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Circa Group's Renewable Solvent Wins Environmental Leader’s Top Product 2019 Award

CyreneTM, a bio-based, renewable solvent produced by biotechnology company Circa Group, has won Top Product 2019 at the Environmental Leader (EL) and Energy Manager Today (EMT) Awards.

From Circa Group Ltd 17 May 2019

Accumulation of Marine Plastic Pollution Poses a Major Threat to Coastal Ecosystems

According to a recent study from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), mangrove forests located on the coasts of Saudi Arabia serve as litter traps, accruing large amounts of plastic litter from the marine environment.

14 May 2019

Conservation Groups Failing Nature by Ignoring Human Population, says Charity

In light of the lntergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services assessment report published today, campaign charity Population Matters has hit out at conservation groups which fail to address the human population.

7 May 2019

Study Shows for First Time Early-Morning Peaks in CO2 over Ocean Waters

High concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air blowing out to sea from cities and agricultural regions, including Silicon Valley were recently noted by scientists at MBARI measured.

24 Apr 2019

Marine Sponge Tests Point to Human Microbiome Answers

Using marine sponges, Flinders University researchers have developed a new technique to read complex microbial populations – a technique that could also be applied to improve analysis of the human microbiome.

23 Apr 2019

Oceanographers Propose a New Explanation for How the Ocean Absorbs and Stores Carbon

A study led by a team of top oceanographers in the world has put forward a new clarification for how the ocean absorbs and stores carbon, finding a solution to a mystery that has puzzled researchers for a long time.

19 Apr 2019

Hanwell’s Environmental Monitoring Takes the Stage at Facility Show

Keeping tabs on the environmental conditions within plants and facilities is essential to any building management system, making Stand EO6 at this year’s Facility Management and Maintenance Show (1st May, Arena MK, Milton Keynes) a hot spot where Hanwell Solutions Ltd will demonstrate that integrating monitoring environmental systems need not be onerous.

From Hanwell Solutions Ltd 17 Apr 2019