Eaux et rivers de Bretagne launches its indicator for swimming without health risks

Eaux et rivers de Bretagne launches an alternative indicator of bathing water quality to the traditional European barometer. Goal? Highlight the best preserved sites and open a discussion about their current management. Every fifth beach in the country is regularly contaminated with bacteria , stands for waters and rivers of Brittany (ERB). For better information, … Read more

Alexander Kuhn, the code-breaking chemist

Winner of the 2023 CNRS Silver Medal, Alexander Kuhn has left his mark on the scientific community with his work in electrochemistry, which touches on fields from the pharmaceutical industry to robotics. Meeting with a hypercreative researcher who passionately experiments. Behind his desk, a series of prices are displayed on the wall and on the … Read more

Pollution with nitrates and phosphates additionally encourages the reproduction of microalgae in the channel

The invasion of toxic microalgae continues on Opal coast. Researchers from the French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (Ifremer) observed this during a new sampling campaign carried out over ten days in April between Ambleteuse (Pas-de-Calais), in the north, and Le Trport (Seine-Maritime), towards the south. Among their first analyses, they observed … Read more

400,000 bonuses and 11.68 million euros according to

Ecologic and Ecosystem announce that a total of 400,000 electrical and electronic repairs have been supported between December 2022 and May 15, 2024. This represents an additional 235,000 repairs compared to compiled previous balance sheet two co-organizations in charge of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) sector responsible for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). They … Read more

Interior decoration – Fast fashion, fast decoration: same causes, same consequences – News

NEWS Interior design © Grigory Bruev – stock.adobe.com Published on May 24, 2024 Overexploitation of the planet’s resources, large amounts of waste, exploited labor…furniture and decorative elements quickly bought, quickly thrown away, represent a scourge in the same way as disposable fashion. Great damage to the environment and shameless exploitation of workers: the destruction of … Read more