Article
Environmental Sciences
Reza Deihimfard, Sajjad Rahimi-Moghaddam, Brian Collins, Khosro Azizi
Summary: This study aimed to quantify the water footprint (WF) of irrigated and rainfed wheat agro-ecosystems in Iran under future climate conditions. The results showed that the total WF may decrease in the future for both irrigated and rainfed systems, but the share of gray water footprint is projected to increase.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Xianghao Hou, Junliang Fan, Fucang Zhang, Wenhui Hu, Fulai Yan, Chao Xiao, Yuepeng Li, Houliang Cheng
Summary: Crop evapotranspiration and crop coefficient can vary depending on geography and species. By conducting a two-year field study in south Xinjiang, it was found that increasing irrigation amounts can improve seed cotton yields but reduce water productivity. Seasonal water use of cotton is mainly concentrated in the flowering and boll setting stages, accounting for about 60% of the total water consumption.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Luis Alberto Mancha, David Uriarte, Maria del Henar Prieto
Summary: The study focused on adjusting and evaluating sap flow sensors to determine transpiration in a vineyard, comparing data from the sensors with a weighing lysimeter and investigating the relationship between vegetative growth and transpiration under different water availability conditions. The results showed a good match between vine sap flow and transpiration, as well as a strong relationship between vegetative growth and vine transpiration.
Article
Engineering, Civil
Jiatun Xu, Qing Mu, Yibo Ding, Shikun Sun, Yufeng Zou, Lianyu Yu, Pengyan Zhang, Nan Yang, Wei Guo, Huanjie Cai
Summary: Studying water utilization efficiency is crucial for ensuring future water and food security, and deficit irrigation is a potential solution. This study focused on understanding the characteristics of water utilization and crop productivity in summer maize under different deficit irrigation strategies in semi-arid regions. The results showed that moderate deficit irrigation can decrease soil water consumption rate and increase water use efficiency.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Moonmoon Hiloidhari, Srinath Haran, Rangan Banerjee, Anand B. Rao
Summary: The study assesses the life cycle energy, carbon and water footprint of sugarcane based products in India, demonstrating that electricity has the highest energy return on investment among the bioproducts. The findings could lead to improved sustainability of sugarcane bioproducts in India.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zheng Li, Shikun Sun, Jinfeng Zhao, Chong Li, Zihan Gao, Yali Yin, Yubao Wang, Pute Wu
Summary: Agriculture is the largest consumer of water resources globally. Accurate measurement of crop water footprint (CWF) is crucial for evaluating water use characteristics and guiding water management in agricultural production. This study developed an effective method to estimate regional maize CWF in China using global evapotranspiration products and assessed its accuracy against flux tower measurements. The results showed that remote sensing-based methods were more realistic than ETc-based methods in measuring CWF in arid and semi-arid regions.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Arjina Shrestha, Aaron T. Simmons, Guy Roth
Summary: The research examined consumer perceptions of water use in Australian irrigated agriculture. Twitter data from 2018 to 2022 related to water use in the cotton, rice, and dairy industries were analyzed. The results showed a prevalence of negative sentiments towards water use in these industries, with the cotton industry receiving the most criticism. The study also highlighted the unreliable nature of water footprint information on Twitter.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tariq Khan, Hamideh Nouri, Martijn J. Booij, Arjen Y. Hoekstra, Hizbullah Khan, Ihsan Ullah
Summary: The study evaluated the blue and green water footprints of major crops in the Peshawar Basin, showing that all crops exceeded the global average. The results also revealed that the basin is supplied with 30 billion m³ of freshwater annually, with 30% of it being unutilized.
Article
Engineering, Civil
Navneet Kumar, Jaywant H. Arakeri
Summary: Latent heat is crucial in the Earth's energy cycle, cooling natural bodies and controlling weather. A unique method to quickly measure water evaporation rate was proposed, with measurement duration ranging from 2.5 to 6 minutes. The device is easy-to-use, simple to construct, and portable, and can improve real-time energy distribution analysis at the Earth's surface.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Roihatai Kaewmai, Timothy Grant, Jitti Mungkalasiri, Charongpun Musikavong
Summary: This study focuses on water resource management in Thai agriculture, using the water scarcity footprint (WSF) assessment method and introducing the concept of growing season AWARE CFs to evaluate Thai food crops. The results show significant differences in WSFs of food crops among watersheds, which can facilitate zoning planning for crop cultivation by the Thai government.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Wooiklee S. Paye, Pramod Acharya, Rajan Ghimire
Summary: Forage sorghum is a suitable alternative to corn silage in water-limited environments, with similar yield potential but less water input. Cover cropping can further improve forage sorghum yield and water productivity, making it the best alternative forage crop for arid and semi-arid regions.
FIELD CROPS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Joshua Gamble, John Baker, Brent Dalzell, Chris Wente, Gary Feyereisen
Summary: Increased reliance on maize silage as a primary dairy forage has tradeoffs with on-farm water balances and water quality. Crop, manure, and irrigation management play important roles in field-scale production systems. The study found that the mean annual evapotranspiration and water quality were similar between maize silage and alfalfa. However, alfalfa had lower total suspended solids loadings compared to maize silage, suggesting its value in on-farm water management.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Aitazaz Ahsan Farooque, Hassan Afzaal, Farhat Abbas, Melanie Bos, Junaid Maqsood, Xander Wang, Nazar Hussain
Summary: The study found that deep learning models performed well in ETo forecasting, with the ConvLSTM model showing lower errors compared to CNN and LSTM models. The robustness and accuracy of these forecasted models may help farmers, water resource managers, and irrigation planners with improved and sustainable water management at the basin level, and for irrigation scheduling at farm/field level.
IRRIGATION SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Andreas Link, Markus Berger, Ruud van der Ent, Stephanie Eisner, Matthias Finkbeiner
Summary: Global water consumption along value chains of goods and services has increased, leading to increased attention on water footprinting. Evaporation accounts for most global water consumption and is connected to other regions through atmospheric moisture transport. This study aims to fill a gap in water footprinting by considering source-receptor relationships between different drainage basins and using comprehensive information on evaporation recycling.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Maria Zucchinelli, Rosangela Spinelli, Sara Corrado, Lucrezia Lamastra
Summary: A deep understanding of the water-food nexus is crucial for sustainable development, and different dietary patterns have varying impacts on water footprint and water scarcity footprint, with vegetarian and vegan diets showing significant reductions in water consumption. Dietary decisions play a critical role in water resource usage and sustainability.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Quanliang Ye, Edgar G. Hertwich, Maarten S. Krol, David Font Vivanco, Amanda W. Lounsbury, Xinzhu Zheng, Arjen Y. Hoekstra, Yutao Wang, Ranran Wang
Summary: This study quantifies the linkages between China's capital formation, environmental pressures, and consumption, showing that a significant portion of capital assets acquired by China from 1995 to 2015 have not yet been depreciated and will serve future production and consumption. Outsourcing of capital services also leads to considerable environmental pressures, ranging from 14% to 25% depending on the indicators. Without considering the linkages between capital and final consumption, calculations of China's environmental footprints related to the six environmental pressures could be significantly underestimated or overestimated.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Quanliang Ye, Ranran Wang, Joep F. Schyns, La Zhuo, Lan Yang, Maarten S. Krol
Summary: This study analyzes the impact of trade on blue water scarcity in Chinese provinces by examining the virtual water networks of three trade patterns. The results show that trade alleviates water scarcity in provinces with extreme water scarcity, but worsens the overall water scarcity in the country.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhaodan Wu, Lan Yang, Qiyong Chen, Quanliang Ye
Summary: Trade has a significant impact on global economic development and greenhouse gas emissions, with international trade benefiting economic growth but leading to higher emissions. Small countries may face greater production constraints under a no-trade scenario, while developed countries would see an increase in emissions from clothing and service-related products. Strengthening global collaboration is crucial for achieving Sustainable Development Goals, especially for smaller economies with limited resources.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Quanliang Ye, Martin Bruckner, Ranran Wang, Joep F. Schyns, La Zhuo, Lan Yang, Han Su, Maarten S. Krol
Summary: The study develops a hybrid provincial multi-regional input-output model that combines the physical food and agricultural biomass system with the monetary supply chain in China, providing a more comprehensive understanding of agriculture and food product flows domestically. The hybrid model enhances both the monetary input-output table-based approach and the process-based approach in provincial blue water footprint assessments, reducing uncertainty and improving reliability.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhaodan Wu, Min Wang, Quanliang Ye
Summary: This study investigates the impact of capital consumption on greenhouse gas emissions in China, emphasizing the importance of the dynamic features of capital in environmental footprint assessments.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jian Li, Zhanrui Leng, Yueming Wu, Guanlin Li, Guangqian Ren, Guirong Wu, Yongcan Jiang, Taitiya Kenneth Yuguda, Daolin Du
Summary: The introduction of embankment seawalls in coastal wetlands of eastern China has significantly reduced soil organic carbon and nitrogen levels, leading to increased CO2 emissions and decreased methane emissions. This alteration has different effects on native and invasive plants, weakening the marshes' ability to sequester carbon and nitrogen.
Review
Environmental Studies
Taitiya Kenneth Yuguda, Sunday Adiyoh Imanche, Tian Ze, Tosin Yinka Akintunde, Bobby Shekarau Luka
Summary: Hydropower is the most widely used source of renewable energy, accounting for over half of global renewable energy generation capacity. China has become the top hydropower producer in the world and is helping revive Nigeria's hydropower industry through collaboration.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Taitiya Kenneth Yuguda, Yueming Wu, Zhanrui Leng, Guifeng Gao, Guanlin Li, Zhicong Dai, Jian Li, Daolin Du
Summary: Comparative analysis showed that invasive species Spartina alterniflora surpassed the native plant Phragmites australis in terms of leaf area index, evapotranspiration, and crop coefficient. Key factors influencing evapotranspiration include net radiation, soil moisture, relative humidity, air temperature, and surface temperature. The invasion of Spartina alterniflora in China currently results in a daily water loss of approximately 4.3 x 10^6 cubic meters, posing a severe threat to wetland water resources availability.
ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Taitiya Kenneth Yuguda, Zhanrui Leng, Yueming Wu, Hui Jia, Sai Zhang, Zhicong Dai, Jian Li, Daolin Du
Summary: Efforts to restore and reclaim coastal wetlands have led to the evolution of invasive alien plant species and coastal defenses, intensifying synergistic stresses on coastal environments. Despite insufficient research on IAPS, there is a need to explore ecological impacts and develop more effective assessment tools.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Bobby Shekarau Luka, Taitiya Kenneth Yuguda, Meriem Adnouni, Zakka Riyang, Ibrahim Bako Abdulhamid, Bumbyerga Garboa Gargea
Summary: Crude extracts from cashew apple pomace dried at different temperatures were analyzed to determine their antioxidant capacity. A coupled model was developed to predict the antioxidant capacity using inputs of total alkaloids, total flavanoids, total saponin, and total phenolics. The results showed that increasing drying temperature reduced the content of bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity, except for total saponin which increased. The coupled model improved the prediction accuracy of antioxidant capacity.
Article
Biology
Jian Li, Zhanrui Leng, Hui Jia, Lili Wei, Taitiya Kenneth Yuguda, Daolin Du
Summary: Coastal reclamation and the spread of invasive grass have led to an increase in trace metal pollution in coastal wetlands in eastern China. The construction of seawalls and invasive plant species have resulted in higher concentrations of trace metals in the reclaimed wetlands compared to unreclaimed wetlands, and have also impacted plant biomass and soil properties. This study provides valuable information for policymakers and stakeholders to mitigate trace metal pollution caused by reclamation and invasive species in coastal ecosystems.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Quanliang Ye, Maarten S. Krol, Yuli Shan, Joep F. Schyns, Markus Berger, Klaus Hubacek
Summary: This study proposes an alternative approach to assess the CO2 responsibility of capital assets by allocating their required CO2 emissions over their lifespan. It improves the assessment of emission equity across generations. Capital assets, such as machinery and infrastructure, contribute significantly to CO2 emissions during their lifetime. The unique features of capital assets, such as their long durability, complicate the assignment of CO2 emissions to final beneficiaries. By allocating CO2 emissions embodied in capital assets over time, emission responsibility for the year of formation is reduced by 25-46% compared to conventional methods. This temporal allocation is important for assessing the equity of CO2 emissions across generations.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yunfei Feng, Yi Zhang, Zhaodan Wu, Quanliang Ye, Xinchun Cao
Summary: This paper evaluated the agricultural eco-efficiency (AEE) of 31 provinces in China from 2007 to 2018 using an undesired dynamic SBM-DEA model and analyzed the spatiotemporal differentiation. The results showed that the AEE showed an overall stable rise but uneven development among regions. The spatial discrepancy of any index mainly stems from the index disparity between groups with high and low AEE.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Dongxiao Xu, Yan Zhang, Quanliang Ye, Zhuoqiong Fang, Yuxuan Li, Xinjing Wang, Zhifeng Yang
Summary: Accurately assessing carbon emissions is crucial for designing effective climate policies. This study uses a global CO2 transfer network model to analyze the spatiotemporal transfer of CO2 emissions in China and re-assess its carbon footprints. The findings show that China is responsible for more than 40% of global capital-related CO2 emissions, while foreign regions outsource a significant amount of emissions to China through product imports.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
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)
