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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Daniel Obrist, Eric M. Roy, Jamie L. Harrison, Charlotte F. Kwong, J. William Munger, Hans Moosmueller, Christ D. Romero, Shiwei Sun, Jun Zhou, Roisin Commane
Summary: The study shows that plant uptake is the main driver for mercury deposition in ecosystems, and the forest's GEM sink is underestimated. Additionally, throughout the year, soils and litter in the forest are additional sinks for GEM mercury.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Rintaro Kondo, Yu Tanaka, Hiroto Katayama, Koki Homma, Tatsuhiko Shiraiwa
Summary: The study modified the conventional heat balance model by measuring aerodynamic resistance in rice to improve stability under low wind speeds. Evaluating seven rice genotypes revealed that high-yielding cultivars consistently showed greater transpiration rates under various weather conditions.
BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hao-Jun Lei, Bin Yang, Pu Ye, Yuan-Yuan Yang, Jian-Liang Zhao, You-Sheng Liu, Lingtian Xie, Guang-Guo Ying
Summary: The study investigated the occurrence and fate of 17 BZDs and their transformation products in 11 wastewater treatment plants in Guangdong province, China. The results showed varying removal efficiencies in different WWTPs, with the main removal mechanisms being sludge adsorption and biodegradation/biotransformation. The total usage and emission of BZDs in Guangdong province were estimated, with implications for further research on potential ecological risks.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xiaoliang Sun, Yao Du, Yamin Deng, Hongchen Fan, Yanqiu Tao, Teng Ma
Summary: Lacustrine groundwater discharge plays a crucial role in the water and contaminant mass balance of Dongting Lake, with nutrients and heavy metals being significant components. Despite the relatively small discharge rate, contaminant input from groundwater discharge poses a potential threat to the ecological stability of the lake.
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Water Resources
Gunther Liebhard, Andreas Klik, Christine Stumpp, Reinhard Nolz
Summary: Stable isotope techniques combined with weighing lysimeters and soil water measurements can be used to investigate the partitioning of evaporation and transpiration. This study modified a laboratory methodology for field applications and successfully calculated the evaporation and transpiration rates of soybean under natural conditions. The results were consistent with numerical modeling and literature values, confirming the applicability of the modified methodology for partitioning evapotranspiration in the field.
HYDROLOGICAL SCIENCES JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sophie Coulson, Sonke Dangendorf, Jerry X. Mitrovica, Mark E. Tamisiea, Linda Pan, David T. Sandwell
Summary: Detecting the fingerprint of ice sheet and glacier melting has been challenging due to sparse observations and difficulties in separating ocean dynamic variability from the signal. This study successfully predicted the fingerprint of Greenland Ice Sheet melting using radar altimetry data and model reconstructions, and confirmed this prediction through satellite altimetry.
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Agricultural Engineering
Saumya Singh, Dalveer Kaur, Sudesh Kumar Yadav, Meena Krishania
Summary: The study focuses on optimizing operational parameters for acid-catalyzed rice straw pretreatment in xylitol production. By pretreating rice straw soaked in 1.5% H2SO4 at 121 degrees C for 30 minutes, a xylose yield of 75.77% was achieved. Fermenting the hydrolysate with C. tropicalis MTCC 6192 resulted in a xylitol yield of 0.6 g/g of xylose, showing promise for commercial scale production and minimal pollution impact.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Eddie W. Banks, Peter G. Cook, Michael Owor, Joseph Okullo, Seifu Kebede, Dessie Nedaw, Prince Mleta, Helen Fallas, Daren Gooddy, Donald John MacAllister, Theresa Mkandawire, Patrick Makuluni, Chikondi E. Shaba, Alan M. MacDonald
Summary: Groundwater is a crucial water resource for rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa, but understanding its sustainability and vulnerability is increasingly important with growing development. Research in Ethiopia, Uganda, and Malawi indicates recharge rates of 30-330 mm y(-1), suggesting sustainable abstraction from low-yielding hand pumped boreholes. However, E. coli contamination at some sites highlights the need for improved well construction to safeguard water quality.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
S. Mballo, S. Herpin, M. Manteau, S. Demotes-Mainard, P. E. Bournet
Summary: Cities experience overheating due to factors such as urban form, concentration of human activities, and reduction in vegetation and water surfaces. Vegetation is effective in reducing temperature peaks during heat waves. This study provides insights into the impact of urban morphology on microclimate and the cooling effects of well-watered trees in urban areas.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Charles P. Madenjian, Steven R. Chipps, Paul J. Blanchfield
Summary: Mercury mass balance models are powerful tools for understanding factors affecting growth and food consumption by free-ranging fish, and can predict the effects of global mercury reductions, overfishing, and climate change on mercury concentration in fish. Recent studies suggest that current versions of the models may overestimate the rate at which fish eliminate mercury from their bodies.
Article
Environmental Sciences
M. F. Bezerra, J. A. Seminoff, G. E. Lemons, D. G. Slotton, K. Watanabe, C. T. Lai
Summary: Aquatic pollution, specifically mercury contamination, is found to be widespread and strongly associated with diet and local contamination background in batoid species, exceeding EPA water quality standards. By using multiple biogeochemical tracers, researchers were able to uncover trophic interactions and mercury accumulation among batoid populations.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
J. Garcia-Orellana, V. Rodellas, J. Tamborski, M. Diego-Feliu, P. van Beek, Y. Weinstein, M. Charette, A. Alorda-Kleinglass, H. A. Michael, T. Stieglitz, J. Scholten
Summary: Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) is an important global hydrological process that transports dissolved compounds to the ocean, with naturally occurring radium isotopes being widely used as geochemical tracers in marine environments. Ra isotopes are primarily applied to study and quantify SGD, as well as to understand processes controlling Ra enrichment and depletion in coastal groundwater and seawater. Additionally, Ra isotopes have other applications in groundwater and marine studies, and are crucial for refining SGD estimates and identifying research needs.
EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chengzhi Li, Yuxi Feng, Peng Tian, Xiaozhang Yu
Summary: This study examined the impact of different nitrogen sources on the accumulation of proline in rice plants under trivalent chromium stress. It was found that NH4+ had the greatest contribution to proline content in shoots, while Arg had the greatest contribution to proline content in roots. The combined application of NH4++Arg showed the highest contribution to proline content in both roots and shoots.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hongxin Xie, Lina He, Xue Tian, Wei Zhang, Liwei Cui, Lihai Shang, Jiating Zhao, Bai Li, Yu-Feng Li
Summary: Mercury selenide can serve as a source of mercury contamination in the environment and can be absorbed and methylated by rice plants. This raises concerns about the usage of selenium to reduce mercury contamination in farmlands. Furthermore, this study deepens our understanding of the biogeochemical cycle of mercury.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Carlos Felipe dos Santos Cordeiro, Cristiane Pilon, Fabio Rafael Echer, Renato Albas, R. Scott Tubbs, Glendon H. Harris, Ciro Antonio Rosolem
Summary: Peanut pod yield and its response to fertilizer-K are influenced by the interaction between the environment and plant density. Planting density and K fertilization have a greater impact on rainfed areas than irrigated environments. Increasing plant density leads to an increase in peanut leaf area index and dry matter accumulation, but a decrease in stomatal conductance, particularly in rainfed fields. The application of 50 kg ha(-1) of K in low-K soil can increase leaf K concentration, stomatal conductance, and yield in rainfed fields, while in irrigated fields, yield increases up to a certain plant density and does not further increase with higher densities or K application.
Editorial Material
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Kate M. Campbell, Philip L. Verplanck, R. Blaine McCleskey, Charles N. Alpers
APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY
(2015)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Amy J. Williams, Dawn Y. Sumner, Charles N. Alpers, Suniti Karunatillake, Beda A. Hofmann
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Environmental Sciences
Judith Z. Drexler, Charles N. Alpers, Leonid A. Neymark, James B. Paces, Howard E. Taylor, Christopher C. Fuller
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2016)
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Environmental Sciences
Joseph Domagalski, Michael S. Majewski, Charles N. Alpers, Chris S. Eckley, Collin A. Eagles-Smith, Liam Schenk, Susan Wherry
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2016)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jacob A. Fleck, Mark Marvin-DiPasquale, Collin A. Eagles-Smith, Joshua T. Ackerman, Michelle A. Lutz, Michael Tate, Charles N. Alpers, Britt D. Hall, David P. Krabbenhoft, Chris S. Eckley
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2016)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Charles N. Alpers, Julie L. Yee, Joshua T. Ackerman, James L. Orlando, Darrel G. Slotton, Mark C. Marvin-DiPasquale
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2016)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Daniel Obrist, Christopher Pearson, Jackson Webster, Tyler Kane, Che-Jen Lin, George R. Aiken, Charles N. Alpers
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2016)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Charles N. Alpers
GEOCHEMISTRY-EXPLORATION ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS
(2017)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Robert J. Bowell, Charles N. Alpers, Heather E. Jamieson, D. Kirk Nordstrom, Juraj Majzlan
ARSENIC: ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY, MINERALOGY, AND MICROBIOLOGY
(2014)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jacob A. Fleck, Gary Gill, Brian A. Bergamaschi, Tamara E. C. Kraus, Bryan D. Downing, Charles N. Alpers
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2014)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Charles N. Alpers, Jacob A. Fleck, Mark Marvin-DiPasquale, Craig A. Stricker, Mark Stephenson, Howard E. Taylor
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2014)
Article
Environmental Sciences
P. A. M. Bachand, S. M. Bachand, J. A. Fleck, C. N. Alpers, M. Stephenson, L. Windham-Myers
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2014)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Kate M. Campbell, Charles N. Alpers, D. Kirk Nordstrom
APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY
(2020)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Stefanie Helmrich, Dimitri Vlassopoulos, Charles N. Alpers, Peggy A. O'Day
Summary: Mercury is a global health concern, especially harmful for fetuses and children. Methylmercury is an environmentally relevant form of mercury, and its production and transformation rates are crucial for management.
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mohammed Baalousha, Morgane Desmau, Sheryl A. Singerling, Jackson P. Webster, Sandrine J. Matiasek, Michelle A. Stern, Charles N. Alpers
Summary: The presence of iron-bearing nanoparticles in ash after wildland-urban interface fires and their varying concentrations and species composition have been investigated, showing the impact of fires on iron speciation. The concentration of magnetite nanoparticles decreases with the color of the ash.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE-NANO
(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)