Article
Geography
Bernadett Csurgo, Melanie K. Smith
Summary: The academic interest in ecosystem services has been increasing over the past decade, with more research studies focusing on this complex field. However, Cultural Ecosystem Services have been under-researched, particularly in terms of their value to landscapes. This paper examines the value of Cultural Ecosystem Services in rural landscapes in Hungary, highlighting the importance of cultural heritage in comparison to other categories of CES, especially in terms of social and symbolic values.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Lida Diaz-Pinzon, Lya Sierra, Francesc Trillas
Summary: Urban growth has negatively impacted natural wetlands, leading to a loss of their beneficial contributions and generating socioeconomic effects. There is a need to measure the benefits of wetlands in developing countries and urban areas, especially where urban growth is most rapid. This study presents the first valuation of urban and peri-urban wetlands in Colombia, using a method that can be replicated in other Latin American cities.
Article
Environmental Studies
Deming Tan, Hui Liao, Baolong Han, Tong Wu, Chengji Shu, Dawei Wu
Summary: With the rapid development of urban areas and the encroachment of natural habitats, there is a need to improve the valuation of urban ecosystem services. Current assessments primarily focus on the use value of land, while ignoring the regulation and non-material services provided by eco-spaces. This study used a case study of the Mangrove Ecological Park in Shenzhen to construct a cost-benefit analysis model based on the value of ecosystem services. The results showed a negative rate of return, suggesting a need for management strategies that better align the social benefits generated with the payments sustaining the park.
Article
Ecology
Hongqiang Jiang, Wenjun Wu, Jinnan Wang, Weishan Yang, Yueming Gao, Yang Duan, Guoxia Ma, Chunsheng Wu, Jiacheng Shao
Summary: Ecosystem services valuation is crucial in improving stewardship and global terrestrial GEP values range from 108-187 trillion USD in 2017, with majority coming from regulating services. Top countries like Brazil, the United States, China, Canada, and Russia have highest GEP values mainly from climate regulation and water conservation services.
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Tian Tian, Qianqian Dong, Peng Zeng, Yaoyi Liu, Tao Yu, Yue Che
Summary: This study examines the key points of spatial value transfer in depth and evaluates three types of cultural ecosystem service values: aesthetic, historical, and recreational value. The results show that historical values have the best transfer performance, and transfers from small to large locations with specific environmental variable combinations have lower transfer error rates. The study suggests that understanding minor differences in physical factors and developing specific transfer coefficients are essential to enhance the accuracy of cultural ecosystem service evaluation through spatial value transfer.
URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Natalie Stoeckl, Aaron Dodd, Tom Kompas
Summary: This study generates spatially explicit estimates of the value of services provided by biosecurity systems in Australia's natural resource management regions. The estimated aggregate value is approximately $250 billion per year, with ecosystem services accounting for nearly 90% of the total. The study also assesses the vulnerabilities of different regions to weed and invertebrate infestations, finding that urban areas are generally more vulnerable and weed vulnerabilities dominate in certain remote regions.
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Anna Drab-Kurowska, Agnieszka Budziewicz-Guzlecka
Summary: Rapid technological changes have pushed postal operators to adapt to new business opportunities and growing competition. The study concludes that digitalizing postal services is necessary for operators to strengthen their position in the ecosystem, based on surveys of individual customers, businesses and telecommunications market experts.
Editorial Material
Ecology
Eeva Primmer, Jouni Paavola
Summary: This study explores the conceptualization and application of the insurance value of ecosystems, emphasizing the importance of considering the state of ecosystems and the activities through which insurance value is generated in ecosystem governance. It also highlights the significance of assumptions and framings regarding how insurance value is generated in ecosystems.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mthembeni Mngadi, John Odindi, Onisimo Mutanga
Summary: Urbanization leads to transformation of natural landscape into impervious surface, affecting urban ecological processes and ecosystem services. Urban reforestation serves as a long-term alternative for carbon sink and climate change mitigation. The study demonstrates the value of Sentinel-2 spectral data for predicting carbon stock in reforested urban landscapes, providing critical information for optimizing carbon sequestration capacity and climate change mitigation potential.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yongyang Wang, Gengyuan Liu, Yanpeng Cai, Biagio F. Giannetti, Feni Agostinho, Cecilia M. V. B. Almeida, Marco Casazza
Summary: This study used an emergy-based life-cycle assessment framework to calculate the ecosystem services and disservices of six typical crops, exploring the implementation of agricultural eco-product value. The results showed that the agriculture system heavily relies on non-renewable resources, and China's agri-products generate more ecosystem disservices than ecosystem services.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Matias Piaggio, Juha Siikamaki
Summary: Forest cover has a significant impact on water quality and water treatment costs, with potential economic benefits from the water purification service provided by forests. The marginal contribution of forests to water quality increases as the size of catchment decreases. Financially, the estimated value of water purification service provided by forests is considerable, highlighting the importance of forest cover for water quality management.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Arthur Sanguet, Nicolas Wyler, Benjamin Guinaudeau, Noe Waller, Loreto Urbina, Laurent Huber, Claude Fischer, Anthony Lehmann
Summary: This article presents a method for identifying green infrastructure in a cross-border, urbanized territory between Switzerland and France in the area of influence of the city of Geneva. The method uses multiple inputs to calculate and identify areas of highest ecological interest, with the resulting maps being immediately transferred to local authorities and incorporated into planning to achieve ecological transition goals by 2050.
Article
Agronomy
Barbara Baraibar, Charles M. White, Mitchell C. Hunter, Denise M. Finney, Mary E. Barbercheck, Jason P. Kaye, William S. Curran, Jess Bunchek, David A. Mortensen
Summary: Cover crops are increasingly used to provide multiple ecosystem services, but the role of weeds in these cover crop plant communities is not well studied. Weeds in cover crops can enhance ecosystem service provisioning in some cases, but in other cases they should be managed to limit weed biomass and fecundity, depending on the context.
Article
Ecology
Anne B. Christianson, Rebecca Montgomery, Forrest Fleischman, Kristen C. Nelson
Summary: Ecosystem-based adaptation programs aim to use ecosystem services to help vulnerable human communities adapt to climate change impacts. Limited studies have examined the outcomes of these programs on wildlife. This study found that ecosystem-based adaptation programs positively influence participants' conservation values, perceptions, and behaviors, but wildlife disservices emerged as a significant factor affecting adaptation outcomes and biodiversity conservation co-benefits.
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jie Zeng, Jiao-jiao Bian, Wan-xu Chen
Summary: This study aims to analyze slope farmland changes in China between 2000 and 2020 and quantify the impact of these changes on ecosystem services (ESs). The results show that the area of slope farmland in China exhibited a downward trend, mainly concentrated on slopes of 2 degrees-6 degrees. There were significant differences in the spatial distribution of the farmland, and the conversion between slope farmland and other land types resulted in changes in ESV.
JOURNAL OF MOUNTAIN SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ilda Dreoni, Zoe Matthews, Marije Schaafsma
Summary: International trade in soybean has led to agricultural expansion and intensification in South America, resulting in increased GDP and average income in producing countries. However, it has also caused negative effects on local populations, such as land appropriation and social conflicts. Additionally, soybean production has been linked to deforestation, clearance of natural vegetation, and water pollution. More research is needed to fully understand the positive and negative impacts of soybean production on people and the environment.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Economics
Hangjian Wu, Emmanouil Mentzakis, Marije Schaafsma
Summary: This study investigates outcome-related risk perceptions in environmental outcomes in both the gain and loss domains, examining differences in choices about air quality changes in China using a discrete choice experiment. The results suggest that respondents consider the information of risk in both domains, and their elicited behavioral patterns are best described by direct risk aversion.
ENVIRONMENTAL & RESOURCE ECONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Development Studies
Marije Schaafsma, Ilda Dreoni, Lacour Mody Ayompe, Benis Egoh, Dewa Putu Ekayana, Arilson Favareto, Sonny Mumbunan, Louise Nakagawa, Jonas Ngouhouo-poufoun, Marieke Sassen, Thiago Kanashiro Uehara, Zoe Matthews
Summary: In this study, a conceptual framework is developed to understand the impact of agricultural trade on multidimensional wellbeing and equity. The framework guides the analysis of the local social impacts of global value chains by identifying core concepts and organizing the complexity, and is supported by evidence from studies on soy, coffee, cocoa, and palm oil trade.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
I. Grammatikopoulou, T. Badura, R. J. Johnston, D. N. Barton, S. Ferrini, M. Schaafsma, A. La Notte
Summary: Ecosystem accounting is a statistical framework that aims to track and evaluate ecosystems and ecosystem services. This paper explores the potential use of the Value Transfer valuation method in producing monetary ecosystem service accounts, highlighting the importance of ecosystem accounting in environmental economics.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Oceanography
Huizi Yang, Xiuzhen Li, Michael Elliott
Summary: Sustainable development is crucial for current society, and the study establishes an integrated assessment framework to evaluate the sustainability of the Yangtze River Delta. The results show steady economic and societal development, but stagnant environmental development. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on regional sustainable development is also predicted.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Economics
Helen J. Davies, Hangjian Wu, Marije Schaafsma
Summary: This paper investigates whether willingness-to-pay for urban forest ecosystem services in Southampton, UK is affected by the objective and subjective uncertainty surrounding ecosystem services delivery. The results show that introducing an objective likelihood attribute does not reduce willingness-to-pay, and subjective uncertainty seems to have a greater impact on willingness-to-pay than objective probabilities. Therefore, it is reasonable to explicitly incorporate both objective probabilities and subjective uncertainty in the design of stated preference studies for ecosystem services valuation.
RESOURCE AND ENERGY ECONOMICS
(2023)
Review
Ecology
Eva Wanek, Bartosz Bartkowski, Sacha Bourgeois-Gironde, Marije Schaafsma
Summary: Deliberative Monetary Valuation (DMV) is a method that combines deliberative institutions with the elicitation of monetary values. The theoretical literature on DMV identifies two motivations for employing deliberation: preference economization and preference moralization. This review of the empirical DMV literature finds that there is a lack of agreed-upon standards for DMV studies, resulting in a large heterogeneity in study design choices.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Development Studies
Marije Schaafsma, Ilda Dreoni, Lacour Mody Ayompe, Benis N. Egoh, Dewa Putu Ekayana, Arilson Favareto, Sonny Mumbunan, Louise Nakagawa, Jonas Ngouhouo-poufoun, Marieke Sassen, Thiago Kanashiro Uehara, Zoe Matthews
Summary: While international trade in agricultural commodities can promote economic development with strong governance, there are concerns about the environmental and social impacts of commodity production and distribution. The sustainable development goals (SDGs) recognize the importance of addressing these impacts while utilizing trade as a means to achieve their objectives. This paper examines the contribution of international trade to the SDGs in commodity production areas, focusing on the social and environmental impacts of soy, coffee, cocoa, and palm oil production.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Unai Pascual, Patricia Balvanera, Christopher B. Anderson, Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer, Michael Christie, David Gonzalez-Jimenez, Adrian Martin, Christopher M. Raymond, Mette Termansen, Arild Vatn, Simone Athayde, Brigitte Baptiste, David N. Barton, Sander Jacobs, Eszter Kelemen, Ritesh Kumar, Elena Lazos, Tuyeni H. Mwampamba, Barbara Nakangu, Patrick O'Farrell, Suneetha M. Subramanian, Meine van Noordwijk, SoEun Ahn, Sacha Amaruzaman, Ariane M. Amin, Paola Arias-Arevalo, Gabriela Arroyo-Robles, Mariana Cantu-Fernandez, Antonio J. Castro, Victoria Contreras, Alta De Vos, Nicolas Dendoncker, Stefanie Engel, Uta Eser, Daniel P. Faith, Anna Filyushkina, Houda Ghazi, Erik Gomez-Baggethun, Rachelle K. Gould, Louise Guibrunet, Haripriya Gundimeda, Thomas Hahn, Zuzana V. Harmackova, Marcello Hernandez-Blanco, Andra-Ioana Horcea-Milcu, Mariaelena Huambachano, Natalia Lutti Hummel Wicher, Cem Iskender Aydin, Mine Islar, Ann-Kathrin Koessler, Jasper O. Kenter, Marina Kosmus, Heera Lee, Beria Leimona, Sharachchandra Lele, Dominic Lenzi, Bosco Lliso, Lelani M. Mannetti, Juliana Mercon, Ana Sofia Monroy-Sais, Nibedita Mukherjee, Barbara Muraca, Roldan Muradian, Ranjini Murali, Sara H. Nelson, Gabriel R. Nemoga-Soto, Jonas Ngouhouo-Poufoun, Aidin Niamir, Emmanuel Nuesiri, Tobias O. Nyumba, Begum Ozkaynak, Ignacio Palomo, Ram Pandit, Agnieszka Pawlowska-Mainville, Luciana Porter-Bolland, Martin Quaas, Julian Rode, Ricardo Rozzi, Sonya Sachdeva, Aibek Samakov, Marije Schaafsma, Nadia Sitas, Paula Ungar, Evonne Yiu, Yuki Yoshida, Eglee Zent
Summary: Twenty-five years after the initial publications on valuing ecosystem services for human well-being, barriers to incorporating nature's diverse values into decision-making still exist. These barriers are supported by powerful interests and legal rules, such as property rights, which determine whose values of nature are considered. It is crucial to understand why and how nature is undervalued. Despite agreements to incorporate nature's values into actions, current environmental and development policies prioritize certain values over others and disregard alternative ways in which people benefit from nature. This 'values crisis' underlies biodiversity loss, climate change, pandemics, and socio-environmental injustices. The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has assessed knowledge on nature's diverse values and proposed values-centered approaches to improve valuation and address barriers to uptake, aiming for more just and sustainable futures.
Article
Oceanography
Michael Elliott, Angel Borja, Roland Cormier
Summary: This overview proposes a new typology of characteristics for marine assessment and management to ensure connectivity, coherence, and equivalence across boundaries. It defines the types of connectivity, coherence, and equivalence and provides examples in a transboundary marine context. The overview also highlights the identification of impediments and provides examples of overcoming barriers for sustainable and adequate management across marine boundaries. The typology covers various aspects, such as natural environmental, governance, economic, and management regimes, emphasizing the importance of societal and cultural aspects and governance approaches.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
M. Schaafsma, S. Ahn, A. J. Castro, N. Dendoncker, A. Filyushkina, D. Gonzalez-Jimenez, Mariaelena Huambachano, N. Mukherjee, T. H. Mwampamba, J. Ngouhouo-Poufoun, I Palomo, R. Pandit, M. Termansen, H. Ghazi, S. Jacobs, H. Lee, V Contreras
Summary: The Values Assessment of IPBES shows that there are multiple valuation methods and approaches to assess diverse value types. However, studies fail to provide evidence on distributive justice and score low on procedural justice indicators. Recommendations are provided for incorporating issues of justice in the design of valuation studies.
CURRENT OPINION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mette Termansen, Sander Jacobs, Ram Pandit, Tuyeni H. Mwampamba, Nicolas Dendoncker, Marije Schaafsma, Victoria Contreras, Davide Gonzalez-Jimenez, Haripriya Gundimeda, Heera Lee, Anna Filyushkina, Mariaelena Huambachano, Ignacio Palomo, Antonio J. Castro
Summary: This study reviews five critical steps that can improve the inclusion of nature's values in the evaluation of project or policy proposals. It proposes three quality criteria to guide valuation practice and ensure balance. These guidelines can promote the application of nature valuation in decision-making.
CURRENT OPINION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Sander Jacobs, Eszter Kelemen, Patrick O'Farrell, Adrian Martin, Marije Schaafsma, Nicolas Dendoncker, Ram Pandit, Tuyeni H. Mwampamba, Ignacio Palomo, Antonio J. Castro, Mariaelena A. Huambachano, Anna Filyushkina, Haripriya Gunimeda
Summary: This paper critically examines the current political context in which valuation studies of nature are undertaken and challenges the belief that better valuation practices will lead to more just and sustainable futures. It argues that current practices risk overrepresenting the values of those in power and perpetuating the discrimination of nondominant stakeholders. The paper proposes a political typology of valuations to help professionals determine if valuation actions are constructive and enable systemic change.
CURRENT OPINION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Economics
Philip J. Platts, Marije Schaafsma, R. Kerry Turner, Neil D. Burgess, Brendan Fisher, Boniface P. Mbilinyi, Pantaleo K. T. Munishi, Taylor H. Ricketts, Ruth D. Swetnam, Antje Ahrends, Biniam B. Ashagre, Julian Bayliss, Roy E. Gereau, Jonathan M. H. Green, Rhys E. Green, Lena Jeha, Simon L. Lewis, Rob Marchant, Andrew R. Marshall, Sian Morse-Jones, Shadrack Mwakalila, Marco A. Njana, Deo D. Shirima, Simon Willcock, Andrew Balmford
Summary: Conservation of tropical forests has significant global benefits, but the costs and benefits vary widely among different stakeholders. International stakeholders benefit the most from conservation, while local rural communities bear substantial costs. Addressing local costs through global investment is crucial for achieving a balance between conservation and development objectives.
ENVIRONMENTAL & RESOURCE ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Ilda Dreoni, Henri Utila, Clive Neil, Felix Eigenbrod, Marije Schaafsma
Summary: This article proposes a methodological approach for investigating normative trade-offs involved in CBM of forests, where forest conservation objectives need to be traded off against livelihoods objectives. The study uses remote sensing methods to quantify forest ES supply and links this to demand for ES within villages near the reserve. Results show unequal distribution of provisioning ES to the population due to spatial mismatches between demand and supply.
FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Toshimi Nakajima, Mao Kuragano, Makoto Yamada, Ryo Sugimoto
Summary: This study compared the contribution of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) to river nutrient budgets at nearshore and embayment scales, and found that SGD-derived nutrients become more important at larger spatial scales.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Fan Liu, Lei Zhang, Chongyang Zhang, Ziguang Chen, Jingguang Li
Summary: NO2 emissions from wall-mounted gas stoves used for household heating have become a significant source of indoor pollution in Chinese urban areas. The high indoor concentration of NO2 poses potential health risks to residents. It is urgently necessary to establish relevant regulations and implement emission reduction technologies to reduce NO2 emissions from wall-mounted gas stoves.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Letter
Environmental Sciences
Hans Peter H. Arp, Raoul Wolf, Sarah E. Hale, Sivani Baskaran, Juliane Gluege, Martin Scheringer, Xenia Trier, Ian T. Cousins, Harrie Timmer, Roberta Hofman-Caris, Anna Lennquist, Andre D. Bannink, Gerard J. Stroomberg, Rosa M. A. Sjerps, Rosa Montes, Rosario Rodil, Jose Benito Quintana, Daniel Zahn, Herve Gallard, Tobias Mohr, Ivo Schliebner, Michael Neumann
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Philomina Onyedikachi Peter, Binessi Edouard Ifon, Francois Nkinahamira, Kayode Hassan Lasisi, Jiangwei Li, Anyi Hu, Chang-Ping Yu
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between dissolved organic matter (DOM) and Rare Earth Elements (REEs) in sediments from Yundang Lagoon, China. The results show four distinct fluorescent components, with protein-like substances being the most prevalent. Additionally, the total fluorescence intensity and LREE concentrations exhibit a synchronized increase from Outer to Inner to Songbai Lake core sediments. The findings demonstrate a strong correlation between DOM content and pollution levels.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Surya Gupta, Pasquale Borrelli, Panos Panagos, Christine Alewell
Summary: The objective of this study is to incorporate soil hydraulic properties into the erodibility factor (K) of USLE-type models. By modifying and improving the existing equations for soil texture and permeability, the study successfully included information on saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat) into the calculation of K factor. Using the Random Forest machine learning algorithm, two independent K factor maps with different spatial resolutions were generated. The results show that the decrease in K factor values has a positive impact on the modeling of soil erosion rates.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jesmin Akter, Wendy J. M. Smith, Yawen Liu, Ilho Kim, Stuart L. Simpson, Phong Thai, Asja Korajkic, Warish Ahmed
Summary: The choice of workflow in wastewater surveillance has a significant impact on SARS-CoV-2 concentrations, while having minimal effects on HF183 and no effect on HAdV 40/41 concentrations. Certain components in the workflow can be interchangeable, but factors such as buffer type, chloroform, and homogenization speed can affect the recovery of viruses and bacteria.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yu Luo, Xueting Yang, Diwei Wang, Hongmei Xu, Hongai Zhang, Shasha Huang, Qiyuan Wang, Ningning Zhang, Junji Cao, Zhenxing Shen
Summary: Atmospheric PM2.5, which can generate reactive oxygen species (ROS), is associated with cardiorespiratory morbidity and mortality. The study found that both the mass concentration of PM2.5 and the DTT activity were higher during the heating season than during the nonheating season. Combustion sources were the primary contributors to DTT activity during the heating season, while secondary formation dominated during the nonheating season. The study also revealed that biomass burning had the highest inherent oxidation potential among all sources investigated.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Erin L. Murphy, Leah R. Gerber, Chelsea M. Rochman, Beth Polidoro
Summary: Plastic pollution has devastating consequences for marine organisms. This study uses a trait-based framework to develop a vulnerability index for marine mammals, seabirds, and sea turtles in Hawai'i. The index ranks 63 study species based on their vulnerability to macroplastic pollution, providing valuable information for species monitoring and management priorities.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kenji Maurice, Amelia Bourceret, Sami Youssef, Stephane Boivin, Liam Laurent-Webb, Coraline Damasio, Hassan Boukcim, Marc-Andre Selosse, Marc Ducousso
Summary: Growing pressure from climate change and agricultural land use is destabilizing soil microbial community interactions. Little is known about microbial community resistance and adaptation to disturbances, hindering our understanding of recovery latency and implications for ecosystem functioning. This study found that anthropic disturbance and natural disturbance have different effects on the topology and stability of soil microbial networks.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yunhao Li, Yali Feng, Haoran Li, Yisong Yao, Chenglong Xu, Jinrong Ju, Ruiyu Ma, Haoyu Wang, Shiwei Jiang
Summary: Deep-sea mining poses a serious threat to marine ecosystems and human health by disturbing sediment and transmitting metal ions through the food chain. This study developed a new regenerative adsorption material, OMN@SA, which effectively removes metal ions. The adsorption mechanism and performance of the material for metal ion fixation were investigated.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Antonio Medici, Margherita Lavorgna, Marina Isidori, Chiara Russo, Elena Orlo, Giovanni Luongo, Giovanni Di Fabio, Armando Zarrelli
Summary: Valsartan, a widely used antihypertensive drug, has been detected in high concentrations in surface waters due to its unchanged excretion and incomplete degradation in wastewater treatment plants. This study investigated the degradation of valsartan and identified 14 degradation byproducts. The acute and chronic toxicity of these byproducts were evaluated in key organisms in the freshwater trophic chain.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jiang Lin, Lianbao Chi, Qing Yuan, Busu Li, Mingbao Feng
Summary: This study investigated the photodegradation behavior and product formation of two representative pharmaceuticals in simulated estuary water. The study found that the formed transformation products of these pharmaceuticals have potential toxicity on marine organisms, including oxidative stress and damage to cellular components.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hua Fang, Dongdong Jiang, Ye He, Siyi Wu, Yuehong Li, Ziqi Zhang, Haoting Chen, Zixin Zheng, Yan Sun, Wenxiang Wang
Summary: This study revealed that exposure to lower levels of air pollutants led to decreased pregnancy rates, with PM10, NO2, SO2, and CO emerging as the four most prominent pollutants. Individuals aged 35 and above exhibited heightened susceptibility to pollutants.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ali Shaan Manzoor Ghumman, Rashid Shamsuddin, Amin Abbasi, Mohaira Ahmad, Yoshiaki Yoshida, Abdul Sami, Hamad Almohamadi
Summary: In this study, inverse vulcanized polysulfides (IVP) were synthesized by reacting molten sulfur with 4-vinyl benzyl chloride, and then functionalized using N-methyl D-glucamine (NMDG). The functionalized IVP showed a high mercury adsorption capacity and a machine learning model was developed to predict the amount of mercury removed. Furthermore, the functionalized IVP can be regenerated and reused, providing a sustainable and cost-effective adsorbent.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rita Bonfiglio, Renata Sisto, Stefano Casciardi, Valeria Palumbo, Maria Paola Scioli, Erica Giacobbi, Francesca Servadei, Gerry Melino, Alessandro Mauriello, Manuel Scimeca
Summary: This study investigated the presence of aluminum in human colon cancer samples and its potential association with biological processes involved in cancer progression. Aluminum was found in tumor areas of 24% of patients and was associated with epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cell death. Additional analyses revealed higher tumor mutational burden and mutations in genes related to EMT and apoptosis in aluminum-positive colon cancers. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of aluminum toxicity may improve strategies for the management of colon cancer patients.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2024)