Scientists Show the Environmental Impact of Multiple Materials
By Surbhi JainMar 21 2022Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. In an editorial recently published in the open-access journal Materials, researchers discussed the impact of materials on the environment. Study: Measurement of the Environmental Impact of Materials. Image Credit: kira-TeamDNA/Shutterstock.com Background In the 20th century, global material use climbed by a factor of eight, reaching more than 10 […]
Feds designate Greenpoint’s Meeker Avenue Plume a Superfund site • Brooklyn Paper
The federal Environmental Protection Agency has finalized its decision to designate Greenpoint’s Meeker Avenue Plume a Superfund site, setting the stage for a federally-supervised scrub of the site, possibly funded by the companies responsible for polluting the neighborhood. Bounded roughly by Norman Avenue to the north, Kingsland Avenue to the west, the Newtown Creek to […]
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8 tips to cope with seasonal allergies
Mar 21, 2022, 2:41pmUpdated 52m ago By: News 12 Staff Spring is here, and with it is the sneezing, runny or stuffy nose, watery and itchy eyes, associated with seasonal allergies. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the best way to protect yourself against allergies is to reduce your exposure to pollen. […]
Foundation’s new report shows ‘The Future Is Electric’
By Tom Gilbert It may seem like a tall order: Make changes to your home to lower your energy bills, remove harmful pollutants from the air you breathe, and help in the global fight against climate change. But it is not as hard as it might sound. According to a new report commissioned by the […]
NICE proposal requires nurses to ask patients about housing conditions
Healthcare staff, including nurses, could be asked to question patients with respiratory or cardiovascular conditions about the quality of the housing they are living in, proposals from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have said. A consultation on a proposed indoor air quality standard, published by NICE last week, also suggests that […]
Three additional Ohio State Fair Concerts announced
COLUMBUS—Officials have announced three additional concerts to be a part of the Ohio State Fair Concert Series powered by AEP Ohio’s Smart Grid, revealing that Scotty McCreery, Dru Hill and Raheem DeVaughn, and Foreigner will be performing in the WCOL Celeste Center. The 12-day Ohio State Fair will feature a diverse selection of entertainment that […]
The ancient enigma that still resonates today
Taking the symbol into nature is Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty, a giant spiral-shaped environmental artwork of 1,500ft by 15ft. Built with 6,000 tons of basalt at the mouth of a terminal basin in Great Salt Lake, Utah, where it will inevitably be eroded, it reflects Smithson’s fascination with entropy. “One could perhaps see it as […]
NZ glassmaker taps IoT to track delivery trolleys
New Zealand’s Architectural Glass Products (AGP) is tapping internet-of- things (IoT) technology to track its products and delivery trolleys in real-time and minimise asset losses. The glass manufacturer has fitted tracking devices on over 1,750 purpose-built delivery trolleys, which communicate over a Sigfox-based low-power wide area network operated by Thinxtra. AGP spokesperson Gene Sanford said […]
New Jersey’s energy future must — and will be — electric
It may seem like a tall order: Make changes to your home to lower your energy bills, remove harmful pollutants from the air you breathe and help in the global fight against climate change. But it’s not as hard as it might sound. According to a new report commissioned by New Jersey Conservation Foundation, it’s […]