Review
Agronomy
Irina Gabriela Cara, Denis Topa, Ioan Puiu, Gerard Jitareanu
Summary: Soil pesticide contamination caused by modern agriculture is a significant global issue. Biochar, as a renewable and economical carbonaceous material, provides a natural solution for immobilizing pesticides and improving soil health. However, its impact in agricultural contaminated soil is influenced by various factors, which require further research on mechanisms and controlling factors.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wei Tang, Fanqi Jing, Zanli Bi Lepohi Guy Laurent, Yuyan Liu, Jiawei Chen
Summary: The study found that adding biochar could increase soil pH and saturated moisture, while aged biochar had more oxygen-containing functional groups and exhibited higher hydrophilicity and polarity. The sorption mechanism of unamended soil with SPY primarily resulted from the weak hydrophobic distribution. Both fresh and aged biochar-amended soil increased SPY sorption due to improved H-bonding interaction between SPY and biochar surface functional groups.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hamid Rajabi, Mojgan Hadi Mosleh, Tirto Prakoso, Negin Ghaemi, Parthasarathi Mandal, Amanda Lea-Langton, Majid Sedighi
Summary: This study investigates the competitive adsorption of mixed volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on biochar, showing that competition for sorption sites leads to a decrease in individual species' sorption capacity while maintaining the overall sorption capacity. Chemical interactions through hydrogen bonds, electrostatic attraction, and pore-filling are found to be the main mechanisms of VOC adsorption on biochar. Additionally, biochar regeneration efficiency is between 88% and 96%, indicating potential formation of permanent bonds during the sorption process.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Claudia Carnimeo, Nicola Colatorti, Valeria D'Orazio, Pasquale Trotti, Elisabetta Loffredo
Summary: In this study, biochar obtained from poplar wood gasification was used to adsorb xenoestrogens and a herbicide from water. The surface micromorphology and functional groups composition of biochar were investigated using scanning electron microscopy and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The adsorption kinetics showed the formation of strong bonds between biochar and the compounds, and the adsorption isotherms were described by several mathematical models. Biochar exhibited strong adsorption ability at higher temperatures, and desorption was slow and scarce. This study highlights the excellent potential of biochar as a low-cost biosorbent for retaining organic compounds permanently.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Siqun Tang, Jie Liang, Jilai Gong, Biao Song, Zhaoxue Yang, Siyuan Fang, Peng Zhang, Weicheng Cao, Juan Li, Yuan Luo
Summary: Studies on the combined use of biochar and compost in polluted soil showed that the adsorption capacity of amended soils increased with the amount of additives. Biochar and compost demonstrated different adsorption mechanisms, with pore filling and hydrophobic partitioning being the main mechanisms, respectively. In terms of organic pollutant sorption and desorption, compost was found to be more effective than biochar in degraded soil environments.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Zhihua Mo, Zexing Tan, Jialin Liang, Lei Zhang, Chengjian Li, Shaosong Huang, Shuiyu Sun, Yan Sun
Summary: In this study, Fe-rich biochars were fabricated as peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activators for promoting digestate dewaterability. Fe-BC800 + PMS treatment showed superior results compared to Fe-BC300/Fe-BC500 + PMS treatments, with improved specific resistance to filtration reduction and water content reduction. Mechanistic results indicated that Fe-BC800 generated highly reactive oxygen species, reducing hydrophilic biopolymers and improving the flowability and dewaterability of digestate.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Lu Han, Wenpei Wu, Xueyan Chen, Mengfang Chen
Summary: This study evaluated the sorption/desorption behaviors of mixed chlorobenzenes on fresh and aged biochar at different heat treatment temperatures. The findings showed differences in sorption capacities and changes in the main sorption mechanism. Introduction of oxygen-containing polar moieties on aged biochar surfaces may reduce the sorption suppression of mixed chlorobenzenes. Additionally, biochar aging may lead to a decrease in desorption kinetics.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yue Yuan, Jieming Li, Chengyu Wang, Guangqi An
Summary: This study investigated the effects of biochar (BC) amendment on the sorption and desorption of microcystin-LR (MCLR) in diverse soils. The results showed that BC amendment increased MCLR trapping in soils by enhancing sorption and reducing desorption. It was found that a 3-month aging time for BC was optimal for maximizing MCLR trapping in various soils.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Shuang Song, Jun Wei Lim, Jonathan T. E. Lee, Jia Chin Cheong, Sherilyn H. Hoy, Qiang Hu, Jonathan K. N. Tan, Zhongyu Chiam, Srishti Arora, Tiffany Q. H. Lum, Ee Yang Lim, Chi-Hwa Wang, Hugh T. W. Tan, Yen Wah Tong
Summary: This study found that dilution and biochar filtration of anaerobic digestate can enhance its agronomic performance as a fertilizer, making it a sustainable substitute for commercial fertilizer. The processed digestate showed comparable results to commercial fertilizer in vegetable cultivation experiments.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Elisabetta Loffredo, Claudia Carnimeo, Roccangelo Silletti, Carmine Summo
Summary: The study found that the digestate showed remarkable efficiency in the removal of certain compounds, especially those with high hydrophobicity.
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Moon-Sub Lee, Meltem Urgun-Demirtas, Yanwen Shen, Colleen Zumpf, Eric K. Anderson, A. Lane Rayburn, D. K. Lee
Summary: This study evaluated the nutritional value of digestate and digestate + biochar for switchgrass production, showing that they can serve as potential substitutes for chemical fertilizers, leading to increased biomass yield.
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Kirsten A. Pearsons, Elizabeth K. Rowen, Kyle R. Elkin, Kyle Wickings, Richard G. Smith, John F. Tooker
Summary: The study found that neonicotinoids from insecticidal seed coatings can contaminate soil in treated fields and adjacent areas, but showed little opportunity for winter-planted cover crops to absorb significant residues. Residues persisted in soil at concentrations below 5 ppb, attributed to historic and recent neonicotinoid use. High interplot movement of neonicotinoids was observed, with contamination higher in untreated plots less isolated from treated plots.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Edgar A. Cordova-Mendez, Virgilio R. Gongora-Echeverria, Avel Gonzalez-Sanchez, Carlos Quintal-Franco, German Giacoman-Vallejos, Carmen Ponce-Caballero
Summary: Biobeds are an effective technology for controlling and minimizing pesticide pollution in farmlands; temperature and moisture are important factors affecting pesticide dissipation; in experiments conducted under optimal temperature and moisture conditions, the optimal dissipation time for pesticides exceeded 14 days.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Katarzyna Wystalska, Anna Kwarciak-Kozlowska
Summary: The treatment of waste from the agri-food industry in agricultural biogas plants can produce biogas and biochar, which can be used for soil fertilization or treating industrial wastewater. This study investigated the properties of biochar prepared at different temperatures and its ability to sorb methylene blue. Results showed that increasing the pyrolysis temperature led to changes in biochar properties and increased its sorption capacity for methylene blue.
Article
Environmental Sciences
B. C. C. Fernandes, K. F. Mendes, V. L. Tornisielo, T. M. S. Teofilo, V. Takeshita, P. S. F. das Chagas, H. A. Lins, M. F. Souza, D. V. Silva
Summary: The research showed that different pyrolysis temperatures significantly influenced the properties and adsorption capacity of eucalyptus wood-derived biochar. Biochar produced at 850 and 950 degrees C prevented leaching of hexazinone in soil, reducing the risk of environmental contamination. Additionally, the biochar did not affect hexazinone mineralization but reduced its availability in the environment due to higher non-extracted residue, thus lowering the risk of environmental contamination by this herbicide.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Soil Science
Jessica Schmaeck, Lutz Weihermueller, Anja Klotzsche, Christian von Hebel, Stefan Paetzold, Gerhard Welp, Harry Vereecken
Summary: The study found that non-invasive electromagnetic induction can quickly and accurately detect harmful compaction in recultivated land, providing important references for mining companies and farmers. Using electromagnetic induction can predict areas of harmful compaction, helping to monitor the recultivation process and implement necessary improvements.
SOIL USE AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Review
Entomology
Ravinder Nath, Harpreet Singh, Santanu Mukherjee
Summary: Insect pollination is a vital ecosystem service that provides economic and creative benefits to humans and plays a crucial role in environmental conservation. However, the population decline of insect pollinators has become a global biodiversity concern. To maintain healthy and effective pollinator services, it is important to understand how pollinators respond to changing environments.
JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Paulina Alejandra Deseano Diaz, Dagmar van Dusschoten, Angelika Kuebert, Nicolas Brueggemann, Mathieu Javaux, Steffen Merz, Jan Vanderborght, Harry Vereecken, Maren Dubbert, Youri Rothfuss
Summary: This study aimed to assess the influence of above-and below-ground environmental conditions on the performance of Centaurea jacea L., a drought-resistant grassland forb species. The results showed that root water uptake mainly occurred in the 0-15 cm soil layer, even when water was more easily available in deeper layers. In wet soil, transpiration rate was driven by vapor pressure deficit and light intensity.
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Dominik Hoven, Achim Mester, Harry Vereecken, Anja Klotzsche
Summary: High-frequency ground-penetrating radar (GPR) full-wave-form inversion (FWI) can improve the characterization of small-scale structures in the subsurface. The starting models and source wavelets are crucial for reliable FWI results. Frequency-hopping approach is required for higher frequency data, and time shifts have a greater influence on FWI performance than amplitude variations.
Article
Environmental Sciences
David Mengen, Thomas Jagdhuber, Anna Balenzano, Francesco Mattia, Harry Vereecken, Carsten Montzka
Summary: This study proposes a novel approach for estimating volumetric soil moisture content for agricultural areas using multi-orbit Sentinel-1 C-band time series. The approach achieves a temporal resolution of one to two days and utilizes a short-term change detection method. The method reduces the impact of varying incidence angles on the backscattering signal through incidence angle normalization and Fourier Series transformation. The algorithm also corrects for vegetational changes using the C-band co-polarized backscattering signal. The method shows promising results and can be applied globally in a cloud-processing environment.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Christian Poppe Teran, Bibi S. Naz, Alexander Graf, Yuquan Qu, Harrie-Jan Hendricks Franssen, Roland Baatz, Phillipe Ciais, Harry Vereecken
Summary: European grasslands achieve higher water-use efficiency in summer by increasing gross primary production and regulating transpiration. This study analyzed remote sensing data from 1995 to 2018 and found that water-use efficiency decreased by 4.2% in Central Europe, posing a threat to ecosystem functioning. However, European grasslands increased their water-use efficiency by 24.2% through regulated transpiration and increased carbon assimilation. The study also emphasizes the role of hydro-climate in modulating water-use efficiency response to droughts and the importance of adaptive canopy conductance for ecosystem functioning.
COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Water Resources
Fang Li, Wolfgang Kurtz, Ching Pui Hung, Harry Vereecken, Harrie-Jan Hendricks Franssen
Summary: Groundwater, an important source of water for humans, has a significant influence on human production and life. This study aims to improve hydrological modeling by assimilating groundwater data into the Terrestrial System Modeling Platform (TSMP) for a real-world case in the Rur catchment in Germany. The assimilation of daily groundwater table depth measurements through the Localized Ensemble Kalman Filter (LEnKF) into TSMP resulted in reduced bias and root mean square error (RMSE) compared to the open loop runs. The best results were achieved with a localization radius of 10 km, leading to an 81% reduction in RMSE at the measurement locations.
FRONTIERS IN WATER
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Martyn N. Futter, Thomas Dirnboeck, Martin Forsius, Jaana K. Back, Nathalie Cools, Eugenio Diaz-Pines, Jan Dick, Veronika Gaube, Lauren M. Gillespie, Lars Hogbom, Hjalmar Laudon, Michael Mirtl, Nikolaos Nikolaidis, Christian Poppe Teran, Ute Skiba, Harry Vereecken, Holger Villock, James Weldon, Christoph Wohner, Syed Ashraful Alam
Summary: Integrated long-term, in-situ observations are crucial to document environmental change, ground-truth remote sensing and model outputs, and predict future Earth system behavior. Research infrastructures can support harmonized data collection, curation, and publication, and integrating these networks can provide insights into the terrestrial carbon sink.
Article
Engineering, Civil
Bagher Bayat, Bamidele Oloruntoba, Carsten Montzka, Harry Vereecken, Harrie-Jan Hendricks Franssen
Summary: Groundwater is a crucial water resource for Africa, and it is important to assess its sustainability and capacity to meet current water needs. This study quantified the groundwater sustainable yield across Africa based on simulations of land surface hydrology and water balance approach. The results show that Africa has a potential sustainable yield that could potentially satisfy the current water requirements of both humans and the environment.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yuquan Qu, Diego G. Miralles, Sander Veraverbeke, Harry Vereecken, Carsten Montzka
Summary: In many parts of the world, conditions for wildfires are increasing. This study examines the impact of weather and fuel conditions on wildfires and finds that weather plays a larger role than fuel, especially in tropical rainforests, mid-latitudes, and Siberian boreal forests. Fuel conditions are more dominant in North American and European boreal forests, as well as African and Australian savannahs. The study also highlights the complementary predictability of weather and fuel conditions for wildfire forecasting, with seasonal or interannual predictions feasible in areas where fuel conditions dominate.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lena Laerm, Felix Maximilian Bauer, Normen Hermes, Jan van der Kruk, Harry Vereecken, Jan Vanderborght, Thuy Huu Nguyen, Gina Lopez, Sabine Julia Seidel, Frank Ewert, Andrea Schnepf, Anja Klotzsche
Summary: The production of crops is crucial for ensuring the human food supply, but climate change presents new challenges. This study collects root and soil data to explore crop responses to the changing environment. Two minirhizotron facilities were used to obtain a comprehensive collection of root and soil data, which can be utilized to investigate processes within the soil-plant continuum and analyze root images.
Article
Agronomy
Mona Giraud, Samuel Le Gall, Moritz Harings, Mathieu Javaux, Daniel Leitner, Felicien Meunier, Youri Rothfuss, Dagmar van Dusschoten, Jan Vanderborght, Harry Vereecken, Guillaume Lobet, Andrea Schnepf
Summary: A plant's development is closely related to the water and carbon flows in its environment. Climate change can alter these flows and affect plant phenotypes. The study presents a comprehensive model that simulates the feedback loops between a plant's development and water and carbon flows. The results showed that drought reduces water-use efficiency and limits the availability of sucrose for growth.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alexander Graf, Georg Wohlfahrt, Sergio Aranda-Barranco, Nicola Arriga, Christian Bruemmer, Eric Ceschia, Philippe Ciais, Ankur R. Desai, Sara Di Lonardo, Mana Gharun, Thomas Gruenwald, Lukas Hoertnagl, Kuno Kasak, Anne Klosterhalfen, Alexander Knohl, Natalia Kowalska, Michael Leuchner, Anders Lindroth, Matthias Mauder, Mirco Migliavacca, Alexandra C. Morel, Andreas Pfennig, Hendrik Poorter, Christian Poppe Teran, Oliver Reitz, Corinna Rebmann, Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa, Marius Schmidt, Ladislav Sigut, Enrico Tomelleri, Ke Yu, Andrej Varlagin, Harry Vereecken
Summary: Research finds that climate change mitigation efforts through increasing carbon uptake can lead to a decrease in land surface albedo, causing a warming effect, especially in afforestation and snow-free environments. However, a balanced approach that optimizes both carbon uptake and albedo can achieve long-term cooling without causing warming in any time period.
COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Tobias Selzner, Jannis Horn, Magdalena Landl, Andreas Pohlmeier, Dirk Helmrich, Katrin Huber, Jan Vanderborght, Harry Vereecken, Sven Behnke, Andrea Schnepf
Summary: This study evaluates a 2-step workflow for automated root system architecture (RSA) reconstruction using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The first step involves segmentation of MRI images into root and soil using a 3D U-Net, while the second step utilizes an automated tracing algorithm to reconstruct the root systems. The results show that the U-Net segmentation offers significant benefits in terms of reconstruction speed and root length.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lena Larm, Felix Maximilian Bauer, Jan van der Kruk, Jan Vanderborght, Shehan Morandage, Harry Vereecken, Andrea Schnepf, Anja Klotzsche
Summary: Non-invasive imaging techniques were used to study root and soil water distribution within the soil-plant continuum. The presence of roots was found to increase the variability of soil permittivity, possibly due to the redistribution of soil water. This study provides valuable insights for optimizing agricultural practices such as irrigation and fertilization.
VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL
(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)