Prototype system sniffs out soil health with results in five minutes
An electronic nose to sniff out soil health that will deliver results to a farmer’s phone in five minutes is being developed by PES...
High definition, optical gas imaging camera improves inspection safety
FLIR Systems has announced "the industry’s first high-definition (HD), handheld optical gas imaging (OGI) camera, the FLIR GF620."
Designed for oil and gas industry...
Comment: Technology will be crucial to the success of vertical farms
Vertical farming is increasingly being regarded as one of the solutions to the problems faced by global food production systems, and in the following...
Exploring underwater methane sources with mass spectrometry
Enormous amounts of methane are trapped in the ocean floor worldwide. The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) is...
Rugged and simple multiparameter meter
INDOOR air quality instrumentation expert GrayWolf Sensing Solutions has introduced the AdvancedSense BE, described as a rugged, simple-to-use, multi-parameter environmental meter. This purpose-built instrument...
Fuel and energy research conference hits Sheffield in September
A standout event in the calendar of those with an interest in fuels – present and future - is the 2nd FERIA Conference, the...
The how and why of soil carbon flux measurement
Measuring forest soil carbon flux gives an insight into the health of forest ecosystems and provides feedback on the effects of global warming. Edinburgh...
Firm secures three-year stack emissions contract extension with SEPA
Testing, inspection and certification firm Element Materials Technology (Element) has been awarded a three-year extension to its contract with Scotland’s principal environmental regulator, the Scottish Environment Protection...
Global methane map to launch at COP28
An open-access Methane Map will be launched at COP28 in a bid to accelerate abatement of this greenhouse gas, considered second only to CO2...
Firm launches advanced hydrocarbon gas analysers
Signal Group, the UK based developer and manufacturer of gas analysers, has launched the new ‘SOLAR’ range of fixed hydrocarbon monitors. The SOLAR instruments...
Firm appointed by EA to research PFAS from landfill
The EA's PFAS Risk Screening Project will undertake assessments which may inform future regulatory measures, and it has appointed professional services firm GHD to...
Emissions partnership
Portable measurement technology firm Testo has appointed Ashtead Technology as platinum distributor for its portable emissions analysers, the Testo 340 and 350. As part...
Sponsored content: Simple industrial pollution monitoring with AQMesh
AQMesh is being used for industrial air pollution monitoring around the world because it brings together a range of features and services that have...
Case study: Indoor air quality monitoring eases staff concern
A case study article from equipment rental firm Ashtead Technology
As a Health Safety and Environmental Consultant, Matthew Brown has experienced increased numbers of enquiries...
Particle profiling
A new study has found high concentrations of small particles in the air in the Copenhagen Metro.
EU closer to enforcing rules on methane emissions in the energy sector
The EU looks ready to enforce new regulations aimed at curbing methane emissions in the energy sector, for the first time.
On 15 November, the...
Data firm calls for adoption of more modern measurement techniques following BBC greenhouse gas...
The Jungfraujoch air monitoring station in the Swiss Alps, which has detected large quantities of a particular GHG coming from a location in Italy,...
Open-source tool enables air-quality checking on a budget
An MIT research team is rolling out an open-source version of a low-cost, mobile detector that they say could enable people to track air...
Getting the most from IR gas measurement
Envirotec asked gas analysis expert Protea for some pointers about the use of IR-based gas measurement systems in applications like stack and marine emissions testing .
Clean Air Zone reduces NO2 levels in Birmingham, confirms study
Birmingham’s clean air zone (CAZ) has reduced the levels of nitrogen dioxide gas (NO2), according to a new study.
Scientists used an innovative technique to...
