Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

It attempts a snapshot of air pollution exposure in over 7000 cities worldwide, and its impact on health. and NO2 pollution, with fine particles seeming to be an affliction of the world’s poorer regions especially, while NO2 is a problem for city dwellers everywhere. Standout findings this year include a clearer picture of PM2.5

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 29, 2022

The cores, which provide a historic record between 1957 and 2017, provide evidence that levels of these chemical pollutants have shown a marked increase in the remote snowpack of Antarctica over the last few decades. The Montreal Protocol certainly provided huge benefits and protection to the ozone, the climate and to us all.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2021

Researchers reveal NO2 emission reductions during first lockdown were lower than previously thought, amidst warnings ozone levels actually increased. Importantly, our study has provided a new framework for assessing air pollution interventions, by separating the effects of weather and season from the effects of emission changes," he said.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Signal Group (UK) has launched a portable gas analyser, the SOLAR XPLORE, which apparently brings the advantages of the firm’s Flame Ionisation Detection (FID) technology for VOC measurement to a compact, easily transportable device.

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Defend Our Future

JANUARY 30, 2024

Despite Colorado having some of the nation’s strongest clean air protections, Denver ranks as being the seventh-most polluted city for ozone pollution in the country according to the American Lung Association’s last State of the Air Report. But without clean air, our health and safety in outdoor environments is threatened.

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Green Tech Challenge

JANUARY 6, 2017

Air pollution is becoming a global threat as 90% of urban populations breaths polluted air. In December 2016, the Chinese government reported the highest air pollution and the red alert was implemented in 23 cities in northern China. Examples of those harmful pollutants are nitrous oxides, ozone and particulate matter.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

When this waste is not disposed of properly, it can cause pollution of soil, water, and air. Technologies such as autoclaving, incineration, and chemical treatment can be used to treat medical waste. Another approach is to use alternative technologies for treatment and disposal, such as microwave or ozone treatment.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Based on an the principle of adsorption, the proprietary technology developed by Austrian company Krajete GmbH has been previously optimized and tested with large European car manufacturers. Not only are they a significant source of air pollution, but they also contribute to climate change via their conversion into ozone.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2021

R esearchers at the University of Birmingham say they have demonstrated how cooking emissions – which account for up to 10 per cent of particulate pollution in the UK – are able to survive in the atmosphere over several days, rather than being broken up and dispersed. These particles can then be transported over much wider areas.

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EDF + Business

JUNE 24, 2021

For companies that produce, process or sell beef, pork and/or dairy, there’s an often overlooked, invisible source of climate pollution lurking in the supply chain: methane. Methane is indirectly affecting agricultural productivity through climate change and ozone pollution , which is known to harm ecosystems and plants.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 26, 2021

As far as ozone pollution goes, L.A. 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. and surrounding counties lead the nation, says a new study.

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Renewable Energy World

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

CFCs were destroying the ozone layer high in the Earth’s atmosphere, which is essential for protecting life from the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation. Refrigerators and air conditioning use a technology known as a heat pump. China , a major producer of these chemicals, ratified the amendment effective Sept. What can replace HFCs?

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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. 2019 ; D’Evelyn et al., Model results published by Marlier et al.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 21, 2022

Reducing emissions, pollution, and environmental degradation. Creating healthy indoor environments with low pollution. Tip # 7: Use non Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) paint – VOC paints contain harmful chemicals that vaporize at room temperature and enter the atmosphere impacting the ozone layer and human health.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 20, 2021

Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic, successfully flew to space and landed back on Earth this month, a move that has reignited the conversation about rocket pollution. Over the years, pollution caused by rocket launches has often been brushed away due to the few launches taking place.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 20, 2021

Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic, successfully flew to space and landed back on Earth this month, a move that has reignited the conversation about rocket pollution. Over the years, pollution caused by rocket launches has often been brushed away due to the few launches taking place.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2020

Critical Environment Technologies Canada Inc. As the relationship with Alphasense has grown the range of sensor technologies employed has expanded to include electrochemical, catalytic, optical, metal oxide and PID. The YESAIR range of portable indoor air quality instruments from Alphasense. New market example: cannabis cultivation.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Pollution can only be managed effectively if it is monitored effectively. So, as political pressure increases on measures to limit the emissions of the oxides of nitrogen, James Clements, managing director of UK analyser manufacturer Signal Group , explains the current issues and the latest advances in monitoring technology.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

.” So, in order to truly save lives, AC needs to be more equitably distributed to the populations most at risk on a rapidly heating planet, and the technology itself needs an overhaul to avoid skyrocketing emissions. Romanin is one of those working on the problem. This week, we start with the tech side.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 1, 2019

Environmentally, VOCs have long been established in worsening, if not causing, a wide variety of environmental issues, including but not limited to: ozone depletion, groundwater pollution, ecosystem disruption, and even extinctions. With all of this great technology at our fingertips, we might as well get some good use out of it!

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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 6PPD reacts with ozone, it becomes 6PPD-quinone.

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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. Some warned that NASA’s technology was polluting the Earth with rocket exhaust and industrial manufacturing. Joe Raedle / Getty Images.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

India Gate, New Delhi: Residents of the city face pollution levels with a health impact estimated to be equivalent to smoking more than two packs of cigarettes a day (image credit: Amit kg / Shutterstock.com). Centuries on, sources of airborne pollution are only becoming more numerous and wide ranging.

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2021

The gas, which is released by a range of anthropogenic and natural sources, is ten times more powerful than carbon dioxide at warming the atmosphere and is responsible for more than half a million deaths annually, in addition to the death of ecosystems and crops, because it creates toxic ground-level ozone.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2024

The project aims to help identify pollution hot spots caused by traffic. Part of the government’s Automatic Urban Monitoring Network, the reference station has monitored ozone, NOx and fine particulates since 2017. Their Stephen Westley says: “We are looking to help urban areas exploit the benefits of smart technology.

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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. CFCs and HCFCs are synthetic gases attributed to ozone layer destruction. Hence, each of these gases adversely affects the environment.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 20, 2021

From water usage to pollution , growing cannabis may have a larger footprint than you’d think. ” Pollution and emissions According to data from Grist , many “indoor growers plug into the grid, and about two-thirds of the electricity on the grid is generated by fossil fuels.”

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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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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Part of the government’s Automatic Urban Monitoring Network, the reference station has monitored ozone, NOx and fine particulates since 2017. It will also make the invisible visible; identifying pollution hot-spots and helping drivers for example, to understand the impact of idling during drop-off and pick-up times at schools.”

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 8, 2022

Many commercial chemical cleaning products pollute our environment with harmful, fossil-fuel-derived chemicals that can wash into water courses. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) can be found in some products, which damage the ozone layer when released into the environment. Sustainability and eco-friendly event planning guide.

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

Ozone-safe or ozone-friendly. The FTC considers these terms deceptive if a product has any substance, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs), known to erode the ozone layer. Expect 'ozone-friendly' to be under scrutiny as the next Green Guides are developed, as the FTC recently flagged the term. Recyclable.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2023

At the end of the first century, there were approximately 170 million people on Earth, by 1800, the population was over 1 billion people with major cities developing, breakthrough medical advancements, and continued technological innovation. The Anthropocene.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 1, 2022

The Information Technology (IT) organization at your company can also do their part. Also, mining is a significant air pollutant, releasing Ozone and ~4.5Gt of CO 2e each year. Check out Switch’s data center and communication services for a greener option. Most rare earth minerals are essential for electronic hardware.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 20, 2021

Can we conserve water with smart technology (e.g. How can we reduce waste and prevent pollution? Information Technology and Printing including your servers, data center and hosting providers. Pollution Prevention & Water Stewardship. Pollution prevention begins with reducing or eliminating waste at the source.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2021

A recent article on this topic appeared in The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , with expert contributions from the Leipzig Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), the CSIR National Physical Laboratory in New Delhi, the Institute of Atmospheric Science and Climate in Rome, and 2B Technologies in Colorado.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

When hydrogen is combusted for heating, a 2021 paper found that it can create nitrogen oxides (NOx), an air pollutant that is “harmful in its own right and is a precursor to other pollutants of concern such as fine particulate matter and ozone”.

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2020

This will get us to 100 per cent renewable energy as fast as technologically possible, not by distant dates of 2050, 2040 or 2030. Air pollution kills 40,000 in the UK each year. This means, when businesses buy fossil fuel motors, they are polluting and losing money. It just needs people in Parliament to enact it.

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