Article
Environmental Sciences
Chien Wang
Summary: HazeNet, developed based on deep convolutional neural networks, can forecast haze events in Beijing and Shanghai with 80% validation accuracy and a F1 score of 0.5. Valuable insights have been obtained from the training, improving our understanding of environmental extremes.
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Melanie S. Hammer, Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V. Martin, Erin E. McDuffie, Alexei Lyapustin, Andrew M. Sayer, N. Christina Hsu, Robert C. Levy, Michael J. Garay, Olga V. Kalashnikova, Ralph A. Kahn
Summary: The study examines the effects of lockdown measures on PM2.5 concentrations during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding significant reductions in China and slight changes in Europe and North America. These changes are attributed to a combination of meteorological conditions and emission reductions, primarily from transportation sources. Regional differences in the sensitivity of PM2.5 to emission sources are demonstrated in this work.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Miroslaw Szwed, Witold Zukowski, Krzysztof Misztal, Rafal Kozlowski
Summary: This paper presents the results of a study conducted within a cement plant in Ozarow, southeastern Poland, which found that the energy stored in fossil fuels is released through combustion and is a fundamental process in cement production. However, this combustion leads to the emission of greenhouse gases and dust. The chemical composition of Scots pine needles was determined using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy, revealing the presence of anthropogenic particles.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Fengzhu Tan, Yuming Guo, Wei Zhang, Xingyan Xu, Ming Zhang, Fan Meng, Sicen Liu, Shanshan Li, Lidia Morawska
Summary: The spraying of water on roads in Chinese cities increases PM2.5 concentration and humidity, leading to worsened air pollution, especially in cool autumn and winter months.
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Francesca Russo, Roberto Castro-Munoz, Sergio Santoro, Francesco Galiano, Alberto Figoli
Summary: This review provides a comprehensive overview of electrospun membranes used in air filtration, covering key principles, separation mechanisms, and the influence of membrane properties on filtration efficiency. It also discusses the materials and additives used for fabricating electrospun membranes, along with their applications in various fields under environmentally friendly approaches. Furthermore, it explores the potential for upscaling electrospun membranes and future directions in this area.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Cenlin He, Olivia Clifton, Emmi Felker-Quinn, S. Ryan Fulgham, Julieta F. Juncosa Calahorrano, Danica Lombardozzi, Gemma Purser, Mj Riches, Rebecca Schwantes, Wenfu Tang, Benjamin Poulter, Allison L. Steiner
Summary: Understanding the interactions between air pollution and terrestrial ecosystems is crucial for predicting the impacts on climate and human health. Coordinated measurements, data standardization, and collaboration across disciplines and regions are key for advancing this understanding.
BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Tongshuai Liu, Guoming Li, Zhilong Liu, Lei Xi, Wei Ma, Xuan Gao
Summary: With the rapid development of large-scale and intensive swine production, the emission of aerosols from swine farms has become a growing concern. This paper reviewed relevant studies conducted between 2000 and 2022 to gain a comprehensive understanding of aerosols from swine farms. The main components, concentrations, size distribution, differences from human living environments, sources, influencing factors, and reduction technologies were thoroughly elucidated. Swine farms have higher aerosol concentrations and potential pathogens compared to human living and working environments. Further research and mitigation measures are needed to improve air quality and protect human health.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ancy S. Watson, Sudha R. Bai
Summary: The study found that Trivandrum's air pollution exceeds national standards, with vegetation on roadsides planted primarily for aesthetic purposes. Analyzing the pollution tolerance levels of existing plants can serve as a scientific basis for urban landscape planning.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Patricia Guzman, Patricia Tarin-Carrasco, Maria Morales-Suarez-Varela, Pedro Jimenez-Guerrero
Summary: This study evaluates the relationship between dementia incidence in Europe and exposure to air pollution under current and future climate scenarios, projecting a significant increase in dementia rates due to climate change and aging population. However, the impact of climate change on dementia appears limited, as the increase in southern Europe is offset by a decrease in northern countries due to projected improvements in air quality from enhanced rainfall.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sanchari Sarkar, Kajori Mondal, Sanghamitra Sanyal, Moitreyee Chakrabarty
Summary: The study classified 18 plant species into sensitive, intermediate, and tolerant categories based on their seasonal APTI values. Results showed differences in pollution tolerance among the plant species, with some being sensitive indicators of pollution and others being suitable for forming green belts.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lijun Liu, Yuhan Zhang, Chen Tang, Qinqin Shen, Jingye Fu, Qiang Wang
Summary: The maize transcription factor ZmHsf28 is identified as a positive regulator of plant drought responses. Overexpression of ZmHsf28 diminishes drought effects in Arabidopsis and maize by increasing JA and ABA production and decreasing ROS accumulation. ZmHsf28 regulates downstream target genes by directly binding to their promoters.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ning Wang, Qiang Li, Xiao Liu, Shijie Yi, Mingming Zhao, Xinke Sun, Huijia Song, Xiqiang Peng, Peixian Fan, Qun Gao, Yongtao Wang, Linqian Yu, Hui Wang, Ning Du, Renqing Wang
Summary: Plant size plays a crucial role in plant responses to combined environmental factors under climate change. Large seedlings exhibit more compensatory mechanisms in response to defoliation and drought treatments, making them more suitable for vegetation restoration under combined drought and defoliation conditions. Further studies involving a wider range of species are essential for obtaining more rigorous conclusions.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Bingqing Zhang, Huizhong Shen, Xiao Yun, Qirui Zhong, Barron H. Henderson, Xuan Wang, Liuhua Shi, Sachin S. Gunthe, Lewis Gregory Huey, Shu Tao, Armistead G. Russell, Pengfei Liu
Summary: Gaseous and particulate chlorine species play a crucial role in various aspects of the atmosphere, including oxidation capacity, aerosol water uptake, visibility degradation, and human health. A comprehensive global emission inventory reveals that HCl emissions are mainly from industries such as open waste burning and biomass combustion, while pCl emissions are mainly from biofuel and open biomass burning processes. The sectoral and spatial distributions of these emissions are heterogeneous, and the temporal trends are influenced by various factors.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Manish Tiwari
Summary: Abiotic and biotic environmental stimuli play a crucial role in the evolution of primitive living organisms. Water availability is an important abiotic factor that guides plant evolution. Drought stress inhibits plants from reaching their full genetic potential and poses a significant challenge to sustainable agriculture. Understanding the mechanisms of drought tolerance is essential for developing stress-resistant crops.
PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Luka Pirker, Ziga Velkavrh, Agnese Osite, Luka Drinovec, Grisa Mocnik, Maja Remskar
Summary: The study shows that fireworks have a negative impact on the environment by releasing air pollutants, including heavy metals. Findings reveal that after fireworks events, there is an increase in the concentrations of black carbon and nanoparticles in the air, as well as significant increases in the mass concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5.
AIR QUALITY ATMOSPHERE AND HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Anna Raesch, Mauricio Hunsche, Matthias Mail, Juergen Burkhardt, Georg Noga, Shyam Pariyar
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2018)
Article
Agronomy
Y. Sun, H. Zhou, G. Shan, D. A. Grantz, P. Schulze Lammers, X. Xue, L. Damerow, J. Burkhardt
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2019)
Article
Plant Sciences
David A. Grantz, Marcus Karr, Juergen Burkhardt
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Cell Biology
Li Zhang, El-Mustapha Haddouti, Hannes Beckert, Ralf Biehl, Shyam Pariyar, Julian M. Ruewald, Xian Li, Max Jaenisch, Christof Burger, Dieter C. Wirtz, Koroush Kabir, Frank A. Schildberg
MEDIATORS OF INFLAMMATION
(2020)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
John E. Hallsworth, Thomas Koop, Tiffany D. Dallas, Maria-Paz Zorzano, Juergen Burkhardt, Olga V. Golyshina, Javier Martin-Torres, Marcus K. Dymond, Philip Ball, Christopher P. McKay
Summary: The study shows that water activity is a significant factor affecting the habitability of planetary clouds, with Venus's clouds having significantly lower water activity compared to the threshold for biotic activity, while Jupiter's clouds are biologically permissive. The water activity values of the clouds on different planets determine the potential for life within their atmospheres.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Jonas Dittrich, Christin Brethauer, Liudmyla Goncharenko, Jens Buehrmann, Viktoria Zeisler-Diehl, Shyam Pariyar, Felix Jakob, Tetiana Kurkina, Lukas Schreiber, Ulrich Schwaneberg, Holger Gohlke
Summary: In the face of growing world population and food demand, sustainable agriculture is crucial. The rainfastness of plant protection agents plays a critical role in reducing the use of nutrients, herbicides, and fungicides. However, the current method of achieving rainfastness through polymeric adjuvants poses environmental concerns, necessitating the development of environmentally friendly alternatives. Anchor peptides show promise as biobased and biodegradable adhesion promoters, but their adhesion to biological surfaces remains challenging.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Chia-Ju Ellen Chi, Daniel Zinsmeister, I-Ling Lai, Shih-Chieh Chang, Yau-Lun Kuo, Juergen Burkhardt
Summary: The presence of aerosols has a direct impact on the physiological and ecological parameters of plants, especially in high humidity. Aerosol deposition on leaf surfaces can enter stomata by forming salt crusts, promoting the uptake of nutrients and water, but it can also lead to liquid water loss through capillary action. Furthermore, the impact of aerosols on stomata may hypothetically reduce water use efficiency. It was found that excluding aerosols resulted in leaves lacking amorphous flat areas and a change in leaf surface conditions. Plants grown under different aerosol environments exhibited different responses to vapor pressure deficit, which may be due to the independent closure of stomata under environmental pressure.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Christine Schmitz, Eike Luedeling, Shyam Pariyar
Summary: The wetting behavior and biological efficacy of Cu2+ active ingredients in agrochemical formulations can be enhanced by tank-mix additives. The addition of BT301 and BT420 additives significantly reduced surface tension and contact angle of copper treatments, leading to better coverage of the leaf surface and reduced infections. The synergetic effects of these additives showed strong biological efficacy without phytotoxic effects, which may help reduce copper loads in horticultural production systems.
ANNALS OF APPLIED BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Clara Vega, Chia-Ju Ellen Chi, Victoria Fernandez, Juergen Burkhardt
Summary: Aerosols can contribute to plant nutrition via foliar uptake, especially at night when humidity is high. Although stomata tend to be closed at night, plants can benefit from nocturnal stomatal opening to increase humidity and facilitate nutrient uptake. This hypothesis was supported by experiments on P-deficient soil.
Article
Plant Sciences
Juergen Burkhardt, Daniel Zinsmeister, Anita Roth-Nebelsick, Hubert Hueging, Shyam Pariyar
Summary: Atmospheric aerosols affect cloud formation and plant water relations. Deposited aerosols can trigger condensation through their salt content, leading to water loss in plants. However, under sufficient water supply conditions, aerosol deposition can make plants more susceptible to drought stress.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Mathias Becker, Richelyn Clavero, Zar Ni Maung, Ohnmar Min Khin, Sichantha Kong, Punlork Men, Manuel Jose C. Regalado, Sophoanrith Ro, Kyaw Kyaw Win, Shyam Pariyar
Summary: Production increases in lowland rice-based systems of Southeast Asia require nutrient addition and improved nutrient use efficiency. Adoption of technology innovations and capability of farmers play a key role in the adoption of improved fertility management practices. Site-specific variations and farmers' resource endowment influence the extent of changes in fertility-related practices.
AGRONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Proceedings Paper
Agronomy
S. Pariyar, F. Jakob, L. Apitius, U. Schwaneberg, M. Hunsche, G. Noga
XXX INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL CONGRESS IHC2018: INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FOR PROCESSING, INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON QUALITY AND SAFETY OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS AND VII INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS OF FRUIT
(2020)
Meeting Abstract
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
C. Langenbach, P. Schwinges, F. Jakob, S. Pariyar, G. Noga, A. Pich, U. Schwaneberg, U. Conrath
MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Patrick Schwinges, Shyam Pariyar, Felix Jakob, Mehran Rahimi, Lina Apitius, Mauricio Hunsche, Lutz Schmitt, Georg Noga, Caspar Langenbach, Ulrich Schwaneberg, Uwe Conrath
Meeting Abstract
Plant Sciences
Patrick Schwinges, Shyam Pariyar, Felix Jakob, Mehran Rahimi, Ulrich Schwaneberg, Georg Noga, Caspar Langenbach, Uwe Conrath
IN VITRO CELLULAR & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY-PLANT
(2018)