Article
Energy & Fuels
Saige Wang, Bin Chen
Summary: The study explores the crucial linkages between energy and water within economic sectors in urban systems. By analyzing the top pathways of water-related energy induced by different consumption sectors, the research highlights the importance of understanding the energy-water nexus for coordinated management. Focusing on both production and consumption perspectives, the study aims to identify overlooked pathways and sectors to improve energy-water management in urban systems.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Qilin Cao, Junnian Song, Chaoshuo Liu, Wei Yang
Summary: Food-supply related activities deplete water resources, waste energy, and aggravate climate change. This study evaluates the transfer of water, energy, and carbon footprints in China's food supply chain and identifies key evolutionary characteristics and socioeconomic drivers.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jun Long, Xiaofang Wu, Qing Yang, Guoqian Chen, Zhaohui Liu, Junling Huang, Shusong Ba
Summary: The nexus of energy, water, and greenhouse gas is crucial for resource management and climate change response. This study combines environmentally-extended input-output model and structural path analysis to analyze this nexus in China in 2017. The findings identify sectors with high energy consumption, water consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions. Certain sectors are more sensitive to the nexus, and the top supply chain paths contribute significantly to energy consumption, water consumption, and greenhouse gas emissions. Understanding these linkages and critical sectors can guide resource management and greenhouse gas emission control in China.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ke Li, Sai Liang, Yuhan Liang, Cuiyang Feng, Jianchuan Qi, Lixiao Xu, Zhifeng Yang
Summary: This study identifies critical spatial supply chain paths for provincial water withdrawals in China driven by final food demand using a multi-regional input-output model and structural path analysis. The results show that certain sectors and regions drive large amounts of water withdrawals, and suggest that increasing efficiency of certain products can effectively reduce national water withdrawals. Interregional cooperation is also highlighted as a way to save food-related water resources.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Jing Zhang, Qiumeng Zhong, Yadong Yu, Jetashree, Xuechun Yang, Cuiyang Feng, Hui Li, Sai Liang
Summary: This study examines the interference of human activities on the natural phosphorus cycle. By studying mainland China, the research finds that phosphate rock is the main source of P emissions in China's P supply chain, and food crops and livestock are important initial suppliers of P. The change in primary input level is the largest driver of P emission increments from 1949 to 2012, while changes in production structure reduce P emissions.
ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Caiyun Deng, Hongrui Wang, Siyang Hong, Weijing Zhao, Cheng Wang
Summary: The study reveals that despite a decrease in embodied FEW intensities in nearly all sectors, the embodied FEW demands in the Bohai MUR have increased significantly over a 10-year period. Urban household consumption, fixed capital formation, and exports were identified as the main drivers behind the increase in embodied FEW consumption.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Thermodynamics
Chen Sun, Junnian Song, Dongqi Zhang, Xiaofan Wang, Wei Yang, Zhimin Qi, Shaoqing Chen
Summary: This study investigates the transfer and evolution of carbon footprints (CFs) through supply chain paths in Shanghai, and examines the impact of supply chain complexity on CFs changes. The results show that total CFs initially increased and then decreased during the period of 2007-2017, with CFs of complex supply chain paths decreasing continuously. The transportation and metals smelting and pressing sectors were most observable in the supply chain, and the transition of supply chain complexity favored CFs reduction, especially for export-related supply chain paths.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Honglin Zhong, Kuishuang Feng, Laixiang Sun, Zhan Tian, Gunther Fischer, Li Cheng, Raul Munoz Castillo
Summary: This study assesses the land and water demand triggered by sugar crops expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) from the food-energy-water/land nexus perspective. Results show that increasing low- or non-irrigated areas can mitigate the growth in land demand and have limited impact on local water resources in most LAC countries.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2021)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Davor Mikulic, Zeljko Lovrincevic, Damira Kecek
Summary: This paper analyzes the potential economic benefits of re-localization of food production in Croatia and estimates these benefits using input-output analysis. The study finds that re-localization of food production has a positive impact on the domestic economy and can improve public finances and employment.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD ECONOMICS
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Shohei Tokito, Tesshu Hanaka, Fumiya Nagashima
Summary: In order to tackle climate change, understanding the emissions of different sectors in the global supply chain is crucial. This study develops a structural position analysis framework based on input-output analysis, which reveals the highest-priority sectors and transactions and identifies the best strategies for CO2 reduction. The findings highlight the importance of cross-border transactions and the need for inter-sectoral and international collaboration.
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Seyed Mohammad Hossein Tabatabaie, Ganti S. Murthy
Summary: The interdependency between FEW sectors can be quantified through the development of mathematical equations, with different subsectors showing varying levels of sensitivity and impact on water and energy consumption.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yakui Ding, Yongping Li, Heran Zheng, Yuan Ma, Guohe Huang, Yanfeng Li, Zhenyao Shen
Summary: China's urban population is projected to increase, leading to a high demand for resource-intensive products. Quantitative analysis of the environmental impacts of urban agglomerations can help balance water conservation, energy use, climate change mitigation, and urban development. The study found that there has been a reduction in water, energy, and carbon emissions intensities in the Pearl River Delta urban agglomeration.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Huan Liu, Feifan Huang, Fanyuan Deng, Zhenyu Luo, Hongyan Zhao, Kebin He
Summary: This study evaluated road freight emissions in China from the years 2007, 2010, and 2012, and found significant disparities in emissions contributions from different industries and consumption sectors, as well as across provinces. The rapid increase in road freight emissions from 2007 to 2012 was driven by economic growth, surpassing the emission control effects of upgraded standards. Mitigating freight emissions should consider the unique characteristics of each sector's emissions within the entire supply chain.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Saige Wang, Tao Cao, Bin Chen
Summary: This study quantified the blue and grey virtual water flows in China's supply chain through structural path analysis, revealing that energy-related sectors' virtual water outflows were primarily influenced by Transport equipment, Construction and Other services, while their inflows were mainly supported by Agriculture and Other manufacturing. Service-related sectors allocated more of their total virtual water consumption for pollution dilution, while manufacturing-related sectors spent less.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yun Sun, Yuan Wang, Heran Zheng, Zengkai Zhang, Yanwei Wang, Heng Li, Yaling Lu
Summary: China's air pollution policies prioritize differences between cities and emphasize coordinated control of pollutant emissions between cities, particularly in the context of supply chains. In examining the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration in China, it is found that nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions are primarily concentrated in Tangshan and Beijing, with the electricity and heat, metal, and nonmetal sectors being the main suppliers in the NOx supply chains. The transfer pattern of NOx between cities in this region is generally efficient, extending from low- to high-emission intensity cities, while the pattern between cities in this region and other provinces is opposite. The results reveal the potential for emission reduction at the city level, with a focus on reducing the emission intensity of production-oriented cities in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yibing Zhao, Can Wang, Wenjia Cai
Summary: This study evaluates the effects of carbon pricing policies and revenue recycling schemes on inequality and finds that progressive individual income tax systems play a significant role in reducing income gaps.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2022)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Huiqi Chen, Liang Zhao, Wei Dong, Liangliang Cheng, Wenjia Cai, Jun Yang, Junzhe Bao, Xin-Zhong Liang, Shakoor Hajat, Peng Gong, Wannian Liang, Cunrui Huang
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ryna Yiyun CUI, Nathan HULTMAN, Di-Yang CUI, Haewon MCJEON, Leon CLARKE, Jia-Hai YUAN, Wen-Jia CAI
Summary: Joint leadership from the United States and China is crucial in addressing global warming and achieving significant emissions reductions. Transitioning away from coal to clean energy can have a major impact on global efforts, reducing CO2 emissions and catalyzing action from other countries.
ADVANCES IN CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Thermodynamics
Mingyu Lei, Wenjia Cai, Wenling Liu, Can Wang
Summary: This study investigates energy consumption patterns and home appliance purchasing preferences of urban households in China. Based on socio-demographic characteristics, households were classified into four groups. The findings show that income and family size have an impact on energy consumption patterns and preferences.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ruiyao Li, Lixiao Xu, Jingxuan Hui, Wenjia Cai, Shihui Zhang
Summary: This study examines the economic and social impacts of China's renewable energy investments in Pakistan as part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). By analyzing the contributions of these investments to the local economy and employment, the study finds that wind power plants create more jobs and generate higher production values compared to solar power plants. Additionally, when Chinese companies take on engineering and construction roles, there is a greater increase in production value in relevant sectors. This study provides a basis for promoting renewable energy investments in countries like Pakistan, allowing them to benefit from the global trend of low carbon transition.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Niheer Dasandi, Wenjia Cai, Peter Friberg, Slava Jankin, Johan Kuylenstierna, Maria Nilsson
Summary: This article argues that human health has gained significant attention in recent global reports on climate change and biodiversity. However, it emphasizes the importance of addressing the unequal health impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss worldwide, and the urgent need for different health adaptation measures.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Mingyu Lei, Qun Ding, Wenjia Cai, Can Wang
Summary: The design of fairness and justice climate policies for controlling indirect household carbon emissions requires joint efforts from the demand side and supply side. This study constructs behavior-specific IHCEs inventory for different household groups in different regions and sets up Carbon Account for screening potential emitting-related stakeholders. The findings show that carbon inequalities across household groups are greater than income inequalities, and the top carbon-intensive consumption behaviors are Food & Beverage, Housing, and Durable goods. The study provides policy implications for local governments to mitigate high-emitting household consumption behaviors.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Toon Vandyck, Kristie L. Ebi, Donna Green, Wenjia Cai, Sotiris Vardoulakis
Summary: This article summarizes recent literature on the health impacts of climate change and air pollution, as well as the health benefits of policy actions. It highlights the uneven distribution of impacts, recent research advancements, and the synergies between tackling climate change and air pollution to support ambitious policy actions.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Rui Wang, Haoran Li, Wenjia Cai, Xueqin Cui, Shihui Zhang, Jin Li, Yuwei Weng, Xinke Song, Bowen Cao, Lei Zhu, Le Yu, Wei Li, Lin Huang, Binbin Qi, Weidong Ma, Jiang Bian, Jia Zhang, Yaoyu Nie, Jingying Fu, Jiutian Zhang, Can Wang
Summary: Although coal phase down has been recognized as crucial for climate objectives, there have been concerns over its impact on energy security and social development. Retrofitting coal power units with biomass and coal co-firing offers an alternative approach to mitigate these concerns and achieve negative CO2 emissions. This study focuses on helping China's coal power units make informed retrofit choices based on unit-level heterogeneity and resource spatial matching. The findings indicate that China has the potential to achieve significant negative CO2 emissions, with the cumulative total reaching 10.32 Gt by 2060.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Wenjia Cai, Chi Zhang, Shihui Zhang, Yuqi Bai, Max Callaghan, Nan Chang, Bin Chen, Huiqi Chen, Liangliang Cheng, Xueqin Cui, Hancheng Dai, Bawuerjiang Danna, Wenxuan Dong, Weicheng Fan, Xiaoyi Fang, Tong Gao, Yang Geng, Dabo Guan, Yixin Hu, Junyi Hua, Cunrui Huang, Hong Huang, Jianbin Huang, Linlang Jiang, Qiaolei Jiang, Xiaopeng Jiang, Hu Jin, Gregor Kiesewetter, Lu Liang, Borong Lin, Hualiang Lin, Huan Liu, Qiyong Liu, Tao Liu, Xiaobo Liu, Xinyuan Liu, Zhao Liu, Zhu Liu, Shuhan Lou, Chenxi Lu, Zhenyu Luo, Wenjun Meng, Hui Miao, Chao Ren, Marina Romanello, Wolfgang Schopp, Jing Su, Xu Tang, Can Wang, Qiong Wang, Laura Warnecke, Sanmei Wen, Wilfried Winiwarter, Yang Xie, Bing Xu, Yu Yan, Xiu Yang, Fanghong Yao, Le Yu, Jiacan Yuan, Yiping Zeng, Jing Zhang, Lu Zhang, Rui Zhang, Shangchen Zhang, Shaohui Zhang, Qi Zhao, Dashan Zheng, Hao Zhou, Jingbo Zhou, Margaret Fu-Chun Chan Fung, Yong Luo, Peng Gong
Summary: This report highlights the urgency for China to accelerate adaptation and mitigation efforts in order to mitigate the negative health impacts of increasing climate change hazards.
LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jianxiang Shen, Xiaotong Chen, Haoran Li, Xueqin Cui, Shihui Zhang, Chujie Bu, Kangxin An, Can Wang, Wenjia Cai
Summary: Incorporating health cobenefits from coabated air pollution into carbon mitigation policy making is vital for enhancing policy efficiency in developing countries. However, the implications of sectoral mitigation policies on electricity demand and overall health impacts across regions and sectors remain unclear. This study examines the banning of internal combustion engine vehicles in China's private vehicle sector and finds that without carbon neutrality and air pollution control goals in electricity generation, the health benefits from the sector would be offset by increased electricity demand. Regional distributions of CO2 reduction and health benefits are highly unequal, with certain provinces experiencing greater impacts. Provinces in southeast China and the Sichuan Basin with consistently high health benefits per ton of carbon reduction are recommended to implement the ban policy first.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Environmental Sciences
Jintai Lin, Ji Nie, Tao Wang, Xu Yue, Wenjia Cai, Yu Liu, Qiang Zhang
Summary: China's commitment and pathway towards carbon neutrality is crucial globally due to its status as a major economy with significant greenhouse gas emissions and ecosystem carbon sink. The integration of scientific knowledge from multiple disciplines is imperative to support policy-making on emission mitigation and carbon sink enhancement. This focus issue, along with a workshop on the same theme, provides an opportunity to meet this need, with 21 published papers presenting evidence of intensifying weather extremes, the potential of terrestrial carbon sink exploitation, and challenges and opportunities for emission mitigation.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rui Wang, Wenjia Cai, Le Yu, Wei Li, Lei Zhu, Bowen Cao, Jin Li, Jianxiang Shen, Shihui Zhang, Yaoyu Nie, Can Wang
Summary: Assessing biomass resource potential is crucial for China's goals of carbon neutrality, rural revitalization, and poverty eradication. This study estimates the biomass resource potential for various types of biomass feedstock in China at a high spatial resolution of 1 km. The assessment framework developed in this study combines statistical accounting and GIS-based methods, ensuring transparency and compliance with principles of food security, land and biodiversity protection. The reliability of the dataset is verified through comparisons with existing literature.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jin Li, Canyang Xie, Wenjia Cai, Jiangshan Wang, Can Wang
Summary: Given the urgency of addressing climate change and declining demand for steel, it is important for China's iron and steel industry to phase out its primary production facility, the blast furnace. However, there is a lack of research on designing decarbonization pathways that consider economic, environmental, and regional aspects equally, as well as the impact of individual facility heterogeneity on climate policies. In this study, we propose a novel strategy to address these research gaps by considering economic, carbon, water, and health factors in determining the priority for closure of China's blast furnaces, aiming to improve environmental efficiency without sacrificing regional equality.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Food Science & Technology
Wenjia Cai, Rui Wang, Shihui Zhang
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)
