environmental impact measurement Articles
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Software for Assessing the Environmental Impact of Buildings (´Envest´)
This paper introduces and explains the concept behind ENVEST, the first UK software tool for estimating the lifecycle environmental impact of buildings. ENVEST is a tool that allows designers to consider the life cycle environmental impact of commercial buildings at the building inception stage. The tool, which has received an enthusiastic response from building designers, provides a holistic ...
By BRE
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Electronics destroy only policy - bad for the environment and your budget - Case Study
Problem: Due to compelling data security concerns, a large business client had developed a destroy-only policy for the company’s used wireless devices. e-Cycle Solution: e-Cycle’s proven, rigorous mobile data deletion and protection processes gave our client the confidence they needed to do away with their destroy-only policy and began to generate significant revenue while protecting ...
By e-Cycle LLC
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Coal market outlook in China
Coal is the major primary energy source in China. It is forecast that coal will account for over 60% of the primary energy consumption mix, and the total coal demand will reach 2.3-2.9 billion tons in 2020. However, ensuring the coal supply will be faced with a lot of obstacles in fields such as the degree of detailed exploration of coal reserves, the level of mining technology and mine safety, ...
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Sustainable desalination: environmental approaches
Abstract The environmental issues of possible concern during construction and operation of desalination plants (mainly large-scale facilities) include impacts that are common to many coastal development projects (e.g. land use and aesthetic impacts), as well as specific impacts associated with the elements of the desalination system and auxiliary infrastructure. In the latter category these ...
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Solutions to Five Top Supply Chain Sustainability Challenges
Sustainability transparency is transforming the business practices of the world’s customers and supply partners. It’s now common for leadership companies to measure environmental impact along the supply chain, to integrate sustainability into the product design process, and to require suppliers to commit to performance improvements. That said, supply chain sustainability remains a ...
By NAEM
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The Crucial Need for Measuring Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Plants
Wastewater treatment plants are indispensable infrastructures for maintaining public health and environmental quality. However, these facilities are not only responsible for purifying water; they also emit significant amounts of greenhouse gases, including nitrous oxide (N2O). Despite its potency as a greenhouse gas, the monitoring and measurement of N2O emissions from wastewater treatment plants ...
By XPRT
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Assessing natural contents of hazardous metals in soils by different analytical methods and its impact on environmental legislative measures
A variety of analytical techniques are commonly used to assess natural metal concentrations in soils. Although the choice of the analytical procedure may appear to be an unimportant issue, through an example from the Po Plain we document that for specific hazardous metals the arbitrary choice between separate analytical techniques may have contrasting legislative implications. Comparative ...
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Sound Level Meter Apps – How Accurate Are They?
There has been a growing awareness of the availability and application of sound level meter apps providing noise measurement functions. Some of these sound level meter apps have been designed to meet, when used with a suitable external microphone, compliance with the relevant instrumentation standards. The vast majority of these are available as free downloads from the Google Play Store or the ...
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Is Sharing Really Green?
Many have sung the sharing economy’s environmental praises, but the evidence may not be there to back up their claims. I’m a big fan of the sharing economy. On a recent trip to San Francisco, I stayed in a house I found on Airbnb and made my way around the city using uberX. I’ve written favorably about house sharing, car sharing, bike sharing and getting rid of stuff you no ...
By Ensia
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To create meaningful change, apparel brands need to pursue sustainability at the industry level
In 2010, fresh out of college with a degree in economics, I began a new job as a corporate sustainability professional at a major apparel retailer. I was hopeful. The apparel industry was full of environmental problems and opportunities for major progress. At the time, Greenpeace had launched a Detox campaign directly linking textile manufacturing and water pollution, a claim confirmed by the ...
By Ensia
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Sources of Error in oil in Water Measurerments and Their Impact on Comparing Oil in Water Monitors - Case study
1 Introduction The technology for measuring oil in produced water is changing in response to regulatory changes and the need for reducing environmental impacts. Evaluating new measurement technology and methods for measuring oil is complicated by the nature of oil as a parameter. Since, in effect, oil is defined by the method specified to measure it; comparing methods can be a complicated ...
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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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PUMA to measure the environmental impact of its operations
Leading sports brand expects new reporting method will measure the carbon footprint of its supply chain. PUMA is to publish an environmental profit and loss (EP&L) statement in an attempt to more accurately measure the success of its green initiatives. As recently announced by luxury brand group PPR that owns the sports and lifestyle firm, supply chain analyst Trucost will be in charge ...
By Vital Energi
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Gallery: 4 Signs You Should Invest in EHS Software
These challenges may be preventing you from making better environmental, health and safety decisions. You're Reporting Manually If you're still using paper or spreadsheet-based processes to record incidents, perform audits and inspections, or create dashboards, chances are you're wasting time and effort. Everything Moves Slowly When you don't have the ability to manage your EHS ...
By EHS Insight
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Mongolia - Environment and natural resource management socio-economic survey (ENRMSS 2010)
Mongolia has very significant natural resources and a large part of the population is dependent on them for their daily living. The impact of the state of the environment on the living standards of herders is obvious, but also Mongolians living in the capital Ulaanbaatar have learned that air pollution, especially in winter, and other environmental problems have a deep impact on their living ...
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Sustainability in the event management sector
Many facilities managers will be familiar with British Standards and International Standards, and the approach of plan, do, check, act and review as a way of implementing and monitoring progress. However for many event managers the framework provided by British Standards may be very unfamiliar. BSI British Standards is the UK’s national standards organisation, recognised globally for its ...
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Ensuring Safety in Plastic Pyrolysis Machine
Plastic pyrolysis conversion machines offer a promising solution to address plastic waste while producing valuable fuel. However, operating these machines entails inherent risks that require diligent safety measures to protect workers, prevent accidents, and minimize environmental impacts. In this comprehensive guide, we will explore key safety considerations and best practices for operating ...
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Technical Focus: Sludge Blanket
Regardless of treatment process, sludge blanket control is an important aspect of any wastewater treatment plant, and correct monitoring and treatment of sludge is paramount for efficiency and cost control. Manual monitoring of sludge blanket levels is an occasional and often rushed method of control and can lead to inaccuracies being compounded over time, potentially leading to overspill into ...
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CH4 Monitoring
Methane has a direct influence on climate change as well as an indirect effect on human health, plant yield, and productivity due to its role as an important precursor to ground-level ozone formation. Therefore, CH4 monitoring is an efficient way to detect the buildup of CH4 levels and take necessary actions. This article covers information on methane gas, its sources in the ambient air, ...
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TVOC Monitoring
Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOC) are a group of compounds containing carbon that have a high vapor pressure present in the air. There are abundant VOC emitted from everyday activities among which some are colourless and some odourless and some are toxic. Therefore, TVOC monitoring is an efficient way to detect exposure to toxic VOCs. This article covers information on total volatile ...
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