Article
Energy & Fuels
Roberto Battistini, Fabrizio Passarini, Rita Marrollo, Claudio Lantieri, Andrea Simone, Valeria Vignali
Summary: University campuses have a significant impact on hosting cities and territories, and sustainable policies are crucial in reducing this impact. This paper presents a carbon footprint methodology specifically designed for large universities, applied to the University of Bologna to assess its environmental impact. The study compares the carbon footprint in 2020 and 2018, highlighting changes in emissions sources.
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Engineering, Environmental
Xiaohui Chen, Changcheng Ma, Huimei Zhou, You Liu, Xiaoman Huang, Mingkuang Wang, Yuanyang Cai, Da Su, Muhammad Atif Muneer, Mengchu Guo, Xuanji Chen, Yuan Zhou, Yong Hou, Wenfeng Cong, Jiuxin Guo, Wenqi Ma, Weifeng Zhang, Zhenling Cui, Liangquan Wu, Shungui Zhou, Fusuo Zhang
Summary: This study analyzed the carbon emissions and sequestration inventories, as well as the carbon footprint of 16 major crop systems in China from 2001 to 2018. Vegetables and tea were found to have the highest carbon footprints. Fertilization and irrigation were identified as key factors contributing to the increase in net carbon emissions, with reducing nitrogen loss being the most effective strategy for mitigating agricultural greenhouse gas emissions in the future.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rylie E. O. Pelton, Seth A. Spawn-Lee, Tyler J. Lark, Taegon Kim, Nathaniel Springer, Peter Hawthorne, Deepak K. Ray, Jennifer Schmitt
Summary: Recognizing the significant threats posed by climate change to agricultural supply chains, companies globally are committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Recent advancements in modeling have improved transparency in meat and ethanol industry supply chains, linking production practices and environmental impacts to downstream demand. Understanding spatially explicit hotspots in production impacts and land use changes is crucial for effective mitigation efforts and policies.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Peipei Tian, Dan Li, Hongwei Lu, Sansan Feng, Qianwen Nie
Summary: This study evaluates the carbon footprint of grain production in China and identifies fertilizer application, straw burning, and methane emissions in rice paddy as the main causes of GHG emissions. Results show differences in PCF between high production and low production areas, emphasizing the importance of fertilizer application in PCF increase. The study suggests promoting modern agriculture production as a key measure to reduce GHG emissions.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Manuel Varon-Hoyos, Jose Osorio-Tejada, Tito Morales-Pinzon
Summary: Over the past 50 years, higher education institutions worldwide have been progressively implementing sustainability policies with a focus on improving environmental indicators and institutional image. This trend is also evident in Colombia, both within private and public institutions. Climate Change, particularly in relation to organizational Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventories, has become a key area of interest for these entities.
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Hui Gao, Linxiu Dai, Qiang Xu, Pinglei Gao, Zhi Dou
Summary: This study evaluated the carbon footprint of traditional rice monoculture, organic rice monoculture, and rice-duck coculture. The results showed that rice-duck coculture had a slightly lower carbon footprint than rice monoculture, while maintaining high nutrient density and economic profits.
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Melania L. Rodriguez-Perez, Carlos A. Mendieta-Pino, Alejandro Ramos-Martin, Federico A. Leon-Zerpa, Fabian A. Deniz-Quintana
Summary: This study investigates the water-energy-waste nexus of rural houses in Gran Canaria and finds that applying renewable technologies can reduce carbon and ecological footprints, thus achieving decarbonization and environmental objectives.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cristina Casals Miralles, Debora Barioni, Maria Serena Mancini, Joan Colon Jord, Merce Boy Roura, Sergio Ponsa Salas, Laia Llenas Argelaguet, Alessandro Galli
Summary: Tourism puts pressure on the environment and is vulnerable to global warming. Research on tourism impacts has increased, but there is a lack of specific guidelines and data, making it difficult to obtain reliable results. This paper discusses the use of Footprint family indicators in tourism and highlights the lack of consensus and specific data in current research. Food production and transportation are identified as the main drivers of environmental burdens in tourism. The Footprint indicators help understand the trade-offs between environmental effects and can be used to prioritize sustainability efforts. The study also analyzes the influence of services provided to different rated tourism experiences and compares the pressure exerted by visitors and the local population.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Cristina Cambeses Franco, Ricardo Rebolledo-Leiva, Sara Gonzalez-Garcia, Gumersindo Feijoo, Maria Teresa Moreira
Summary: The study found a correlation between the dietary environmental impacts and food insecurity of different socioeconomic subgroups in Chile, noting that higher income groups had higher environmental burdens and higher carbon and water footprints. Although current diets in Chile do not meet nutritional recommendations, diet quality increases with socioeconomic status.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Huseyin Bakir, Umit Agbult, Ali Etem Gurel, Gokhan Yildiz, Ugur Guvenc, Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar, Anh Tuan Hoang, Balakrishnan Deepanraj, Gaurav Saini, Asif Afzal
Summary: The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is rapidly increasing, causing harmful effects on living organisms, the environment, and ecological balance. This study focuses on India, one of the top contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions, and uses various metaheuristic algorithms to forecast the country's future greenhouse gas trajectory. The study collects economic and energy indicators of India from 1990 to 2018 and predicts CO2, CH4, F-gases, N2O, and total greenhouse gas emissions separately by the year 2050. The results suggest that greenhouse gas emissions in India are projected to increase significantly by 2050 compared to current data.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Rafael Gonzalez Perea, Rocio Ballesteros, Alvaro Munera, Jose F. Ortega, Miguel Angel Moreno
Summary: This study investigates the carbon footprint of irrigated agricultural activities and finds that the energy transformation rate varies significantly during the irrigation season, with farmers not always choosing the energy periods that result in the lowest carbon footprint value.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Peipei Tian, Hongwei Lu, Reinout Heijungs, Dan Li, Yuxuan Xue, Yiyang Yang
Summary: This study evaluates the carbon footprints (CFs) of grains production in China based on agricultural statistics data of over 300 prefecture-level regions. Results show that the CFs of main grains production in main producing areas (MPA) account for a significant portion of the country's total, despite MPA's smaller farmland area. Different crop types show varied CF levels between MPA and non-main producing areas, which can help inform regional greenhouse gas mitigation strategies.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Teresita Gormaz, Sandra Cortes, Ornella Tiboni-Oschilewski, Gerardo Weisstaub
Summary: Food systems are a significant contributor to climate change, and sustainable diets offer a solution. This study assesses the carbon and water footprint of the Chilean population's diet, finding that animal-sourced foods contribute significantly to both footprints. Gender, age, socioeconomic level, and region also influence the footprints. The study highlights the urgent need for a sustainable transformation of the Chilean food system.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Yuhao Yang, Jinsong Ti, Jun Zou, Yao Wu, Robert M. Rees, Matthew Tom Harrison, Wenxin Li, Wenhai Huang, Suya Hu, Ke Liu, Xinya Wen, Fu Chen, Xiaogang Yin
Summary: Enhancing soil organic carbon (SOC) while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions without compromising yield is a challenge in agriculture. This study investigated the potential to increase SOC stocks and mitigate GHG emissions through crop rotation optimization under different irrigation management in the North China Plain. It found that irrigated treatments had higher crop yields compared to rainfed treatments and winter wheat-summer maize-spring maize rotation (WMMs) with irrigation was the most effective treatment for promoting SOC sequestration and mitigating GHG emissions with relatively high yield.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Junzhang Wu, Qingting Li, Guanghai Liu, Ruhe Xie, Yifeng Zou, Antonio Scipioni, Alessandro Manzardo
Summary: With global population and economic growth, refrigerated transport trucks play a critical role in human life, food quality and environmental issues. However, research on greenhouse gas emissions from refrigerated trucks in developing countries, such as China, is limited. This study presents a carbon footprint model for evaluating refrigerated trucks and explores strategies to mitigate their climate impact.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Fatin Samara, Isra Arshad Alam, Yehya ElSayed
Summary: This study evaluated three types of dokha and found that the nicotine levels in raw dokha far exceeded those in other tobacco products, while the concentrations of PAHs in dokha smoke surpassed those in cigarette smoke. This indicates a potential higher risk associated with Dokha products and immediate action should be taken to prevent their global consumption.
JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL TOXICOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Fatin Samara, Isra Arshad Alam, Fadi Yaghmour
Summary: This study analyzed PAHs in muscle and livers of stranded green sea turtles using a reliable extraction method followed by GC/MS. Changes were made to the extraction procedure to address the variability in tissue samples' matrix effect and condition code of each turtle. The method showed good recoveries and suitability for simultaneous determination and confirmation of PAHs in both liver and muscle samples of stranded turtles.
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDS
(2022)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Fatin Samara, Bassam A. Abu-Nabah, Waleed El-Damaty, Mayyada Al Bardan
Summary: The recent COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the global economy and energy industry. The United Arab Emirates is striving for sustainability, making it important to assess the effects of the pandemic and lockdown measures on the local energy sector. The study found that electricity demand reduced in the commercial, industrial, and agricultural sectors in Sharjah City, while increasing in the residential and government sectors. Comparatively, the changes in electricity consumption were minimal in Sharjah City.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Fadi Yaghmour, Johannes Els, Elisa Maio, Brendan Whittington-Jones, Fatin Samara, Yehya El Sayed, Richard Ploeg, Alyazia Alzaabi, Susannah Philip, Jane Budd, Marshall Mupandawana
Summary: Oil spills cause mass mortality in sea snakes and have various impacts on their bodies, snouts, eyes, mouths, esophagus, and stomach.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Nirmala Bai Jadala, Miriyala Sridhar, Gopa Dutta, Mohammed Yousuf, Y. K. Reddy
Summary: This paper presents GPS measurements of integrated water vapor (IWV) during active and break spells of the Indian summer monsoon in 2014 and 2015. The study investigates the relationship between IWV and other atmospheric variables, such as surface temperature, rainfall, and precipitation efficiency. The results show a positive correlation between IWV and surface temperature over two years, but a negative correlation when considering only the summer monsoon months. The study also reveals that the efficacy of rain is not solely dependent on the level of water vapor, indicating the need for a proper dynamic mechanism to convert water vapor into rain. In addition, the diurnal variations of IWV during active and break spells are analyzed, showing higher amplitudes during break spells compared to active spells.
GEODESY AND GEODYNAMICS
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Sarah Dalibalta, Yara Abukhaled, Fatin Samara
Summary: PCOS has a prevalence rate of 20-25% in the Gulf region and negatively affects reproductive, metabolic, and physiological health. While the exact cause of PCOS remains unknown, physiological factors such as insulin resistance and environmental factors like air pollution may contribute to its pathogenesis in the UAE population.
REVIEWS ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Areej Mohammed, Fatin Samara, Ayman Alzaatreh, Sandra L. Knuteson
Summary: This study presents a comprehensive data analysis to establish a baseline for water quality assessment in a hypersaline wetland. The results show three distinct water quality clusters, with one cluster performing better in most parameters. The study demonstrates the applicability and potential time and cost savings of data analysis tools in long-term data monitoring in wetlands and other environmental systems.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Raghad Almashhour, Fatin Samara
Summary: Livability indicators and assessments are crucial for promoting campus sustainability and livability. This study identified key indicators for campus livability through literature review and expert consensus. The American University of Sharjah (AUS) campus in the UAE was assessed using a questionnaire, and the findings suggest that it is highly livable. Social and cultural elements, as well as on-campus services and housing quality, were identified as important factors for respondents. The study provides a reference for future research on campus livability and its transformation.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Haneen Abuzaid, Fatin Samara
Summary: This study aimed to assess the environmental and economic impacts of a photovoltaic system installed on the rooftop of an industrial facility in Dubai. The results showed that the production processes had the most significant environmental impacts, while the economic indicators for the whole system were favorable.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
W. K. S. Karunarathna, W. Jayaratne, S. W. S. B. Dasanayaka, Sahar Ibrahim, Fatin Samara
Summary: This study investigates the factors influencing the use/purchase of energy-saving electrical appliances in Sri Lankan households. A theoretical model based on the technology acceptance model and perceived affordability was developed and twelve hypotheses were tested using survey data from the Kalutara district. The results show that perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use significantly affect the attitude and behavioral intention of purchasing energy-saving appliances. The study suggests implementing a comprehensive awareness program in Sri Lanka, promoting energy star labels, and introducing policies such as government loan schemes and subsidies.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Fatin Samara, Sandra L. L. Knuteson, Tala A. A. Abdulateef, Fadi Yaghmour, Brendan Whittington-Jones, Sara Mohamed Al Abdalla, Baha Khalil, Norhan Ahmed
Summary: This study assessed a hypersaline wetland in the UAE by measuring parameters such as temperature, pH, COD, total dissolved solids, ORP, electrical conductivity, total and E. coli, salinity, turbidity, chloride, ammonia, nitrate, total nitrogen, phosphorus, and heavy metals to evaluate its current status. The results indicate that the wetland's hypersaline nature contributes to high pollution levels, as demonstrated by the calculated poor water-quality index and highly polluted water-pollution index. Regular monitoring and evaluation are needed due to the ecological relevance of wetlands in the region.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Fatin Samara, Rasha Darra, Ahmed A. Mohamed, Waqas Ahmad, Nedal Abu-Farha, Haesung Lee, Changseok Han, Sofian Kanan
Summary: This study prepared Ti3V2O7 and Ti2Si7O30 nanocomposites as potential decontaminants for dioxin-like materials and demonstrated their effectiveness through photodegradation experiments. Ti-Si oxide was able to decompose 2,3,7,8-TCDF into lower chlorinated congeners with lower toxicity under UV irradiation.