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Starch yields wearable electronics material that can be recycled

Envirotec Magazine

Polymer scientists from the University of Groningen have developed a starch-based polymer that makes it possible to create a fully biodegradable soft material for sensors. Lan, Loos, and their colleagues have developed an alternative to these complex polymers: a biodegradable material that decomposes in a matter of weeks to a few months.

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How Specialized Hydraulic Systems Contribute to Environmental Sustainability

Hydrogen Fuel News

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.   In contrast, the cleanup of biodegradable fluids often requires fewer resources and less invasive techniques.

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Renovations and Improvements for Sustainable Homes

Green Business Bureau

Choose certified non-toxic and biodegradable fertilizers, pesticides and weed killers. Improve soil texture – Fine textured soils like clay have a lower infiltration rate, thus higher risk of runoff. WaterSense offers two types of water-efficient irrigation controllers: weather-based and soil moisture-based.

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An enduring threat to water?

Envirotec Magazine

As PFAS show no sign of biodegradation at all, they have been described as “forever chemicals”, enduring permanently in the environment1. To comprehensivley detect PFAS in products such as firefighting foams and in the environment in soils and waters, the total oxidisable precursor (TOP) assay is required. Environmental Impact.

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Reports showcase imaginative solutions for tackling hard-to-reach emissions

Envirotec Magazine

The title refers to the portion of emissions that are traditionally difficult to reach, compared to the more obviously pollution-belching propensity of sectors like electricity, transport, and heating (which account for 80% of GHG mitigation efforts). license ).

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Measurement of persistent organic pollutants: Recent progress profiled

Envirotec Magazine

These chemicals have had unforeseen adverse effects, largely because of their non-biodegradability. POPs are ubiquitous in our environment (water systems, soil, air and sediments) and they bioaccumulate, passing from species to species through the trophic chain, ultimately ending up in the human body.

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Finding a Sustainability Career in Business

Green Business Bureau

An environmental consultant provides advice to companies and other organizations on a wide range of environmental issues such as green manufacturing, hazardous-waste remediation (disposal and cleanup), soil contamination, environmental disasters, sustainability initiatives, compliance, renewable energy and water, air, and soil quality.