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MBL begins first test of tropical seaweed farming for biofuels production

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These conditions make its southern coastline an ideal test bed for exploring how environmental conditions influence the biological, physiological, and chemical properties of cultivated macroalgae, as well as the impact of seaweed farms on the surrounding environment. Credit: Loretta Roberson. Earlier post.).

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HEI study links fossil fuel combustion with more than 1 million deaths globally

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The burning of solid biofuels, such as wood for indoor heating and cooking, is another major source of PM 2.5 , accounting for an additional 740,000 deaths, especially across South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. The study team, led by Dr. Erin McDuffie and Dr. Randall Martin of Washington University in St.

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Ford Sustainability Report details pilot program in South Africa to deliver health care, education

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A new Ford Motor Company pilot program aims to enhance mobility health services in rural areas of South Africa and Nigeria. Two modified Ford Rangers will work as mobile clinics to deliver health services, dispense medication for chronic conditions, and monitor the growth of children in South Africa. Investing $4.5 Earlier post.)

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Study links PM2.5 pollution with millions of preterm births globally

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A new study, led by a team from The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) at the University of York, has found that in 2010, about 2.7 Environment International. SEI is working to support more than 20 developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America to develop plans to reduce emissions leading to particulate air pollution.

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UN: global e-waste surging; up 21% in 5 years

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Mt), Europe (12 Mt), Africa (2.9 kg), while Asia and Africa were much lower (5.6 According to the report, Asia generated the greatest volume of e-waste in 2019—some 24.9 Mt, followed by the Americas (13.1 Mt), and and Oceania (0.7 Europe ranked first worldwide in terms of e-waste generation per capita, with 16.2 kg per capita.

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Volkswagen opens IT Center in the Gläserne Manufaktur in Dresden; Volkswagen Industrial Cloud

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It enables smart real-time control—simultaneously in Wolfsburg and Shanghai, Dresden and Uitenhage (South Africa). In the Industrial Cloud, these technologies are being developed specifically for the automotive production environment. The Industrial Cloud is being established together with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

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Source: University of Leicester. In some parts of Asia, Africa and South America, the researchers identified data gaps which prevented them from characterizing ozone pollution exposure patterns. Source: University of Leicester. Fleming, National Centre for Atmospheric Science at University of Leicester. Click to enlarge.

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