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DE The dinosaur of the year 2021
At first glance, being honoured as Dinosaur of the Year seems like a great thing to many people. But the award, which has been presented by NABU for over 25 years, actually symbolises something negative for the winner. The "Dinosaur of the Year" is a 2.6-kilogram replica of a giant lizard, which is cast from pewter. [...]
Lower Saxony's Environment Minister Olaf Lies commissions GWRA at Dethlinger Pond
The Dethlinger pond near Munster, a former mining pit for diatomaceous earth, was filled with chemical warfare agents during the Second World War and in the years that followed. This old armaments site is now to be remediated following careful planning (M&P Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH) and based on the test opening carried out in 2019. In autumn 2019, in the course of the test opening, 120 m³ [...]
Sampling of motorway ditches and rainwater retention basins
In order to ensure regulated water drainage on the motorways and thus increase road safety, the Westfalen motorway authority carries out regular clearing work on the ditches and rainwater retention basins on the motorways. The cleared material is likely to be contaminated with pollutants typical of motorway traffic, such as material abrasion from vehicles or fuel leaks. In addition to possible pollution from heavy metals or [...]
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
This is what the crane's habitat looks like. Right? It looks like this in our projects too: Cranes with chicks in an industrial landscape in the middle of quarrying Industrial landscapes often don't seem "beautiful" or "far from nature" to us humans. For many protected species, however, they offer welcome retreats - especially on the outskirts of large cities - with the opportunity to [...]
World Water Day 2022
World Water Day took place on 22 March this year under the motto: "Our groundwater: the invisible treasure". Since 1993, World Water Day has been held every year to draw attention to water as a vital resource. This year, the focus will be on groundwater as the water body of the year 2022. Both UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the Chair of the UN Water [...]
Hanseatic City of Lübeck adopts the "Semiramis" industrial estate development plan
In the south of Lübeck along Kronsforder Landstraße and south of the A20 motorway, KWL GmbH, a subsidiary of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck, is currently developing a new industrial estate with a net area of around 35 hectares - the Semiramis business park. M&P is managing the site development on behalf of KWL and has been responsible for the project management of the industrial estate development since the start of the project in 2017 [...]
Onboarding: From trainee to trainee - we'll get you on board!
TEAM THURSDAY: Last week, we once again held our biannual trainee week at Lake Tegernsee. The existing trainees from the Construction, Development and Water divisions met the new trainees from the Soil, Geotechnics and Environment divisions. The focus was on getting to know the M&P Group and each other. After a welcome and introduction to the company [...]
New version of DGUV Rule 112-190 "Use of respiratory protective devices" (11/2021)
The rule serves as an aid for the selection and use of respiratory protective devices. The reorganised revision of the 2011 version contains, among other things, new terms and specifications on the service life of respiratory protective devices. There are the following significant changes to the previous version: The structure of the DGUV regulation has been fundamentally reorganised. As far as possible, the topics have been organised chronologically according to the selection process for [...]
Soil of the year 2022: Pelosol
On 3 December 2021, the soil of the year 2022 was announced: Pelosol. Pelosol means "clay soil" in German. Pelosols are soils that consist of clay above a soil depth of 30 cm. Within Germany, the pelosol is particularly widespread in the south-west, where clay-rich rocks occur (e.g. clay rocks, clay marl rocks or volcanic rocks). Due to the high clay content of pelosols, [...]
ESG
Three letters with great significance. The abbreviation ESG stands for Environment, Social and Governance. ESG is increasingly being used as a synonym for sustainability. The concept forms a framework and divides sustainability into the following areas: 🌳 Environment: environmental impact, climate and resource strategy 🙏 Society: equality, labour and human rights 🚩 Corporate governance: sustainability strategy & compliance [...].
