Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Medicinal Leech Hirudo medicinalis (image credit: © Neil-Phillips) One of the rarest invertebrates in Scotland, the Medicinal Leech ( Hirudo medicinalis ), has been confirmed in Dumfries and Galloway for the first time, after a recent sighting was verified by Buglife this September. They can live up to 20 years.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Reduce environmental plastic pollution levels. By recovering and adding value to waste derived from lignocellulosic feedstock, the project aims to: Reduce the levels of waste being sent to landfill. Reduce the amount of suitable food-producing land diverted to first-generation sugar production.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

And we’re not starting from scratch: For years, Seattle’s transportation department and others in city leadership have been working to reduce the health-harming pollution from cars, trucks and other sources.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 27, 2023

Microorganisms began producing antibiotic molecules long before we started to use them as medicines. The authors conclude that favouring this development by polluting the environment with antibiotics is not a good idea. Accordingly, the ability of many environmental bacteria to defend themselves against antibiotics is ancient.

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Green Living Guy

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Most people get so used to treating their health conditions with pharmaceutical pills that the thought of using herbs as medicine seems outdated to them. The post 6 Reasons Why You Should Switch To Herbal Medicines appeared first on Green Living Guy. It’s important.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Discharges of treated water contributed to significant concentration increases in downstream waters for half of the medicines examined. It should include retrospective risk assessments for drugs already in use, assessment of breakdown products, as well as the effects of mixing medicines.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Causes of Indoor Air Pollution. The US Government’s environmental agencies report that indoor air pollution is currently America’s biggest pollution issue. Solutions for Indoor Air Pollution. Symptoms such as eye nose and throat irritation can arise in milder cases. These can lead to headaches and nausea.

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2023

Industry Voice: Dow's sustainability director Jihane Ball argues the case for a flexible and ambitious UN treaty to tackle plastic pollution worldwide I've worked across many roles over the last 17 years with the materials science company Dow. What is the global plastic pollution treaty and why is it important?

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

” Key Pollution Facts and the Need for Sustainable Alternatives Diesel generators, while widely used for power generation, have a significant environmental impact. The pollution and carbon emissions they produce are a cause of serious concern.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 27, 2023

Microorganisms began producing antibiotic molecules long before we started to use them as medicines. The authors conclude that favouring this development by polluting the environment with antibiotics is not a good idea. Accordingly, the ability of many environmental bacteria to defend themselves against antibiotics is ancient.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

A complex water quality challenge is on the horizon for utilities as more becomes known about micro-pollutants, customers acquire the means to carry out analysis at the kitchen tap and the downward pressure on cost remains. This technique has been used in medicine for a very long time and I think it’s what we desperately need in water.

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Greenability Magazine

JUNE 15, 2021

Here’s what you need to know to protect your health and help reduce pollution. When ozone pollution is high, the air is unhealthy. Ozone pollution is formed when emissions from vehicles, lawn and garden equipment and other sources react in heat and sunlight. Reduce pollution: Carpool, bike or use public transit.

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Business Green

AUGUST 3, 2021

Between four million and 12 million metric tons of plastic enters the oceans each year, threatening marine life and polluting our food. Reducing food waste, making precious medicines available to people in remote places, or indeed removing the use of plastic packaging?". A lot of plastic is produced from fossil fuels.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2025

Partner Insight: Jihane Ball, lead sustainability director at Dow, discusses the importance of achieving a global treaty to end plastic pollution, and the role of meaningful stakeholder collaboration in enabling it I've worked across many roles at Dow, the materials science company, over the last 18 years.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

One signatory, Associate Professor Tony Fletcher, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said: “We have found effects on human health in the few specific PFAS which have been studied in detail, and exposure up to now is so widespread.” “As Signatories include most UN member states (although notably not the US).

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Grist

MAY 23, 2024

Seafood is a particularly significant source — perhaps because so much plastic pollution winds up in the ocean , where it breaks down and can be mistaken by fish for food. So how do the microplastics get into people’s bodies? The main pathways are through food, beverages , and air.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 6, 2020

The positive role that beavers could have in improving water-quality, with their dams acting as filters which trap soil and other pollutants from surrounding farmland. The beavers’ dam building activities had also helped reduce the risk of flooding to some flood-threatened human settlements.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In the 1970s, Dr. Bernard Goldstein, a young professor at the New York University School of Medicine, researched the health impacts of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) produced by gas stoves. This shaped federal regulation of both indoor and outdoor air pollution. Definitely. The science has also grown.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2021

per cent of the ocean floor they are home to at least a quarter of all marine species, providing critical habitat and a fundamental source of protein, as well as life-saving medicines. Although reefs cover only 0.2 The longer-term decline seen during the last decade coincided with persistent elevated SSTs.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2021

3,000 pollution incidents last year involved oil or fuel and with an average fine of £30,000 the penalties can be steep. It has been widely reported that a no deal Brexit will not impact fuel supply, but it could impact the routine delivery of food and medicines. The targets imposed will impact industries in different ways.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

are exposed to dangerous rates of air pollution , according to a recent study. has revealed air pollution during the morning and evening rush is nothing short of disastrous. Related: Air pollution caused by fossil fuels kills millions The worst-case scenario was recorded at Christopher Street station in Manhattan.

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Grist

JANUARY 24, 2024

The vision “Medicine is a practice. Last week, a study was published in Academic Medicine examining the results of the fellowship’s first year (it’s now in its third). But he came to find the practice of medicine — working with one patient at a time — somewhat limiting.

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Green Living Guy

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The use of CBD is rapidly increasing across various dimensions – be it medicinal or skincare. However, the hype of CBD is significant in its therapeutic use, where the CBD infused products are used for healing insomnia, depression, acne, and various other health issues.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2021

However, such plastics will never fully return to their “natural” organic state, thus they remain a source of pollution, leaking chemicals and micro fragments into the environment. Given the right amount of time and environmental conditions, they will break into tiny fragments. However, only a small number of them are commercially available.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Goods such as food, timber and medicinal ingredients. In the food sector, which accounts for more than half of this pressure, deforestation, overfishing and plastic waste are among the biggest issues, while energy impacts come from pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Cultural, spiritual, education and recreation needs.

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Low Impact

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Provide other yields, such as fuel for heating, timber, and natural materials for crafting and DIY projects, herbal medicines, etc. Decreasing the impact of pollution/smells from nearby roads. Reducing noise pollution from roads or nearby properties. Meet you and your family’s recreational needs.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Jargon is good way to kill someone’s interest in a particular topic, according to research published this month in PLOS ONE, a science and medicine journal. Environmental justice: A phrase underscoring the broad idea that the people who did the least to cause climate change and pollution are the often the most at risk from the consequences.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Choosing reclaimed wood reduces the fossil fuel use and pollution that comes from clearing and processing trees into lumber. And unlike wood and PVC, Tangent Materials structural lumber doesn’t need to be chemically treated, avoiding the release of harmful pollutants into the air, water and ground. Arqlite , a member of the U.S.

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Business Green

MARCH 6, 2023

But a loose patchwork of weakly enforced rules governing international waters have meant the majority of the planet's oceans are highly susceptible to exploitation whether through over-fishing, acidification and pollution, or emerging threats such as deep water mining. per cent of international waters have protected status, with just 0.8

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Business Green

APRIL 19, 2021

Elsewhere, laws on animal food standards and specific food hygiene "transfer a number of powers from experts in the European Medicines Agency to the Secretary of State", according to the briefing document. Monitoring and enforcement of the resulting environmental rules and regulations is also an area of considerable concern.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recognizes this, which is why for the 2019 American Fitness Index rankings, the ACSM added air quality as an environmental indicator of a city’s health. In fact, two of the most common pollutants are ozone and particles, like soot from wildfires. with the worst air quality.

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Ozone Pollution Medicine Health 28

Grist

JUNE 27, 2020

The pandemic is still raging, the Arctic is burning up , and microplastics are polluting every corner of the Earth , but do try to take a deep breath. Graham Carlos of the Indiana University School of Medicine and Eskenazi Health. “We Actually, belay that, especially if you live in the southern United States.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The impact of electric transportation on pollution and reduced carbon emissions and fossil-fuel consumption is complicated. A March 2021 report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers a comprehensive discussion of the issues. Contributed by Philip T. For example, in the U.S.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recognizes this, which is why for the 2019 American Fitness Index rankings, the ACSM added air quality as an environmental indicator of a city’s health. In fact, two of the most common pollutants are ozone and particles, like soot from wildfires. with the worst air quality.

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Energy Monitor Ozone Pollution Building Energy Monitoring 28

Green Living Guy

MARCH 1, 2022

Many natural products have overtaken their synthetic counterparts for a larger share of the consumer market. Others are just becoming popular now. Here is a look at 10 natural products that have been widely embraced over the past 10 years. Green Cleaning Products Gone are the days when the cheapest or strongest-smelling cleaner won […].

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Medicine Plastics Organic Climate change 137

Business Green

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Over the counter medicines, food supplements, and self-care medical treatments will be subject to new efforts to curb the environmental impact of the consumer health products, following the launch of the industry's first global pledge to deliver a more sustainable self-care sector.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

The stoves have improved combustion, reducing household air pollution and the adverse health effects of this. For instance, projects include extensive agricultural training and the commercialization, collection, transport, and sale of açaí, rubber, and medicinal plants. One such project is their efficient cookstoves in Burundi.

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