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Fossil fuel CO2 emissions up by 29 per cent since 2000, new testing confirms
The strongest evidence yet that the rise in atmospheric CO2 emissions continues to outstrip the ability of the world’s natural ‘sinks’ to absorb carbon is published this week in the journal Nature Geoscience.
An international team of researchers under the umbrella of the Global Carbon Project reports that over the last 50 years the average fraction of global CO2 emissions that remained in the atmosphere each year was around 43 per cent — the rest was absorbed by the Earth’s carbon sinks on land and in the oceans. During this time this fraction has likely increased from 40 per cent to 45 per cent, ... |
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Weather monitoring for energy efficiency
Orion LX Weather Station from Columbia Weather Systems assisted the Refract House in its third place win at the 2009 Solar Decathlon in Washington DC. The goal of the bi-annual competition is to design and build net-zero energy houses. A joint venture by Santa Clara University and California College of the Arts, Refract House utilizes weather data to improve energy efficiency of HVAC systems and to control automated systems such as closing windows and lowering blinds. `One of the main reasons we chose the Orion Weather Station was because of the easy connectivity to the rest of our system, and ... |
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The chemical industry faces challenges including globalization, environmental regulation, and shortening product life cycle. Meeting these challenges requires alternative approaches towards reducing costs and improving the environmental and economical profile of processes. Breakthroughs in process operations and modeling are key for achieving energy and material efficiency gains. This webinar will present PAT case studies on Green Chemistry and Green Engineering to minimize waste, improve reaction output, increase energy efficiency, decrease the formation of by-products and minimize accidents/process safety concerns.
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- Copper-zinc interactions increase toxicity in soils, say researchers
Agricultural soils accumulate trace metals, particularly copper and zinc, as a result of their presence in wastes (sewage biosolids and manures) and fungicides ...
- Interactive technology empowers Europeans to manage environmental change
As part of their partnership combining cutting-edge technology and environmental data, Microsoft Corp and the European Environment Agency (EEA) have expanded ...
- Carry online with interactive sound level meters
Online noise monitoring is now possible as Brüel & Kjćr has developed a high-speed, web-browser functionality for its family of hand-held analysers. ...
- Treatability study of bioremediation of dinitrotoluene
Dinitrotoluene (DNT) ground water contamination at the Propellant Burning Ground has been controlled by a pump and treat system since 1990. Alternative ...
- Toxic emissions, they’re in the water
After decades of hammering on corporations to reduce their toxic air emissions, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now focusing on another source ...
- Charm Sciences announces Fast Phage, a new 8-hour fecal indicator test for drinking water
Charm Sciences, Inc. announces the launch of Fast Phage, a quick, simple and cost-effective way to screen for coliphage in water. Fast Phage provides ...
- SMA America announces next generation of Sunny Boy Inverters
SMA America LLC, the North American subsidiary of global solar technology leader SMA Solar Technology AG, has unveiled the next generation of the Sunny ...
- Shimadzu’s new GC-2010 plus capillary gas chromatograph drives precision, high-speed trace level analysis
With Advanced Flow Technology, a redesigned suite of detectors featuring market-leading sensitivity, and fast heating and cooling, the new GC-2010 Plus ...
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