Meeting German formaldehyde emissions targets
POWER generation from Germany’s enormous biogas industry produces emissions to air that are regulated by the Technical Instructions on Air Quality Control (TA Luft).
As...
Business is booming for HWEnergy
BIOMASS heat specialist HWEnergy is currently installing biomass systems at six hotels and guest properties across the country, having completed 13 such contracts at...
Harvesting energy from the Thames
INDUSTRIAL Purification Systems (IPS) has scored something of a coup with its supply of energy efficient filtration technology for the open loop heat pump...
Low carbon sector heats up
Stephanie Clark of Scottish Renewables examines the issues surrounding the Scottish government's forthcoming Heat Generation Policy Statement
2014 is so far shaping up to be...
Recruits bring environmental expertise
Environmental monitoring and management specialist enitial has appointed two employees with expertise in the air quality sector and solar energy to develop and improve...
Edinburgh event puts spotlight on mercury
MERCURY pollution attracted a significant amount of public interest at July's Mercury 2013 International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP), in Edinburgh....
Carbon catchers raise CO2 awareness
A group of artists and scientists were attempting to raise the profile of CO2 emissions and climate change during the Edinburgh Festival in August...
Seal of approval for airborn bacteria testing
BRADFORD-based Environmental and Occupational Hygiene Consultancy Envirocare is now accredited to undertake bioaerosol monitoring from stacks (such as chimneys).
The new capability, an extension...
Polish coup for odour abatement system
AN odour abatement system blending old and new technologies has proven its effectiveness in a Polish wastewater treatment application, a coup for the two...
Turning grit into gold
Road grit and gully waste usually end up in landfill, at least in the UK. But a scheme adopted by Warwickshire County Council illustrates...
Why monitor indoor air quality?
INDOOR air quality (IAQ) relates to a number of environmental factors inside a building that can impinge on the health, comfort, or work performance...
Breaking it down: compostable product packaging
Envirotec looks at the latest progress
MORE and more product packaging is being recycled each year but a lot of it still goes to landfill,...
Reducing toxic emissions from waste incineration power plants
AIR pollution control technology for waste incineration is available from Lührfilter.
Domestic and municipal waste that might otherwise have gone to landfill can now be...
Something in the air? UK focus
European government's are struggling to address the issue of air quality in a way that is practical and meaningful. For the UK the problem...
Alliance to improve waste gas monitoring
SCOTTISH technology company M Squared Lasers has launched a research partnership with the Glasgow hub of the world’s largest applied research body, the Fraunhofer...
IEA calls for intensive action on climate change
WARNING that the world is not on track to limit the global temperature increase to 2 degrees Celsius, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has...
Poultry pong given the bird
SMELLS coming from a poultry unit made nearby residents feel sick and depressed.
The property’s occupier was also left a bit under the weather after...
Step forward with fine dust system
Jim Mills, a particulate monitoring specialist from Air Monitors Ltd, believes ambient dust monitoring technology has taken a major step forward with the development...
The full Spectrum – Exclusive deal for Midlands expert
Air Spectrum Environmental Ltd is now providing a complete range of olfactometry products after agreeing an exclusive deal with one of the world’s top...
It’s still a work in progress
As social and economic views on the environment and the way in which we treat our waste are becoming a part of common culture...
