Invention and Engineering

Environmental technology

Environmental technology (or envirotech) is the application of one or more of environmental science, green chemistry, environmental monitoring and electronic devices to monitor, model and conserve the natural environment and resources, and to curb the negative impacts of human involvement. The term is sometimes also used to describe sustainable energy generation technologies such as photovoltaics, wind turbines, etc.

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See also

• ▸Firebox (steam engine)
• ▸Basilica of Saints Nazarius and Celsus
• ▸Crank (mechanism)

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