Environmental Industry Articles

After the first operating year of my weather station in Friedrichweiler, inaugurated in May 2013, it was clear to me that two important weather parameters were still missing. I wondered: Is a weather station without measuring the sunshine ...

Jul. 20, 2018

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After a successful collaboration between Lufft and the Punch Powertrain Solar Team in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge of 2013 and 2017 (6th and 3rd place), both parties decided to extend the partnership. The World Solar Challenge is ...

Apr. 14, 2018

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Lightweight design is an important factor to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Nevertheless, not every weight savings inevitably reduces emissions. On the one hand, materials of lower weight need more energy to produce but, on the other ...

Jul. 20, 2018

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Ambient air is polluted by many Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) coming from anthropogenic and natural sources. VOCs from PAMS, T014 and T015 lists can be measured in many ranges of concentration, from ng/m3 up to mg/m3 depending on the ...

Aug. 4, 2018

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Why monitor air quality? Well, to monitor is to know. Everything else is just more or less qualified guesses. International, national and local air quality targets and limits are also tied to monitoring results. What is Air Quality? How ...

Feb. 3, 2018

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Unconventional natural gas production (shale gas) by hydraulic fracturing - Quantification of the Environmental Footprint Due to the global decline of fossil energy reserves and resources, unconventional natural gas production has become ...

Jul. 20, 2018

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Problem: The City had been faced with serious development constraints because the Bellville and Kraaifontein WWTWs were running out of spare capacity. Solution: BBR installed an advanced biological reactor works with automated inlet ...

Aug. 8, 2018

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Sustainability Program and Green Product Certification Scheme for the Water Treatment Industry The Water Quality Association (WQA) partnered with thinkstep to develop a sustainability program for the water treatment industry. The overall ...

Jul. 20, 2018

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