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EScIS Proudly Sponsors ALGA`s Perth Regional Contaminated Land and Groundwater Conference
Earth Science Information Systems (EScIS), the pioneering developers of ESdat Data Management Software, is thrilled to announce its role as a Platinum Sponsor for the upcoming Australasian Land & Groundwater Association (ALGA) Perth Regional Contaminated Land and Groundwater Conference, scheduled for May 16th to 17th, 2024. The conference, organized by ALGA, serves as a pivotal platform for ...
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IWMI joins international coalition to build drought resilience
Signaling commitment to building resilience against worsening drought conditions globally, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) joined the International Drought Resilience Alliance (IDRA) in December 2023. IWMI’s nearly four decades of experience in improving how communities manage water and land resources aligns with IDRA’s goal: to mobilize financial and technical ...
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Upping the yield: Helping Africa improve food security, nutrition and incomes
Agriculture employs over two-thirds of the population in Africa. With arable land covering over 60 percent of the continent, the potential is immense. At present, the sector is only 16.5 percent of GDP, while Africa spends 35 billion dollars annually on food imports, according to the World Bank. The Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) aims to improve food security, ...
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Australasian Land & Groundwater Association (ALGA) Appoints Co-Chairs for Women in Contaminated Land and Groundwater Specialist Interest Group
Australasian Land & Groundwater Association (ALGA) proudly announces the appointment of Sally Bonham from Vic Audits and Kimberley Saflian from EScIS (EarthScience Information Systems) as the Co-Chairs of ALGA's Women in Contaminated Land and Groundwater Specialist Interest Group. The Women in Contaminated Land and Groundwater Specialist Interest Group plays a crucial role in fostering ...
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New Jersey receives more than 300 MW in applications for new community solar program
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) announced it has received more than 300 applications for the Community Solar Energy Program (CSEP), totaling more than 300 MW of new solar capacity. The Board opened the application window for the state’s new, permanent community solar program on November 15, 2023, with a 225 MW capacity block available for development for Energy Year (EY) ...
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VIC | EnviroDrinks 2023! Thursday, November 9.
ESdat is proud to sponsor the upcoming EnviroDrinks event held by Australasian Land & Groundwater Association (ALGA), ACLCA Victoria, and Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ)! As the leading industry environmental data management software solution, we’re thrilled to meet attendees from all corners of the land, groundwater, and environmental industries. Do you want to ...
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Harnessing the Power of Water Quality Sensors for Environmental Conservation
Water is one of the most essential resources on our planet, and ensuring its quality is crucial for both human health and environmental health. However, water resources around the globe are facing increasing pressures from climate change, pollution, and overuse. Protecting these resources requires accurate and timely information about water quality, and this is where water quality sensors come ...
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The 13th Annual SABCS Workshop & Conference on Contaminated Sites, Vancouver, Canada.
EScIS is proud to announce its Gold Sponsorship for the 13th Annual SABCS Workshop & Conference on Contaminated Sites, organized by the Science Advisory Board for Contaminated Sites (SABCS). The conference is set to take place from 27 to 28 September 2023 at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada and Online. The SABCS Workshop & Conference on Contaminated Sites has established itself ...
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RPS 211 is due to end this month
After which any excavated waste from utilities installation and repair works, no matter how small the volume, must be classified or it will be considered hazardous. Landfill tax for non-hazardous waste is currently £3 a tonne, but for hazardous waste it is £94.15. It’s therefore essential to classify your waste correctly, and quickly. It’s vital to keep highways open, and ...
By QROS Ltd
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How do you like our new lab?
Same or next day results! Our new laboratory brings the you the same speed, reliability and low cost that we have enabled on site for the London Olympics, Crossrail and numerous other projects, large and small, in the UK and globally. OK, so this is not really our new lab*. But it was, while we were finding a fuel spill on a resort in the Maldives. We were able to tell exactly what the offending ...
By QROS Ltd
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Advantages of On Site analysis: No 1 Sample Integrity
QROS analysers like to go on site, but can happily sit in a lab and produce high quality results in minutes. So we were concerned when these soil samples arrived recently at the QROS lab for same day analysis. Out of eight samples, two bottles were broken and three caps were loose. Also despite being in a cool box with three cold packs, the temperature in the box at 9° was only 2° cooler ...
By QROS Ltd
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Is your hydrocarbon analysis as reliable as you think it is? And if not, who`s liable?
A major multinational organisation recently undertook an evaluation of MCERTS laboratory performance for petroleum hydrocarbons. Ten duplicate sets of samples containing sand and gravel were prepared. Five of the sets also had 10% by weight of peat added. (Peat in common with other organic material is known to interfere with the lab TPH analysis.) A 5000ppm concentration of diesel was spiked into ...
By QROS Ltd
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Emerging Soil Remediation Agent: Biochar
Soil remediation plays a vital role in restoring and maintaining the health and productivity of our ecosystems. As we seek sustainable and effective solutions, biochar has emerged as a promising soil remediation agent. In this article, we will explore the concept of biochar and delve into its unique properties and capabilities in improving soil quality. We will also examine the environmental ...
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Ecological Labs and SAS TOPOR partnership will focus on Pollution Abatement utilizing next generation microbial technologies, leading to reduction of environmental cleanup costs by 75%
Ecological Laboratories, Inc. (ELI) a World-Wide Biotech Leader with 47 year’s experience addressing difficult environmental pollution issues in aquatic and soil environments, has established a partnership with SAS TOPOR Holdings Ltd. based in Calgary, AB Canada focusing on Hydrocarbon remediation. The partnership will focus on Pollution Abatement via non-chemical biological in-situ soil ...
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Hydrogen-Powered Technology: The Green Future of Environmental Restoration
A Sustainable Approach to Remediation Soil contamination poses a number of dangers to environmental health and subsequently human health. While cleanup of any kind is better than allowing pollutants to seep into water tables, when given the option governments, corporations and developers want more sustainable alternatives to traditional remediation technology. Traditional ex situ and ...
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EPA to designate ‘forever chemicals’ as hazardous substances
1 of 3 Environmental Protection Agency administrator Michael Regan speaks at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, in Greensboro, N.C., April 14, 2022. The EPA is designating some toxic industrial compounds used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances under the so-called Superfund law. (Carolyn Kaster / AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — The ...
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Bayer supports demining in Ukraine with donation to non-profit “Fondation suisse de déminage”
Bayer supports the humanitarian non-profit organization “Fondation suisse de déminage” (FSD) in their mission to demine land that was contaminated by mines and unexploded devices since the onset of the war in Ukraine. A donation of 825,000 euros will be dedicated to purchasing a large-size mechanical mine clearance machine. The machine is able to process large areas of land ...
By Bayer AG
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econ industries @ IFAT: Zero industrial waste - Profitable. Reliable. Green energy powered.
During the IFAT 2022, hall A4, booth 251, econ will showcase innovative solutions that maximize resource recovery, efficiency and economical gains through CO2-free systems, enabling waste generators and disposal firms to be equipped not only for today but also for tomorrow. Unlike the majority of the industry, econ industries focuses 100% on recycling plant engineering for hazardous industrial ...
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At Veolia Water Technologies we are a major contributor to all SDGs where water is concerned
Veolia Water Technologies is a subsidiary of the France-based Veolia group. As an end-to-end water solutions company and with a worldwide network of businesses, the firm is a global leader in water and wastewater treatment. French water and wastewater companies Veolia and Suez completed their merger process earlier this year and are on the way of becoming the world champion of ecological ...
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Driving change in tyre recycling
A new tyre recycling facility in Victoria, Australia, is putting people and the environment first. Max Lam wants to do things differently. The Director of Autocycle International has a vision for a safe and sustainable future for tyre recycling in Australia and is setting the bar high at a new plant in the Melbourne suburb of Altona North. For Max, it’s not all about profit, it’s ...
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