Sharon Kelly.

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Two pioneers chart paths to energy justice

GreenBiz

The other speaker, Shalanda Baker, runs an institute and teaches ways to organize around fair siting, pricing and regulating of solar. . Both leaders pointed toward community solar, in which a developer sets up an array in one place to serve customers in another, as a key future marketplace.

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Designing DC fast chargers for next-gen EVs

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Supercharged solutions that provide for fast charging reliability, efficiency, and safety The adoption of electric vehicles will reduce pollution and help slow the effects of climate change. Investigate transient voltage suppressor (TVS) diode arrays.