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Environmental Sciences
Yun Wang, Hai Liang, Shun Li, Zihan Zhang, Yulin Liao, Yanhong Lu, Guopeng Zhou, Songjuan Gao, Jun Nie, Weidong Cao
Summary: Co-utilizing milk vetch and rice straw with lime can reduce the cadmium content in rice, change the distribution of different chemical forms of Cd in soil, and benefit the formation of a more stable residual fraction of Cd. Soil pH and dissolved organic matter (DOM) have the greatest impacts on Cd availability.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaoguang Sun, Xuehua Fan, Tianle Zhang, Yinan Wang, Yuntao Wang, Daren Lyu, Mei Zheng
Summary: The Taklamakan Desert and the Gobi Desert are the second-largest sources of dust in the world. Two dust events in March 2021, induced by the Mongolian cyclone, were studied using satellite remote sensing data, ground-based observations, meteorological data, and trajectory simulations. The study revealed the transport pathways and three-dimensional structure characteristics of the dust aerosols during the events.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tana Bao, Guilin Xi, Yanling Hao, I-Shin Chang, Jing Wu, Zhichao Xue, Erdemtu Jin, Wenxing Zhang, Yuhai Bao
Summary: Dust storm disasters in East Asia pose a significant environmental challenge. However, relying on a single monitoring method for tracking dust storms has limitations and variability. Therefore, a combination of ground and remote sensing monitoring methods is necessary to fully characterize the source and impact range of dust storms. By using both ground station data and remote sensing data, we studied the sources and impact ranges of dust storms in East Asia from 1980 to 2020, along with three specific dust storm events in the region. Our findings demonstrate that a combination of ground-based and remote sensing monitoring methods is an effective approach for fully characterizing dust storms and providing comprehensive information for dust storm studies.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Xiaomeng Liu, Hongquan Song, Tianjie Lei, Pengfei Liu, Chengdong Xu, Dong Wang, Zhongling Yang, Haoming Xia, Tuanhui Wang, Haipeng Zhao
Summary: This study analyzed the spatial and temporal variations of dust event frequencies and quantitatively investigated the impacts of meteorological conditions, anthropogenic factors, and their interactions on dust events using the geographical detector model in Northern China. Results revealed that the frequency of dust events significantly decreased over time, with seasonal variations in the impacts of meteorological conditions and anthropogenic factors. Strong winds and soil surface conditions were main drivers of dust events in spring, while anthropogenic factors had significant impacts in summer and autumn, and frozen period and relative humidity were major factors in winter. The interactions between natural and anthropogenic factors enhanced their impacts on the occurrence of dust events, showing great spatial and seasonal disparities over different vegetation regions.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Ren-De Wang, Qing Li, Chun-Lai Zhang, Zhen-Ting Wang, Zhong-Ling Guo, Chun-Ping Chang, Ji-Feng Li
Summary: This study compared the dust emission ability of sand desert, Gobi, and farmland in northern China. Results showed that under low friction velocities, sand desert had the greatest emission ability, but as wind speed increased, farmland gradually exceeded sand desert in emission ability. This highlights the importance of considering wind velocity and dust size when comparing the emission ability of different land types.
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Shuang Zhang, Hai Xu, Jianghu Lan, Yonaton Goldsmith, Adi Torfstein, Guilin Zhang, Jin Zhang, Yunping Song, Kang'en Zhou, Liangcheng Tan, Sheng Xu, Xiaomei Xu, Yehouda Enzel
Summary: The study reconstructs the dust storm history of northern China over the past 500 years, revealing frequent dust storm intervals during cold periods, mainly controlled by changes in the intensity of Siberian High and westerlies modulated by temperature variations. Interestingly, although the intensity of dust storms has been increasing during recent warming, there is also a clear weakening trend within this period.
SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Suzhen Cao, Dongsen Wen, Xing Chen, Xiaoli Duan, Linlin Zhang, Beibei Wang, Ning Qin, Fusheng Wei
Summary: The study found that heavy metal(loid)s in household dust mainly come from mining activities, with additional pollutants in indoor environments such as coal combustion, building materials, and decorations. Although the cancer risks are relatively low, non-cancer health risks from outdoor dust exposure are significant in household dust.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Wenmin Chen, Xihao Zhang, Jiaquan Zhang, Ning Duan, Xiangyi Gong, Shan Liu, Changlin Zhan, Wei Chen, Xinli Xing
Summary: This study investigated the contamination characteristics and potential health implications of heavy metals in road dust in a typical county in central China. The results showed that heavy metal pollution in road dust mainly comes from traffic activities, industrial production activities, building pollution, and the natural environment. The non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks to children and adults were within safe ranges.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Editorial Material
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Siyu Chen, Dan Zhao, Jianping Huang, Jiaqi He, Yu Chen, Junyan Chen, Hongru Bi, Gaotong Lou, Shikang Du, Yue Zhang, Fan Yang
Summary: Dust storms in China pose significant threats to agricultural production, transportation, air quality, and people's lives and property. Mongolia and the Taklimakan Desert have been identified as the main dust sources contributing to northern China. In 2023, the frequency of dust storms reached the highest level in the past decade. The study also utilized machine learning methods to forecast dust storms in March 2023, providing accurate predictions for PM10 concentrations.
ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Tianbin Shao, Yuzhi Liu, Ziyuan Tan, Dan Li, Min Luo, Run Luo
Summary: This study investigates the long-term characteristics of dust weather frequency (DWF) in northern China during the spring season, and its association with sea ice concentration in the Barents Sea (SICBS) and Arctic Oscillation (AO) in the preceding winter. The study finds that decreased SICBS during 1982-2008 and a negative AO phase during 2009-2021 are linked to dust weather in northern China. Understanding the characteristics of SICBS and AO could provide insights for predicting dust weather in northern China.
Review
Engineering, Chemical
Fu-Qiang Yang, Xin Li, Fanliang Ge, Gang Li
Summary: With the development of Chinese industry, dust control in the workplace has become a significant issue. This paper presents a comprehensive review and analysis of the dust control field in China, including publication trends, prominent authors and institutions, influential journals, and future research directions.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Matthias Wiggenhauser, Anne-Marie Aucour, Sarah Bureau, Sylvain Campillo, Philippe Telouk, Marco Romani, Jian Feng Ma, Gautier Landrot, Geraldine Sarret
Summary: The study found that soil flooding promotes the binding of Cd to S and results in the enrichment of heavy Cd isotopes in plants in soil-rice systems rich in Cd and S. Excluder rice roots strongly retain light Cd isotopes, while the difference in isotope composition between roots and shoots is smaller in non-excluder rice plants.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Song Liu, Jia Xing, Shovan Kumar Sahu, Xiliang Liu, Shuchang Liu, Yueqi Jiang, Hongliang Zhang, Siwei Li, Dian Ding, Xing Chang, Shuxiao Wang
Summary: The study revealed the causes of dust storms in Northern China in March 2021, focusing on the impact of soil types, density, and spatial resolution on the occurrence of dust storms. It emphasized the strong correlation between wind speed, frequency, and intensity of dust phenomena, calling for enhanced monitoring and prevention measures.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Baoling Liang, Mingfu Cai, Qibin Sun, Shengzhen Zhou, Jun Zhao
Summary: Marine atmospheric aerosols play important roles in global radiation balance and climate change. This study conducted ship-based measurements in the northern South China Sea during summer 2018 and found that non-refractory submicron particulate matter had a mean concentration of 9.11 +/- 4.86 mu g m(-3), with sulfate being the most abundant component. Positive matrix factorization analysis identified ship emissions as the most significant source of submicron particles.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Tana Bao, Jun Li, I-Shin Chang, Erdemtu Jin, Jing Wu, Burenjargal, Yuhai Bao
Summary: This study assesses the impacts of ecological engineering projects in northern China on dust events by analyzing dust report data from 1978 to 2018. The results indicate that dust events have generally decreased, especially in areas with improved vegetation. Hotspot analysis identifies evaporation and relative humidity as the leading factors affecting dust events.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Daoyong Tan, Haiyang Zhang, Shiyong Sun, Faqin Dong, Hongjuan Sun, Bowen Li
APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ke Wang, Shiyong Sun, Biaobiao Ma, Faqin Dong, Tingting Huo, Xujuan Li, Yulian Zhao, Haili Yu, Yang Huang
APPLIED CLAY SCIENCE
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Biaobiao Ma, Shiyong Sun, Huichao He, Rui Lv, Jianjun Deng, Tingting Huo, Yulian Zhao, Haili Yu, Lei Zhou
INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Shuhong Xiang, Xiaoqin Nie, Faqin Dong, Wencai Cheng, Mingxue Liu, Congcong Ding, Liang Bian, Shiyong Sun, Hailong Li
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yan Liu, Rui Lv, Shiyong Sun, Daoyong Tan, Faqin Dong, Yevgeny A. Golubev, Xiaoqin Nie, Olga B. Kotova, Jin Liu, Ke Wang
Summary: In this study, a horseradish peroxidase-like nanozyme was synthesized on the surface of alkali-activated halloysite nanotubes, and a natural enzyme (glucose oxidase) was immobilized on it to construct a high-efficiency cascade nanoreactor. The nanoreactor showed superior catalytic performance, long-term stability, and recyclability, and was used as a glucose colorimetric platform with a low detection limit.
CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Mingzhu Zhang, Shiyong Sun, Rui Lv, Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Golubev, Ke Wang, Faqin Dong, Olga Borisovna Kotova, Elena Leonidovna Kotova
Summary: The application of immobilization technology, including physical and chemical methods, can improve the stability and activity of enzymes. However, challenges such as poor immobilization efficiency and decreased enzyme activity still exist.
CLAYS AND CLAY MINERALS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
V. Igor Antonets, A. Yevgeny Golubev, I. Vladimir Shcheglov, Shiyong Sun
Summary: This study focuses on the reflective and absorbing properties of shielding materials from natural graphene-containing shungite. Flexible shungite plates with a thickness of 10-20 μm showed good reflection and absorption performance, comparable to thicker synthetic polymer/carbon-based composites of 2-3 mm. Shungite has the potential to be utilized as raw material for manufacturing shielding materials and serves as a model for understanding the interaction of radiation with graphene-containing conducting solids to enhance shielding performances.
CURRENT APPLIED PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Xue Xia, Faqin Dong, Xiaoqin Nie, Ning Pan, Chang Liu, Congcong Ding, Junling Wang, Wencai Cheng, Huichao He, Shiyong Sun, Yujing Zhang
Summary: A modified amino groups modified polyacrylonitrile fibers (PAN-A) was prepared and used to extract uranium from organic-containing low-level radioactive wastewater. The PAN-A showed high adsorption capacity and excellent recyclability, and performed efficiently in the organic containing waste water, while the polyvinylalcohol (PVA) exhibited a suppressive effect mainly due to its sticky nature.
JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Xiaoqin Nie, Faqin Dong, Mingxue Liu, Wencai Cheng, Congcong Ding, Liang Bian, Shiyong Sun
Summary: This study investigated the role of various functional groups on the cell surface of Deinococcus radiodurans in uranium (U(VI)) biosorption. Results showed that carboxyl esterification and amino methylation reduced removal efficiency, while lipid extraction, phosphate esterification, and hydroxyl methylation improved it. Kinetic analysis indicated that the biosorption behavior followed a pseudo-second-order kinetic model. FTIR and SEM-EDS analyses suggested that uranium primarily bound with -C=O and -NH2 groups, and preferred to bond with P and O atoms on the -PO2- group.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yujing Zhang, Xiaoqin Nie, Faqin Dong, Ning Pan, Congcong Ding, Chang Liu, Junling Wang, Wencai Cheng, Mingxue Liu, Huichao He, Shiyong Sun, Xue Xia
Summary: A novel polyamine-modified polyacrylonitrile-based fiber (PANPA) was synthesized through hydrothermal method for effective removal of U(VI) from high fluorine uranium-containing wastewater. The research showed that PANPA selectively removes U(VI) and exhibits high adsorption capacity and removal efficiency. Furthermore, PANPA is not affected by high concentration of F- and is suitable for removing U(VI) from real wastewater produced during the fabrication of nuclear fuel elements.
JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Biophysics
Ke Wang, Rui Lv, Shiyong Sun, Faqin Dong, Mingxue Liu, Jin Liu, Xiaoqin Nie
Summary: This study demonstrates a novel approach to immobilize enzymes on nanostructured substrates, constructing nanobiocatalysts for enhanced enzymatic performance. The immobilized alpha-amylase showed higher catalytic activity and stability over a wide range of pH values and temperatures, likely due to allosteric modulation. The study lays the foundation for further industrial applications utilizing the phenomenon of allosteric activation of enzymes.
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Rui Lv, Shiyong Sun, Ke Wang, Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Golubev, Faqin Dong, Olga Borisovna Kotova, Jin Liu, Mingxue Liu, Daoyong Tan
Summary: In this study, a novel nanozyme was synthesized as a substitute for natural enzymes in environmental remediation. The nanozyme, named ACP, showed higher stability and recyclability compared to natural enzymes. Kinetic experiments revealed that ACP had lower substrate affinity but still exhibited catalytic activity. Furthermore, ACP demonstrated higher efficiency in removing hydroquinone compared to natural enzymes.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Mining & Mineral Processing
Olga B. Kotova, Vladimir A. Ustyugov, Shiyong Sun, Alexey Ponaryadov
Summary: With the increasing demand for mullite raw materials, the search for new sources and efficient technologies has become necessary. This article proposes a method for obtaining mullite from kaolinite and investigates structural transformations, mineral phase transformations, and thermodynamics. The study reveals the presence of intermediate phases in the formation of mullite nanocomposites. The proposed approach allows for controlling the ratio of Al2O3 and SiO2 phases, thereby improving the mechanical and other properties of the obtained raw materials.
JOURNAL OF MINING INSTITUTE
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Rui Lv, Sen Lin, Shiyong Sun, Huichao He, Fei Zheng, Daoyong Tan, Biaobiao Ma, Meng He
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Fan Xiaoyu, Wang Ke, Sun Shiyong, Ma Biaobiao, Lu Rui
CHEMICAL JOURNAL OF CHINESE UNIVERSITIES-CHINESE
(2019)
