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Next generation flow measurement drives sustainable water management

Envirotec Magazine

Sustainability is a huge concern for organizations tasked with providing people with fresh water. 2 This move to the cities goes hand in hand with increasing industrialization, which demands more water for manufacturing and generates more effluent. The AquaMaster in situ.

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Monitoring an important greenhouse gas (Sponsored content)

Envirotec Magazine

Dutch greenhouse operators are collaborating with the country’s industrial sector to support the reuse of waste CO2. Pests and diseases are preferably tackled biologically, and the energy-efficient greenhouse reuses water and nutrients as much as possible; leading to cleaner cultivation and improved yields. Monitoring carbon dioxide.

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Measurement of persistent organic pollutants: Recent progress profiled

Envirotec Magazine

By Gauthier Eppe Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic chemicals that pose a significant threat to human health and the environment. Widely used during the post-war industrial boom of the 1940s and ‘50s, many of the synthetic chemicals introduced were used in crop production and the manufacture of a range of household goods.

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Sensing evolution

Envirotec Magazine

As global awareness of the impact of poor air quality grows, so too does the demand for monitoring. The increasing prevalence of air quality monitoring in legislation, as well as with respect to corporate/social responsibility is driving the transition of air quality monitoring from a “nice to have” to a firmer commercial proposition.

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Could Agri-PV Be Africa’s Next Big Solar Market Trend?

GreenTechMedia

Insiders predict agricultural companies could become major adopters of solar power in Africa as farmers seek to improve the cost and reliability of energy supplies. “The electricity demand and supply profiles of the agriculture sector make solar PV a perfect fit,” he said in an email.

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The quest for cleaner air

Envirotec Magazine

The industrial revolution – despite its many benefits – sounded a death knell for air quality, increasing coal-generated smog levels 50-fold in many large cities. 11 Additionally, at least 31 percent of countries that do have the power to introduce such ambient air quality standards have yet to adopt them.

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Fast Fashion: the second biggest polluter on Earth

Envirotec Magazine

Below he discusses the issue of water pollution in the fashion industry. The fashion industry is reliant on water. As reference, it can take up to 200 tons of fresh water to produce a ton of dyed fabric. Bleaching and dyeing have huge environmental impacts and are two processes which the global fashion industry is reliant on.

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