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Product Remanufacturing Service System (PREMANUS)
Date du début: 1 sept. 2011, Date de fin: 30 juin 2015,
For centuries mankind has attempted to exploit the resources available to it through the reuse of objects and artifacts. However, as wealth of modern man has grown, the financial necessity to utilize the lifetime of these objects has dramatically declined, especially in developed countries with high focus on manufacturing. The demand for new products also placed undue pressure on the world's res ...
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Low cost sorbent for reducing mercury emissions (SOREME)
Date du début: 1 janv. 2013, Date de fin: 31 déc. 2014,
Background
Every year, more than 2 000 tonnes of mercury are released into the air through human activity; some 340 tonnes/year of this comes from Europe. The most toxic form of mercury released into the environment is elemental or methyl mercury (MeHg), a bioaccumulative neurotoxin. Elemental mercury is insoluble in water and cannot be captured effective ...
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Portable Real Time Detection of Airborne Asbestos Fibres for Tradespersons (ALERT)
Date du début: 2 août 2010, Date de fin: 1 août 2013,
"Asbestos-related diseases are the leading cause of occupational death in Europe. 500,000 European workers, mostly within the construction, demolition and remediation industries, are expected to die by 2030. Despite a ban on asbestos use, our members’ workers are continually exposed to this potent, invisible carcinogen from legacy products such as insulation, water tanks, ceiling panels, floor til ...
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