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Global sea level rise monitoring secured for next decade
The transatlantic Jason-3 Programme has now been approved by EUMETSAT Member States thus ensuring a continuation of the series of measurements made by the Jason-2 satellite and its predecessors in support of meteorology, operational oceanography and in particular the monitoring of the sea level trend, a key indicator of climate change. Nineteen EUMETSAT Member States have agreed to subscribe to ...
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The environment in your pocket 2008
The twelfth edition of 'The environment in your pocket' has been published this week by Defra. This is an annual publication containing material on various environmental themes including climate change, air quality, waste and recycling, land, coastal and marine waters, radioactivity, wildlife and inland water. The main theme of this year's publication is climate change and a larger section has ...
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Gradient Scientist Provides Testimony Before House Subcommittee on EPA Projections of Decreased Mortality Attributed to Particulate Matter Reductions in Outdoor Air
Gradient Principal Peter Valberg was invited by the House Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, as an expert in health risk assessment and inhalation toxicology to provide scientific testimony regarding proposed bills on the 'EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011' and the 'Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011.' The hearing was held September 8, 2011, at the Rayburn Office ...
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Venice to suffer fewer storm surges
Venice – the City of Dreams – may have one less nightmare to deal with following a finding that the frequency of extreme storm surge events generated by Adriatic Sea tempests could fall by about 30 per cent by 2100. A team of international scientists led by CSIRO's Dr Alberto Troccoli studied atmospheric circulation in the Mediterranean region to assess climate impacts through ...
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Monitors Detect Leaks of Water Disinfection Chemicals
PureAire Monitoring Systems has a line of economical, self-contained detection systems that alert personnel in water treatment plants to potentially hazardous leaks and releases of several common disinfection gases. Available for chlorine, chlorine dioxide and ozone, STX-PA Gas Monitors respond quickly to low level disinfectant leaks, yet are not permanently damaged by catastrophic or prolonged ...
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2000 Health Centres in Areas Breaching WHO air quality Guidelines
New analysis by the British Lung Foundation (BLF), and Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC), has revealed that more than 2,000 health centres in Great Britain, including major teaching hospitals, children's hospitals, clinics and doctor's surgeries are in areas which exceed recommended air pollution guidelines. Specifically, these health centres are in areas with average levels of ...
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Developing Bioaugmentation Cultures for Chloroethene Remediation in Low pH Aquifers
One of the major limitations for bioremediation of chlorinated ethenes in aquifers with a pH of approximately 6 and below is the perceived need to adjust the pH to the circumneutral range. This is based on numerous studies with Dehalococcoides and mixed cultures containing Dehalococcoides that indicate a steep reduction or cessation in cDCE and VC reduction to ethene at pH levels below 6. ...
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ASTM D2961 - 11 Standard Test Method for Single-Stage Total Moisture Less than 15% in Coal Reduced to 2.36-mm (No. 8 Sieve) Topsize
The measurement of total moisture is required to determine whether coal meets commercial or environmental specifications, or both. Within the limitations prescribed in the scope, this test method describes a procedure for determination of total moisture that requires less time than the procedures described in Test Method D 3302. ...
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Antarctic ice loss dangerously fast
New studies show that the Antarctic ice sheet is melting faster than previously anticipated. If this jump is indicative of a trend due to global warming the entire antarctic ecology could be threatened much sooner than expected. In a first-of-its-kind study, an international team led by Eric Rignot of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., and the University of California, Irvine, ...
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Critical Environment Technologies Introduces a Low Cost Portable Solution
Critical Environment Technologies Canada Inc. will introduce YESAIR Junior at this year’s American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo in Denver, Colorado. YESAIR Junior is a new low cost, light weight handheld device. It contains three key sensors that are aimed to simultaneously measure and record temperature, relative humidity, and carbon dioxide levels in the air. The LCD display indicates ...
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EPA Releases First Round of Data from its Lower Manhattan Test and Clean Program on Web
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the first round of sampling results from its Lower Manhattan Test and Clean program, established to identify the possible presence of contaminants associated with the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings. EPA has posted this round of data on its Web site. The Agency is continuing to test residential and commercial spaces and ...
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National Radon Action Month and Exposure Risks in Residential and Occupational Environments
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), radon is the leading cause of lung cancer deaths among nonsmokers in America. Exposure to radon is believed to cause over 20,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. To help bring awareness to this preventable exposure hazard, the EPA has designated January as National Radon Action Month. Radon is a cancer-causing radioactive gas that has ...
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EPA Says Air Quality near West Lake Landfill Consistent with Greater St. Louis and Other Midwest Cities
EPA Region 7 released new data today that shows air quality around the West Lake Landfill Superfund Site in Bridgeton, Mo., is consistent with what is found elsewhere in the greater St. Louis metropolitan area, and in other major Midwest cities. According to Agency experts, an air quality monitoring network with five stations operating for the past seven months around the landfill has been ...
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Are we moving to a resource efficient future
Ladies and gentlemen, I am glad to open this conference on targeting a more resource efficient Europe. I would like to thank Friends of the Earth for organising such an event which is well timed to support the reflexions and recommendations of the European Resource Efficiency Platform. The question you have asked me to address is "Are we moving to a resource efficient future?" Well if you have ...
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Sustainable Meeting Accommodations
A newly published ASTM International specification on selecting accommodations for environmentally sustainable meetings joins eight previously approved ASTM standards to complete a suite covering the major areas of sustainable event planning. The new E2772, Specification for Evaluation and Selection of Accommodations for Environmentally Sustainable Meetings, Events, Trade Shows and Conferences, ...
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CVD- sera has set new standards for the dosing technology
In practice, sera’s application and customer-specific dosing systems have proven their reliability many times over globally. Thanks to decades of know-how on precise and optimum turnkey dosing systems, sera’s engineers have managed to get a new, standardized dosing system ready for production – the sera CVD (Compact Vertical Dosing). This system not only impresses with its ...
By Sera GmbH
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ASTM C586 - 11 standard test method for potential alkali reactivity of carbonate rocks as concrete aggregates (Rock-Cylinder Method)
This test method is intended to give a relatively rapid indication of the potential expansive reactivity of certain carbonate rocks that may be used as concrete aggregates. The test method has been successfully used in (1) research and (2) preliminary screening of aggregate sources to indicate the presence of material with a potential for ...
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How long until extreme sea levels are an annual occurrence?
A chilling new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has revealed that extreme sea events will soon become an annual occurrence. Historically, such phenomena have taken place once a century. However, the IPCC's findings indicate that it could become a yearly fixture before 2050, sparking fear that lower-lying nations could be vulnerable to mass flooding. Perhaps even ...
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Connecticut School Closed Due to Unsafe Air Quality
Test results show an unsafe level of toxins in the air at Columbus School in Bridgeport, CT, stated the school superintendent John Ramos. He will send Columbus’ students to other schools in the district to avoid exposing them to the hazardous chemicals. The school recently discovered that its window caulking was made with polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, which are carcinogens ...
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Microbes High in New Orleans Sediments After Hurricanes
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts (ENS) - In a new study documenting the microbial landscape of New Orleans and Lake Pontchartrain after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, scientists report that sediments in interior portions of the city are contaminated with fecal microbes. They say this was a chronic condition in the area before the hurricanes, and that the resulting water quality in the city and in ...
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