Απρίλιος 2014

Indoor air quality (IAQ) influences the health and well-being of people but for the last 20 years there has been a growing concern about pollutants in closed environments, the difficulty in identifying them and their critical levels.

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The entire European malting barley industry, from barley cultivation to beer production and distribution, represents over 70 % of the world trade in malt. Europe is also the number one producer of beer, which is a continuously growing industry.

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Every year billions of food packaging trays are manufactured from polypropylene (PET), a non-recyclable and environmentally unsustainable plastic. In this highly competitive market, it has become necessary to develop more cost-effective, environmentally friendly means of food tray production.

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An EU project is establishing to develop methods and tools to support retrofitting of ships in operation with new technologies that significantly improve their environmental performance. This will facilitate the retrofitting process, and allow these ships to operate sustainably.

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