Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

Geoscience technology firm CGG has conducted a microplastics pollution survey as part of a scoping study into whether it would be possible to create a “Plastic Free zone” on Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon). This highlights pollution ‘hotpots’ with high microplastic concentrations. Image credit: Phil Ross , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2023

Experts believe that this increase will have significant air pollution implications for China and other developing countries such as India. The study seems to show that, if recent increasing ozone pollution trends continue, nighttime oxidation in China will increase further even if NOx emissions are reduced. Increased O3 and PM2.5

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

The last decade has seen some progress with studying plastic pollution, but there are still significant challenges, such as a lack of comparability of reported results, especially when it comes to microplastic particles. Few studies of pollution by MPs have been published in Brazil, especially regarding inland aquatic areas.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 13, 2022

City, Vietnam as one of 15 river locations around the world to tackle plastic pollution. The global partnership between the two organizations will implement advanced technology to intercept and clean up waste in some of the world’s major rivers. Coca-Cola and The Ocean Cleanup selected the C?n River in C?n

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

By Gauthier Eppe Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic chemicals that pose a significant threat to human health and the environment. References [1] Lallas, Peter L., “The Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants.” link] [5] Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and pesticides.

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TechXplore

DECEMBER 20, 2023

In the process, a lot of particulate and gaseous pollutants are released into the atmosphere: ultrafine soot particles, carbon monoxide, highly volatile organic substances such as formaldehyde, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and many more.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 10, 2020

The world is experiencing a sudden, dramatic drop in all kinds of air pollution. CPower is helping organizations chart a path to energy’s future. The skies are dramatically different. People can hear birds they didn’t even know were there, and see landscapes that have been shrouded for decades.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 16, 2021

This, in turn, is believed to have had an effect on pollution levels in the atmosphere. At the same time, says the group, this collection of data allows scientifically substantiated predictions to be made about the pollution levels of future mobility scenarios. The meta-analysis was coordinated by Prof.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

“These protein-based air filtering materials should be very promising to capture multiple species of air pollutants.” They are most often made of petroleum products and glass, which leads to secondary pollution when old filters are thrown away, Zhong said.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 18, 2021

Explosive new QC legal opinion suggests estate agents, property websites, surveyors and conveyancers are now legally obliged to inform prospective buyers and renters of air pollution levels. Firm offering free air pollution rating system for every UK address, using 1.5 billion data points generated by Imperial College London.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 17, 2022

particulate pollution in the air from 20 ?g/m The target proposals to improve water quality and availability address pollution from abandoned mines, nutrient pollution and water demand. This change in approach will help us in the pursuit of the targets we are setting under the Environment Act.’”. Air quality. g/m 3 to 10 ?g/m

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The world scoffs at global recycling rates and panics at plastic pollution, but we're not talking enough what we do with organic waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2024

An Australian group is proposing using genetically engineered black soldier flies ( Hermetia illucens ) to address worldwide pollution challenges and produce valuable raw materials for industry, including the USD $500 billion global animal feed market. Hermetia illucens, the black soldier fly. Tepper says.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

International research team say they have identified more than 120 organic micropollutants and investigated their role in damaging aquatic organisms Tonnes of dead fish, mussels and snails were seen floating on the River Oder (Germany) in early August 2022. If the RQ exceeds the value of 1, the pollutant can affect aquatic life. .

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GreenBiz

MARCH 27, 2024

Date/Time: April 30, 2024 (11AM-12PM ET / 8-9AM PT) As the global UN Plastics Treaty enters the final stages of negotiations, organizations must rethink single-use plastics, evaluate how to operationalize circularity, and irrevocably shift business models.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 25, 2020

The Plastic Leak Project, created by Quantis in partnership with 35 organizations, takes a science-based approach to understanding plastic pollution in order to help companies reduce their waste flows.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2021

For starters, they’re responsible for producing oxygen and removing CO2 and other pollutants from the air. remove an estimated 75,000 tons of air pollution per year. To better support the health of these communities, Berckes’ organization employs local teenagers to plant and care for trees. Urban forests in the U.S.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2020

billion tons of CO2 per year and accounts for around 20 percent of global industrial water pollution. While the potential positive environmental impact of a shift to a circular economy is enormous, few organizations are considering the social implications for the more than 60 million people in its value chain. Pull Quote. Contributors.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 6, 2024

Researchers and artists have joined forces to ‘paint with light’ – making invisible air pollution visible and demonstrating the health risks posed to people living and working in Ethiopia, India, and the UK. Professor Pope commented: “Air pollution is the leading global environmental risk factor.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 2, 2024

The researchers say that while the number of retention ponds and wetlands is quite small, in terms of the UK’s entire road network, the study has international significance as to the most effective ways to mitigate against the potential impacts of tyre pollution on a global scale. It was funded by UK National Highways.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

This model, known as the circular economy, could help tackle the world’s biggest challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, waste and pollution. The circular economy is underpinned by three principles, each driven by design: eliminate waste and pollution; keep products and materials in use; and regenerate natural systems.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

"There’s a lot of beautiful things that happen out of [Richmond]," says Khamphanthong, a community organizer with the Asian Pacific Environmental Network whose family emigrated from Laos in the 1980s. The overall "cap" lowers every year, forcing polluters to reduce their emissions or purchase allowances from others who do. As the U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 7, 2025

Yet, instead of following the citys leadership and using this moment to amplify bold climate solutions, championship organizers have given center stage to Equinor Norway’s national oil giant and one of the world’s biggest climate polluters. If the championship organizers refuse to act, then the people must.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

A new study shows that metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can be adapted to capture benzene from the air, offering a potential solution to tackling a major health and environment risk. MOFs are advanced materials that combine metal centres and organic molecules to create porous structures.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The effort is part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s global Plastics Pact network: The think tank has helped organize key public and private stakeholders to push towards a circular economy for plastic in countries around the world, from the United Kingdom to Chile to South Africa. Pull Quote.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

To deal with the issue of carbon pollution by ships, several companies and organizations are exploring ammonia as a possible solution. As massive fuel guzzlers compared to other transportation methods, ships exacerbate the emissions problem.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 5, 2020

The right to breathe isn't just related to surviving interactions with police," said Alexis Cureton, former electric vehicle fellow at GRID Alternatives , an organization that works to bring clean energy jobs and access to low-income communities. "It times more hazardous pollution than white people — regardless of income.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Record hot temperatures in the UK over the summer caused significant changes to the levels of harmful pollutants such as ozone and particulate matter, prompting a number of novel observations by the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS). A field of ripened wheat in Drinkstone, Suffolk, during the July 2022 heatwave.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Organizations such as rePurpose and The Plastic Bank, as well as third-party organizations such as Verra’s 3RI Initiative, are selling claims to plastics credits in exchange for a financial investment in initiatives to collect plastic from the environment or establish infrastructure to prevent further plastic leakage into waterways and oceans.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Researchers from the University of Oxford’s Department of Biology investigated the effects of three different pollution sources (treated sewage discharge, agriculture, and urban run-off) on different aspects of river systems. This is concerning as cyanobacteria are well known for producing toxic chemicals that can kill many aquatic organisms.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

A new study led by Flinders University appears to reveal a novel way to degrade and potentially remove toxic organic chemicals including azo dyes from wastewater, using a chemical photocatalysis process powered by ultraviolet light.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Maybe you live in an area far from polluting industries, buy only organic food and have had your home screened for radon. But you’re probably still bringing dangerous per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into your home.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2020

In that moment, Thomas founded Intersectional Environmentalist (IE), a mission-driven organization committed to dismantling systems of oppression by amplifying historically silenced voices in the environmental movement, along with co-founders Diandra Marizet, Philip Aiken and Sabs Katz. .

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

During 2019, the UK Government set out its plans for reducing the levels of specific air pollutants, in a document called the Clean Air Strategy. For the efficient abatement of VOCs, ammonia or sulfur-containing pollutants, speak to the air filtration experts, CPL Activated Carbons.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

As the Northeast Organizer for Clean Water for North Carolina , she’d met with residents of a small, majority Black town called Ahoskie, 40 miles from her home. However, like Ahoskie, Joyner’s community wasn’t quick to organize against the plant. . “I Enviva had built its first North Carolina plant there two years before. .

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Grist

APRIL 24, 2024

The more plastic a company makes, the more pollution it creates. That finding “shook me up a lot, I was really distraught,” said Win Cowger, a researcher at the Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research and the study’s lead author. More than 1 in 10 of the pieces came from Coca-Cola, the top polluter by a significant margin.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

PUSH Buffalo is a nonprofit grassroots community organization working to build and execute a comprehensive revitalization plan for West Buffalo’s West Side. UPROSE is Brooklyn's foremost Latinx community organization. Panelists explained how their community organizations and business partners have successfully collaborated in the past.

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