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CSIRO study finds little to no environmental impact from fracing in Queensland

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A comprehensive three-year scientific study into the air, water and soil impacts of hydraulic fracturing (HF) in coal seam gas (CSG) in Queensland, Australia has found little to no impacts on air quality, soils, groundwater and waterways. —Dr Barrett.

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Ensuring Underwater Robots Survive in Hot Tropical Waters

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The hot, humid environment of tropical marine areas such as Australia’s Great Barrier Reef can wreak havoc on the marine autonomous systems. Our overall objective is to establish a sustainable marine autonomous systems [MAS] sector in Australia,” she says.

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New international study finds lab testing of diesel NOx emissions underestimates real-world levels by up to 50%

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in collaboration with scientists at the University of York’s Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI); University of Colorado; and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, assessed 30 studies of vehicle emissions under real-world driving conditions in 11 major vehicle markets representing 80% of new diesel vehicle sales in 2015.

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New study finds natural aerosols may contribute more uncertainty than previously thought to how climate responds to anthropogenic GHG emission

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The team showed that the effect of aerosols on the climate since industrialisation depends strongly on what the atmosphere was like before pollution, when aerosols were produced only from natural emissions. The finding could further complicate attempts to model climate change. —Professor Carslaw. Resources. Carslaw, L. Reddington, K.

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How Eddie Custovic Is Building His Legacy

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The IEEE senior member established an innovation lab for budding entrepreneurs at La Trobe University , in Melbourne, Australia, where he is an engineering professor. And if that isn’t enough, he is working to combat impending food shortages by developing imaging technology to determine how to grow plants in inhabitable environments.

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Study Finds Tunnel Concentrates Ultrafine Particle Concentration by Up to 1000 Times

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Road tunnels can contain ultrafine (<100 nm) particles in concentration levels so high they have the potential to harm drivers and passengers, according to a recently-published study by researchers in Australia. Professor Lidia Morawska, Queensland University of Technology. Lidia Morawska. Knibbs, Richard J. 2009.04.029.

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Top 5 electric vehicles books you must read

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As we already know how the ICE vehicles are impacting the environment mostly the air. Due to the ICE vehicles combustion, the world is suffering from air pollution and its related problems. Electric vehicles are growing in a tremendous way and this is the time when everyone must be aware of electric vehicles and their technology.