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Drainage firm announces free seminars on geocellular structures, surface water and other topics

Envirotec Magazine

The launch of our autumn/winter webinar series reflects this, and is aimed to support everyone involved in water management: from architects, contractors and engineers, through to those involved in surveying, public health or highways.”. To view ACO Water Management’s autumn/winter CPD series, visit: [link].

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Call to make London a ‘sponge city’

Envirotec Magazine

The festival celebrates London’s rivers and has a packed programme of walks, talks and online seminars for everyone to get involved in. Spending time by the river has proven benefits for people’s health and well-being. This is a key theme of this year’s London Rivers Week, now in its eight year.

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Call to ramp up joint action to get London’s rivers ‘climate-ready’

Envirotec Magazine

The public can get involved in citizen science projects to monitor the health of their rivers in order to gather evidence on the issues and opportunities for water quality improvements. The call comes ahead of London Rivers Week, which has a packed programme of walks, talks and online seminars for everyone to get involved in.

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Beyond Action for Action’s Sake: Why the Cimate Crisis Demands More Than Relentless Positivity

DeSmogBlog

More than half of the British population feel that climate change has had a negative impact on their mental health , while 75 percent of Generation Z feel that their future is frightening. We need organisations, communities, the media and public health systems to provide people with adequate tools for nervous system regulation.

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Treat citizens as partners, not participants, to improve air quality research

Envirotec Magazine

Encouraging citizens to take part in almost every step of scientific air quality research improves their understanding of how air pollution affects their health, finds a new study from the University of Surrey. Collaboration: constant interaction between researchers, communities and policy makers.

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Why and how to visit the Scientific Laboratory Show and Conference 2022

Envirotec Magazine

These highly compressed gases possess properties of gases and liquids that permit interesting chemical reactions without the need for organic solvents, which endanger both health and the environment. Sir Martyn is a global leader in the field of green chemistry with a specific interest in the applications of supercritical fluids.

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No, the Fukushima water release is not going to kill the Pacific Ocean

Envirotec Magazine

At the point of release, the Japanese authorities have chosen a conservative concentration limit of 1,500Bq per litre, seven times smaller than the World Health Organization’s recommended limit of 10,000Bq per litre for drinking water. Why is it acceptable to release tritium into the ocean?