How old is that microplastic? A new way to estimate the age of microplastics...
Researchers have developed a new way to estimate the age of microplastics found in the upper oceans. The method involves a combination of analyzing...
Sponsored content: ABB technology to help tackle methane leakages from orphan oil and gas...
ABB’s emissions monitoring technology, which is typically used for gas leak detection by oil and gas companies and natural gas utilities, is now employed...
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...
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...
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...
The worm turns for IAQ sensing?
Researchers at the University of Turku in Finland have developed a new method for measuring indoor air quality, making use of fluorescent nematodes.
Sponsored Content: Sensitively sniffing out VOCs
Danati Fire and Safety is a leading investigator of fires and explosions covering Southern Africa. Their staff regularly use ION Science’s Tiger VOC detectors to help find organic chemicals that may be the source of a fire.
Sponsored Content: Deal expands range of ATEX-certified gas monitor fleet
Ashtead Technology has announced a new partnership with Gas Data, expanding the range of applications for its gas monitors (available for either purchase or rental).
Sponsored Content: A novel design for the measurement of gas fluxes
A better understanding of fluxes of climate-relevant gases is required to inform climate change studies and enable better management of ecosystems to mitigate their climate impact.
Scientists unravel the porosity of biochars in a world first
Ground-breaking work lights a path for environmental applications and accessing results from vast amounts of data
In a breakthrough that may be significant for environmental...
Sponsored Content: Danati Fire & Safety improves investigation time with Tiger VOC detector
Danati Fire and Safety is a leading investigator of fires and explosions covering Southern Africa. Their staff regularly use ION Science’s Tiger VOC detectors to help find organic chemicals that may be the source of a fire.
Measuring oil contamination in soil
Petroleum hydrocarbons in soil continues to be an area of interest for scientists as they are the most common contaminants that are toxic to...
Reappraising assumptions about ozone in European cities
Ozone levels near the surface in urban environments are lower than expected, in the results of an Austrian research group
The 40-meter-high monitoring tower of...
New initiative aims to use Earth observation and geospatial data to detect sewage spills
Ordnance Survey is working with consultancy firm CGI to investigate the possibilities of using Earth observation data to detect sewage from space. Launched by...
Sponsored Content: Ashtead Technology partners with Gas Data to expand analyser fleet
Responding to a growing demand for portable, ATEX-certified environmental monitoring equipment, Ashtead Technology has announced a new partnership with Gas Data. The deal will significantly expand the range of applications for which Ashtead is able to offer gas monitors for either purchase or rental.
Sponsored Content: Reflections on a decade of sensing
Gas sensor manufacturer DD-Scientific writes: In 2011 we had a site comprising a single building, and were offering sensors for only six gas types and two package sizes, with a team who would be outnumbered on a football pitch.
Sponsored Content: Flow meter accuracy is critical to biofuel production
Titan Enterprises’ OEM customer Green Fuels has been involved with advancing biofuel technologies - expected to be an important contributor to the global net zero target.
Particle profiling
A new study has found high concentrations of small particles in the air in the Copenhagen Metro.
Breakthrough technology for lithium manufacture
As global effort to fight climate change intensifies, the challenge for battery manufacturers and their supply chains is to find ways to meet the...
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...
