Despite their reputation for pristine environments, islands around the world — from Hawai‘i and the Caribbean to those in the South Pacific and the Mediterranean — face growing challenges concerning air quality. A global study by IQAir highlights that only a handful...
Addressing a natural process such as environmental corrosion or material degradation, in which materials in contact with the environment undergo a progressive deterioration over time, means facing a public safety issue. This natural situation worsens when atmospheric...
Considering that a significant share of industrial and domestic organic waste can be used as feedstock for the production of biogas and biomethane opens the door to one of the most promising and necessary energy revolutions of the 21st century. In 2025, Europe is...
The first Europeans who explored the coasts of America were already crossing the Atlantic, keeping an eye on these large concentrations of floating seagrass meadows in which their vessels could become entangled and alter their course. However, it has only been in the...
Introduction What matters are facts, not words, when the climate crisis has ceased to be a distant threat. A current global problem that has moved beyond being exclusively an environmental debate because it now directly and dramatically impacts life, the economy and...
Introduction: why calibration is the cornerstone of environmental control "An uncalibrated measurement is an assumption. A calibrated measurement is scientific truth." In the field of environmental monitoring, accuracy is not a luxury, it is a necessity. Strategic...
Introduction Energy powers the world: from the electricity that lights our homes to the fuel that drives industry and transport, we rely on various energy sources to sustain our way of life and economic and social development. However, behind this apparent convenience...
One of the greatest environmental problems of our time is noise: excessive sound or noise pollution. Although it doesn't accumulate or transmit, noise is sound pollution that has become a serious problem for our health if we are subjected to prolonged exposure. Often...
Air quality is a key factor in public health and environmental protection. Aware of this, the European Union has adopted the new European Air Quality Directive, officially known as Directive (EU) 2024/2881, which sets stricter standards to improve air quality across...