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Aquaculture becomes a net-positive

GreenBiz

You can download the entire report here. In more modern times, support for aquaculture has ebbed and flowed along with concerns about animal health and welfare, worries over the effluent pollution caused by wastewater discharges, and the unintended impacts of production infrastructure such as pipes and pumps on natural ecosystems.

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The circular economy shows its human side

GreenBiz

You can download the entire report here. While the Basel Convention criminalized transboundary movement of hazardous waste (of which most electronics are classified) to limit some human health implications of electronics waste streams, plastic waste is another story, only recently having been included in the convention. Lauren Phipps.

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World Air Quality Report 2022 highlights pollution hotspots

Envirotec Magazine

Low-cost air quality monitors sponsored and hosted by citizen scientists, researchers, community advocates, and local organizations have proven to be a valuable tool to reduce the massive inequalities in air monitoring networks across the world, until sustainable regulatory air quality monitoring networks can be established.

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Beyond the Stockholm Convention: new regulations targeting forever chemicals

Envirotec Magazine

The signing of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in 2001 marked a historic moment, as it was the first global treaty aimed at eliminating or restricting chemicals harmful to human and environmental health.

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New sessions announced for the Charged Virtual Conference on EV Engineering

Charged

Charged is organizing a virtual conference on EV engineering September 1 – 3, 2020 that includes live webinar sessions, interactive Q&As, on-demand webinars, and whitepaper downloads.

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Air pollution holding back next generation of GB sports stars: Link to long term sporting performance analysed for first time, says group

Envirotec Magazine

92% of sports grounds analysed in London breach World Health Organization limits. Of the 94 sites assessed, 26 broke World Health Organisation limits for PM2.5 More than a quarter (28%) of children’s sports grounds analysed in five UK cities have dangerous air pollution. Particulate pollution (known as PM2.5)

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Sustainable Office Gifts: A Guide For Green Holiday Shopping

Green Business Bureau

For the Organizers. Use what you already have around the home or office to create a chic upcycled organizer! You can use patterned wrapping paper and old cereal boxes to create a nifty file/magazine holder or a desk organizer. Download Now. For the Fashionistas. For the Ones Who Have Everything.