Article
Plant Sciences
Anne Charlott Fitzky, Arianna Peron, Lisa Kaser, Thomas Karl, Martin Graus, Danny Tholen, Mario Pesendorfer, Maha Mahmoud, Hans Sanden, Boris Rewald
Summary: Research has shown that different plant species emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with distinct compositions and emission rates, and these compounds are highly interrelated, highlighting the need for further study to understand the importance of VOC blends.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Biology
Markus Pfenninger, Friederike Reuss, Angelika Kiebler, Philipp Schoennenbeck, Cosima Caliendo, Susanne Gerber, Berardino Cocchiararo, Sabrina Reuter, Nico Bluethgen, Karsten Mody, Bagdevi Mishra, Miklos Balint, Marco Thines, Barbara Feldmeyer
Summary: In the face of increasing drought conditions in Central Europe due to global climate change, a study on European beeches found that drought resistance is influenced by genotype rather than environment, with specific genetic markers identified through SNP detection. This indicates that drought resistance in European beech is a moderately polygenic trait that can be enhanced through natural selection, management, and breeding.
Article
Agronomy
W. Marchand, A. Buechling, M. Rydval, V Cada, A. Stegehuis, A. Fruleux, M. Polacek, J. Hofmeister, J. Pavlin, D. Ralhan, M. Dusatko, P. Janda, M. Mikolas, O. Vostarek, R. Bace, M. Frankovic, D. Kozak, C-C Roibu, O. Chaskovskyy, S. Mikac, T. Zlatanov, M. Panayotov, A. Diku, E. Toromani, M. Svoboda
Summary: The demography of juvenile trees has a strong influence on the outcomes of global change for forests. Our study in Europe reveals the relationships between climate factors and growth rates in sapling trees of two dominant species, Norway spruce and European beech. We found that spruce has higher growth potential and is more sensitive to water availability, while beech is more tolerant of moisture limitation. Long-term warming may have positively affected juvenile tree growth, but future warming and drought may inhibit growth due to thermal thresholds and differential water stress tolerance.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Josef Urban, Marie Matouskova, William Robb, Boleslav Jelinek, Lubos Uradnicek
Summary: This study used chlorophyll fluorescence to assess the leaf-level physiological processes of 13 woody species in Czech habitat corridors and their ability to recover from drought. The results showed that trees and shrubs increased harmless dissipation of energy during drought and reduced energy dissipation through non-regulated processes, potentially reducing the production of reactive oxygen species. The most drought-resistant species were identified as Acer campestre L. and shrubs such as Prunus spinosa L., Viburnum lantana L., and Crataegus monogyna L., which may be suitable for planting in urban environments or as windbreaks and habitat corridors.
Article
Forestry
George C. Adamidis, Georgios Varsamis, Ioannis Tsiripidis, Panayiotis G. Dimitrakopoulos, Aristotelis C. Papageorgiou
Summary: Research on broadleaved tree species in mountainous populations showed that leaf morphology varies significantly among individuals in response to altitude changes and different habitats. Trees at higher altitudes had smaller, less elongated leaves with fewer secondary veins, and this trend varied across different habitat types. This morphological diversity indicates a high potential for adaptation to environmental extremes within mountainous populations.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Hans Henrik Bruun, Jacob Heilmann-Clausen
Summary: The study challenges the conclusion that even-aged rotation systems are more efficient than uneven-aged selective cutting systems in supporting biodiversity, pointing out the importance of unmanaged forests for conservation. It suggests that the high amount of dead wood in managed stands may not be representative of unmanaged forests, and calls for a reevaluation of forest management practices to promote biodiversity conservation in temperate Europe.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Javier Castano-Santamaria, Carlos A. Lopez-Sanchez, Jose Ramon Obeso, Marcos Barrio-Anta
Summary: European beech forests in the Cantabrian Range of Spain were found to exhibit complex relationships between tree distribution, species richness, and structural features in response to various environmental factors. Spatial tree distribution was related to lithostratigraphy, while factors such as isothermality, soil pH, and thermal variables influenced tree species richness and vertical structure. The study also revealed the importance of climatic and edaphic variables in predicting differences in tree diameter and height, as well as stocking degree and standing deadwood basal area. Climate change scenarios predict a shift towards increased shrub and plant richness, species diversity, stocking degree, and standing deadwood basal area, indicating potential habitat deterioration for European beech forests in the region.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Jergus Rybar, Michal Bosela, Peter Marcis, Mariana Ujhazyova, Dominik Poltak, Lucia Hederova, Karol Ujhazy
Summary: This study investigated the temporal dynamics of herbaceous understory and its relationship with tree layer development in a primary beech-fir forest in the Western Carpathians. The results showed cyclical changes in species composition and diversity of the herbaceous understory during different developmental stages, which were influenced by above-ground tree biomass and diameter at breast height. These findings contribute to our understanding of the dynamics of temperate montane primary forests and have implications for biodiversity conservation and management strategies.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Ruta Kembryte, Darius Danusevicius, Virgilijus Baliuckas, Jurata Buchovska
Summary: This study analyzed the relationship between stem quality, phenology, and genetic structure in European beech trees. Significant genetic differentiation was found among different stands, and early flushing trees had poorer stem quality. Within each stand, different genetic groups were identified with marked differentiation in stem quality, phenology, and inbreeding levels.
Article
Plant Sciences
Andrea Scartazza, Cristiana Sbrana, Ettore D'Andrea, Giorgio Matteucci, Negar Rezaie, Marco Lauteri
Summary: In a Mediterranean beech forest, mycorrhizal fungi play a vital role in regulating carbon and nitrogen dynamics. Our study reveals the relationship between the biomass of ectomycorrhizal fungi and carbon exchange as well as tree productivity. We also found seasonal variations in the isotopic fractionation of nitrogen between different plant components. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the functionality of Mediterranean forests.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Paula Lopezosa, Miguel Berdugo, Santiago Soliveres
Summary: Mediterranean landscapes are experiencing significant transformations that endanger biodiversity and ecosystem services. The study investigates the impacts of landscape characteristics and land use on bird and plant diversity, as well as how these changes in biodiversity may affect ecosystem functioning. The results show that plant communities are mainly influenced by local features, while birds are affected by habitat size and landscape diversity. Oak and mixed forests generally exhibit higher levels of ecosystem functioning compared to other land uses.
Article
Forestry
Nevenka Celepirovic, Sanja Bogunovic, Aikaterini Dounavi, Florian Netzer, Monika Eiblmeier, Michael Dannenmann, Stephanie Rehschuh, Heinz Rennenberg, Mladen Ivankovic
Summary: This study characterized the physiological responses of Croatian beech saplings to experimentally applied water deprivation, finding that phosphorus availability in the soil rather than climatic conditions played a more significant role in controlling the response of beech saplings to water deprivation.
Article
Forestry
Hang Ji, Yong-Rong He, Hong-Yue Li, Ling Lu, Jia-Hui Li, Jie Zou, Rong Wang, Jun-Yin Deng, Xiao-Yong Chen
Summary: Human activities such as damming can lead to landscape changes that threaten local biodiversity. Planting pioneer species can help restore ecosystems and mitigate the negative effects of these changes. In this study, we investigated the genetic variation of the wind-pollinated and wind-dispersed tree Pinus massoniana on islands formed by damming. High genetic diversity was observed in all individuals, and it was not affected by geographic isolation. Additionally, gene flow was maintained in the face of geographic isolation after damming. These findings suggest that pioneer wind-pollinated and wind-dispersed plant species are resistant to the negative effects of damming and can be used for ecological restoration.
Article
Plant Sciences
Mirjana Sipek, Lado Kutnar, Aleksander Marinsek, Nina Sajna
Summary: Fragmentation poses a major threat to biodiversity, as forest specialists lose suitable habitats while alien species find opportunities in open forest areas. Fragmentation negatively affects overall plant richness and diversity of native and ancient forest indicator plants, but has a positive effect on alien plants. Large and diverse forest ecosystems are susceptible to biological invasions.
Article
Plant Sciences
Josep Padulles Cubino, Borja Jimenez-Alfaro, Francesco Maria Sabatini, Wolfgang Willner, Zdenka Lososova, Idoia Biurrun, Jorg Brunet, Juan Antonio Campos, Adrian Indreica, Florian Jansen, Jonathan Lenoir, Zeljko Skvorc, Kiril Vassilev, Milan Chytry
Summary: The study aims to understand the impact of environmental and historical factors on plant taxonomic and phylogenetic turnover in European beech forests. Results indicate that beta-diversity in these forests is influenced by ecological and evolutionary processes, with taxonomic and phylogenetic turnover increasing towards extreme climatic conditions and the distribution margins of beech. The variation in beta-diversity is strongly influenced by the distribution of closely related species that evolved or survived in glacial refugia.
JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Zsofia Koma, Arie C. Seijmonsbergen, Meiert W. Grootes, Francesco Nattino, Jim Groot, Henk Sierdsema, Ruud P. B. Foppen, Daniel Kissling
Summary: This study aims to assess the predictive ability of metrics derived from different types of high-resolution remote sensing (RS) products for the habitat suitability of wetland birds. The results show that ALS and Sentinel metrics improve the accuracy of species distribution models (SDMs) for wetland bird species by 11% and 10% of the area under curve (AUC) respectively. The importance of different RS products varies among species.
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
Julian Campo, Erik L. H. Cammeraat, Eugenia Gimeno-Garcia, Vicente Andreu
Summary: This research investigated the post-fire soil erosion in a Mediterranean forest hillslope burned with high severity, and found that fire affects soil characteristics related to aggregation and SOC stabilization. The study provides insights into the impact of soil erosion on carbon distribution and highlights the importance of effective post-fire management to control and reduce erosion of aggregates containing high SOC content.
Article
Agronomy
Amaury Frankl, Olivier Evrard, Erik Cammeraat, Bjorn Tytgat, Elie Verleyen, Alexia Stokes
Summary: High mountain environments are fragile and subject to accelerated soil erosion due to human disturbances and extreme weather events. Identifying erosion hotspots is crucial for effective mitigation strategies. While sediment source fingerprinting using geochemical properties has limitations in complex lithologies or shallow soils, environmental DNA (eDNA) from plant litter fixed onto fine soil particles shows promise as a targeted sediment fingerprinting method. Pioneering studies indicate that eDNA can detect vegetation communities and individual plant species, making it a valuable tool for identifying erosion hotspots and prioritizing ecological restoration efforts in high mountain environments.
Article
Soil Science
Songyu Yang, Boris Jansen, Samira Absalah, Karsten Kalbitz, Fresia O. Chunga Castro, Erik L. H. Cammeraat
Summary: Recent studies have shown that the decomposition and stabilization of soil organic matter are influenced by its origin, composition, and molecular diversity. Soil samples with high SOC contents and low SOC mineralization had abundant lignin, polysaccharides, and n-alkanes derivatives, while samples with low SOC contents and higher SOC mineralization showed a depletion of plant-derived compounds and declined molecular diversity after incubation. The selective preservation of specific compound groups and changes in molecular diversity during microbial decomposition play key roles in controlling SOC contents and mineralization.
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Geography, Physical
Annemieke Kooijman, Michelle Schouten, Agnethe Postema, Erik Cammeraat, Bas Arens
Summary: Blowouts can help mitigate the negative effects of acidification in the topsoil, but their activity differs between lime-rich and lime-poor dunes. Lime-rich sites show an increase in blowout activity while lime-poor sites show a decrease. Sand transport potential alone cannot explain the differences in blowout activity, which are influenced by rabbit density and exceedance of critical N load. Differences in blowout activity between lime-rich and lime-poor dunes are also related to differences in topsoil chemistry.
EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS
(2022)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Xia Meng, Annemieke M. Kooijman, Arnaud J. A. M. Temme, Erik L. H. Cammeraat
Summary: Biota are important drivers of geomorphological development, changing the environment and physical structures, thus impacting soil and landscape development. However, current soil-landscape evolution models do not fully consider the roles of biota and their interactions. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a more comprehensive model that incorporates biotic processes to better understand their impact on environmental and soil-landscape systems.
EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Johannes De Groeve, Buntarou Kusumoto, Erik Koene, W. Daniel Kissling, Arie C. Seijmonsbergen, Bert W. Hoeksema, Moriaki Yasuhara, Sietze J. Norder, Sri Yudawati Cahyarini, Alexandra van Der Geer, Hanneke J. M. Meijer, Yasuhiro Kubota, Kenneth F. Rijsdijk
Summary: This study presents a novel geophysically corrected global historical coastline position raster, which allows for the calculation of global and regional coastline retreat rates and land loss rates. Additionally, 53 shelf sea rasters were generated to calculate shelf sea expansion rates.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
S. A. Te Wierik, J. Keune, D. G. Miralles, J. Gupta, Y. A. Artzy-Randrup, L. Gimeno, R. Nieto, L. H. Cammeraat
Summary: The redistribution of terrestrial evaporation through atmospheric circulation and precipitation is crucial for the Earth system, especially in sparsely sampled regions like Africa. Understanding the variability in the dependency of precipitation on transpiration is important for regional moisture recycling and ecosystem functioning.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Ecology
W. Daniel Kissling, Yifang Shi, Zsofia Koma, Christiaan Meijer, Ou Ku, Francesco Nattino, Arie C. Seijmonsbergen, Meiert W. Grootes
Summary: Quantifying ecosystem structure is crucial for ecology, conservation, and biodiversity monitoring. This study presents a workflow called 'Laserfarm' that efficiently processes multi-terabyte LiDAR point clouds, providing geospatial data products of ecosystem structure. The Laserfarm workflow is scalable and can be deployed on distributed computing infrastructures.
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATICS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
W. Daniel Kissling, Yifang Shi, Zsofia Koma, Christiaan Meijer, Ou Ku, Francesco Nattino, Arie C. Seijmonsbergen, Meiert W. Grootes
Summary: The third Dutch national airborne laser scanning flight campaign collected a large dataset with billions of points, providing detailed information on the ecosystem structure. The dataset was processed into raster layers of vegetation structure metrics, allowing for ecological and biodiversity research. The accuracy of the derived metrics was high, and potential biases in the data were addressed through validation and additional masking. The dataset has significant importance in ecology and biodiversity science.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Estela Nadal-Romero, Makki Khorchani, Leticia Gaspar, Jose Arnaez, Erik Cammeraat, Ana Navas, Teodoro Lasanta
Summary: Mediterranean mountains have undergone intense land use and land cover changes, with farmland abandonment leading to a mosaic landscape. The study shows that these changes significantly affect soil properties and organic carbon dynamics.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jeroen S. de Nobel, Kenneth F. Rijsdijk, Perry Cornelissen, Arie C. Seijmonsbergen
Summary: The Oostvaardersplassen nature reserve in the Netherlands has dealt with the issue of excessive grazing by large herbivores, which has led to the domination of short grazed grasslands and decreased biodiversity. To restore a diverse landscape, the reserve has implemented controlled grazing numbers since 2018. Fine-scale mapping and monitoring of aboveground biomass have been used as a tool to evaluate management efforts. By developing a random forest model, the correlation between field-based samples of aboveground biomass and height-related vegetation metrics from LiDAR data was analyzed. Handheld LiDAR was found to be a promising technique for retrieving detailed height-related metrics in grasslands and can support management decisions in nature reserves.
Article
Remote Sensing
Christoph Schaller, Christian Ginzler, Emiel van Loon, Christine Moos, Arie C. Seijmonsbergen, Luuk Dorren
Summary: Individual tree detection using airborne laser scanning (ALS) provides complementary data for forest inventory, and a statistical modeling approach can improve the performance of local maxima-based methods.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATION AND GEOINFORMATION
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Arie Christoffel Seijmonsbergen, Sanne Valentijn, Lisan Westerhof, Kenneth Frank Rijsdijk
Summary: This study aims to understand the spatial distribution of ocean floor geodiversity in relation to mineral resources and proposes considering ocean floor geodiversity in future resource extraction to support responsible mining and limit environmental damage.
Article
Environmental Sciences
S. A. Te Wierik, J. Keune, D. G. Miralles, J. Gupta, Y. A. Artzy-Randrup, L. Gimeno, R. Nieto, L. H. Cammeraat
Summary: This study investigates the contributions of biological and non-biological sources of evaporation in Africa to rainfall over major watersheds. It shows that almost 50% of the annual rainfall in Africa originates from transpiration, with large variability between watersheds, highlighting the importance of understanding implications for continental-scale water availability amidst current and projected land use changes.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(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)
