environmental measurement Articles
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Environmental measurements at Monte Cimone GAW station
Continuous atmospheric CO 2 measurements performed by IAFMC at Mt. Cimone Observatory in the period 1980–2009 were analysed in order to select data representing background concentrations. A filtering technique was used to smooth background data and to separate the annual cycle from the long-term increase. The average growth rate of CO 2 was found to be 1.708 ± 0.003 ppm/year, while annual ...
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The quality of the measurements in the environmental field
Over recent years in various ways errors in environmental measurements have been criticised and large amounts of money wasted. It therefore becomes ever more necessary to increase the culture of the rigorous experimental measurement and handling of data. This is particularly important in fields such as our environment and our cultural heritage so closely connected to our life and our ...
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Impacts of voluntary agri-environmental measures on Austria's agriculture
With about 78% of farms in the Agri-Environmental Programme (AEP), Austria has one of the highest participation rates in the European Union. The programme reflects a key concern in Austrian agricultural policy, which is to reconcile agricultural production, environmental protection, social cohesion and rural development. This paper reviews the changes in agricultural policy leading up to the ...
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New Environmental Noise Measurement Workshop from Cirrus
We’re pleased to announce the launch of a new 1-day Environmental Noise Measurement Workshop, aimed at any professional requiring either an introduction to or a refreshment of the principles of environmental noise measurement. This one-day event that has been designed to give attendees an overview of Environmental Noise Measurement. This will cover the basics of sound, the instrumentation ...
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ISO Publishes Standard on Considerations for the Measurement of Nano-Objects and their Aggregates and Agglomerates in Environmental Matrices
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published standard ISO/TR 21386, “Nanotechnologies - Considerations for the measurement of nano-objects and their aggregates and agglomerates (NOAA) in environmental matrices.” The standard provides some considerations for the collection of environmental samples to be analyzed for manufactured NOAA, considerations to ...
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Skaerbaek, Denmark Project - Case Study
DONG Energy invests in a new biomass powered plant in Skaerbaek, Denmark. The plant is 2 x 140 MW. Radscan delivers flue gas condensation, environmental measuring systems and condensate purification with membrane technology. Installation Starting summer 2015 and taking over ...
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Outstanding Outdoor Environmental Noise Measurement
The Nova Outdoor Noise Measurement Kit - 24/7 Environmental noise measurement We often get asked about continuous mid- and long-term environmental noise measurement for outdoor sites such as construction sites, outdoor entertainment venues, and for boundary noise assessments. Whilst we have provided several incarnations of outdoor kits which turn our handheld sound level meters into outdoor ...
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Uncertainty in environmental analysis: theory and laboratory studies
In this paper, theoretical and practical aspects of uncertainty in environmental laboratory analysis are presented and discussed. A more detailed theory of uncertainty is described, with special emphasis on the factors which contribute to the understanding of this in order to obtain accurate environmental laboratory data analysis. A full discussion is reported relating to approaches used to ...
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Your Opinion Matters: Participate in the Development of our Dataloggers
Even the best developer can’t read minds, so we need your support: With the help of a current survey, we would like to gain insight into your everyday work and find out how well the data loggers you use meet your requirements. Our goal is to use the results to develop data loggers meeting your requirements. Especially in the field of environmental measurement technology, it is important ...
By OTT HydroMet
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How to introduce new technologies to reduce nutrient losses: a case of Danish agricultural constructed wetlands
The Water Framework Directive (WFD) focuses on reduction of nutrients in individual water bodies. Innovative drainage filter technologies currently being tested in Denmark could facilitate nutrient reductions at the sub-river basins and catchment levels. The implementation strategy for these technologies, however, remains a challenge. Using both primary and secondary data, this paper presents ...
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Business cases for sustainability: the role of business model innovation for corporate sustainability
A considerable body of literature deals with the creation of economic value while increasing corporate environmental and social performance. Some publications even focus on the business case for sustainability which aims at increasing corporate economic value through environmental or social measures. The existence of a business case for sustainability is, however, mostly seen as an ad hoc ...
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A statistical–analytical methodology for the construction of abatement cost curves
This paper outlines a procedure for the construction of pollution abatement cost curves in the perspective of cost-effectiveness analysis for meeting environmental performance standards. After a conceptual exposition, it gives detailed practical guidelines for statistical and analytical conventions for building up an abatement cost curve for a specific type of environmental pressure or pollution, ...
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Concerns Related to Environmental Hazards
Environmental site assessment assists the commercial developers to know any existing or the potential environmental Hazards or the liabilities seen in exact property. Well every commercial developer needs guarantee that their money is well invested. It works only through environmental monitoring assessment report that generally looks at physical improvements which need to be doe and underling ...
By Sixense Ltd
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Using the Market for Cost-Effective Environmental Policy
Over the decades, Europe has come a long way in improving environmental quality. Andreas Troge (1), commenting on the current lack of action to curb fine particle emissions from diesel vehicles, said ' …. if we had not installed catalytic converters back then (the 1980s), we would have to reduce our driving by 90 % today to get the same air quality'. This is impressive, and points at effective ...
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Let’s Raise Awareness on the World Environment Day
Today, 5th June, is the World Environment Day, the day chosen by the United Nations to raise awareness on our environment and its challenges. The whole society, and industries specifically, should do their best to contribute to a cleaner planet through sustainable and environmentally-friendly measures and ...
By TECAM
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Know About Tunnel and Environmental Monitoring
Building a house may take a few months. Someone who has ever supervised the construction of a house must be aware that there are so many activities which are done for it. Now, think about the large construction projects. The roads, flyovers, railway tracks etc. we use today are result of rigorous hard work and planning undertaken by different construction companies. A large number of decisions ...
By Sixense Ltd
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Italian Universities Study GHGs and Water Quality in Shallow Water Table Conditions with Gasmet DX4015
An Italian research group, led by Professor Francesco Morari (pictured on the right) from the university of Padova, are studying the effects of conservation agriculture and cover crops on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and water quality in the very shallow water table conditions of Veneto, Italy, with the portable Gasmet DX4015 device. This article discusses their research and experiences using ...
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Relation between the exergy of waste emissions and measures of environmental impact
In an attempt to improve methodologies for assessing and predicting environmental impact, the relation between several measures of environmental impact potential and exergy is investigated. Exergy is a measure of the degree of disequilibrium between a substance and its environment. The approach taken compares current methods used to assess the environmental impact potential of waste emissions and ...
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Economic development and environmental quality: a cross-section analysis for Asian countries
The paper aims to explore emissions of SO 2 , NO 2 and SPM along with few other emissions in Asian countries in 2007. The countries considered for the study are China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. The environmental Kuznets’ curve (EKC) is applied to explore the relationship between economic development measured in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) ...
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An exciting and eventful year is drawing to a close
Best wishes for the holiday season We would like to thank our customers, suppliers and partners for their confidence in our products and your loyalty in 2018. We send everyone best wishes for the holiday season and wish a Happy and Healthy New Year. Our review 2018 A lot has happened at OTT this year: With the integration of the sensor technology manufacturer Kipp & Zonen, the OTT ...
By OTT HydroMet
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