December 10, 2009
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Monitoring & Testing Newsletter December 10, 2009 |
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AlertMe debuts national energy monitoring service
UK smart meter specialist AlertMe has launched a new online service designed to help its customers compare their energy use against that of other households. The company, which provides smart meter and domestic energy management systems that allow users to access energy usage data online, said the new `Swingometer` online tool would be freely available and would allow households to easily track whether they are using more or less electricity than other households. The system works by using data from AlertMe customers to show how much power the nation is using at any one time. It also ... |
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Can more toxicity tests improve environmental protection standards?
New research has investigated the effect of increasing the number of toxicity tests on Environmental Quality Standards (EQSs). Case study results suggest that an additional test can reduce costs without impairing the regulatory protection levels. An Environmental Quality Standard (EQS) defines the maximum safe concentration of a potentially hazardous chemical in air or water. EQSs are used to control emissions or assess risks and are developed using a number of tests which measure harm to wildlife. If EQSs are too stringent they may lead to unnecessary interventions, but if too lenient they can ... |
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