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Ocean-protecting technology

The water treatment systems created by Salher engineers are collaborating to stop the pollution of seas and oceans around the world. The last project in which the Spanish company has participated consists of a wastewater treatment plant generated by a Cuban fishing industry. On this occasion, Salher has offered its services of engineering and project design, manufacture and supply of equipment. ...

Jun. 24, 2021

By Salher

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PEL Wins the Public Sector Award for Innovation

It has been announced this week that PEL is the winner of the Public Sector Award for Innovation 2021. This award is in recognition of the PEL BriteBin software technology. BriteBin is a cloud-based software solution. It empowers councils, local authorities and also private sector customers to cost-efficiently manage their waste collection services. This helps improve the environment and ...

Jun. 22, 2021

By PEL Waste Reduction Equipment

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SHEP survey confirms huge increase in awareness of hazardous airborne particulate

16th June 2021: In a survey carried out by the Safety and Health Engineering Partnership (SHEP), 84% of respondents stated that the Covid pandemic has made them more aware of how virus, bacteria and other particles are transmitted through the air, and 70% advised that Covid has made them more aware of the dangers of airborne particles. “Whilst Covid transmission is an extreme ...

Jun. 21, 2021

By The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS)

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UN Report: Algal blooms to become more severe

First-ever study of its kind UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission has just released an unprecedented statistical analysis of nearly 10,000 Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) events reported over the past 33 years. The research was conducted over seven years in 35 countries by 109 scientists. This study is the first of its ...

Jun. 21, 2021

By LG Sonic

Repurposed Buildings in Puerto Rico and Potential Indoor Exposure Hazards

San Juan, founded by the Spanish 500 years ago, has a rich architectural history and is home to some buildings dating back hundreds of years. Many of these old colonial buildings have had a number of uses over time. While the vast majority of homes and buildings across the islands were built much more recently, a number of them have also been repurposed over time. Indeed, renovating an existing ...

Jun. 21, 2021

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

Clarywound Extreme Bico cartridge filter manufactured by Gopani

Clarywound Extreme Bico filter cartridges are backed by three decades of filtration experience combined with state-of-art manufacturing and testing facility. The Bi-component filter is engineered using a continuous winding process that creates a superior gradient structure for high filtration performance. The string media is wound around a sturdy core to create diamond-shaped tunnels in a ...

Jun. 21, 2021

By Gopani

Restoration and Recovery on Earth Day 2021

“Earthday.org is honored that the Biden Administration has decided to convene a global climate summit on Earth Day 2021, said Earthday.org President Kathleen Rogers. “Many important environmental events have happened on Earth Day since it began in the United States in 1970, including the recent signing of the Paris Agreement.” “Earth Day continues to be a momentous and ...

Jun. 18, 2021

By Environment News Service (ENS)

Top 5 Future Work Trends for HVACR Service Providers

With World Refrigeration Day a little over a week away (June 26th) and as official sponsors of the event, Trakref’s refrigerant geeks thought it would be important to look at the top five future work trends for HVACR service providers. After all, the HVACR industry has been full of regulatory changes recently, from both a federal and state level. Such changes will surely adjust how ...

Jun. 17, 2021

By TrakRef, LLC

Rediscover the Great Indoors with the TSI AirAssure Indoor Air Quality Monitor

When we’re together in the same place, amazing things happen — collaboration, creativity, and innovation. Rising pollution levels and the global pandemic have us more aware of the quality of our indoor air. As we plan for more indoor gatherings in office buildings, shopping malls, conference centers, healthcare settings and manufacturing plants, it’s important to have confidence ...

Jun. 17, 2021

By TSI Incorporated

Kunak AIR Pro, managing Air Quality with large and accurate data

Kunak AIR Pro is the new Air Quality monitoring station for professionals based on the highest precision sensors and designed to meet the customer needs in multiple application areas, such as Smart Cities, Industrial perimeters and odors, ports and airports, or sports events, among others. Its design allows real-time wireless data transmission of up to 5 gases and PM at the same time. This ...

Jun. 17, 2021

By Kunak Technologies, S.L.

Biden`s Transatlantic Pacts Feature Climate Care, Green Growth

Environmental concerns, especially about the consequences of climate change, are on the minds of U.S. President Joe Biden and the European leaders he has met with over the past two days. On Monday, after attending the G7 meeting in the UK, President Biden met with the United States’ NATO allies in Brussels. Many firsts marked the meeting. This is President Biden’s first ...

Jun. 16, 2021

By Environment News Service (ENS)

The Energy Conservatory Adds Two New Leaders in Support of Customers

The Energy Conservatory (TEC) announces Jake McAlpine as Manager of Technical Support, and Chris Hughes as HVAC Business Development Manager. Jake comes to The Energy Conservatory with 12 years of experience in the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). He first worked as an energy auditor and program manager for a weatherization service provider in the Minneapolis area. He then moved to the ...

Jun. 16, 2021

By The Energy Conservatory (TEC)

BOHS releases simple ventilation guidance to reduce COVID risk at work

The British Occupational Hygiene Society, a scientific charity and the Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection has released a set of frequently asked questions on ventilation and COVID-19. This follows the delay of easing of lockdown measures in England which will require continued vigilance by employers and changes in the weather which affect considerations of ventilation. ...

Jun. 16, 2021

By The British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS)

Meter Asset Provider SMS Secures One Million Smart Meters From Aclara for UK

SMS plc has extended its partnership with smart infrastructure solutions supplier Aclara, entering into a new agreement to deliver one million smart meters in the United Kingdom. The volume commitment will see SMS continue to install Aclara devices for its energy supplier clients as part of the government-mandated smart meter rollout.The Glasgow-headquartered Group has so far installed more than ...

Jun. 16, 2021

By Smart Grid Observer

May 2021 - EPA Report Tests New Air Pollution Particle Sensors Vs. Met One Instruments, Inc. BAM 1020 FEM PM2.5

Air pollutant testing organizations, sensor manufacturers, and developers, such as Met One Instruments, Inc., are well aware of the increase in current demand for monitoring products to be more affordable and accessible to the public. Not every community and organization interested in testing air quality can afford or needs instruments designed to meet strict regulatory performance requirements. ...

Jun. 15, 2021

By Met One Instruments, Inc. (MOI)

Is it difficult to treat RTO flushing wastewater?

With the continuous increase of national environmental governance in recent years, RTO (Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer) has been more and more widely used in the control of volatile organic compounds (Volatile Organic Compounds). For some volatile gases mainly composed of organic solvents such as phenolic, acetone, ethanol, etc., acidic gas will be generated after being burned by the RTO device ...

Jun. 15, 2021

By Yasa ET (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

NORM waste - a safe, yet more sustainable & economical approach

For typical NORM material, exceeding the acceptable yearly radiation dose is what is concerning, rather than any immediate health effects. Surpassing the yearly radiation threshold leads to a higher risk of developing cancer and other life-threatening diseases. A second term, called TENORM is also used quite often: Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials. TENORM occurs ...

Jun. 14, 2021

By econ industries services GmbH

Phoenix Industries Demonstrates New Pelletized Rubber Modified Binder

Phoenix Industries announced today the successful completion of the first trial project with their PelletPAVE pelletized rubber modified binder. Approximately 150 mix tons of the rubber modified hot mix asphalt was produced and placed in Pahrump, Nevada. PelletPAVE is a high rubber content, concentrate additive that when mixed with a base paving oil such as a PG64 -22 produces a modified binder ...

Jun. 14, 2021

By Phoenix Industries LLC

Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) successfully completed

Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) successfully completed on multi-stream / multi-component process NIR Beacon-3000 analyzer for gas fractionation unit, used for separating a mixture of light hydrocarbons into individual substances. The Beacon-3000 has the ability to measure on-line and instantaneously various physicochemical properties in eight different process streams, which can be allocated at ...

Jun. 14, 2021

By Modcon Systems LTD.

Out now: the Jiffy Group Sustainability Report & Five-Year Plan

Download your copy of the Jiffy Group Sustainability Report & Five-Year Plan on the bottom of this page. Jiffy products have always been basically environmentally friendly. As a leading growing media supplier we are now focusing on building on those green qualities to be a truly sustainable company. Above all, Jiffy aims to work with customers to support them in their sustainable ...

Jun. 14, 2021

By Jiffy Products International BV