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Revolutionizing environmental monitoring with photonics

Envirotec Magazine

With applications ranging from drone surveys to in-situ soil and water analysis, photonics is enabling more sustainable practices and transforming the way we monitor and protect our environment. Photonics in Environmental Monitoring Photonics is utilized in environmental monitoring in various ways.

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Dust sentinel

Envirotec Magazine

Solar powered Zephyr® monitor installed on a post. Engineering consulting firm Tetra Tech is using Zephyr® air quality monitors from air quality expert EarthSense as part of its dust monitoring service.

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Building Sustainability Checklist: 28 Tips to Make Your Building More Eco-Friendly.

Green Business Bureau

Increasing energy efficiency. Reducing emissions, pollution, and environmental degradation. Creating healthy indoor environments with low pollution. Tip # 1 : Install Light Timers – Light timers are efficient, reduce electricity costs, and save energy. Tip # 3: Add sun control and shading devices.

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Contintental complexity

Envirotec Magazine

Over the last 50 years African nations have suffered from rapidly deteriorating air quality, making their cities some of the most polluted in the world. However, far too little has been done to try and combat the dangerous air quality with just 0.01% of global air pollution funding currently spent in Africa.

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6 smart solutions for eco-friendly businesses

The Environmental Blog

Businesses are the worst polluters worldwide. The industrial sector produces 50% of the total air pollution (and the percentage doesn’t include the damage done to the environment through landfills and polluted streams.) 1. Install solar panels. 3. Recycle e-waste.

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How to Build an Eco-Friendly Home

The Environmental Blog

An eco-friendly house is designed with recycled materials, renewable energy sources, and sustainable landscapes. When constructed properly, it can help lessen pollution and allow you to enjoy savings on water and energy usage, and it can increase the value of your home. Buy Energy-Saving Appliances.

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Sustainable Golf Course Management: Top 5 Ways To Maintain A Course In An Eco Friendly Way

Green Business Bureau

With the right policies and processes, golf course managers can reduce waste and minimize the risk of polluting the environment. The shared goal of the golfing industry is to offer a sustainable course to the community that is managed with a focus on water conservation, energy conservation, alternative energy usage and pollution prevention.