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Biodiversity Conservation
Javier Gonzalez-Barrientos, Rodrigo Ramos-Jiliberto, Lidia Aliste-Jara, Nahuel Canelo-Araya, Pedro E. Cattan
Summary: Limited knowledge of ecological interactions within cropland-freshwater networks hinders the projection of consequences of human perturbations. In this study, a metanetwork was constructed based on information from freshwater and cropland communities in the Mediterranean zone of Chile to assess the structure and response of the system facing environmental pressures. Analyses revealed that omnivore fish, amphibians, annual pollinated crops, and deciduous orchards play crucial roles in the network. Unexpectedly, plants and pollinators were also found to transmit perturbations between ecosystems. These findings emphasize the importance of assessing the fate of crop systems in a broader context.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Alexander M. M. Milner, Eva M. M. Loza Vega, Tom J. J. Matthews, Sarah C. C. Conn, Fredric M. M. Windsor
Summary: This study investigates the effects of climate change on benthic macroinvertebrate community structure in high-latitude streams in Denali National Park in Alaska. The results show that the alpha diversity of macroinvertebrates varies across different stream systems, with oscillating patterns in snowmelt- and rainfall runoff-fed streams and increasing trends in groundwater-fed streams. Beta-diversity is highly variable over time, with marked transitions occurring in response to extreme snowpack accumulation. These findings highlight the importance of long-term biological studies in stream ecosystems and the vulnerability of high-latitude streams to climate change.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Emilio A. Williams-Subiza, Cecilia Brand, M. Laura Miserendino
Summary: Urban development has had significant negative impacts on lotic environments, leading to changes in water quality and loss of freshwater macroinvertebrate species. This study highlights the importance of addressing these impacts and provides potential measures to mitigate the effects of urbanization on stream health.
ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lena Reiber, Kaarina Foit, Matthias Liess, Bilgin Karaoglan, Joern Wogram, Sabine Duquesne
Summary: Most benthic macroinvertebrate taxa established in microcosm/mesocosm (M/M) studies are not suitable representatives of natural freshwater communities and cannot effectively detect treatment-related effects. Furthermore, these taxa often do not represent especially sensitive or vulnerable taxa in natural communities.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES EUROPE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Caitlyn Donadt, Colin A. Cooke, Jennifer A. Graydon, Mark S. Poesch
Summary: Bioaccumulation of mercury in freshwater fish is a complex process influenced by environmental and biological factors. While surface water mercury concentrations were high in the studied tributaries of the Red Deer River, patterns of fish THg concentrations varied by species. The study suggests that mercury poses a risk to piscivorous wildlife health in these streams, but bioaccumulation is not solely driven by environmental factors and commonly associated factors like body size and trophic level may not strongly influence mercury concentrations in these ecosystems.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Sam Wenaas Perrin, Bert van der Veen, Nick Golding, Anders Gravbrot Finstad
Summary: Estimating changes in community composition through Species Distribution Models is important for managing the impacts of global climate change on species distributions. This study focused on freshwater ecosystems and found a trend of associations between species based on their temperature tolerances, with warmer-tolerant species dominating future community compositions. The model implemented provides a starting point for understanding climate-driven community trends and potential local extinctions.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Gabrielle Trottier, Katrine Turgeon, Daniel Boisclair, Cecile Bulle, Manuele Margni
Summary: This meta-analysis examines the effect of hydropower, dams, and reservoirs on macroinvertebrate richness. The results show that hydropower, dams, and reservoirs significantly impact macroinvertebrate richness, with impacted environments having lower richness compared to unimpacted environments. The analysis did not find any statistically significant effects of moderators, suggesting the presence of other important factors.
Article
Ecology
Rubina Mondal, Anuradha Bhat
Summary: Stable isotope analysis (SIA) has been used to study the trophic relationships of fish communities in eastern and central India. The study found that central Indian streams had longer food web lengths and higher trophic diversity among fishes, while eastern Indian streams showed greater feeding niche overlap and omnivory. Benthopelagic fishes were found to be the largest guild in both regions. This research provides valuable insights into the trophic patterns of tropical stream ecosystems and serves as a baseline for future studies in Indian stream fish communities.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Albin Meyer, Benjamin Alric, Olivier Dezerald, Elise Billoir, Romain Coulaud, Floriane Larras, Cedric P. Mondy, Philippe Usseglio-Polatera
Summary: The study investigates the relationships between the joint toxicity of micropollutants and trait syndromes in freshwater ecosystems. Through analyzing a dataset, the study identifies five diatom, eight macroinvertebrate, and eight fish trait syndromes that are positively or negatively related to different clusters of micropollutant types or modes of action. Several key trait categories and sets of paragons are also identified, which have the potential to highlight exposure to specific micropollutant types and modes of action. Trait syndromes can serve as a novel and integrative bioassessment tool, assessing the response diversity of traits to increasing gradients of micropollutant toxic cocktails.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Bonnie J. E. Myers, C. Andrew Dolloff, Jackson R. Webster, Keith H. Nislow, Andrew L. Rypel
Summary: The relationship between species richness and biomass production in freshwater fish communities across the Appalachian Mountain range was explored. Species richness had a significant positive effect on fish community production, while Shannon diversity index did not show a significant impact. Biodiversity was found to play a crucial role in influencing fish production, emphasizing the importance of biodiversity in fisheries management.
DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Adam Brysiewicz, Przemyslaw Czerniejewski, Jaroslaw Dabrowski, Krzysztof Formicki
Summary: Macroinvertebrates play a vital role in aquatic ecosystems as food sources for vertebrates and indicators of habitat quality. This study focused on comparing the biodiversity of macrozoobenthos assemblages and assessing the influence of physicochemical and hydrological conditions on their abundance and density in small rivers in agricultural areas. Results showed that oxygenation and nitrogen content were important factors affecting the presence of macroinvertebrates in these rivers, while some organisms exhibited sensitivity to changes in water temperature, flow, and depth.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Andrew G. Pledger, Philip Brewin, Kate L. Mathers, John Phillips, Paul J. Wood, Dapeng Yu
Summary: Subaqueous dredging, including Water Injection Dredging (WID), is a globally undertaken management activity aimed at improving navigation, removing contaminants, mitigating flood risk, and generating aggregates. However, the environmental and ecological effects of WID are poorly understood. This study used a BACI experimental design to evaluate the impacts of WID on water physicochemistry, macroinvertebrate and fish communities. The results showed that WID had significant but relatively short-lived effects on water turbidity, dissolved oxygen levels, and benthic macroinvertebrate community abundance, while marginal communities and fish taxonomic richness downstream of the dredged reach were less affected.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ewa Szarek-Gwiazda, Dariusz Ciszewski, Andrzej Kownacki
Summary: The effects of channelization on macroinvertebrate communities in mountain rivers have not been well recognized. This study compared two north Carpathian mountain rivers, one channelized with concrete sills and the other with block ramps. The channel modifications altered the river gradient and flow velocity, leading to changes in habitat conditions and dominance of different macroinvertebrate communities.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Neal D. Mundahl, Will L. Varela, Cole Weaver, Erik D. Mundahl, Jennifer L. Cochran-Biederman
Summary: Riparian buffers along streams can intercept eroding soils, contaminants, and nutrients, improving stream habitats and increasing the health of aquatic communities. A survey conducted in a Minnesota stream showed that the implementation of a state-mandated buffer law resulted in improved stream habitats and fish and benthic invertebrate communities. However, the improvement in biotic community metrics was not significant, indicating that more time may be needed for the biotic communities to adapt to the changed habitat conditions.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Limnology
Justin C. Havird, Pamela M. Brannock, Reyn M. Yoshioka, Rebecca C. Vaught, Kaile'a Carlson, Collin Edwards, Allison Tracy, Cornelia W. Twining, Yun Zheng, David Chai, Alan E. Wilson, Nelson G. Hairston, Scott R. Santos
Summary: This study explores how an endemic shrimp species in the Hawaiian anchialine ecosystem shapes microbial communities and whether the shrimp gut microbiome is influenced by the environmental microbial communities. The study reveals that shrimp grazing significantly reduces benthic microbial biomass and that shrimp harbor a distinct and relatively stable gut microbiome.
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Maria Soria, Cayetano Gutierrez-Canovas, Nuria Bonada, Raul Acosta, Pablo Rodriguez-Lozano, Pau Fortuno, Gemma Burgazzi, Dolors Vinyoles, Francesc Gallart, Jerome Latron, Pilar Llorens, Narcis Prat, Nuria Cid
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Ecology
Miguel Canedo-Arguelles, Cayetano Gutierrez-Canovas, Raul Acosta, Daniel Castro-Lopez, Nuria Cid, Pau Fortuno, Antoni Munne, Cesc Murria, Ana Rita Pimentao, Romain Sarremejane, Maria Soria, Pol Tarrats, Iraima Verkaik, Narcis Prat, Nuria Bonada
JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2020)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Pablo Rodriguez-Lozano, Cleo Woelfle-Erskine, Michael T. Bogan, Stephanie M. Carlson
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Ruben Ladrera, Pablo Rodriguez-Lozano, Iraima Verkaik, Narcis Prat, Jose Ramon Diez
Article
Environmental Sciences
Antoni Munne, Nuria Bonada, Nuria Cid, Francesc Gallart, Carolina Sola, Monica Bardina, Albert Rovira, Clara Sierra, Maria Soria, Pau Fortuno, Pilar Llorens, Jerome Latron, Teodoro Estrela, Arancha Fidalgo, Inmaculada Serrano, Sara Jimenez, Rosa Vega, Narcis Prat
Summary: The current biomonitoring methods are not suitable for temporary rivers, therefore a new classification method has been proposed to better assess their ecological status.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Maria Soria, Nuria Bonada, Alba Ballester, Iraima Verkaik, Didac Jorda-Capdevila, Carolina Sola, Antoni Munne, Sara-Maria Jimenez-Argudo, Pau Fortuno, Francesc Gallart, Dolors Vinyoles, Pilar Llorens, Jerome Latron, Teodoro Estrela, Narcis Prat, Nuria Cid
Summary: This paper explores how to enhance stakeholder participation in the management of temporary rivers by adapting existing participatory processes. By utilizing environmental education, citizen science activities, and the concept of ecosystem services, awareness of the ecological value of temporary rivers can be raised, leading to increased stakeholder engagement.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2021)
Article
Limnology
Narcis Prat
Summary: The author reflects on their career as a limnologist and highlights their contributions to the study of aquatic ecosystems, as well as their efforts in educating scholars and raising public awareness. They acknowledge the current revolution in the field of limnology, with the identification of species through barcodes, and the challenge of integrating these changes with past research. The author stresses the importance of limnology in society and hopes that students will continue to develop and apply their knowledge in this field.
Article
Limnology
Javier Alcocer, William M. Lewis Jr, Maria del Carmen Hernandez, Luis A. Oseguera, Vania J. J. Perez, Narcis Prat
Summary: The consistent warming of tropical lakes leads to rapid development of seasonal anoxia in the hypolimnion, reducing the biodiversity of hypolimnetic benthic invertebrates. In Lake Alchichica, the endemic midge Chironomus alchichica has evolved a life cycle of reproduction in the littoral zone, followed by colonization of the hypolimnetic benthic zone, benefiting from minimal competition and predation.
JOURNAL OF LIMNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Entomology
Isabel Ballesteros, Mishell Bravo-Castro, Santiago Villamarin-Cortez, Gabriela Jijon, Narcis Prat, Blanca Rios-Touma, Christian Villamarin
Summary: This study aims to investigate the impact of environmental characteristics on Polypedilum diversity and distribution, revealing high genetic variability and richness, with dissolved oxygen and temperature identified as the main environmental factors affecting their distribution.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Celso Garcia, Bartolome Deya-Tortella, Jorge Lorenzo-Lacruz, Enrique Moran-Tejeda, Pablo Rodriguez-Lozano, Dolores Tirado
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant decrease in water consumption in the tourism sector in the Balearic Islands. The research highlights the differences among municipalities based on the ratio of tourist stays to total population. These findings are important for water managers and policymakers in revising water management plans.
JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nuria Catalan, Maria Anton-Pardo, Anna Freixa, Pablo Rodriguez-Lozano, Mireia Bartrons, Susana Bernal, Ana Genua-Olmedo, Clara Mendoza-Lera, Gabriela Onandia, Xavier Benito, Maria Mar Sanchez-Montoya, Miguel Canedo-Arguelles Iglesias, Ada Pastor, Anna Lupon
Summary: The article reviews the role and contributions of women in limnology and calls for more recognition and attention to their work. It also analyzes the current issues and future prospects for women in the field of limnology.
WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-WATER
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Hana Moidu, Pablo Rodriguez-Lozano, Robert A. Leidy, Michael T. Bogan, Theodore E. Grantham, Stephanie M. Carlson
Summary: Intermittent streams in arid regions make up more than 50% of the global river network and have high variability in aquatic habitat, supporting diverse native species. Climate change is predicted to increase precipitation variation and drought severity, requiring a better understanding of species' responses to habitat variability in intermittent streams. This study investigated the distribution and abundance of aquatic vertebrates in a Mediterranean-climate intermittent stream in California over 7 years, and found that persistent pools supported diverse native species even during extreme dry conditions.
FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Zoology
Karen Velasquez-Rodriguez, Xiao-long Lin, Pamela Sanchez-Vendizu, Raul Loayza-Muro, Ana Huamantinco, Narcis Prat
Summary: In this study, the immature stages of Symbiocladius (Acletus) wygodzinskyi were found in the Churup stream in the Andes Cordillera (Peru), feeding on nymphs of Leptophlebiidae. A morphological description of the immature stages and the COX1 gene sequence of S. (A.) wygodzinskyi were provided. The genetic analysis also revealed a 23% difference between S. (A.) wygodzinskyi and Symbiocladius (Symbiocladius) rhithrogenae.
Article
Environmental Studies
Josep Penuelas, Josep Germain, Enrique Alvarez, Enric Aparicio, Pere Arus, Corina Basnou, Cesar Blanche, Nuria Bonada, Puri Canals, Marco Capodiferro, Xavier Carceller, Alexandre Casademunt, Joan Casals, Pere Casals, Francesc Casanas, Jordi Catalan, Joan Checa, Pedro J. Cordero, Joaquim Corominas, Adolf de Sostoa, Josep Maria Espelta Morral, Marta Estrada, Ramon Folch, Teresa Franquesa, Carla Garcia-Lozano, Merce Gari, Anna Maria Geli, Oscar Gonzalez-Guerrero, Javier Gordillo, Joaquim Gosalbez, Joan O. Grimalt, Anna Guardia, Roso Isern, Jordi Jordana, Eva Junque, Josep Lascurain, Jordi Lleonart, Gustavo A. Llorente, Francisco Lloret, Josep Lloret, Josep Maria Mallarach, Javier Martin-Vide, Rosa Maria Medir, Yolanda Melero, Josep Montasell, Albert Montori, Antoni Munne, Oriol Nel Lo, Santiago Palazon, Marina Palmero, Margarita Pares, Joan Pino, Josep Pinto, Llorenc Planaguma, Xavier Pons, Narcis Prat, Carme Puig, Ignasi Puig, Pere Puigdomenech, Eudald Pujol-Buxo, Nuria Roca, Jofre Rodrigo, Jose Domingo Rodriguez-Teijeiro, Francesc Xavier Roig-Munar, Joan Romanya, Pere Rovira, Llorenc Saez, Maria Teresa Sauras-Yera, David Serrat, Joan Simo, Jordi Soler, Jaume Terradas, Ramon Vallejo, Paloma Vicente, Joan Manuel Vilaplana, Dolors Vinyoles
Summary: This paper provides an overview of the last 40 years of use, and in many cases abuse, of natural resources in Catalonia. It highlights the need for revising legislation related to environmental impact, promoting environmental research, and enhancing environmental education to achieve a more sustainable society.
Article
Limnology
Javier Alcocer, William M. Lewis Jr, Maria del Carmen Hernandez, Luis A. Oseguera, Vania J. J. Perez, Narcis Prat
Summary: The consistent warming of tropical lakes leads to seasonal anoxia which reduces the biodiversity of hypolimnetic benthic invertebrates, while the endemic midge Chironomus alchichica in Lake Alchichica, Mexico adapts to the changing environment by developing in the hypolimnetic benthic zone.
JOURNAL OF LIMNOLOGY
(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)
