Environmental Industry Articles

OVERVIEW OF MERCURY CONTROL IN COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS

Overview of mercury control in coal-fired power plants

During combustion, the mercury (Hg) in coal is volatilized and converted to elemental mercury (Hg0) vapor in the high temperature regions of coal-fired boilers. As the flue gas is cooled, a series of complex reactions begin to convert Hg0 ...


HOW TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT IN ENERGY MANAGEMENT

How to become self-sufficient in energy management

We believe there are three simple key stages of an energy management journey which will transform an organisation from one with the ambitions to manage energy, to one which is proficient and self-sufficient in the art. Each key stage of ...


INDONESIA EXTENDS ITS FOREST MORATORIUM: WHAT COMES NEXT?

Indonesia extends its Forest Moratorium: What comes next?

Indonesia’s President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made a bold and courageous decision this week to extend the country’s forest moratorium. With this decision, which aims to prevent new clearing of primary forests and peat lands ...


MANAGING LEGIONELLA IN FACILITIES

Managing Legionella in Facilities

The Energy Institute (EI)’s Occupational Health and Hygiene Committee (OHHC) is soon to publish an updated, second edition of its technical guidance on Legionella risk management and control, and new technical guidance on the ...


ZE: 908 ACOUSTIC INTERFACE – THE SIMPLE WAY TO INTEGRATE NOISE MEASUREMENTS IN INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS

ZE: 908 Acoustic Interface – The simple way to integrate noise measurements in industrial settings

Cirrus Environmental, a leading specialist in the design and manufacture of environmental noise monitoring solutions provide a specially designed acoustic interface, ZE: 908, which allows users to add a noise measurement capability to an ...


COIRGREEN™ GEOTEXTILES - AN EFFECTIVE SOIL EROSION PREVENTION METHOD

CoirGreen™ Geotextiles - An Effective Soil Erosion Prevention Method

“The different coir types and their characteristics have made coir the most versatile natural fiber to combat erosion and to restore waters and wetlands. Thus, coir seems to be the miracle fiber of this century to save the ...


NEW RESEARCH MAY SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF PLASTIC WASTES

New research may solve the problem of plastic wastes

Plastic - it is an indispensable part of our everyday lives and an almost indestructible part of the garbage that daily ends up in our landfills, incinerators, junk yards, in our rivers or oceans, or in the bellies of fish or animals that ...


HOW TO WIN THE RACE FOR EVERYONE: WASTE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS

How to Win the Race for Everyone: Waste Management Solutions for Business

Industry will always lead the way in the adaptation of new technology, and especially the technology of conservation.  This is not necessarily for any ideological reason, but because the people who manage water use better understand ...



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