Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

They will measure rainfall, soil properties and streamflow and track changes over time. Already on site, scientists are using specialist equipment such as soil moisture and temperature sensors, weather stations and state of the art “lightning detectors” to measure extreme weather events.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Nano- and microplastics are seemingly everywhere — water, soil and the air. As reported in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology Letters , boiling and filtering calcium-containing tap water could help remove nearly 90% of the nano- and microplastics present. Image credit: Eddy Zeng.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The UK government has this week launched a major new consultation on how to reduce ammonia emissions from solid urea fertilisers, which have been widely blamed for exacerbating air pollution and soil degradation. To achieve these goals, the consultation presents three options which are open for consultation.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In documents filed at the High Court, the group argue that the EA acted unlawfully by abandoning a previous commitment to legislate on toxic sewage sludge by 2023 – a problem they have acknowledged presents a risk to human health. Worse in fact, as the sludge poisons the soil before seeping into waterways. The rules are at fault.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 23, 2021

Related: Casa CBC incorporates greenery at every level Choose Your Own Adventure Balmori Associates from New York present this work, inspired by the effects of global warming. The message simplifies our relationship with the soil, water, air, plants and animals. The International Garden Festival presents new 2021 installations.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2022

Total organic carbon (TOC) analysis is quickly emerging as one of the most essential tools available for assessing water and soil samples, as it delivers key insights for contamination monitoring, environmental analysis and purification benchmarking.

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The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2022

These changes can bring many benefits to farmers the health of the soil is increased, fresh crops are produced, and benefits to the climate are increased. Farmers can make further changes to handling things, like reducing pesticides and managing nutrients produced for the crops and soil. appeared first on The Environmental Blog.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The new Rethink Farming report presents evidence that farming with nature can restore natural assets and improve resilience to a warming world. Ahead of COP26, the Rethink Farming report presents research from 18 case studies that are said to reveal how farmer-led innovation and nature-based solutions can positively impact farm businesses.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2022

Heavy metal contamination is present across much of the country, with Arsenic levels varying in accordance with geological formations and their subsequent exploitation in the 19th and 20th Centuries. This is a generic assessment criterion for Arsenic in residential soils in England. In fact, a study by R. groundconsultants.co.uk.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 6, 2020

This indoor garden works using hydroponics and an innovative lighting system that allows plants to grow without soil. Removing soil from the equation makes every step in the process easier. Related: PICO microgarden lets you grow anywhere from home to car But a lack of soil doesn’t reduce yield.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

By intertwining the realms of tech and nature, these illuminations present an eco-friendlier avenue to nurture plants and harvest food, slashing our carbon footprint and lessening our environmental toll. Precision agriculture, employing cutting-edge sensors and digital tools to real-time monitor crop vitality, soil moisture, etc.,

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2023

The UK start-up manufactures biochar from woody biomass waste and compost for use as an agricultural soil enhancer, and hopes to sell the CO2 sequestered from the process in the form of credible and "ethical" offsets. It is a catalyst for helping to restore natural balances," explains Casely.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The Bill was originally introduced in draft format at the end of 2018, before being presented to parliament in October 2019, but its publication was delayed until after the General Election. Soil and biodiversity. The UK Soil Association’s Gareth Morgan bemoanded “a gaping hole in the Environment Bill where soil restoration should be”.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 5, 2024

A root-dense sample of wet meadow soil. The soil microbiome is a complex life system dominated by bacteria, fungi, viruses, and numerous other microorganisms. However, climate change may alter the function and composition of soil microbial communities. 1) and has direct consequences for agricultural productivity.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As a result, they are dumped in landfills, often with the toxic metal components of the sensor still present. The dextrin backbone can be degraded by natural enzymes that are present in soil.’ ‘These soft materials are often made from mixtures of polymers, which are difficult to purify.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 4, 2023

Planet Basemap of Somalia • August 2022 For example, we can use “planetary forensics” like measuring the amount of moisture in soil to give us a clear environmental signal about the conditions in dry regions. This map depicts global measurements of Soil Water Content derived from satellite imagery. Dry conditions have displaced 1.3

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 9, 2022

Past and present EU policies have proven to be inadequate for the management of nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus,” says Martin Wassen, professor in environmental sciences at Utrecht University and lead author of the publication.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Using the Bluesky LiDAR we can precisely measure stocks such as soils, trees and hedges,” he continued. The farms will also undertake soil analysis to measure carbon content and bulk density. In addition, on-farm carbon stocks and their potential for carbon sequestration is rarely considered.

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Planet Pulse

AUGUST 8, 2023

Studies show that 42% of the soil moisture deficit during this period can be attributed to climate change. Land Surface Temperature (LST) from 2023 over an area of the Southwest United States and parts of Northern Mexico where Planet’s Soil Water Content data showed notable dryness earlier in the year (see map of area below).

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2024

Expert witnesses included Buglife CEO, Matt Shardlow, Presenter and Environmentalist, Chris Packham MBE and several eminent academics. The SITC report follows an inquiry which gathered evidence from organisations, experts, and the government, looking at the state of insects and their importance in food production.

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altenergymag

MAY 4, 2023

Agri-PV presents a highly promising dual land-use solution. Solarplaza Summit Agri-PV | 4 October 2023 Rome, Italy - Considering the ever-growing demand, rising temperatures, extreme weather conditions as well as land and water scarcity, how can we ensure that our global food and clean energy systems are resilient and future-proof?

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Grist

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Soil fungi play an important role in the functioning of the plants’ roots: The fungi supply the plant with nutrients, and the plant’s roots deliver carbon that nourishes the fungi. That’s 12 times more carbon than is stored in ecosystems where plants and soil fungi aren’t having an affaire de coeur.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A fabricated ecosystem, or EcoFAB (image credit: Thor Swift/Berkeley Lab) A greater understanding of how plants and microbes work together to store vast amounts of atmospheric carbon in the soil will help in the design of better bioenergy crops for the fight against climate change, say the authors of a new paper.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2021

On brownfield sites being redeveloped the disposal of waste soils often amounts to significant costs, which are often not fully accounted for during the preconstruction phase. The second are of focus is waste assessment – have soils been considered within their waste category?

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

According to Preisendanz, this practice provides an opportunity for the soil to act as an additional filter for PFAS, reducing the immediate impact of direct discharge of PFAS to surface water, as would typically happen following traditional wastewater treatment. “The This presents potential challenges for beneficial reuse of wastewater.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2024

Research published in 2023 found harmful neonicotinoids present in more than 10% of English rivers, home to 3,800 invertebrate species, despite a ban of these chemicals in 2018. Today’s decision will put the health of UK rivers at even further risk.

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The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Since the discussed use cases are centered around the optimized use of resources, resource availability for meeting daily needs, and ecological integrity, the presenters reviewed them within the sustainability context.

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Green Living Guy

AUGUST 29, 2022

Today’s way of life has presented in front of us more sources of toxicity than ever. These man-made chemicals find their way into our environment and are spread through water, air, and soil. Over 80,000 chemicals have been introduced into our food supply chain and environment in the last 50 years. We are exposed to […].

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Grist

OCTOBER 31, 2023

billion acres of soil around the world have gotten saltier, an area roughly the size of the entire United States, and it’s stressing out plants. Salt pollution presents an “existential threat to our freshwater supplies,” according to the study. The rise of saline dust in the air presents a different problem for water supplies.

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Planet Pulse

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The combined factors of this continued drought and the unprecedented heat waves sapped the soil moisture of the region, threatening a range of crops , including wheat, berries, and evergreen trees harvested for the Christmas season. Such severe weather events present unpredictable and damaging impacts for the agricultural industry.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2022

This diverts the wastewater from Spring Creek and allows the soil to act as a natural filter for any chemical residuals that remain in the wastewater (image credit: Heather Preisendanz, Penn State). Treated wastewater effluent is sprayed at Penn State’s beneficial reuse site, the “Living Filter.”

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 27, 2024

At present, the UK only has about 45,000 hectares of natural saltmarsh remaining. It is estimated that these accumulate up to around 700,000 tonnes of CO 2 a year and the top 10cm of UK saltmarsh soil hold a total of around 2.3 million tonnes of carbon.

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Grist

MARCH 27, 2024

It’s becoming not just present but part of their normal pastures,” he said, noting that he increasingly gets calls from farmers in this region who are wondering what to do. Friendly fescue soil, by contrast, has more microbes than toxic fescue soil. A 2014 study showed that climate change could increase the endophyte’s toxicity.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 17, 2023

At present, there are different types of solar panels. It’s typically present in adhesive paints and materials or pressed wood products. A well-designed lawn can also prevent soil erosion and water runoff. Mulch retains moisture and regulates soil temperature. These conditions help keep plants healthy and alive.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2023

His views are presented here in an article authored by the firm. However, other sites don’t have these safety measures and contain a range of hazards, which if disturbed, affect people and communities living and working nearby by contaminating water supplies, releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and damaging soil.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 30, 2023

Collaboration was cited as the key to success for the seven winners of the 2023 Lighthouse Awards, which were presented during BlueTech Forum in Edinburgh, Scotland. The groups – “pioneers and visionaries within the water sector” – were recognised at a ceremony held at the National Museum of Scotland on 17th May.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The Automotive Shredder Residue (ASR) project is presented as a cutting-edge circular economy solution for a normally landfilled waste material. Char can be used to create green hydrogen, while residual char may be applied as a soil modifier, and ash as construction sector aggregate.

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