Article
Engineering, Chemical
Xiangbing Wang, Chengmin Wei, Yonghang He, Hui Zhang, Qifei Wang
Summary: This study quantitatively analyzed the impact of safety policies on work accident prevention in China. It found that strict safety policies have a long-term negative impact on mortality and increasing the number and implementation of safety policies can significantly improve production safety.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yumiko Ishii, Hikaru Miura, Jaeick Jo, Hideki Tsuji, Rie Saito, Kazuma Koarai, Hiroki Hagiwara, Tadayuki Urushidate, Tatsuhiro Nishikiori, Toshihiro Wada, Seiji Hayashi, Yoshio Takahashi
Summary: Variation in radiocesium concentrations in aquatic insects was investigated in this study. It was found that some caddisfly larvae contained radiocesium-bearing microparticles (CsMPs), which were also present in potential food sources of the larvae. This suggests that aquatic insects can ingest CsMPs.
Article
Economics
Anthony Wiskich
Summary: This paper discusses various selection methods for determining which equilibrium applies in the framework used by Acemoglu et al. (2012) for endogenizing technology growth, highlighting the significant differences in results that can arise when the elasticity of substitution between clean and dirty inputs is high.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yuanchun Zhou, Hongdi Luo, Junhua Tang, Limin Zhang, Honggen Zhu, Shuguang Sun
Summary: This paper discusses policy design and enforcement of the ecological environment damage compensation system in China and proposes an evaluation system to measure the pros and cons of these policies. The results show that the management of compensatory payments is generally poor, while executive efficiency and responsibility fulfillment have shown improvement over time. Suggestions for promoting and improving the compensation system are also provided.
JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Richard O. Oruko, Joshua N. Edokpayi, Titus A. M. Msagati, Nikita T. Tavengwa, Henry J. O. Ogola, Grace Ijoma, John O. Odiyo
Summary: The study found that tanneries in Kenya and South Africa have effluent concentrations exceeding emission guidelines, and dumpsite soils contain high levels of heavy metal contamination posing potential ecological risks. Improved effluent management, treatment technologies, and monitoring enforcement are needed for compliance with industrial discharge regulations in sub-Saharan countries.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jinlong Qiu, Guodong Liu, Ao Yang, Kui Li, Hui Zhao, Mingxin Qin
Summary: There are differences in the occurrence and severity of traffic casualties between the western and eastern regions of China. Traffic accidents are increasing in high-altitude areas of western China and lead to more severe casualties. Improving road safety facilities, speed restrictions, and medical treatment at accident scenes may be effective measures to reduce traffic accident injuries in the western region.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Sadeeq Ullah, Qingling Liu, Shiyong Wang, Amin Ullah Jan, Hafiz M. Adeel Sharif, Allah Ditta, Gang Wang, Hefa Cheng
Summary: Chromium is a significant environmental pollutant released through human activities and has detrimental effects on human health and the environment. Phytoremediation offers a promising solution to remediate chromium-contaminated soils, and over 400 plant species with hyperaccumulation abilities have been identified globally. Understanding the sources and impacts of chromium contamination, as well as the factors influencing chromium uptake in plants and the mechanisms behind phytoremediation, is crucial for the development of effective strategies.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Jianqiao Yang, Martin Steinbruck, Chongchong Tang, Mirco Grosse, Junkai Liu, Jinming Zhang, Di Yun, Shuzhong Wang
Summary: This paper reviews the oxidation, diffusion, and mechanical properties of Cr-coated Zr alloys in normal operation conditions and accident conditions of nuclear reactors, analyzes the factors that cause coating failure, and proposes questions that need to be clarified and further studied.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Jiaxin Li, Ying Zhang, Liang Chen, Yuhu Li, Xiaolian Chao, Juanli Wang, Bingjie Mai, Jing Cao
Summary: This study used various analytical methods to determine the contamination of human bones excavated from the Shenna ruins in the burial environment. Although the organic composition of the bones has decomposed significantly and the inorganic structure has been destroyed, the inorganic minerals in the bones have not been changed or contaminated, and can still be used for further trace element testing.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Su-Han Nam, Tae-Geom Ku, Ye-Lim Park, Jae-Hyun Kwon, Do-Sung Huh, Young-Do Kim
Summary: This study evaluates the potential of pH and EC as alternative indicators for detecting and identifying chemicals by analyzing the variations in pH and EC according to their chemical concentrations. The results show that this method is effective for detecting and identifying certain chemicals, but difficulties exist for other chemicals.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zhichao Jiang, Zhaohui Guo, Chi Peng, Xu Liu, Ziruo Zhou, Xiyuan Xiao
Summary: The study assessed the contamination and health risks of heavy metals in soils around various types of non-ferrous smelteries in China, finding that some provinces had severe soil pollution exceeding standards, especially around copper smelteries. Strategies to control soil pollution around non-ferrous smelteries should primarily focus on Cd and Pb.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Jianqiao Yang, Ulrike Stegmaier, Chongchong Tang, Martin Steinbrueck, Mirco Grosse, Shuzhong Wang, Hans Jurgen Seifert
Summary: This study investigated the Cr-Zr interaction of two types of Cr coated Zr alloy ATF claddings deposited by cold spraying and magnetron sputtering at temperatures ranging from 1100 to 1300 degrees C. It was found that the interlayer growth rate of cold sprayed samples was slightly higher than that of magnetron sputtered samples, and the temperature-dependent consumption coefficient of the Cr coating was calculated.
JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiyu Zhang, Yongqiang Lai, Xiaodan Bai, Bing Wu, Wenjing Xiang, Chenxi Zhang, Guihong Geng, Wenqing Miao, Qi Xia, Qunhong Wu, Huiying Yang, Yanjie Wang, Wanxin Tian, Yu Cao, Xinwei Liu, Hongyu Li, Yulu Tian, Zhe Song, Ziwen Zhao, Zhipeng Huang, Xiaonan Cheng, Xinhao Han, Ye Li, Baoguo Shi
Summary: This study used spatial econometrics methods to explore the impact of light pollution (LAN), air pollution, economic factors, and population size on the incidence of thyroid cancer (TC). The results showed that LAN, air pollution, and urbanization significantly affected TC incidence. LAN had a strong positive impact in North China, air pollution in Central China and neighboring regions, and urbanization in the eastern coast of China.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yuzhuo Shen, Mingzhu Nie, Jiangxin Liu, Gangyi Wang
Summary: This study analyzes the impact of herd structure on the relationship between environmental regulation and pig production. The results suggest that adjusting the herd structure can mitigate the inhibitory effect of environmental regulation and promote the sustainable development of the pig industry.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Ergonomics
Yuan Cao, Yuntong An, Shuai Su, Guo Xie, Yongkui Sun
Summary: China and Japan, as leading countries in Railway Technology, have done a lot of work in accident prevention and safety. Through the collection and comparison of transport data and typical casualty cases, this paper summarizes the main causes of accidents and the experience of accident prevention in the two countries, and puts forward suggestions for preventing accidents and large-scale casualty.
ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Shuping Li, Jing Meng, Heran Zheng, Ning Zhang, Jingwen Huo, Yuan Li, Dabo Guan
Summary: Economic growth is directly related to energy consumption, with developing countries in Asia showing higher growth rates compared to stable or declining rates in developed countries. The study highlights the importance of population and economic development in influencing energy consumption, as well as the role of renewable energy and energy efficiency in reducing consumption and achieving sustainable development.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Daoping Wang, Dabo Guan, Shupeng Zhu, Michael Mac Kinnon, Guannan Geng, Qiang Zhang, Heran Zheng, Tianyang Lei, Shuai Shao, Peng Gong, Steven J. Davis
Summary: This study found that the economic damage of California wildfires in 2018 accounted for roughly 1.5% of California's annual gross domestic product, with different proportions of capital losses, health costs, and indirect losses. The research highlights the indirect impacts of wildfires on the economy and emphasizes the actions that decision makers need to take to reduce the losses caused by future wildfires.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Man Li, Kuishuang Feng, Heran Zheng, Chen Pan, Jing Meng, Jiashuo Li, Dabo Guan, Yuan Li
Summary: Marine economic activities play a vital role in China's economic development, but their trajectory of greenhouse gas emissions and role in emission mitigation are not clear. The study found that the total emissions of marine economy have increased significantly, with indirect emissions playing a significant role, highlighting the need to consider total supply chain GHGs emissions for better achievement of China's climate mitigation targets.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Minyi Zhao, Ya Zhou, Jing Meng, Heran Zheng, Yanpeng Cai, Yuli Shan, Dabo Guan, Zhifeng Yang
Summary: The globalization and fragmentation of the fashion industry have led to uneven distribution of environmental consequences, requiring sustainable production and consumption practices.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yangchun Bai, Heran Zheng, Yuli Shan, Jing Meng, Yuan Li
Summary: Since the 2008 financial crisis, China has been undergoing an economic transition prioritizing green economic and sustainable development over rapid growth driven by large-scale investment. The case study of the Jing-Jin-Ji urban agglomeration from 2012 to 2015 showed a decrease in carbon emissions, but the economic transition did not change the uneven pattern of selected urban agglomeration.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Heran Zheng, Yangchun Bai, Wendong Wei, Jing Meng, Zhengkai Zhang, Malin Song, Dabo Guan
Summary: This study constructs MRIO tables for 31 provinces of mainland China in 42 economic sectors using hybrid methods to reveal the evolution of regional supply chains during China's economic transition, serving as a benchmark for in-depth studies of production and consumption structures.
Article
Economics
Heran Zheng, Johannes Tobben, Erik Dietzenbacher, Daniel Moran, Jing Meng, Daoping Wang, Dabo Guan
Summary: In this study, an entropy-based framework was proposed to construct city-level MRIO tables, and a sensitivity analysis was conducted on the carbon footprint of cities in China's Hebei province. A comparison of consumption-based emissions between the new MRIO and individual city input-output tables revealed a large discrepancy due to conflicting benchmark data used in the two tables.
ECONOMIC SYSTEMS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yukun Qian, Heran Zheng, Jing Meng, Yuli Shan, Ya Zhou, Dabo Guan
Summary: The consumption-based carbon emissions of 47 cities in the Pearl River Basin in China vary greatly, with the largest seven cities accounting for over half of the total emissions. Infrastructure development is a major driving force, with construction, heavy industry, and services sectors contributing the most to emissions.
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Heran Zheng, Yin Long, Richard Wood, Daniel Moran, Zhengkai Zhang, Jing Meng, Kuishuang Feng, Edgar Hertwich, Dabo Guan
Summary: The consumption of senior citizens in developed countries has a significant impact on global carbon mitigation, but this impact is not well understood. Research shows that seniors have been increasing their contribution to greenhouse gas emissions over the past decade and are expected to become the largest contributors. In particular, seniors in the United States and Australia have a carbon footprint double the Western average. Changes in expenditure patterns of seniors are the main cause of this trend. While the increasing carbon footprint of seniors may drive domestic production, its effects on international carbon leakage are limited. This demographic change presents more challenges in local mitigation and calls for deeper public mitigation efforts.
NATURE CLIMATE CHANGE
(2022)
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
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yuli Shan, Yuru Guan, Ye Hang, Heran Zheng, Yanxian Li, Dabo Guan, Jiashuo Li, Ya Zhou, Li Li, Klaus Hubacek
Summary: China's increasing role in global climate change mitigation is highlighted in this study, which provides comprehensive CO2 emission inventories for 287 Chinese cities from 2001 to 2019. The study reveals the emission trends and driving forces in these cities, showing that some cities have proactively peaked their emissions through efficiency improvements and energy use changes, while others passively decreased emissions through economic recession or population loss. The study emphasizes the need for passively emission declined cities to address the reasons behind emission decline and utilize low-carbon targets for economic recovery and carbon mitigation. Proactively peaked cities should seek strategies to maintain emission reductions and serve as successful models for cities with growing emissions.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jingwen Huo, Jing Meng, Heran Zheng, Priti Parikh, Dabo Guan
Summary: Emerging economies need to balance improving living standards with reducing CO2 emissions, especially in terms of mobility and electricity. Many emerging economies are facing challenges in aligning their emission growth with national mitigation targets.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Heran Zheng, Zengkai Zhang, Erik Dietzenbacher, Ya Zhou, Johannes Toebben, Kuishuang Feng, Daniel Moran, Meng Jiang, Yuli Shan, Daoping Wang, Xiaoyu Liu, Li Li, Dandan Zhao, Jing Meng, Jiamin Ou, Dabo Guan
Summary: Chinese cities play a crucial role in national and global carbon reduction efforts, but disparities between cities hinder overall progress. This study analyzes supply chains of Chinese cities and reveals significant carbon inequalities, with the wealthiest cities having carbon footprints comparable to the US while many others fall below the global average. By adopting differentiated low-carbon transition strategies, super-emitting cities have the potential to achieve substantial mitigation and raise living standards in other areas.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Siyi Kan, Bin Chen, U. Martin Persson, Guoqian Chen, Yutao Wang, Jiashuo Li, Jing Meng, Heran Zheng, Lan Yang, Rui Li, Mingxi Du, Thomas Kastner
Summary: Despite global conservation initiatives, unfragmented intact forest landscapes (IFLs) continue to be lost due to various economic activities. Non-agricultural products are major contributors to IFL loss, with over 60% linked to final consumption. Export, primarily from Russia, Canada, and tropical regions, accounts for more than one-third of IFL loss, with logging and mining as the major causes. It is crucial for governments to engage and intervene in supply chains to address the dispersed drivers of IFL loss and their indirect links to individual consumers.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Peipei Tian, Kuishuang Feng, Heran Zheng, Klaus Hubacek, Jiashuo Li, Honglin Zhong, Xiangjie Chen, Laixiang Sun
Summary: Understanding the impact of climate fiscal policies on vulnerable groups, especially the elderly, is crucial for equitable climate mitigation. This study quantifies and compares the distributional impacts of carbon pricing on different age-income groups in various countries, revealing that the elderly, particularly the low-income elderly, are more vulnerable to carbon pricing than younger groups in the same income bracket. The findings highlight the need for targeted social protection and climate mitigation policies to address the high vulnerability of the low-income elderly to carbon pricing.
