COVID-19 Articles
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Covid in Wastewater
Sewage and wastewater help in the fight against COVID-19 The World Health Organization declared SARS-CoV-2, known as COVID-19, a worldwide pandemic in March 2020. The world health organization has since reported 35.3 million cases and over 1 million deaths. Despite widespread efforts to social distance, wear masks, and reduce travel, infection rates keep climbing. Infectious disease researchers ...
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Getting back to work—Safely!!
We Can Help You Develop a Plan That is Safe and Effective to Re-Open Your Facility. Atlantic Environmental, Inc. has 42 years (1978-2020) in developing plans for worker health and safety. We follow CDC, OSHA, AIHA, and ASSP guidelines on re-opening following the COVID-19 Pandemic. We can tailor them to your specific facility(facilities). This includes, (but not limited to): General ...
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Getting Back To Work—Safely!!
Posted by atlanticei If you need COVID-19 Recovery assistance discussed in this article, call us at 1-800-344-4414 or e-mail us at info@atlenv.com for details and a free estimate. Written By: Robert E. Sheriff, MS, CIH, CSP We Can Help You Develop a Plan That is Safe and Effective to Re-Open Your Facility. Atlantic Environmental, Inc. has 42 years (1978-2020) in developing plans for worker ...
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Will Covid-19 Vaccine Create a Dry Ice Shortage?
As Covid-19 counts continue to rise in North America, Europe and throughout the world, the potential for a vaccine comes at a critical time as scientists seek to prevent transmission of the virus by individuals already infected. On November 9, 2020, Pfizer and BioNTech announced that their trial of a Covid-19 vaccine showed a 90% efficacy rate and very promising results in participants who ...
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Digital Transformation Empowers Sustainability Decisions
COVID-19 has transformed the future of business. Despite all the negative consequences, the pandemic has initiated some encouraging changes. A recent Deloitte report says that “COVID-19 has turned digitization from a ‘nice to have’ to a ‘must have’ for many organizations, forcing them to adapt and modernize quickly in order to keep their operations ...
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Legionella Found in Closed Schools’ Water Pipes
Growth of Legionnaire’s disease-causing bacterium is just one risk from stagnating water systems As the world has dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic, many school buildings have sat idle for many months longer than usual. The return to these buildings is uncovering another potential health risk. In fact, COVID-19 lockdowns may have helped foster the growth of dangerous bacteria. Earlier ...
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Sustainable Wastewater Treatment & Reuse in the Age of Covid-19
Due to vulnerability to water stress and drought conditions, commercial & industrial companies are taking control of their water management with an increased investment in water recycling to reduce operational risk by focusing on sustainability wastewater treatment through decentralized recycling solutions. Industrial facilities typically consume the highest volume of water, accounting for ...
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Industrial Cleaning During Covid-19 and Beyond
As our world struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic, companies are looking for innovative ways to ensure the health and safety of employees and customers. This includes seeking out new cleaning technologies that reduce the risk of deadly viruses and bacteria. It seems every day there is a new device or machine dramatically improving our home and work environments. The state-of-the-art ice ...
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Indoor Air Quality and Coronavirus - The Best Sensors to Use
With the global COVID-19 pandemic continuing, indoor air quality remains a topic of intense discussion. Since airborne transmission of COVID-19 became a known infection route, experts worldwide have been working on approaches to minimise the risk of indoor viral spread that can potentially be exacerbated by heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.1 This is because the virus can ...
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For many of us, 2020 was the year of COVID-19. But what did it mean for climate change?
Throughout 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic trumped the news and tied much of our collective and individual attention. People worldwide lost income, livelihoods or loved ones. And most of us lost a fundamental sense of certainty as we stomached the realisation that things formely taken for granted are in fact not: being with our elderly relatives, mingling with fellow humans or just moving around ...
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2020: Year in Review
Success Despite Unprecedented Challenges: An Overview of the Past Year at APR For many of us, last year's Plastics Recycling Conference was the final in-person event attended before the onset of COVID-19 and what proved to be a year full of challenges that no one could have predicted. The distribution of vaccines brings us optimism for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. As we look forward to ...
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Why improving indoor air quality is critical for healthcare facilities in Singapore
Even before the start of the pandemic, the Workplace Safety and Health Council of Singapore recognized that “poor air quality in indoor air-conditioned workplaces can result in potential health and comfort problems for occupants [leading to a] decline in work productivity when sickness-absenteeism prevails.” Since that time, the National Environmental Agency released indoor air ...
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Maximize Your Air Quality Budget in a Post-COVID World
A Guide to Leveraging Low-Cost Sensors for Air Quality Monitoring 2.0 Maximize Your Air Quality Budget in a Post-COVID World 2020 was a turbulent year for nearly every corner of the world, and the air quality management space is no exception. Due to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, government agencies around the world are facing reduced budgets for 2021 and beyond. At the same time, ...
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Delft, The Netherlands, 05 Jun 2020 Coping with flood disasters: new lessons from COVID-19?
Has COVID-19 compounded the risk to the people affected by floods? Flooding (fluvial, pluvial, tidal and storm surge) affects the lives, livelihoods and socio-economic activities of millions of people every year and displaces them from their homesteads, communities and socio-cultural setting. During extreme events, people are forced to move to shelters where they have to share space and ...
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2021
World Day for Safety and Health at Work The World Day for Safety and Health at Work is held every year on April 28 to promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases worldwide. Not only nationally, but internationally, attention is sought to promote and create a safety and health culture to reduce work-related deaths and injuries. On today’s World Day, ILO (International ...
By UVENTIONS
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Clean Air in Buildings Challenge
Guidance to Help Building Owners and Operators Improve Indoor Air Quality and Protect Public Health The “Clean Air in Buildings Challenge” is a call to action and a set of guiding principles and best practices to assist building owners and operators with reducing risks from airborne viruses and other contaminants indoors. The Clean Air in Buildings Challenge highlights a range of ...
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Destroy viruses with advanced technology to achieve clean indoor air
The spread of COVID-19 has facilities managers around the globe concerned about the risk of airborne contaminants. According to the (Centers) Center for Disease Control, the virus can spread through respiratory droplets that travel through the air. These respiratory droplets can land on others and even be inhaled into the lungs. Reports of the virus spreading through a standard HVAC system are ...
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The Toll Of Covid-19 On Long Term Facilities
Covid-19 has had a profound effect on people, business, and social norms. Employees and residents of long term care centers have been some of greatly impacted by the challenges of this pandemic. ...
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Infographic: Key Facts about ISO 45001 Certification
Benefits, reasons, deadlines and planning implementation ISO 45001 is the first cohesive worldwide standard for corporate management systems focused on occupational health and safety (OH&S MS). The standard was first published on March 12th, 2018 and replaces OHSAS 18001, which will be retracted at the end of the transition period. Good to know: ISO 45001 is already an ...
By Quentic GmbH
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Medjerda Cap Bon Canal (TUN) - Case Study
Landustrie, together with its Tunisian representative EMC Entreprise Mongi Charabi, supplied 5 no. of LANDY weed screen cleaners with electrotechnical equipment, and also supervised the commissioning and start-up on site, in hard conditions with ...
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