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Enviro Technology Responds to Growing Demand for Intelligent Black Carbon Monitoring Instrumentation
Untitled Document In a direct response to demand from organisations across the UK, Enviro Technology Services, the leading UK supplier of environmental monitoring instrumentation and systems, has launched the Magee Aethalometer - an instrument that provides a real time readout of the concentration of black carbon aerosol particles. The Magee Aethalometer is a ...
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ENVIRO TECHNOLOGY RESPONDS TO GROWING DEMAND FOR INTELLIGENT BLACK CARBON MONITORING INSTRUMENTATION
In a direct response to demand from organisations across the UK, Enviro Technology plc , the leading UK supplier of environmental monitoring instrumentation and systems, have launched the ‘Magee Aethalometer' - an instrument that provides a real-time readout of the concentration of ‘black carbon' aerosol particles. The ‘Magee Aethalometer' is a self-contained, automatic instrument that can ...
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Californians Look to LA Testing to Identify “Ghosting” Phenomenon Caused by Soot
In recent years, companies such as LA Testing have witnessed an increasing number of complaints relating to the sudden and unexpected appearance of soot-like material observed in homes and commercial buildings. These stains may form on carpets, walls, plastic objects and other materials, and are commonly noted around ventilation grilles and electrical outlets. Often times, the culprit for this ...
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California Testing Lab Helps Clear The Air with Wildfire Smoke Damage in Homes
In recent years, there has been an increasing number of complaints relating to the sudden and unexpected appearance of soot-like material observed in homes and commercial buildings. These stains may form on carpets, walls, plastic objects and other materials, and have been noted around ventilation grilles and electrical outlets. The culprit for this “ghosting” phenomenon is the ...
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Two for the price of one: climate change mitigation measures also reduce air pollution
Effective greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation measures to stabilise global temperature change to no more than 2°C above pre-industrial temperatures would also substantially reduce air pollutant emissions, recent research predicts. A variety of mitigation options are available, including switching from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy. To achieve the necessary GHG emission reductions, ...
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U.S. EPA honors former San Joaquin Valley school transportation director for electric school bus advocacy
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today presented John Clements, former Director of Transportation for the Kings Canyon Unified School District (Reedley, Calif.), with the region’s prestigious Environmental Champion award for his work to deploy zero emission, battery-electric school buses and refrigerated lunch delivery trucks in the San Joaquin Valley, and for his statewide work as ...
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EPA Awards Funds to Oregon to Reduce Harmful Diesel Emissions in Portland
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a $1.5 million Diesel Emission Reduction Act grant to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) that ultimately will remove tons of air pollution from diesel-fueled activities at and near the Port of Portland. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy announced the grant at an event this morning in North Portland with Oregon DEQ ...
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2016 reveals deadly dangers of air pollution
Beijing, London, Mexico City, New Delhi and Paris are among the cities that have drawn attention for their dangerously high air pollution levels in 2016 - but they're not abne. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed that 92 percent of the world's urban population now live in cities where the air is toxic. In India, a study found that 41 Indian cities of more than a million people ...
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Climate models may be overestimating the cooling effect of wildfire aerosols
Original story at MIT News Whether intentionally set to consume agricultural waste or naturally ignited in forests or peatlands, open-burning fires impact the global climate system in two ways which, to some extent, cancel each other out. On one hand, they generate a significant fraction of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions, which drive up the average global surface temperature. On the ...
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Black carbon pollution emerges as major player in global warming
Soot from biomass burning, diesel exhaust has 60 percent of the effect of carbon dioxide on warming but mitigation offers immediate benefits. Black carbon, a form of particulate air pollution most often produced from biomass burning, cooking with solid fuels and diesel exhaust, has a warming effect in the atmosphere three to four times greater than prevailing estimates, according to scientists ...
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EPA Awards Five California School Districts $325,000 for Thirteen Cleaner School Buses
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding five California School Districts $325,000 to replace thirteen older diesel school buses with new, clean buses that are more than 90 percent cleaner. Recipients include Town Ride, Inc. of Arcadia Unified School District, Culver City Unified School District, Enterprise Elementary School District in Redding, Calif., Clovis Unified School ...
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DRI Tech Transfer Office turns research into royalties with boost from DOE
The Technology Transfer Office (TTO) that serves both DRI and the University of Nevada, Reno, is bridging the gap between research and reality by bringing together early-stage technology and marketplace opportunities while generating income for both institutions.The TTO’s primary goals are to commercialize DRI- and university-developed technologies and to stimulate economic development and ...
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EPA Awards $123,161 to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection to Retrofit School Buses
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $123,161 in Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) funding to the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection to fund local school districts to replace four school buses. The older replaced buses will be removed from service and permanently destroyed. “By promoting clean diesel technologies, we can improve air quality, support green jobs, ...
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EPA Awards Washoe County School District $110,000 for five cleaner school buses
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding the Washoe County School District $110,000 to replace five older diesel school buses with new, clean buses that are more than 90 percent cleaner. Nationwide, 76 recipients will receive rebates through EPA’s Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) funding to replace 210 school buses. In conjunction with “Love the Bus” ...
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U.S. EPA Awards $42,201 to the American Samoa Power Authority to Replace a Power Generator
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $42,201 to the American Samoa Power Authority to replace a diesel generator with an all-electric generator on the Island of Ofu in American Samoa. This project will reduce 75,000 gallons of diesel fuel annually. “By promoting clean diesel technologies, we can improve air quality, support green jobs, and fight global climate ...
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EPA Awards San Joaquin Valley $677,214 for 48 Trucks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $677,214 in Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) funding to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to replace 48 heavy duty trucks powered by cleaner 2013 or newer model year engines. Eight million dollars was awarded for 21 clean diesel projects nationwide. “This project to reduce diesel emissions is a great example ...
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Wide gap between New Delhi, Beijing smog policies
Think twice before taking a deep breath in New Delhi, where worsening air pollution has drawn comparisons with Beijing, the world's pollution poster child. On bad days in India's congested capital, the air is so murky it slows traffic to a crawl. Conversations are punctuated with rasping coughs. Weak bands of sunlight filter through a grainy sky. Air monitoring sensors around the landlocked ...
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EPA West Coast Collaborative announces more than $2 million in grants to reduce harmful diesel emissions in western states and Pacific Island territories
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced over $2.2 million in Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) grants to partners along the West Coast and Pacific Island Territories. The 14 grants are administered through the West Coast Collaborative, an EPA Region 9 and Region 10 public-private partnership aimed at reducing diesel emissions and leveraging an additional $6 million from ...
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EPA and Coast Guard Reach Pollution Control Agreement with Carnival
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Coast Guard have reached an agreement in principle with Carnival Corporation to develop advanced emission control technology to be used in waters surrounding U.S. coasts. Under the agreement, Carnival will develop and deploy a new exhaust gas cleaning system on up to 32 ships over the next three years to be used in Emission Control Areas ...
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Linking air quality and climate change can be cost-effective
If the effects of air pollution on climate change are included in air quality strategies, efficiency gains of €2.5 billion can be achieved in the EU, according to recent research. Various greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and pollutants both affect the climate and air quality, yet climate change and air pollution are often treated separately in environmental policy. Air pollutants are regulated ...
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