Article
Environmental Sciences
Tchelet Segev, Abigail P. Harvey, Asha Ajmani, Christopher Johnson, William Longfellow, Kathleen M. Vandiver, Harold Hemond
Summary: The project involved MIT researchers and the Sipayik Environmental Department working together on a participatory science project to analyze water quality in Maine communities. By engaging local communities and conducting capacity-building trainings, they were able to inform households about lead and arsenic levels in drinking water, and build long-term relationships that improved environmental literacy and scientific capacity in the region.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Zarrin Fatima, Uta Pollmer, Saga-Sofia Santala, Kaisa Kontu, Marion Ticklen
Summary: In the study, citizen engagement in Espoo and Leipzig was analyzed to assess their readiness for developing and implementing positive energy districts (PEDs). Espoo has a well-established system for promoting citizen engagement, while Leipzig has rich experience from national and European projects. Both cities are aiming to boost the development of PEDs with citizens, not only within Europe but globally as well.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Daniel Oross, Eszter Matyas, Sergiu Gherghina
Summary: The study found that in the Citizens' Assembly held in Budapest, although the deliberative process was initiated by civil society, political factors were the main driving force. Local politicians organized the assembly to fulfill their election promises, ensure ideological consistency, and promote sustainability.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Danny Croghan, Kieran Khamis, Chris Bradley, Anne F. Van Loon, Jon Sadler, David M. Hannah
Summary: Urbanization affects the quality and quantity of Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) fluxes, potentially impacting water quality and ecosystem function. Traditional sampling methods are insufficient for tracking DOM source dynamics. By integrating high-resolution precipitation data and fluorescence records from an urban stream, the relationship between precipitation heterogeneity and DOM dynamics was studied.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
David W. Walker, Magdalena Smigaj, Masakazu Tani
Summary: Citizen science is becoming more prevalent in water sciences, with benefits for both participants and wider communities. It is important to consider the interrelationship of benefits and community capitals in order to foster the realization of citizen science water projects. Additionally, negative impacts should not be overlooked, especially in low-income regions, when implementing citizen science initiatives.
WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-WATER
(2021)
Article
Urban Studies
Astrid C. Mangnus, Joost M. Vervoort, Willem-Jan Renger, Valentina Nakic, Karin T. Rebel, Peter P. J. Driessen, Maarten Hajer
Summary: In the governance of urban sustainability transformations, participatory futures practices have gained popularity. This article examines the factors that shape the effects of these practices and provides recommendations based on the evaluation of three cities.
Article
Management
Julie Langer, Mary K. Feeney
Summary: Despite the desire for a modern administrative state based on co-production, public participation in government is not universal. This study examines the relationship between organizational identity orientation (OIO) managerial views and the engagement frequency between local governments, citizens, and non-profits, offering a new perspective on public participation. Findings suggest that managers in collectivist public organizations prioritize participation as a key responsibility, even at the cost of inefficiencies. No direct link is found between OIO and participation frequency, highlighting the complex relationship between OIO, managerial beliefs, and organizational action.
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Di Wu, Elizabeth A. Del Rosario, Christopher Lowry
Summary: A decision tree methodology was used to evaluate citizen science data for stream stage measurements, developing quality control flags to divide data into different levels and calculate error estimates to quantify uncertainty. Results show that the decision tree can provide reliable quality control for citizen science data and demonstrate how uncertainty can be quantified.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Fred D. Tillman, Natalie K. Day, Matthew P. Miller, Olivia L. Miller, Christine A. Rumsey, Daniel R. Wise, Patrick C. Longley, Morgan C. McDonnell
Summary: The Colorado River is a critical water resource in the southwestern United States, providing drinking water for 40 million people and irrigation water for 2.2 million hectares of land. Challenges in water availability due to extended drought and potential climate change in the Upper Colorado River Basin are highlighted. The manuscript reviews the current state of science for water availability components in the UCOL, emphasizing the importance of data, modeling, and trends.
Article
Water Resources
Elizabeth W. Boyer, Joseph W. Wagenbrenner, Lu Zhang
Summary: This special issue focuses on the impact of climate change on wildfire risks, as well as the effects of wildfire on watersheds and water resources. The studies show that wildfire can alter vegetation, soil characteristics, hydrological flow paths, and residence times of water, and have long-term impacts on water quantity and quality.
HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES
(2022)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Jacqueline Monaghan, Kathryn Backholer, Amy-Louise McKelvey, Rebecca Christidis, Ann Borda, Cobi Calyx, Alessandro Crocetti, Christine Driessen, Christina Zorbas
Summary: Globally, there is inadequate adoption and implementation of policies to improve food environments and prevent weight gain. Monitoring dynamic food environments is complex, but crowdsourcing can increase data collection by engaging citizens. A scoping review identified 42 articles, which showed that photovoice techniques were commonly used to understand access to healthy food, while some studies developed apps for price and nutritional data collection. Crowdsourced data from engaging priority populations have potential to improve public and policy engagement with equitable food policy actions.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sonia Linan, Xavier Salvador, Ana Alvarez, Andrea Comaposada, Laura Sanchez, Nuria Aparicio, Ivan Rodero, Jaume Piera
Summary: This study developed and tested an engagement framework for environmental citizen science projects, combining strategies and theoretical models from disciplines like human behavior change and persuasion. The framework is based on four pillars and incorporates multi-temporal interaction mechanisms to maintain volunteer motivation and engagement. The theoretical framework also highlights the benefits of considering citizen science projects as collaborations among multiple stakeholders to ensure long-term engagement.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jorge Espinha Marques, Lia Duarte, Miguel Queiros, Armindo Melo, Catarina Mansilha
Summary: Throughout history, the Drave mountain village in North Portugal has faced challenging hydrological conditions. This study examines the evolution of water demand and supply in Drave village from the 16th century to the present day, and proposes a possible solution for future water needs. The analysis reveals two historical periods in water demand and supply, with the current scenario relying on contaminated water resources to meet temporary residents' needs. A potential solution involves utilizing surface water during the wet season and exploiting stream alluvial deposits during the dry season.
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Urban Studies
Adel Saleh Bouregh, K. M. Maniruzzaman, Ismaila Rimi Abubakar, Faez S. Alshihri, Tareq I. Alrawaf, Sayed M. S. Ahmed, Manal Saleh Boureggah
Summary: Planning authorities worldwide are increasingly using e-participation to enhance public engagement in decision-making processes. However, the prospects of using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to foster public participation in urban planning in conservative Arab societies are still unknown. This study investigates public willingness to participate in the urban planning process through the Internet and smartphones in Saudi Arabia. The findings show that most participants across various demographics are aware of e-participation in urban planning and have a positive attitude towards it. They also prefer e-participation over traditional methods in all stages of urban planning.
Article
Political Science
Iuliia Shybalkina
Summary: This study examines differences in participatory budgeting (PB) in six New York City council districts and the reasons for these differences, finding that district offices and civil society organizations participate in PB for strategic advantages, moral values, and agenda alignment.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
(2022)
Review
Water Resources
Giovanny M. Mosquera, Marin Franklin, Feyen Jan, Celleri Rolando, Breuer Lutz, Windhorst David, Crespo Patricio
Summary: The study reveals that standard laboratory methods using small sample volumes only partially mimic the water retention curve of Andosols, and significantly overestimate the water content at higher matric potentials.
HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Carlos Iniguez-Armijos, Maria Fernanda Tapia-Armijos, Frank Wilhelm, Lutz Breuer
Summary: The study highlights the lack of understanding of multiple stressors on urbanized Andean streams, where urbanization mostly impacts stream ecosystems through water-chemistry and physical-habitat stressors, with ecosystem functioning being more affected than structural attributes. It suggests that managers should focus on reducing important stressors rather than investigating complex stressor interactions, and that stream biomonitoring programs would benefit from a combination of structural and functional indicators in assessing anthropogenic effects.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Water Resources
Amit Kumar, Simon N. Gosling, Matthew F. Johnson, Matthew D. Jones, Jamal Zaherpour, Rohini Kumar, Guoyong Leng, Hannes Muller Schmied, Jenny Kupzig, Lutz Breuer, Naota Hanasaki, Qiuhong Tang, Sebastian Ostberg, Tobias Stacke, Yadu Pokhrel, Yoshihide Wada, Yoshimitsu Masaki
Summary: This study evaluated the simulations of hydrological droughts from nine catchment scale hydrological models (CHMs) and eight global scale hydrological models (GHMs) for eight large catchments. The results showed that the CHMs performed relatively better than the GHMs in simulating monthly runoff-deficits, but all the models had limited abilities to accurately simulate drought events.
ADVANCES IN WATER RESOURCES
(2022)
Correction
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Florian U. Jehn, Alejandro Chamorro, Tobias Houska, Lutz Breuer
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Florian U. Jehn, Luke Kemp, Ekaterina Ilin, Christoph Funk, Jason R. Wang, Lutz Breuer
Summary: This article focuses on the shifting emphasis on different global temperature increases in IPCC reports over time. The recent fifth and sixth assessment reports have shown a significantly stronger focus on warming below 2 degrees C, which is concerning as warming above 2 degrees C is more likely and has a greater impact on climate risk assessments.
Review
Agronomy
Suzanne R. Jacobs, Heidi Webber, Wiebke Niether, Kathrin Grahmann, Dietmar Luettschwager, Carmen Schwartz, Lutz Breuer, Sonoko D. Bellingrath-Kimura
Summary: Alley cropping can improve the microclimate and water balance of croplands and enhance their resilience. Studies have shown that tree rows in alley cropping systems create gradient effects, resulting in reduced light intensity, wind speed, and surface runoff. The effects on air temperature, humidity, and evapotranspiration vary among studies, with a tendency towards decreased daytime temperatures and increased evapotranspiration. Soil moisture shows the highest variation, with temporal and spatial differences within the system. Research on landscape-scale effects is limited, and future studies should explore the role of site context in alley cropping systems.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Paul L. Ohlert, Martin Bach, Lutz Breuer
Summary: This study evaluates the accuracy of inverse distance weighting (IDW) in designating nitrate vulnerable zones. Using a dataset of 5790 groundwater monitoring sites in Bavaria, the results show that IDW interpolation method has significant errors in determining areas with groundwater nitrate concentration above the threshold. The average absolute error of nitrate concentration is 7.0 mg NO3/l, and the number of measurement sites above 50 mg NO3/l is underestimated. These underestimations persist even when the interpolation is done separately for hydrogeological regions. Therefore, IDW method is not reliable for the designation of nitrate vulnerable zones.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
E. G. Wangari, R. M. Mwanake, D. Kraus, C. Werner, G. M. Gettel, R. Kiese, L. Breuer, K. Butterbach-Bahl, T. Houska
Summary: The study quantified the landscape soil greenhouse gas exchange within 6 km² in central Germany using fast-box chamber technique. Results showed that seasonality and land use had significant impacts on fluxes, while soil type and slope had minor effects. Additionally, more chamber measurement locations are needed to assess landscape-scale N2O fluxes compared to CO2 and CH4.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Stacia Stetkiewicz, Jonathan Menary, Abhishek Nair, Mariana C. Rufino, Arnout R. H. Fischer, Marc Cornelissen, Remi Duchesne, Adrien Guichaoua, Petra Jorasch, Stephane Lemarie, Amrit K. Nanda, Ralf Wilhelm, Jessica A. C. Davies
Summary: Engaging with key stakeholders is crucial for understanding the priorities and preferences in plant breeding solutions. Stakeholders expressed concerns about climate change and environmental impacts, emphasizing the need for resilient crops. It is important for crop breeding research to address the most challenging issues and consider trade-offs, while also collaborating with food system stakeholders.
FOOD AND ENERGY SECURITY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Mariana Antonietta, Matias de Felipe, Shane A. Rothwell, Tom B. Williams, Patrick Skilleter, Alfonso Albacete, Lucas Borras, Mariana C. Rufino, Ian C. Dodd
Summary: Chilling can reduce the sensitivity of stomata to the hormone abscisic acid (ABA) in legumes. However, the mechanisms involved in this process are not clear. Through experiments, it was found that prolonged chilling decreased leaf water content but increased leaf ethylene evolution and concentrations of ethylene precursor and hormones like ABA and jasmonic acid. Stomatal conductance was found to decrease with foliar ABA accumulation, and the application of an ethylene antagonist partially reversed the excessive stomatal opening caused by chilling.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
S. Stetkiewicz, J. Menary, A. Nair, M. Rufino, A. R. H. Fischer, M. Cornelissen, A. Guichaoua, P. Jorasch, S. Lemarie, A. K. Nanda, R. Wilhelm, J. A. C. Davies
Summary: Crop improvement is crucial for sustainable food systems, necessitating the integration of stakeholders' needs and priorities. This study provides a multi-stakeholder perspective on the role of crop improvement in future-proofing the European food system. By engaging various stakeholders and conducting a rapid evidence synthesis, consensus was reached on priorities related to environmental sustainability, alternatives to plant breeding, minimizing trade-offs, and addressing geographical variation. Further research is urgently needed to examine downstream sustainability impacts and identify concrete targets for plant breeding innovation.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Mathematics
Zadoki Tabo, Chester Kalinda, Lutz Breuer, Christian Albrecht
Summary: Schistosomiasis is a deadly neglected tropical disease. A mathematical model is proposed to evaluate the impact of four strategies to control its spread. The results show that combining chemotherapy, awareness programs, snail and molluscicide removal, and considering temperature changes can effectively eradicate the disease. However, adapting strategies based on weather patterns and seasonal climates is necessary for successful control.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Javier Houspanossian, Raul Gimenez, Juan I. Whitworth-Hulse, Marcelo D. Nosetto, Wlodek Tych, Peter M. Atkinson, Mariana C. Rufino, Esteban G. Jobbagy
Summary: This study demonstrates the impacts of rainfed agriculture on hydrology through remote sensing analysis, field studies, and simulation experiments. The findings reveal that the expansion of farming in the South American plains has led to increased flood coverage and shallower groundwater levels, which are attributed to the reduced rooting depths and evapotranspiration in croplands. These results highlight the escalating flood risks associated with rainfed agriculture expansion.
Article
Ecology
Ricky Mwangada Mwanake, Gretchen Maria Gettel, Elizabeth Gachibu Wangari, Clarissa Glaser, Tobias Houska, Lutz Breuer, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, Ralf Kiese
Summary: Anthropogenic activities significantly increase GHG emissions in inland waters, with land use being more influential than seasonality. Agriculture-dominated catchments and streams with wastewater inflows have much higher and more variable emissions of CO2, CH4, and N2O compared to forested streams. Nutrient, labile carbon, and dissolved GHG inputs from agricultural and settlement areas contribute to these hotspots and hot-moments of fluvial GHG emissions. The annual emissions from anthropogenic-influenced streams are up to 20 times higher than natural streams, primarily driven by CO2.
Article
Food Science & Technology
James W. Hawkins, Adam M. Komarek, Esther M. Kihoro, Charles F. Nicholson, Amos O. Omore, Gabriel U. Yesuf, Polly J. Ericksen, George C. Schoneveld, Mariana C. Rufino
Summary: Promoting improved Bos taurus x Bos indicus crosses is crucial for Tanzania to achieve dairy self-sufficiency, reduce dairy import dependency, lower greenhouse gas emissions, increase dairy producers' incomes, and support food sovereignty and commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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)