Article
Environmental Sciences
Bincy Varghese, Aishwarya Jala, Panchanan Das, Roshan M. Borkar, Ramu Adela
Summary: The study found higher concentrations of parabens and bisphenols in maternal products and urine of healthy pregnant women, caution should be taken when using products containing these substances during pregnancy to avoid potential risks.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Michele Ciriello, Luigi Formisano, Armando Zarrelli, Giandomenico Corrado, Marios C. Kyriacou, Stefania De Pascale, Youssef Rouphael
Summary: In this study, the agronomic biofortification of two basil cultivars with different Zn concentrations was evaluated, and the impact on mineral profile was quantified. Biofortification treatments increased Zn concentration by an average of 22.03%. Consuming biofortified basil provides a significant daily intake of Zn, and it positively affects the mineral profile. The findings highlight the potential of biofortified basil in improving consumers' nutritional status.
FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shan Liu, Qinru Xiao, Fu Wang, Shihua Zhong, Yining Chen, Yichen Guo, Kai Su, Min Huang, Xin Chen, Zhou Zhu, Shaoyou Lu
Summary: This study measured the concentrations of different forms of arsenic in shellfish from the South China Sea and assessed the health risk posed to local residents through shellfish consumption. The results revealed that some shellfish samples contained levels of inorganic arsenic beyond the acceptable range, indicating a potential cancer risk for local consumers.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Tugba Demir, Sema Agaoglu
Summary: In this study, the concentrations of heavy metals in infant formula samples from different brands in Turkiye were evaluated. Some of the samples exceeded the standard limits for Pb, Mn, Cd, and Cu, but the estimated daily intake and hazard quotient values were found to be lower than <1, indicating a lower health risk associated with these baby foods.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Po-Chin Huang, Hsin-Chang Chen, Wei-Chun Chou, Hui-Wen Lin, Wan-Ting Chang, Jung-Wei Chang
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the exposure characteristics and estimate cumulative risk of parabens in the Taiwanese population. The results indicated omnipresent exposure to parabens among the Taiwanese population, which could potentially have health effects.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Fazeela Kandhro, Tasneem Gul Kazi, Hassan Imran Afridi, Jameel Ahmed Baig
Summary: This study compared the levels of electrolytes and essential trace elements in milk samples from different cattle species and humans, finding variations in the content of these elements among different animal species, with human milk having the lowest concentrations except for selenium. Additionally, there were differences in the percentage of elements in whey compared to total milk samples across different species.
JOURNAL OF FOOD COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Yi Yang, Jiachen Shi, Jie Yin, Yunjia Yang, Bing Shao, Jing Zhang
Summary: This study investigated the presence of glucocorticoids in aquatic food, revealing significantly higher levels in freshwater fish compared to marine fish. The research also suggested a correlation between GCs concentrations and different killing methods, as well as a positive relationship with the percentage of freshwater fish consumption.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Roberto Iacone, Paola Iaccarino Idelson, Pietro Formisano, Ornella Russo, Cinzia Lo Noce, Chiara Donfrancesco, Paolo Emidio Macchia, Luigi Palmieri, Daniela Galeone, Andrea di Lenarda, Simona Giampaoli, Pasquale Strazzullo
Summary: This study evaluated the average dietary iodine intake and iodine status of a random sample of the Italian general adult population, finding that the iodine intake was lower than recommended levels despite the implementation of iodine prophylaxis strategy since 2005.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sachin B. Jorvekar, Aishwarya Jala, Roshan M. Borkar
Summary: This study investigated the concentration of bisphenols and parabens in commercially available cow urine distillate and calculated the estimated daily intake and risk assessment. The results showed higher concentrations of these substances in cow urine distillates, but the exposure risk was low.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Asa Gustafsson, Ake Bergman, Jana M. Weiss
Summary: Indoor environmental pollutants pose a threat to human health. This study analysed 25 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in different size fractions of house dust and calculated the daily intake and exposure pathways for children and adults. The highest PFAS concentration was found in the inhalable particulate fraction. Dust ingestion was identified as the main exposure pathway for PFOA, with 800 times higher exposure than inhalation for children. The combined intake of PFASs from dust and food exceeded the tolerable weekly intake for children and adults. This study highlights the importance of dust as an exposure pathway for PFASs.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Liting Hua, Wu Liu, Yarui Liu, Ming Yang, Beibei Wang, Hongkai Zhu, Lin Zhu, Yiming Yao, Yuqin Zhang, Hongzhi Zhao
Summary: This study investigated the exposure to environmental phenols in a rural area in Northwest China, revealing the presence of various phenols in urine samples with higher levels in females. Age might influence the concentrations of phenols in urine.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Danielle Hoeltgebaum, Tatiana Pedron, Fernanda Pollo Paniz, Aline Amenencia Souza, Jessica Cristina Zoratto Romoli, Renata Sano Lini, Giseli Cristina Pante, Gustavo Henrique Oliveira Rocha, Bruno Lemos Batista, Miguel Machinski Junior
Summary: This study aimed to determine metal concentrations in grapes from family farms in Brazil, comparing them to maximum thresholds and estimating daily intake risk. Results showed that grape peels contained the highest levels of metals, with copper having the highest concentration. Copper, chromium, and lead were found to exceed maximum threshold levels, indicating potential health risks from copper intake through grapes in Brazil.
FOOD ADDITIVES & CONTAMINANTS PART B-SURVEILLANCE
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Saeid Fadaei, Hamidreza Pourzamani, Karim Ebrahimpour, Awat Feizi, Seyede Shahrbanoo Daniali, Roya Kelishadi
Summary: The study evaluated urinary parabens concentration among 117 Iranian pregnant women in their first trimester. Methylparaben, ethylparaben, propylparaben, and butylparaben were detected with certain median concentrations, and significant associations were found with variables such as educational level, plastic packaging, physical activity, sampling season, and use of personal care products. This suggests that Iranian pregnant women are at high risk of paraben exposure.
HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Aline Murawski, Carolin Tschersich, Enrico Rucic, Gerda Schwedler, Rebecca K. Moos, Monika Kasper-Sonnenberg, Thomas Bruning, Holger M. Koch, Marike Kolossa-Gehring
Summary: The study found that children and adolescents in Germany were exposed to various parabens through consumer products, with higher detection rates of methylparaben in urine samples. Higher concentrations of parabens in urine were associated with frequent usage of personal care products and cosmetics. Cumulative exposure to parabens raised concern in up to 14% of the population, mainly driven by n-propyl paraben.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Suheir M. F. Nour, Amany M. M. El-Desoky, Nagla A. Hassan, Khaled A. Osman
Summary: This study investigated the levels of epichlorohydrin (ECH) and some metals in black teas in Alexandria markets, Egypt. The results showed that ECH levels were higher in tea bags compared to loose teas and increased with steep time. Adding sucrose or washing the bags with deionized water significantly decreased ECH levels. The levels of Al, Pb, and Cd in the infusions were below the established guidelines. The daily intake of ECH was higher in bagged teas compared to loose teas, but both types of teas were found to be safe for consumption.
JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-MYSORE
(2023)
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Tianyu Hu, Huimin Ma, Kailong Liu, Hongbin Sun
Summary: In this article, a knowledge-data-driven attention model (CFKDA) is proposed for Li-ion battery calendar health prognostics. By combining domain knowledge and data, CFKDA has demonstrated improved theoretical strength and prognostic performance. Experimental results show the superiority of CFKDA in forecasting and generalizing to unwitnessed conditions over state-of-the-art models.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Weitao Wan, Jiansheng Chen, Ming-Hsuan Yang, Huimin Ma
Summary: This paper proposes a co-attention dictionary network (CODNet) for weakly-supervised semantic segmentation using only image-level class labels. The CODNet model combines semantic information by jointly leveraging a pair of samples with common semantics through co-attention. It merges reference features through non-local connections by computing inter-sample similarities of spatially distributed deep features. The proposed algorithm, based on the CODNet model, generates semantic segmentation masks for a target image by merging semantic cues from multiple reference images.
Correction
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xiangkun Han, Fuming Li, Zhaoyuan Fang, Yijun Gao, Fei Li, Rong Fang, Shun Yao, Yihua Sun, Li Li, Wenjing Zhang, Huimin Ma, Qian Xiao, Gaoxiang Ge, Jing Fang, Hongda Wang, Lei Zhang, Kwok-kin Wong, Haiquan Chen, Yingyong Hou, Hongbin Ji
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Xiaoqin Zhang, Huimin Ma, Xiong Luo, Jian Yuan
Summary: This paper proposes a new method called LIDAR to handle imperfect demonstrations in actor-critic RL algorithms by executing advantage rectification. The experiments demonstrate that LIDAR effectively reduces function estimation errors and outperforms state-of-the-art baselines consistently in all scenarios.
FRONTIERS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Haolin Zhang, Yanhui Xu, Hongyu Li, Wen Shi, Xiaohua Li, Huimin Ma
Summary: In this study, a new type of rhodamine derivatives based on dibenzo[1,4]oxazepine core was reported. These derivatives selectively react with peroxynitrite (ONOO-) to generate emissions in longer wavelengths. The synthesis of these derivatives can be achieved in one step through a similar Stieglitz rearrangement, and the presence of the 1,4-oxazepine ring was confirmed by single-crystal X-ray. The reaction product of one of these derivatives, ON-RB, emits in the near-infrared wavelength region, allowing the monitoring of ONOO- generation in macrophage-derived foam cells. The new chemistry of dibenzo[1,4]oxazepine ring formation and its specific reaction with ONOO- provide a convenient strategy for developing rhodamine-based probes with longer wavelengths.
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Tianyu Hu, Huimin Ma, Hao Liu, Hongbin Sun, Kailong Liu
Summary: This article proposes a short-term probabilistic charging demand forecast model, SAMToM, which considers both users' historical charging habits and current charging demand variation trends. Real-world data-based case studies have verified the superiority of SAMToM in predicting EV charging demand. The advantages of SAMToM lie in its self-attention layers, MToM architecture, and the use of CRPS as the loss function to target the highest quality of forecasted quantiles.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL INFORMATICS
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Yiqing Huang, Jiansheng Chen, Huimin Ma, Hongbing Ma, Wanli Ouyang, Cheng Yu
Summary: Existing image captioning models often face issues such as misalignment in cross-entropy training and inappropriate reward assignment in reinforcement learning. To address these problems, an attribute enhanced teacher model and Teacher-Critical Training Strategies (TCTS) are proposed for more efficient learning of the captioning model. Experimental results demonstrate that these methods outperform baseline models in both subjective metrics and human evaluations.
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Huazhen Chu, Lisha Mo, Rongquan Wang, Tianyu Hu, Huimin Ma
Summary: Monocular 3D object detection aims to predict from two-dimensional image plane to three-dimensional physical world. The paper introduces the concept of visibility states to describe the spatial distance relationships of occlusion pairs and proposes an end-to-end detector to integrate occlusion ordering cues for object localization. Experimental results on the KITTI3D dataset show that the method successfully establishes visibility states as occlusion cues and improves the performance of the original detector.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Tianyu Hu, Huimin Ma, Hongbin Sun, Kailong Liu
Summary: In this article, a generative adversarial network-based (GAN-based) model called Capacit Forecast GAN (CFGAN) is proposed for the forecast of battery calendar aging. CFGAN utilizes electrochemical knowledge to design its crucial part, the conditioner, to maintain consistency between knowledge and data, improving its theoretical strength and forecast performance significantly. Results from practical case studies demonstrate the superiority of CFGAN in forecasting and generalization to unseen conditions, indicating its ability to capture the complex multimodality of the condition-varying calendar aging process.
IEEE JOURNAL OF EMERGING AND SELECTED TOPICS IN POWER ELECTRONICS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Huimin Ma, Wenjing Chen, Qianyu Zhang, Cong Wan, Yangzhi Mo, Fei Liu, Guanghui Dong, Xiaowen Zeng, Duohong Chen, Zhiqiang Yu, Jun Li, Gan Zhang
Summary: Identifying risk drivers is crucial for air pollution control, and biological effect-directed analysis is the most discussed method for linking chemical identification and human health. The water-soluble organic matter in PM2.5 plays a significant role in human health but is challenging to identify chemically. Understanding the structural characteristics and pollution sources of key toxic components is the optimal approach to address this issue.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Qing-Qing Li, Jinbo Huang, Dan Cai, Wei-Chun Chou, Mohammed Zeeshan, Chu Chu, Yang Zhou, Lizi Lin, Hui-Min Ma, Cuilan Tang, Minli Kong, Yanqi Xie, Guang-Hui Dong, Xiao-Wen Zeng
Summary: This investigation examined the effects of prenatal exposure to legacy and alternative PFAS on neuropsychological development in a Chinese birth cohort. Higher levels of linear PFHxS were associated with persistently low communication and problem-solving abilities. Similar associations were found for other PFAS and legacy PFAS mixture, but not for alternative PFAS and their mixture.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Yiqing Yang, Diankai Liu, Zixu He, Xiaofan Zhang, Huihui Liu, Xiaohua Li, Huimin Ma, Wen Shi
Summary: This article reports the first specific spleen-accumulated fluorescent probe, VIX-S, which fluoresces at 1064 nm and is highly stable. Systematic studies reveal the superior targeting and imaging performance of VIX-S for the spleen in both nude and haired mice. The probe can image the morphology of spleen with a signal-background ratio of at least two-fold higher than that of the liver.
ADVANCED HEALTHCARE MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Chenghao Guo, Haizhuang Liu, Jiansheng Chen, Huimin Ma
Summary: This paper proposes a lightweight fusion strategy of driver and environment information in order to better understand the driver's intention and make joint predictions by combining the driver's intention and the environment state. The experiments show that this approach outperforms other approaches that only use camera data.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Bochao Zou, Xiaolong Zhang, Le Xiao, Ran Bai, Xin Li, Hui Liang, Huimin Ma, Gang Wang
Summary: In this paper, a sequence modeling approach using passive sensing data is presented to predict treatment response in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). By overcoming the challenge of missing values in passive sensing, the proposed approach enables the prediction of treatment outcome 8-10 weeks before completion, allowing for preventative measures.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiaofan Zhang, Shili Shen, Diankai Liu, Xiaohua Li, Wen Shi, Huimin Ma
Summary: Small-molecule probes emitting in the NIR-II window are highly desired for deep-tissue imaging. However, developing water-soluble NIR-II fluorogenic probes remains challenging. In this study, we successfully developed water-soluble NIR-II fluorophores using changeable pi-conjugation and hydrophilic groups. These fluorophores were utilized to design water-soluble NIR-II fluorogenic probes for leucine aminopeptidase (LAP). The performance of these probes in real aqueous bio-environments demonstrated their potential for in vivo imaging.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Attila Csaba Kondor, Anna Viktoria Vancsik, Laszlo Bauer, Lili Szabo, Zoltan Szalai, Gergely Jakab, Gabor Maasz, Marta Pedrosa, Maria Jose Sampaio, Ana Rita Lado Ribeiro
Summary: This review provides a critical overview of research on the removal efficiency of priority substances and compounds of emerging concern through bank filtration, discussing influencing factors and future challenges. The findings show that the efficiency of bank filtration is influenced by multiple factors and varies for different substances.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xinyan Wang, Shuai Zhang, Huihui Yan, Zhao Ma, Yunshan Zhang, Haining Luo, Xueli Yang
Summary: This study investigated the association between ambient PM2.5, O3 pollution, and ovarian reserve in reproductive-aged Chinese women. The results showed that increased exposure to PM2.5 and O3 was associated with decreased AMH levels, indicating reduced ovarian reserve. Notably, the effects of O3 exposure on ovarian reserve were different from those of PM2.5 exposure.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tingting Ma, Yanjuan Ding, Fengjiao Xu, Chen Zhang, Min Zhou, Ya Tang, Yanrong Chen, Yating Wen, Rufei Chen, Bin Tang, Shigui Wang
Summary: The dragonfly species Orthetrum albistylum can accumulate heavy metals, and its heat shock protein genes have the potential to serve as biomarkers for monitoring environmental pollutants.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Naoto Ishiwaka, Koya Hashimoto, Masayoshi K. Hiraiwa, Francisco Sanchez-Bayo, Taku Kadoya, Daisuke Hayasaka
Summary: Systemic insecticides and rising temperatures have combined effects on the abundance of Odonata nymphs in paddy fields. The standalone effect of insecticide exposure decreased the Odonata community, while nymphs decreased synergistically with temperature rise in paddy water. However, the impacts of each stressor alone varied among species.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Marco Vecchiato, Carlo Barbante, Elena Barbaro, Francois Burgay, Warren R. L. Cairns, Alice Callegaro, David Cappelletti, Federico Dallo, Marianna D'Amico, Matteo Feltracco, Jean-Charles Gallet, Andrea Gambaro, Catherine Larose, Niccolo Maffezzoli, Mauro Mazzola, Ivan Sartorato, Federico Scoto, Clara Turetta, Massimiliano Varde, Zhiyong Xie, Andrea Spolaor
Summary: The Arctic region is facing contamination from long-range pollution and local human activities. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are used as environmental indicators for emission, transport, and deposition processes. Research conducted in the Arctic surface snow in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard from October 2018 to May 2019 shows that long-range inputs of PAHs mainly occur in winter, while the most abundant analyte retene exhibits opposite seasonal trends.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2024)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Maoshui Zhuo, Zhijie Chen, Xiaoqing Liu, Wei Wei, Yansong Shen, Bing-Jie Ni
Summary: This paper discusses the application of three catalytic processes (photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, and biocatalysis) in the management of microplastic pollution, and introduces the efficiency and catalytic mechanisms of different catalysts. It also proposes the development prospects for sustainable management of microplastic pollution.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shiyu Chen, Zhenzhen Shi, Qiang Zhang
Summary: In this study, a human physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model of diethyl phthalate (DEP) was developed to assess its toxicity. The model considers the distribution and metabolism of DEP and its active metabolite monoethyl phthalate (MEP) in different tissue compartments. Sensitivity analysis and Bayesian Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) simulations were performed to evaluate the uncertainty and variability of the model parameters. The results suggest that dermal absorption is an important route of exposure to DEP in the environment.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Bangguo Wang, Lijing Wang, Wenxi Cen, Tao Lyu, Peter Jarvis, Yang Zhang, Yuanxun Zhang, Yinghui Han, Lei Wang, Gang Pan, Kaili Zhang, Wei Fan
Summary: This study investigates the feasibility and mechanisms of a chemical-free nanobubble-based AOP for treating organic micropollutants in water. The results show that the oxygen nanobubble AOP has a significantly higher removal efficiency compared to air and nitrogen nanobubbles. The treatment performance is not affected by pH and the presence of ions. Higher initial concentrations of the micropollutant lead to slower treatment processes, but similar removal performance is achieved in the end. The presence of organic matter reduces the removal rate of the micropollutant. The results have practical feasibility for water and wastewater treatment.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yingmei Huang, Jicai Yi, Yao Huang, Songxiong Zhong, Bin Zhao, Jing Zhou, Yuxuan Wang, Yiwen Zhu, Yanhong Du, Fangbai Li
Summary: This study investigates the impact of biochar on methylmercury (MeHg) accumulation in rice. The results show that biochar reduces MeHg levels in paddy soils by decreasing bioavailable Hg and microbial Hg methylation. Additionally, biochar decreases the uptake and translocation of MeHg in rice plants, resulting in a reduction of MeHg accumulation in rice grains.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nengde Zeng, Fei Huang, Jiani Du, Chenghao Huang, Qian Yang, Xinhua Zhan, Baoshan Xing
Summary: This study investigates the protein targets and protein-ligand interactions related to PAH contamination in crop xylem sap using computational tools. The results show that phenanthrene has a more pronounced effect on the xylem sap proteins of maize and wheat, with maize DEPs associated with lipid biosynthesis and wheat DEPs exhibiting an increase in ABC transporters. This study provides insights into the regulation and movement of PAHs within plant xylem.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xinwei Chen, Hao Ma, Run Wang, Man Wang, Binbin Zhu, Yanqing Cong, Xiayue Zhu, Guoqin Wang, Yi Zhang
Summary: Co3O4/TiO2-NRs electrodes with excellent photoresponse were prepared via plasma-assisted modification of Co3O4 on TiO2. The combination of Co3O4 and TiO2 improved the light utilization efficiency and showed potential for degradation of pollutants.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wenjing Ji, Liying Song, Jing Wang, Hongqing Song
Summary: This study conducted a life-cycle assessment to examine the correlation between natural gas consumption and carbon emissions in different end uses in China. The results showed that both natural gas consumption and life-cycle carbon emissions have been increasing since 2017. Significant variations in NG life-cycle carbon emissions were found across different provinces and sectors, highlighting the need for targeted efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Youyi Chen, Boxuan Zhang, Pojun Zhang, Guogui Shi, Hao Liang, Wu Cai, Jingyu Gao, Sumin Zhuang, Kaiyin Luo, Jiaqi Zhu, Chaoxiang Chen, Kunyu Ma, Jinrong Chen, Chun Hu, Xueci Xing
Summary: The synergistic effects of trace sulfadiazine and cast-iron corrosion scales on the formation of disinfection by-products in drinking water distribution systems were investigated. The presence of magnetite resulted in increased concentrations of DBPs due to the higher microbial activity and enhanced microbial extracellular electron transport pathway. The study highlights the importance of considering trace antibiotics pollution and corrosion scales in water sources for DBP control.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2024)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Bishwa Raj Pokharel, Vijay Sheri, Manoj Kumar, Zhiyong Zhang, Baohong Zhang
Summary: This review summarizes the interactions, uptake, and transport of aluminum nanoparticles (Al-NPs) in plants, highlighting their negative effects on plant growth and development, as well as their potential to alter plant defense systems and gene expression.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2024)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yonglu Wang, Fengsong Zhang, Xiaoyong Liao, Xiao Yang, Guixiang Zhang, Liyun Zhang, Chaojun Wei, Pengge Shi, Jiongxin Wen, Xiaorong Ju, Can Xu, Yang Liu, Ying Lan
Summary: This study aims to explore the effects of thiencarbazone-methyl center dot isoxaflutole on soil microflora and the potential mitigation mechanisms to bacterial communities. It was found that increasing the application of thiencarbazone-methyl center dot isoxaflutole resulted in increased stress on soil bacterial community structure and diversity. Increasing soil pH was recognized as a key factor in improving the diversity and structure of soil microflora. Supplemental use of nitrapyrin or modified attapulgite can increase soil pH and improve bacterial diversity.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2024)
