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Wider harm is prevented by the requirement for any operations that might cause mercury pollution to have an environmental permit. This is where the Environment Agency specifies environmental and social conditions that must not be compromised by the proposed activities.

#Health #Pollution #Mercury
Dense, silvery mercury is the only metallic element to be liquid at room temperature. Its unique properties mean that it has had many uses over human history. However, it is also incredibly toxic and exposure comes with many risks.
The MiniMPL is a small form factor, low-power, elastic backscatter LiDAR. Pulses of energy are transmitted into the atmosphere; the energy scattered back to the transceiver is collected and measured as a time-resolved signal, thereby detecting clouds and aerosols in real time.

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Droplet Measurement Technologies Mini Micro Pulse LiDAR | ET
The Mini Micro Pulse LiDAR is a remote-sensing system designed to determine the altitude of clouds and detect atmospheric aerosols.
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The unit works reliably on the Antarctic Peninsula today, continuously gathering data on cloud and aerosol layers up to 15km overhead.

These detailed vertical profiles allow BAS scientists to investigate cloud formation processes and meteorological phenomena in this pristine environment.
UK Sales Manager for Scientific Application Lewis John hand-delivered the MiniMPL to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and provided some introductory training.

The LiDAR then spent some time on the RSS David Attenborough studying Southern Ocean clouds before being deployed at Rothera.
Check out the Mini Micro Pulse LiDAR (MiniMPL) in action on the Antarctic Peninsula🌌🌎

The time-lapse video below shows the MiniMPL running for several hours at Rothera research station👇

(📽️: Dr Jonathan Witherstone, @bas.ac.uk )

#Research #Meteorology #AirQuality
The RCPCH believes a Clean Air Act should be established to give everyone a legal right to clean air.

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Successful initiatives such as Clean Air Zones, implemented in cities such as Bath, have helped to reduce nitrogen dioxide concentrations by 25%, and London's Ultra Low Emission Zone has reduced levels by 53% in central London.
One major focus for the RCPCH is schools. Children spend a lot of their day in school and current monitoring in and around educational settings is inadequate. They recommend monitoring air quality at all schools, with local authorities having the power to act on the resulting data.
Are we doing enough to protect children from air pollution?

With children uniquely vulnerable to poor air quality, the
@rcpch.bsky.social has claimed more must be done to protect children from the risks.

#CleanAir #AirQuality #AirPollution
Living in areas with high air pollution levels these young people are using their voices to make change happen; from putting up activism signs in London’s pollution hotspots; creating breathing apparatus made from waste; and successfully opposing the building of an incinerator.
Looking at three student-led air quality campaigns, we bring to light the important work that students from around the world are doing to improve the air they, their friends, and their families breathe.

#AirQuality #Education #Activism
A notable aspect is the factory’s role in producing pub furniture during the Victorian period, when the concept of the "traditional pub" was emerging. J.M. Bennett & Sons helped define this style, with their tables and fireplaces setting trends that remain iconic in pubs today.

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These factories, alongside textile mills and the infrastructure built to support them (such as railways and housing for workers), played a crucial role in shaping Manchester as it is today.
The 19th-century factory produced cast iron furniture and fireplaces, not just by casting iron but also by making ceramics, tabletops, and enamelling for decoration. Understanding how these factories operated, including their power sources and steam engines, is of historical interest.
The excavation, which took place at the historic foundry in Manchester, alongside research of documentary sources, provides a unique window into the processes involved in manufacturing decorative cast-iron goods in late Victorian Manchester.
Our work at J.M. Bennett & Sons Iron Foundry has been published in the Industrial Archaeology Review 📑
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#Archaeology
The 19th-century factory produced cast iron furniture and fireplaces, not just by casting iron but also by making ceramics, tabletops, and enamelling for decoration. Understanding how these factories operated, including their power sources and steam engines, is of historical interest.
The excavation, which took place at the historic foundry in Manchester, alongside research of documentary sources, provides a unique window into the processes involved in manufacturing decorative cast-iron goods in late Victorian Manchester.
Bromley Council is inviting residents to volunteer to help create these forests, who will be supported by our Habitat and Ecology teams.

If you are local to the area, register to volunteer today 👉 bit.ly/4hOCKAb
Forest planting volunteers invited to special tree planting sessions – London Borough of Bromley
Forest planting volunteers invited to special tree planting sessions
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The mini forests will be made up of an array of tree species including Dogwood, Yew, Crab Apple and Rowan. Together, these trees create a resilient and biodiverse mini-forest that supports wildlife, improves air and soil quality, and contributes to climate change mitigation!
We're working with Bromley Council to create micro-forests 🌳

This exciting new project will see five mini forests created around different locations in Bromley, as part of the Forestry Commission’s Local Authority Treescapes Fund funding.