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Reducing Laughing Gas from WWTPs: A Practical Engineering Approach

Nitrous oxide (N₂O), often associated with medical or culinary uses, is also a potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential nearly 300 times that of CO₂. A lesser-known but significant sourc...

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Geotechnical Slope Design for Lithium Deposits in a Shifting Market Landscape

As the demand for lithium continues to rise, particularly from the electric vehicle and renewable energy storage sectors, hard rock lithium deposits—primarily hosted in spodumene-rich pegmatites—are...

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55 Kilometres to Net Zero: Inside the Viking Pipeline Project

A new chapter in the UK’s low-carbon journey begins with the approval of a £200 million underground pipeline stretching 55 kilometers from Immingham to the Theddlethorpe Gas Terminal on the Lincolnsh...

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From Coal to Clean: How Lorraine’s Hidden Massive Hydrogen Vault May Power the Future

In a region once synonymous with coal, iron, and steel, scientists have stumbled upon a different kind of underground wealth. While drilling for methane in 2023, researchers from the GeoRessources la...

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When Dams Fail: The Growing Crisis of Tailings Management

In recent months, a disturbing pattern has emerged across three continents: catastrophic tailings dam failures that have taken lives, destroyed livelihoods, and poisoned environments. From Zambia and...

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Aral Sea Rebound: Satellite Radar Reveals Slow Uplift of Earth’s Crust

The drying of the Aral Sea—once the world’s fourth-largest saline lake—has long been a symbol of environmental loss. But a new satellite-based study has uncovered a surprising geological reaction: th...

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Sand, Storms, and Shorelines: Geotechnical Engineering Behind Jersey’s $73.5M Coastal Replenishment

Ocean County, New Jersey, is embracing one of its most ambitious coastal resilience projects yet—a $73.5 million beach replenishment initiative stretching from Manasquan Inlet to Barnegat Inlet. With...

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Risk Management in Mining: The Importance of Geotechnical Analysis

Geotechnical analysis involves studying the physical properties of soil and rock to determine their behavior under stress, which is crucial in mining environments. This analysis supports constructing...

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Laying the Groundwork for Renewable Energy in Orkney’s Remote Terrain

The Orkney Islands are taking a significant step towards renewable energy expansion, with critical geotechnical investigations paving the way for the construction of wind farms. A recent ground inves...

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Coastal Erosion Crisis: Nigeria's Oil-Rich Amatu 2 Faces Extinction Without Urgent Intervention

Amatu 2, a coastal oil-producing community in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, faces an existential threat from severe coastal erosion. Nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and an estuary, the community has his...

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