Houston’s Concern over Toxic Seepage Due to Hurricane Harvey

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Hurricane Harvey has caused widespread destruction along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast. The flooding, rainfall and winds have damaged homes, businesses, schools and infrastructure. Hurricane Harvey has caused damage to the area’s many petrochemical plants used in the oil and natural gas industry, as well as in manufacturing consumer products. The chemicals used in […]

Different Types of Industrial Dust Collectors

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There are so many industrial dust collectors out there, and choosing the best one for your company can be difficult, especially if you don’t know much about them. If you’re one of them, then you’ve come to the right place. An industrial dust collector is a system that helps enhance the quality of air released […]

Is Drinking Rainwater Dangerous for Health?

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Is drinking rainwater dangerous for human health? The short answer: in some cases. Below are details on the kind of rainwater you can drink and not drink, as well as the things that can be done to make rainwater safer for consumption. Rainwater You Should Avoid Drinking Each drop of rain passes the atmosphere before […]

Top Reasons Why You Should Check Indoor Air Quality

Benefits of Monitoring Indoor Air Quality

We take countless breaths every day and spend most of our time indoors. That said, we need to make sure the quality of the air we are breathing is up to the mark and healthy for us to breathe. You are of the wrong notion if you think that indoor air is good quality and […]

Role of Chemical Pollution in Disease Proliferation

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While the effects of chemical pollution on human health are poorly defined, its contribution to the global burden of disease is almost certainly underestimated. Diseases caused by pollution were responsible for an estimated 9 million premature deaths in 2015—16% of all deaths worldwide, which is three times more deaths than from AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria […]

How to Treat Industrial Wastewater without Chemicals?

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According to The United Nations World Water Development Report 2017, the volumes of industrial wastewater could double by 2025, while the market for wastewater treatment technologies is also predicted to grow as much by 2020. This shouldn’t be a surprise since wastewater can present an opportunity for cost saving and reducing water dependency when managed […]

Urban Heat Island Effect: Causes, Impacts and Mitigation

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The urban heat island effect arises due to absorption of incident radiation from the sun by built surfaces of tall buildings, roof, concrete structures and asphalt roads and then releasing it in the form of heat. The term “urban heat island” describes the built-up areas that are significantly hotter than the surrounding open, natural or […]

Rooftop Gardens: Catalyst for Green Cities

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Rooftop gardens, also known as green roofs, are vegetative green layer grown on a rooftop of buildings providing greenery, useful products, shade, acoustic benefits as well as remove heat from the air through evapo-transpiration, reducing temperatures of the roof surface and the surrounding air. On hot and humid summer days, the surface temperature of a […]