Article
Environmental Sciences
Daniele D'Ammaro, Ettore Capri, Fiamma Valentino, Stefania Grillo, Emanuela Fiorini, Lucrezia Lamastra
Summary: The wine industry is facing challenges in terms of environmental sustainability, with indicators such as Water Footprint, Carbon Footprint, Vineyard Indicator, and Territory Indicator used to assess the overall sustainability of the sector.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Nguyen-Van-Hung, Carlito Balingbing, Joseph Sandro, Suryakanta Khandai, Hong Chea, Thanach Songmethakrit, Pyseth Meas, Gerald Hitzler, Walter Zwick, Ladda Viriyangkura, Elmer Bautista, Martin Gummert
Summary: Laser-controlled land leveling (LLL) is a sustainable technology that improves water and crop management in rice production, resulting in resource savings and increased yield.
PRECISION AGRICULTURE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wen-Xuan Liu, Wen-Sheng Liu, Mu-Yu Yang, Yu-Xin Wei, Zhe Chen, Ahmad Latif Virk, Rattan Lal, Xin Zhao, Hai-Lin Zhang
Summary: The increasing trend of greenhouse gas emissions is causing global warming and posing threats to food security. A field experiment in the North China Plain revealed that conservation agriculture practices can enhance the balance between economic and environmental benefits. Soybean-based crop rotation can increase economic yields, but does not have a significant impact on carbon footprint.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hope M. Wikoff, Samantha B. Reese, Matthew O. Reese
Summary: This study evaluates the impact of two dominant photovoltaic technologies on global decarbonization goals and finds that increasing the deployment of thin-film PV and changing the manufacturing grid mix can contribute to achieving these goals.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Viachaslau Filimonau, Marina Santa Rosa, Luiza Santana Franca, Alba Canovas Creus, Glaydston Mattos Ribeiro, Jitka Molnarova, Ricardo Geldres Piumatti, Lucia Valsasina, Amir Safaei
Summary: This study evaluates the environmental externalities of four popular comfort categories of hotels in Brazil and Peru using environmental life cycle impact assessment. The study reveals that treatment of solid waste generated in hotel operations, construction of the hotel building, and operational energy use generate the largest footprints across all major impact categories.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sibeal McCourt, Graham K. MacDonald
Summary: Nitrogen footprints are used to quantify consumer-driven reactive nitrogen emissions, with Canada providing a case study to examine attribution of these emissions to per capita consumption. The study found that different provinces in Canada have varying levels of nitrogen footprints, with key sectors such as transportation, beef consumption, and wastewater treatment making significant contributions. The analysis highlights the challenges of attributing nitrogen emissions in export-oriented economies and emphasizes the importance of considering heterogeneous geographic contexts in national nitrogen footprints.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Elias Soltani, Afshin Soltani, Majid Alimagham, Eskandar Zand
Summary: A modeling system was used to calculate the resource footprints in agricultural production systems in Iran, with the highest land footprint observed in pulses and oil grains. The lowest water footprint was found in silage corn, while the highest water footprints were observed in oil grains. The production of energy, fuel, electricity, and GHG emissions were higher in irrigated cropping systems compared to rainfed systems. Livestock and poultry products, especially red meat, had the highest ecological footprint among the products.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Jinze Bai, Jiajie Song, Danyang Chen, Zhihao Zhang, Qi Yu, Guangxin Ren, Xinhui Han, Xiaojiao Wang, Chengjie Ren, Gaihe Yang, Xing Wang, Yongzhong Feng
Summary: Straw incorporation is widely used to improve crop productivity, and biochar amendment may be an effective countermeasure for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, there is insufficient data on the comprehensive evaluation of straw return and biochar amendment coupled with different N application rates on soil organic carbon sequestration rate, GHG emissions, and reactive N losses.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Pan He, Kuishuang Feng, Giovanni Baiocchi, Laixiang Sun, Klaus Hubacek
Summary: Research shows that in the United States, individuals with higher income or education levels are more likely to adopt healthier diets, but are also responsible for larger environmental impacts due to higher consumption of dairy, livestock, seafood, and items with lower energy density but higher nutrient density. Healthy diets with lower environmental impacts are achievable for most of the population, but are unaffordable for 38% of Black and Hispanic individuals in the lowest income and education groups.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Ellen Trolle, Matilda Nordman, Anne Dahl Lassen, Tracey A. Colley, Lisbeth Mogensen
Summary: Dietary transitions are crucial in addressing environmental challenges and reducing disease burden. This study estimated the potential carbon footprint reduction from transitioning the current Danish diet to a plant-rich diet and compared the results using two different carbon footprint databases. The choice of life cycle assessment methodology and carbon footprint database is important for estimating dietary carbon footprint and developing guidelines for dietary change.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alexandra L. Stern, Nicole Tichenor Blackstone, Christina D. Economos, Timothy S. Griffin
Summary: Changing dietary patterns is crucial to ameliorating the environmental impacts of the global food system, and adjusting school meal policies can help reduce these impacts. Meat products are the largest contributor to environmental impacts, and policy changes related to them should be prioritized.
COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Biology
Ekrem Ozlu, Francisco Javier Arriaga, Serdar Bilen, Gafur Gozukara, Emre Babur
Summary: This study aims to improve understanding of carbon footprint alteration due to agricultural management and fertility practices. By considering environmental factors, land use, and agricultural practices in the management of carbon footprint, it is possible to maximize crop productivity while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Marta Bianchi, Elinor Hallstrom, Robert W. R. Parker, Kathleen Mifflin, Peter Tyedmers, Friederike Ziegler
Summary: Quantitative analyses have shown that consuming wild, small fish and salmon from the open ocean, as well as farmed mussels and oysters, can provide the highest nutritional benefit with the lowest greenhouse gas emissions. These findings highlight the potential of seafood in meeting nutritional needs while reducing climate impact. The specific species and production methods need to be considered in order to improve nutrition and climate performance.
COMMUNICATIONS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Samantha N. Heerschop, Sander Biesbroek, Elisabeth H. M. Temme, Marga C. Ocke
Summary: The study identified three major healthy and sustainable dietary patterns in the Dutch population, with the low meat dietary pattern being the most healthy and sustainable. However, diets high in fruits and vegetables were associated with higher greenhouse gas emissions and blue water use compared to the average population. The addition of blue water use as an environmental impact indicator highlights the challenge of finding dietary patterns with low environmental impact across all determinants.
Article
Agronomy
Zhiwen Gou, Wen Yin, Aziiba Emmanuel Asibi, Zhilong Fan, Qiang Chai, Weidong Cao
Summary: This study conducted a 3-year experiment in Northwestern China and found that increasing crop diversity can improve system productivity and reduce carbon emissions. The spring wheat-common vetch/maize double relay cropping system showed the best performance.
AGRONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2022)
Editorial Material
Soil Science
Vincent Chaplot, Pete Smith
Summary: Soil organic matter (SOM), storing carbon (C) and essential plant nutrients in the soil for thousands of years, has been recognized by scientists for its positive impact on vital environmental functions like food production and climate regulation. However, when virgin land (forests or grasslands) is converted to agriculture, the soil tends to lose its SOM, and the lack of understanding of the underlying mechanisms has led to inappropriate interventions to combat soil, climate, and ecosystem deterioration.
Article
Soil Science
Amaresh Kumar Nayak, Rahul Tripathi, Manish Debnath, Chinmaya Kumar Swain, Biswaranjan Dhal, Shanmugam Vijaykumar, Anshuman Debasis Nayak, Sangita Mohanty, Mohammad Shahid, Anjani Kumar, Manoj Rajak, Khitish Chandra Moharana, Dibyendu Chatterjee, Susmita Munda, Pravat Guru, Rubina Khanam, Banwari Lal, Priyanka Gautam, Suschismita Pattanaik, Arvind Kumar Shukla, Nuala Fitton, Pete Smith, Himanshu Pathak
Summary: Scarcity of water and emission of greenhouse gases are the two key environmental issues affecting crop production in India. Reducing the carbon footprint and water footprint of crop production can help to mitigate the environmental hazards that stem from GHG emissions and water scarcity.
Letter
Soil Science
Andong Cai, Tianfu Han, Tianjing Ren, Jonathan Sanderman, Yichao Rui, Bin Wang, Pete Smith, Minggang Xu, Yu'e Li
Article
Geography, Physical
Chaojun Li, Pete Smith, Xiaoyong Bai, Qiu Tan, Guangjie Luo, Qin Li, Jinfeng Wang, Luhua Wu, Fei Chen, Yuanhong Deng, Zeyin Hu, Yujie Yang, Shiqi Tian, Qian Lu, Huipeng Xi, Chen Ran, Sirui Zhang
Summary: The chemical weathering of silicate rocks contributes to the global carbon cycle through the production of bicarbonate and carbonate minerals. This study quantifies the effects of carbonate minerals and exogenous acids on the carbon fluxes from the chemical weathering of granite and basalt, using a compilation of hydro-chemistry samples and hydro-meteorological datasets. The results highlight the importance of carbonate minerals and exogenous acids in the global carbon cycle.
GLOBAL AND PLANETARY CHANGE
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Mathew Williams, Dave Reay, Pete Smith
Summary: Some large investors mistakenly believe that focusing on sink-related projects can have a greater impact than reducing emissions, which may sideline effective mitigation strategies. In reality, both emissions reduction and removal are necessary and cost-effective.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ellen Piercy, Willy Verstraete, Peter R. Ellis, Mason Banks, Johan Rockstroem, Pete Smith, Oliver C. Witard, Jason Hallett, Christer Hogstrand, Geoffrey Knott, Ai Karwati, Henintso Felamboahangy Rasoarahona, Andrew Leslie, Yiying He, Miao Guo
Summary: A waste-to-protein system can transform waste into food-grade or feed-grade protein through various technologies. It has the potential to maximize resource recovery and promote a sustainable protein future by extracting nutrients and converting waste-carbon into fermentable sugars or other chemicals. However, regulatory processes and market barriers need to be addressed for the system's expansion.
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert, Andy Haines, Ira Helfand, Richard Horton, Bob Mash, Arun Mitra, Carlos Monteiro, Elena N. Naumova, Eric J. Rubin, Tilman Ruff, Peush Sahni, James Tumwine, Paul Yonga, Chris Zielinski
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2023)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Andy Haines, Holly C. Y. Lam
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Chris Zielinski
Editorial Material
Oncology
Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert, Andy Haines, Ira Helfand, Richard Horton, Bob Mash, Arun Mitra, Carlos Monteiro, Elena N. Naumova, Eric J. Rubin, Tilman Ruff, Peush Sahni, James Tumwine, Paul Yonga, Chris Zielinski
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert, Andy Haines, Ira Helfand, Richard Horton, Bob Mash, Arun Mitra, Carlos Monteiro, Elena N. Naumova, Eric J. Rubin, Tilman Ruff, Peush Sahni, James Tumwine, Paul Yonga, Chris Zielinski
Editorial Material
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Kamran Abbasi, Parveen Ali, Virginia Barbour, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert, Peng Gong, Andy Haines, Ira Helfand, Richard Horton, Bob Mash, Arun Mitra, Carlos Monteiro, Elena N. Naumova, Eric J. Rubin, Tilman Ruff, Peush Sahni, James Tumwine, Paul Yonga, Chris Zielinski
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOTHERAPY
(2023)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Miao Guo, Chunfei Wu, Stephen Chapman, Xi Yu, Tom Vinestock, Astley Hastings, Pete Smith, Nilay Shah
Summary: The study provides an overview and analysis of biorenewable resources, highlighting their significance in environmental resources and ecosystems. It also explores the challenges of biorenewable systems and emphasizes the need for a whole systems approach to facilitate the design and development of biorenewable solutions. Furthermore, the study reviews the advances and prospects of computational methods in biorenewable systems modelling.
CARBON CAPTURE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Roberto Picetti, Rachel Juel, James Milner, Ana Bonell, Filiz Karakas, Alan D. Dangour, Shunmay Yeung, Paul Wilkinson, Robert Hughes
Summary: There is a growing body of modelling evidence that shows the potential immediate and substantial benefits to adult health from greenhouse gas mitigation actions. However, the effects on the health of younger age groups remain largely unknown. A systematic review was conducted to identify available evidence on the modelled effects of greenhouse gas mitigation on child and adolescent health. The review found mostly positive benefits for respiratory health in children and adolescents from greenhouse gas mitigation actions that also reduce air pollution. However, there is limited evidence on the health effects in regions more vulnerable to climate change or on interventions that could affect exposures other than air pollution.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xi Deng, Yao Huang, Wenping Yuan, Wen Zhang, Philippe Ciais, Wenjie Dong, Pete Smith, Zhangcai Qin
Summary: This study examined the impact of soil on crop yield response to climate warming and found that each degrees C of warming reduced global yields of maize, wheat, rice, and soybean, with possible positive impacts. Soil organic carbon played a dominant role in regulating the spatial heterogeneity of yield responses to warming and could mitigate the negative effects of warming on crop yields.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(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)