The Environmental Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

Biomedical waste is a term used to describe waste that is generated from healthcare facilities, including hospitals, clinics, and laboratories. This type of waste can be hazardous to human health and the environment if not managed properly. Additionally, it can pose health risks to humans and animals.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Amy Jones, Associate Director with environmental engineering firm Idom Merebrook, considers the challenges of meeting zero waste targets when recycling land for development. The race to zero waste is on, and the challenge is perhaps greatest in the construction industry, which is one of the UK’s largest producers of waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

For the study, published in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin , they measured stable nitrogen isotopes in groundwater, surface water, and macrophyte tissue to identify nitrogen sources impacting the Indian River Lagoon. Margaret Vogel collecting water samples in Indian River County for the study.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Their farm, once part of the Loring Air Force Base, is also a Superfund site — an area so polluted it’s marked high-priority for federal cleanup. Because of their ability to bind to proteins, PFAS tend to bioaccumulate — building up in soil, water, and even human bodies. Other researchers see the potential too.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 28, 2019

According to Gemidan, plastic, glass and metal still pollutes the soil – despite PAS 110. Gemidan also claim that long-awaited regulation on local authority food waste collection will dramatically increase the amount of feedstock available for AD operators.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

An example of a pit latrine, where human waste is deposited in the soil where nature is able to safely sanitise it (image credit: Dr Simon Willcock, Bangor University). This includes pit latrine waste that gradually filters through the soil — a natural process that cleans it before it reaches groundwater.

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Green Living Guy

APRIL 8, 2022

One of the most important aspects of environmentalism and ensuring a safe and healthy planet for future generations is the proper removal, treatment, and disposal of hazardous waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2023

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. These devices empower scientists and researchers to perform rapid, accurate soil analysis directly in the field.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2022

This electronic waste usually ends up in landfills or polluting the environment. This kind of electronic waste is becoming a serious problem’, says Xiaohong Lan, first author of the paper and postdoc at the University of Groningen Polymer Science group led by Professor Katja Loos.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 26, 2024

Transitioning to Environmentally Friendly Fluids While effective, traditional hydraulic fluids can pose serious environmental risks in the event of leaks or spills, contaminating soil and waterways. This approach extends the equipment lifecycle, decreases waste, and conserves resources, aligning with sustainable practices and principles. 

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

In Biogas: Pathways to 2030, WBA details how deploying AD to capture and recycle the billion tonnes of organic wastes generated annually by human activity could play a major part in the fight against climate change. Digestate being rich in nutrients, AD also helps restore soils and boost farming productivity.

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Econaur

APRIL 3, 2020

The recent awareness about composting the organic waste in decentralized manner has picked up the momentum. We don’t think twice while wasting and throwing the valuable food along with food waste. We don’t think twice while wasting and throwing the valuable food along with food waste.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

It is more urgent than ever to shift from linear, use-it-up-and-throw-it-away models to a circular economy: where waste and pollution are designed out, products and materials are kept in use for longer, and natural systems can regenerate. Every year, more than 9 million deaths occur due to air, water and soil pollution.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Bill establishes a new “independent watchdog”, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), to fulfil this role, and it will seemingly hold the government to account on long-term, legally-binding targets in relation to biodiversity, air quality, water and waste management as well as its commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 23, 2021

The injection wells will be used by the consortium to inject remediation fluids into the soil and groundwater to break down contaminants. The site is located in one of Denmark’s most popular vacation spots but the levels of pollution mean the affected areas are out of bounds until the site has been fully remediated.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 2, 2020

Due to the lockdown of many countries, the pollution level gets reduced due to the decreasing level of harmful gases like CO2, CFCs, Green House Gases and Particulate Matter etc. Mother earth before Corona virus was like too much polluted because of human activities. Mother earth after Corona virus is like free from pollution.

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Grist

MARCH 28, 2024

At more than half of the hundreds of garbage dumps surveyed — in the largest assessment yet of such emissions — most of the pollution flowed from leaks, creating concentrated plumes. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas created by, among other things, decaying trash , and it often seeps through the soil and plastic covers meant to contain it.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 27, 2023

Led by the Royal Society of Chemistry, the task force brought together leaders from some of the largest chemical using, product-making, and waste management companies to share information and work out a way forward for the global polymers in liquid formulations (PLFs) industry. Without knowing it, we interact with PLFs every day.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 29, 2021

With the right policies and processes, golf course managers can reduce waste and minimize the risk of polluting the environment. Apply fertilizer in a safe way that protects air, water and soil quality and eliminate the risk of over fertilization, which often results in the killing of plants and grass. .

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 29, 2021

With the right policies and processes, golf course managers can reduce waste and minimize the risk of polluting the environment. Apply fertilizer in a safe way that protects air, water and soil quality and eliminate the risk of over fertilization, which often results in the killing of plants and grass. .

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 14, 2020

The state of our environment today is due to the broadening issues arising from loss of biodiversity, inappropriate means of disposing of waste , overpopulation, the depletion of natural resources, and increased deforestation. A report published by the United Nations environmental program estimates the amount of solid waste matter is at 11.2

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 26, 2019

The 7th Global Summit and Expo on Pollution Control will take place in Paris, France on December 03-04, 2019. This summit is subtitled: Advanced Technologies and Brilliance of New Era in Pollution Control. Thia event offers well organized scientific program including keynote presentations, workshops and networking opportunities.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Using real world data from 2019, the paper sets out the opportunity for massively improving the climate benefits of recycling food waste to produce renewable energy and green fertiliser for farmers. Why should we take all the risk to decarbonise while polluters are free (and often subsidised) to continue business as usual.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Carpet waste is a huge issue in UK, as an area the size of Birmingham is thrown away every year. Carpet Recycling UK, a trade association set up to encourage carpet recycling, oversees 73% of diverted carpet waste being sent to incineration at an approximate climate cost of £16.5 Less than 2% of carpet waste is actually recycled.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

Their production is often linked to high carbon emissions , water pollution, and plastic waste problems. Companies capitalize on research and development to create products that generate less waste, while others seek to make their products easier to recycle. Effective Waste Water Treatment.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 4, 2022

It might help avoid interiors becoming too dry, reducing indoor air pollution, attractive in countries like India. Biochar has applications in soil improvement, waste management, geo-engineering and climate mitigation. Diksha Pandey writes. Biochar performs well on humidity control.

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The Environmental Blog

JUNE 6, 2022

This article discusses how polluted water can affect human health in many ways. Contaminants can also enter the water through natural processes like leaching from soil or rock. Some pollutants, such as viruses and bacteria, can cause infections or disease. In fact, our bodies are made up of roughly 67% water. Septic systems.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 3, 2023

Circular economy The advantages of moving from a wasteful ‘linear’ economy to a ‘circular’ economy, where all resources are recycled and reused, are obvious. So could we recycle REEs more efficiently, too? The absorbed REEs can afterwards be washed from the biomass and collected for reuse. mg per g.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2023

Her colleague Jeffery Tomberlin suggested she could use waste products left over from farming black soldier flies, an expanding industry that he has been helping to develop. This product could potentially be used in cropland soil to capture floodwater and then slowly release moisture during subsequent droughts, Wooley says.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 22, 2019

And despite impressive improvements in the efficiency of new aircraft and the progress in certifying new types of renewable jet fuels (five thus far), the aviation sector burns 10 billion more gallons of polluting conventional jet fuel per year than it did a decade ago. But air travel remains an essential part of international business.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 13, 2021

AS Modelling & Data is a well established provider of atmospheric dispersion and deposition modelling using the latest version of ADMS for a wide range of clients including but not limited to farms, the wastewater industry, waste management, general manufacturing and Local Authorities.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

When it comes to waste, plastic was found to have the highest relative environmental impact in the nursery system (about 80% of the value of the total footprint). Other important environmental issues facing this industry are water use and water pollution. Organic waste in landfills generates methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

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The Environmental Blog

JUNE 25, 2020

One of the top sources for air pollution at a construction site is diesel equipment. Water Pollution. One of the biggest problems with construction is sediment — fine silt that comes from loose soil — that pollutes waterways and damages aquatic habitats. Air Quality.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 21, 2023

You have to make sure that the water is properly filtered and treated before use, since the rainwater from your roof may contain debris, pollutants, and contaminants. This involves the process of breaking down organic matter, such as food scraps, yard waste, and other biodegradable materials, into a nutrient-rich soil amendment.

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Business Green

APRIL 30, 2020

Up to £5m of interest-free loans for electrical waste treatment facilities and £600,000 of grants for charity-sector reuse organisations are now up for grabs. The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Fund (WEEE Fund) has announced a £5.6m Improperly recycled WEEE waste poses a major threat to human and ecosystem health.

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GreenBiz

JULY 17, 2020

Agricultural waste from food crops either is traditionally left to rot or is burned, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. About 270 million tons of banana waste are left to rot annually, and in India, 32 million acres of rice straw are burned. Food Waste. Fri, 07/17/2020 - 00:15. Contributors.

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Eco-Business

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The four major waste landfills in Dhaka have left a serious environmental impact on the soil and groundwater of surrounding areas through leachate pollution, a study shows.

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