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Zero Waste and Carbon Neutral City to be Built

Masdar and BASF today announced a strategic partnership agreement for collaboration on the construction of Masdar City, the world’s first carbon-neutral and zero-waste city

20 Aug 2009

First CO2 Scrubbing Plant in Germany Inaugurated

Dr Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, and Dr Juergen Ruettgers, State Premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, officially put into operation the pilot scrubbing plant for power station flue gases

20 Aug 2009

Microbes Point Scientists to Better Understanding of Nanoparticles and Pollution

Naturally occurring organic matter in water and sediment appears to play a key role in helping microbes convert tiny particles of mercury in the environment into a form that is dangerous to most living creatures

19 Aug 2009

Pollution Changes Rainfall Patterns in China

New research shows that air pollution in eastern China has reduced the amount of light rainfall over the past 50 years and decreased by 23 percent the number of days of light rain in the eastern half of the country

17 Aug 2009

UPM Kymi Pulp Mill Succeeds in Cleaning Up Emissions and Chemicals

href="http://www.upm-kymmene.com" target=_blank>UPM Kymi pulp mill's new chemical recovery plant has succeeded as planned. The plant, started up in summer 2008, is top-class in terms of energy efficiency and its lo...

11 Aug 2009

Low Emissions Building Materials For Better Indoor Air Quality

The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI), a non-profit organization established in 2001 to create industry-independent indoor air quality standards for building materials and products, has awarded Trend USA and its franchise division, Granite
Transformations, its highest rating

10 Aug 2009

ThyssenKrupp Nirosta Modernizes With Eco Friendly Converters

ThyssenKrupp Nirosta has completely modernized its converter facilities in Krefeld and in so doing made a further contribution to lowering pollution in the area around the plant

9 Aug 2009

Insects May Spread Nanotechnology Pollution Around the Environment

A new study raises the possibility that flies and other insects that encounter nanomaterial "hot spots," or spills, near manufacturing facilities in the future could pick up and transport nanoparticles on their bodies, transferring the particles to other flies or habitats in the environment

5 Aug 2009

Soil Ecosystems Can Be Revived by Metal Immobilization using Plant and Poultry Waste

New research highlighted in the latest issue of the Journal of Environmental Quality shows that even very contaminated shooting range soils can be remediated by using poultry waste and revegetating the site

3 Aug 2009

Biological Researchers Find Way to Detect Pathogens and Pollution in the Environment

Coupling biological materials with an electrode-based device researchers are able to quickly and precisely detect pathogens and pollution in the environment - and infinitesimally small amounts of disease biomarkers in our blood

3 Aug 2009