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Pathogens hitch a ride on plastic

Envirotec Magazine

It found that microplastics can make it easier for disease-causing pathogens to concentrate in plastic-contaminated areas of the ocean. The authors conducted laboratory experiments to test whether the selected pathogens can associate with plastics in seawater. When plastics are thrown in, it fools invertebrates,” Shapiro said.

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Using ‘recycled plastic’ in construction materials may not be a great idea after all

Grist

Last month, the American Chemistry Council, a petrochemical industry trade group, sent out a newsletter highlighting a major new report on what it presented as a promising solution to the plastic pollution crisis: using “recycled” plastic in construction materials. This already happens with materials that don’t have plastics in them.)

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Eco-friendly jetting backs super-thin tank technology at new hospital car park

Envirotec Magazine

Sustainable drain cleaning technology deployed by Lanes Group plc has supported the installation of a ground-breaking ‘super-thin’ source control stormwater attenuation system that has saved the NHS considerable costs during the construction of a new hospital car park, according to the group.

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Call to ramp up joint action to get London’s rivers ‘climate-ready’

Envirotec Magazine

The same stakeholders need to work together to prevent plastic pollution entering London’s rivers. Flood plains in London are currently home to 1.42 million people, as well as £321bn-worth of homes. So, everyone has a part to play to protect lives and livelihoods.

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How To Reduce Lagoon Pollution

The Environmental Blog

When trash, such as plastic bags and bottles, are scattered along the banks of a lagoon, they can easily get carried into this shallow body of water by wind and rain. Once plastic trash gets to the lagoon, they pose a choking or entangling hazard to aquatic life. Plastic pollution may eventually lead to the depletion of biodiversity.

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Water-to-Air Ratio – GreenRoofs101

Green Roof Technology

An increasingly number of stormwater professionals recognize that Green Roofs are an excellent, the least expensive and most natural stormwater management tool with many added values for the environment we live in. Today’s trend moves away from insulating purposes (because that was wrong in the first place) to stormwater management.

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Water-to-Air Ratio GreenRoofs101

Green Roof Technology

An increasingly number of stormwater professionals recognize that Green Roofs are an excellent, the least expensive and most natural stormwater management tool with many added values for the environment we live in. Today’s trend moves away from insulating purposes (because that was wrong in the first place) to stormwater management.