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Environmental Sciences
Silvia Coderoni, Silvia Vanino
Summary: This study examines the relationship between carbon productivity and economic performance of farms using data from Italy. The results show that the relationship is non-linear and varies across different farm types. Higher levels of carbon productivity seem to be associated with better economic performance, suggesting the potential for green growth in agricultural production.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
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Agronomy
Aliz Feketene Ferenczi, Istvan Szucs, Andrea Bauerne Gathy
Summary: In Hungary, beekeeping plays a crucial role in maintaining biodiversity and rural employment, although it is a relatively small-scale sector within the livestock industry. This article focuses on the economic analysis of Hungarian honey production, evaluating cost-benefit relationships, production volume, and operational efficiency. The authors analyze a Hungarian apiary with 300 bee colonies, engaged in migratory beekeeping and producing significant amounts of acacia honey. Based on their farm model, the analysis demonstrates that profitability can be achieved with 71 bee colonies and a honey production of 4253 kg.
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Engineering, Environmental
Chandra Bhan, Animes Kumar Golder
Summary: In this study, a ceramic membrane was fabricated and functionalized for the treatment of sewage water. The functionalized ceramic membrane showed excellent antimicrobial activity, completely inhibiting the growth of E. coli, S. aureus, and bacterial strains during filtration.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
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Agronomy
Marta Monjardino, Matthew T. Harrison, Peter DeVoil, Daniel Rodriguez, Victor O. Sadras
Summary: This paper highlights the challenges faced by irrigated agriculture in Australia and proposes a system-based approach to improve water productivity, farm profitability, and risk management. The study shows that intensified and diversified scenarios can lead to significant profit gains, while current and simplified scenarios are less profitable. Intensification benefits from increased crop gross margins, especially in cotton yields, to offset setup costs and additional water use. Diversification helps mitigate economic risk by increasing returns per unit of irrigated water and diversifying income sources.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Agronomy
Ildiko Kolozsvari, Agnes Kun, Mihaly Jancso, Andrea Palagyi, Csaba Bozan, Csaba Gyuricza
Summary: The growing global water shortage poses a challenge for the agricultural sector. The use of effluent water for irrigation in our study did not adversely affect the nutritional content and growth parameters of the crops, but had some impact on grain yield.
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Agricultural Economics & Policy
Pierre Chiaverina, Sophie Drogue, Florence Jacquet, Larry Lev, Robert King
Summary: Short Food Supply Chains (SFSC) are considered attractive for improving farm income and sustainability, but the relationship between SFSC participation and farm economic performance remains uncertain. A meta-analysis of 48 studies reveals that the reported effect varies depending on location and economic performance indicators used. Caution is advised in interpreting the results due to the lack of causal inference methods and inadequate corrections for selection bias.
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
El Mahdi Redouane, Zakaria Tazart, Majida Lahrouni, Richard Mugani, Sara Elgadi, Hamza Zine, Soukaina El Amrani Zerrifi, Mohammed Haida, Jose Carlos Martins, Alexandre Campos, Khalid Oufdou, Vitor Vasconcelos, Brahim Oudra
Summary: The health risks associated with the consumption of microcystin-accumulating crops in regions with toxic cyanobloom occurrences are increasing globally. This field study conducted in Morocco evaluated the health risks of microcystins in raw water used for irrigating fruit crops and watering farm animals. The study found that the levels of microcystin in water and fruit samples posed a high health-risk level to poultry, horses, and pomegranate consumers. Urgent guidelines and nature-based tools are needed for water use and management in microcystin-polluted areas.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
P. Rice, K. Daly, P. Tuohy, J. G. Murnane, R. Nag, O. Fenton
Summary: Farm roadways play a crucial role in the transfer of nutrients and runoff to receiving waters. This study developed a risk assessment model that identifies roadway sections where runoff enters waters. The model considers the source, mobilisation, and transport stages of nutrient transfer and assigns risk scores based on connectivity likelihood and impact on water quality. The findings show that only a small percentage of roadway sections require mitigation measures to reduce their impact on water quality.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Thermodynamics
Suhaib M. Alawad, Atia E. Khalifa, Mohamed A. Antar
Summary: The theoretical modeling of multistage water gap membrane distillation (MSWGMD) process predicts its performance with economic evaluation, showing variations in system productivity, maximum stages, and optimal stages under specific conditions. Additionally, cost analysis reveals potential for increased productivity and cost efficiency with insulation.
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Maximilian Kotz, Anders Levermann, Leonie Wenz
Summary: This study analyzes the relationship between economic output and rainfall in 1,554 regions worldwide over the past 40 years. The findings suggest that increases in the number of wet days and extreme daily rainfall have a negative impact on economic growth rates. High-income nations and the services and manufacturing sectors are most affected. The study highlights the importance of considering the distribution of rainfall at different timescales and sectors when assessing the economic consequences of anthropogenic climate change.
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Environmental Sciences
F. Genter, G. L. Putri, M. A. Pratama, C. Priadi, J. Willetts, T. Foster
Summary: This study investigated the safety of self-supply groundwater and the risk of fecal contamination in urban Indonesia. The results revealed that 66% of the samples from water sources contained E.coli, but microbial quality significantly improved during the point-of-use due to widespread boiling of water. The presence of E.coli was significantly associated with sanitation systems located within 10 meters of the groundwater source in Bekasi, while poorer households in Metro had a higher risk of contamination.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Gustavo de Novaes Pires Leite, Franciele Weschenfelder, Joao Gabriel de Farias, Muhammad Kamal Ahmad
Summary: This study conducts technical and economic analyses for a wind farm in Brazil, exploring the economic benefits of the strategies of repowering and lifetime extension. The findings reveal that lifetime extension has improved feasibility in terms of economic indicators, even though it has fewer positive economic indexes.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Michael G. Parkes, Duarte Leal Azevedo, Ana Celeste Cavallo, Tiago Domingos, Ricardo F. M. Teixeira
Summary: The global production of plant-based foods contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. Indoor vertical farms (IVFs) have emerged as a promising approach to urban agriculture, but their environmental performance is not well understood. A life cycle assessment (LCA) of a building-integrated IVF for microgreen production was conducted to analyze a range of operational conditions, and the results showed that the greenhouse gas potential of IVFs can vary greatly depending on the operation conditions.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
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Thermodynamics
Mohamed M. ElKasaby, Muhammed A. Hassan, Adel Khalil
Summary: Vacuum membrane water desalination is a promising technology for freshwater production. This study evaluates the system performance of a vacuum membrane module under hot desert climates, and shows that internal heat regeneration through brine recirculation enhances system performance.
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Prateek Jindal, Jasbir Bedi, Randhir Singh, Rabinder Aulakh, Jatinder Paul Gill
Summary: The study indicates widespread use of antibiotics in the dairy sector, leading to the spread of antibiotic residues in the environment. Higher positivity rates were observed in slurry and milk samples, while no targeted residues were found in human drinking water samples.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Chemistry, Physical
Rishi Karan Singh Rathour, Jayanta Bhattacharya
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2018)
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Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Melvin S. Samuel, Vasudevan Subramaniyan, Jayanta Bhattacharya, C. Parthiban, Santanu Chand, N. D. Pradeep Singh
COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
(2018)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Melvin S. Samuel, Sk Sheriff Shah, Jayanta Bhattacharya, Kalidass Subramaniam, N. D. Pradeep Singh
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2018)
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Acoustics
Melvin S. Samuel, Vasudevan Subramaniyan, Jayanta Bhattacharya, Ramalingam Chidambaram, Tanvir Qureshi, N. D. Pradeep Singh
ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY
(2018)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Melvin S. Samuel, Jayanta Bhattacharya, Sankalp Raj, Needhidasan Santhanam, Hemant Singh, N. D. Pradeep Singh
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2019)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Melvin S. Samuel, Sk. Sheriff Shah, Vasudevan Subramaniyan, Tanvir Qureshi, Jayanta Bhattacharya, N. D. Pradeep Singh
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2018)
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Acoustics
Melvin S. Samuel, Jayanta Bhattacharya, C. Parthiban, Gayathri Viswanathan, N. D. Pradeep Singh
ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY
(2018)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Subhash Chandra, Jayanta Bhattacharya
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2019)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Abhijit Mukherjee, Srimanti Duttagupta, Siddhartha Chattopadhyay, Soumendra Nath Bhanja, Animesh Bhattacharya, Swagata Chakraborty, Soumyajit Sarkar, Tilottama Ghosh, Jayanta Bhattacharya, Sohini Sahu
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2019)
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Srimanti Duttagupta, Abhijit Mukherjee, Kousik Das, Avishek Dutta, Animesh Bhattacharya, Jayanta Bhattacharya
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Engineering, Environmental
Srimanti Duttagupta, Abhijit Mukherjee, Joyanto Routh, Laxmi Gayatri Devi, Animesh Bhattacharya, Jayanta Bhattacharya
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART A-TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
(2020)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Indrajeet Kumar, Jayanta Bhattacharya, Bidus Kanti Das, Pooja Lahiri
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Environmental Sciences
Subhash Chandra, Isha Medha, Jayanta Bhattacharya
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2020)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Srimanti Duttagupta, Animesh Bhattacharya, Abhijit Mukherjee, Siddhartha Chattopadhyay, Soumendra Nath Bhanja, Soumyajit Sarkar, Pragnaditya Malakar, Jayanta Bhattacharya
JOURNAL OF EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE
(2019)