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`Standards are desperately needed for plastic and pesticide contamination in soil´

In addition to plastic in the oceans, plastic contamination in arable land throughout Europe and other parts of the world is a growing problem. No standards exist for these types of soil pollutants, nor for pesticide residues or their degradation products. For this reason, Professor Violette Geissen is calling for standards to be implemented. On 15 June, Geissen will deliver her inaugural address ...

Jun. 21, 2017

By Wageningen University and Research Centre

Transboundary air pollution research

No other research institution in Norway has been paid off so well in EU's fifth framework programme as the Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU). 'Norway is of no importance to the Europeans', this is the opinion of Director Øystein Hov. 'It's no use promoting Norwegian special points of view in the ...

Mar. 6, 2001

By NILU - The Norwegian Institute for Air Research

Hazardous waste and not, Baioni-Dicatech system

The identification, characterization and restoration of contaminated areas now represent a big environmental issue, both at European and national level. In the major industrialized countries the issue of contaminated land has come out in all its gravity in the late seventies when, against a widespread awakening of environmental consciousness, important pollutions events emerged. Consequently, in ...

Aug. 4, 2015

By Baioni Crushing Plants Spa

On PM 2.5 Filters, Let’s just clear the air between us; ok?

In the area of a former military building complex in the Chaoyang District of Beijing is a unique and thriving artistic community. In the middle of this art district, is a strange 7-meter tall tower shaped like an avant-garde metallic pineapple. Designed by Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde, it is both an artistic creation and a functional tool meant to test a possible solution for ...

Jun. 13, 2017

By Sterlitech Corporation

Chemical Air Pollution in the Clinical Research Environment

There has been a revolution in awareness of chemical air pollution in research laboratories. I could tell you several 'horror stories' of casual exposure to mercury vapour, benzene and chromic acid (the ultimate glassware cleaning agent) among innocent biomedical PhD students (including myself) in the 1970s. But researchers in hospitals, and other laboratories can never afford to be complacent ...

Feb. 5, 2014

By Commercial Air Filtration

Research on the evaluation method of groundwater quantity and pollution vulnerability

Current research on groundwater vulnerability is aimed mainly at groundwater pollution vulnerability (GPV), and the vulnerability of groundwater quantity is seldom considered. It is important to carry out the groundwater vulnerability evaluation for the management of groundwater resources. This paper presents evaluation models and methods for assessing groundwater quantity and pollution ...

Apr. 3, 2013

By IWA Publishing

Pollution Atmosphérique

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Apr. 22, 2010

By Air Pollution Prevention Association (APPA)

An empirical research on the interactions of China's energy consumption, pollution emissions and economic growth

The negative effects of energy consumption and pollution have restrained Chinese economy from further rapid sustainable growth. Examining their relationship with economic growth can lay a solid foundation for the decision–making of energy conservation and pollution reduction and ensure the sustainable development of Chinese economy. Using panel data of 30 Chinese provinces from 2001 to ...

May 4, 2012

By Inderscience Publishers

Research on the process-based risk evaluation method of groundwater pollution for contaminated site

A universal method to evaluate groundwater pollution risk with the site scale has not been established. The groundwater pollution risk is commonly evaluated by overlaying the results of groundwater vulnerability and pollution sources, but this method is inapplicable for contaminated sites. Considering the current supervision demands of groundwater pollution in China, this paper suggests a risk ...

Aug. 13, 2015

By IWA Publishing

Research Note: Air pollution challenges and solutions for China's urban transportation development

China has experienced dramatic urbanisation and motorisation in the past 20 years. The phenomenal rise in the vehicle population in major cities has resulted in increased air pollution, traffic congestion and other 'wicked problems'. The Chinese government at all levels has made significant effort to control motor vehicle emissions, but vehicle population growth far outpaces their efforts, ...

Jul. 13, 2007

By Inderscience Publishers

Persistent organic pollutants in the Arctic

Persistent organic pollutants (POP) have been subject to research at NILU for a long time. These substances are toxic and are of anthropogenic origin, they accumulate in the environment, and they move through the environment so that after a discharge their traces including transformation products can be found in far-away places in air, water, soil and biological ...

Apr. 13, 2004

By NILU - The Norwegian Institute for Air Research

Tracking pollution at a personal level

Two big stories from 2014 were the amount of air pollution in cities, especially in China, and the rise of “wearables” and other personal technologies people use to track things about themselves, often having to do with health and fitness measurements, such as steps taken, hours slept, heart rate and more. Now, the ...

Jan. 9, 2015

By Ensia

Intelligent Pollution Control

The world faces difficult pollution control decisions. For every dollar spent on pollution control, there is an alternative investment in health improvement. For every dollar spent on reducing one pollutant, there is an alternative to reduce another. The most prudent course to make the best investment should include: Intelligent uncertainty Intelligent classification of options ...

Nov. 11, 2015

By The McIlvaine Company

Is The `Beep` Noise Pollution?

It is rare these days that you can be somewhere without noise pollution intruding on some level. Many natural noises may be welcome; a dawn chorus or waves breaking on the beach, but when it comes to man-made decibels it’s a different matter. Never mind the sounds of cars, ring tones and other noises that we take for granted, have you ever noticed how utterly surrounded we are by the humble ...

Sep. 11, 2014

By Cirrus Research plc

Managing Water Pollution

Untitled Document Equipment and ideas abound for cleaning up plant wastewater and polluted groundwater Groundwater, surface water, wastewater, drinking water: ...

Feb. 1, 2006

PFC Pollution in the office environment

A new study suggests that exposure to chemical pollution could be a particular problem in the office environment. Researchers in the United States have found a link between Polyfluorinated Compounds (PFCs) in the air of a number of offices and their presence in the blood of the people working there. Polyfluorinated Compounds are water and stain-resistant and they have been used for many ...

Feb. 21, 2012

By Commercial Air Filtration

Genotoxicity & Environmental Pollution

The Comet assay is playing an increasing role in studies to determine possible links between environmental pollutants and DNA integrity. The assay is an ideal biomarker for such investigations due to its sensitivity and reliability in detecting DNA damage and repair. Many research groups use our Comet ...

Jun. 29, 2011

By Perceptive Instruments Ltd.

Carbon Tax to Reduce Pollution

Countries around the world are planning to take action against environmental population and other related issues that take place as a result of fossil fuel emissions. In fact, several countries have gone as far as to implement different measures in order to reduce the carbon dioxide pollution. Carbon tax is one such initiative taken by the UK government. ...

Mar. 18, 2014

By Stanford Magnets

Research on the economic consequences of the health effects of air pollution in the UK: its methodological, meta-analytical and innovative aspects

Epidemiological research has identified that there exists a correlation between days of high air pollution and the timing of death for large numbers of individuals. Before economic values can be attached to these impacts, however, greater information is required on the extent of life lost and the socio-economic characteristics of those at greatest risk. It may be more fruitful to base willingness ...

Feb. 4, 2004

By Inderscience Publishers

Measurement, Effect Assessment and Mitigation of Pollutant Impact on Movable Cultural Assets. – Innovative Research for Market Transfer

The MEMORI project (Grant agreement 265132) was performed in the period 2010-2013. The project was coordinated by NILU-Norwegian Institute for Air Research and included 14 partners, four subcontractors and an advisory end-user group with 8 members. MEMORI aimed at providing the conservation market with innovative, non-destructive, and early warning technology for easy assessment of environmental ...

Apr. 23, 2014

By NILU - The Norwegian Institute for Air Research

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