Category Archives: Pollution Abatement

Zero Emissions Day: Our Planet is Counting on Us

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The Zero Emissions Day (or ‘Ze Day’) aims to put the Global 24 hour Moratorium on the Combustion of Fossil Fuels. The day started on March 21, 2008 with the launch of a website calling for “A Global Moratorium on Fossil Fuel Combustion on September 21” in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The message, “Giving our planet one day off a year”, was simple yet profound and was translated into 12 languages for easy reach of people. The idea behind is of giving everything a ‘rest day’ so why not for emissions and environment. The notion behind the Zero Emissions Day is … Continue reading →

Artisanal Dyeing and Tanning in Algeria and Mali: Craftsmanship, Gender, and Nature-Based Solutions

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Across North and West Africa, artisanal dyeing and tanning remain deeply embedded in everyday life, shaping local economies, cultural identities, and social relations. In Algeria and Mali, these practices are not marginal activities but living traditions that connect generations, sustain households, and contribute to regional markets. From hand-dyed textiles to traditionally tanned leather goods, color and craftsmanship carry meaning far beyond aesthetics. Yet behind this richness lies a less visible reality: the growing pressure that artisanal production places on water resources and ecosystems, particularly through the discharge of untreated wastewater. In both countries, artisanal dyeing and tanning are typically carried … Continue reading →

How To Save The World From Plastic Pollution

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There is not one solution, we all know that. But let’s take a look back in time for a possible solution to plastic pollution. In a past-era, we had a solution that worked. Why not try that option once again. The returnable, refillable container of last century that was a sure thing introduced by Coca Cola in the 1920’s. It ensured customer satisfaction and more importantly, customer loyalty. Coca Cola sold its desirable liquid in expensive bottles that the company needed to be returned for the next drink batch, and the batch after that, and the batch after that one, … Continue reading →

5 Innovative Air Pollution Projects Developed by Students

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Pollution is a ubiquitous problem in the present-day world, and it is rising continuously all around the globe. Amongst all other kinds of pollution, such as water, land, and sound, air pollution has a profound impact on every living organism present on the earth. We inhale many toxins and pollutants along with oxygen while breathing, which can cause severe health problems and can even lead to an untimely death. Developing countries face more pollution-related health problems as compared to developed countries. However, students alongside scientists are working hard to protect our home planet from air contamination and its hazardous effects. … Continue reading →

How Environmental Engineering Has Improved Environmental Condition

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It is common knowledge that the environment is not at its best now nor has it ever been for the past decades. Unfortunately, people have been deliberately negligent of their environmental responsibilities. With many abusive and irresponsible acts against the environment, resources are seriously depleted. Without conscious awareness about the adverse effects of environmental abuse, the planet may be uninhabitable in the years to come. As experts see the need for reform and to counteract the abuses done by many, various corrective actions are put in place. Tactical strategies and methodologies are created to correct what needs to be corrected … Continue reading →

بصمة خضراء… ألوان الهيدروجين

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الهيدروجين بلا لون. شفّاف، عديم الشكل، لا يترك ظلًا ولا أثرًا. عنصر بسيط في تركيبه، لكن معقّد في قصّته. لم يكن يومًا أبيض أو أخضر أو رماديًا بطبيعته، بل كان دائمًا مجرّد هيدروجين. غير أنّ اللحظة التي قرّر فيها الإنسان استخدامه وقودًا للمستقبل، تحوّل هذا العنصر الصامت إلى لوحة ألوان. ألوان لا تعكس جوهره، بل تعكس طريقتنا في إنتاجه، وخياراتنا، ونوايانا. فليس كل هيدروجين «نظيفًا» كما تُصوّره العناوين اللامعة، وليس كل ما يلمع صديقًا للبيئة. هناك هيدروجين يُسوَّق كحل، بينما يُخفي خلفه دخانًا مؤجَّلًا. لذلك، لنسِر معًا لونًا بعد لون، لا لنحفظ التصنيفات، بل لنفهم الحكاية. الهيدروجين الأخضر… الأنقى والأصدق. … Continue reading →

Things To Know About The Environmental Impacts of Fracking

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Fracking, or Hydraulic Fracturing, is a method to stimulate or improve fluid flow from rocks in the subsurface. Advancements in extraction technologies have enabled drillers to reach previously inaccessible gas in geological formations The technique involves pumping water-rich fluid into a borehole until the fluid pressure at depth causes the rock to fracture. The pumped fluid contains small particles, such as quartz-rich sand or chemicals, which serve to prop open the fractures. After the fracking job, the pressure in the well is dropped and the water containing released natural gas flows back to the well head at the surface. Fracking … Continue reading →

How Algal Blooms Affect The Environment

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Algal blooms are thick layers of small green plants that appear on the surface of lakes and other water bodies due to excess nutrients, especially phosphorus and nitrogen. This covering on the surface of lakes and other water bodies is known as eutrophication. The excess level of nutrients that algae depend on results from human activities that cause pollution, such as fertilizer, wastewater, manure, and sewage runoff. Eutrophication can also be a natural occurrence from moderate accumulation of organic matter, silt, nutrients, and sediments gradually from the watershed. Algae come in different colors ranging from green, red, yellow, and brown. … Continue reading →

How To Lessen Your Contribution To Noise Pollution

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If you are constantly bugged by disturbing or unwanted noise to the point that it interferes with your normal daily activities, then you are categorically experiencing noise pollution. This is a disruptive type of sound that can be annoying and life-altering because it can affect your mood, responses, relationships or socialization, and performance. Extreme noise pollution can greatly affect an individual’s quality of life. It can also cause chronic stress which impacts overall health. Noise pollution would usually come from different sources such as industrial noise or those coming from construction, electrical machinery, or from traffic noise such as sounds … Continue reading →

Major Illnesses Caused by Dirty Water and How to Avoid Them

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Did you know that over 780 million people worldwide lack access to clean water? In many parts of the world, drinking water is so dirty that it can cause several potentially fatal illnesses. The diseases caused by contaminated water ranges from Cholera to Polio to Typhoid fever and each one presents a host of severe symptoms, which result in almost a million deaths annually. In this article, Waterlogic highlight the regions worst affected by water borne diseases as well as suggesting actions to take and help make the drinking water safe to drink — including one technology used in the … Continue reading →

جودة الهواء في الأردن – المخاوف الرئيسية

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يعد تلوث الهواء مصدر قلق كبير للسكان في كل أنحاء العالم، لما له من تأثير سلبي مباشر وغير مباشر على صحة الإنسان والحيوان وباقي مكونات البيئة المحيطة، ويزداد القلق من تلوث الهواء مع تعدد المصادر المساهمة بهذا التلوث وتنوعها وانتشارها الواسع. حيث بدأت مشاكل تلوث الهواء في المدن الصناعية ولم يقتصر على المدن الصناعية فحسب ولكنه انتشر ليشمل المدن ذات الكثافة السكانية العالية نظرًا لتعدد وتنوع وشدة الأنشطة البشرية فيها. وقد أظهرت دراسات قامت بها منظمة ال WHO أن ملوثات الهواء تسبب أمراض القلب والرئتين والأوعية الدموية  وبعض الأمراض الجلدية مثل سرطانات الجلد وذلك بسبب التعرض للأشعة فوق البنفسجية الناتج … Continue reading →

Environmental Impact of Olive Oil Processing

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More commonly known for its popular culinary and medicinal benefits, olive cultivation, olive oil production and oil packaging are a part of the local heritage and rural economy throughout the North African and Mediterranean regions. In 2012, an estimated 2,903,676 tons of olive oil was produced worldwide, the largest olive oil producers being Spain, Italy, and Greece followed by Turkey and Tunisia and to a lesser extent Portugal, Morocco and Algeria. Within the European Union’s olive sector alone, there are roughly 2.5 million producers, who make up roughly one-third of all EU farmers. The olive oil industry offers valuable opportunities to … Continue reading →