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Policy shock effect of SDP on environmental total factors productivity: 53 coal cities versus 165 non-resource-based cities
The trend of economic decline for coal cities is a serious threat to the high-quality development of China’s economy, and how to improve the environmental total factor productivity (ETFP) has become an urgent ...
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Gonadal antioxidant responses to seawater acidification and hypoxia in the marine mussel Mytilus coruscus
This study investigated the combined effects of seawater acidification and hypoxia on the antioxidant response in gonads of the thick shell mussel Mytilus coruscus. Mussels were collected along the Shengsi Island...
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Enhanced antioxidant capacity and upregulated transporter genes contribute to the UV-B-induced increase in blinin in Conyza blinii
Conyza blinii (C. blinii) is a traditional Chinese medicinal plant mainly grown in Sichuan, China. C. blinii is suitable for studying the mechanism of plant tolerance to UV-B due to its living conditions, charact...
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Risk of contamination of infiltrated water and underground soil by heavy metals within a ceramic permeable brick paving system
The risk of heavy metal contamination of infiltrated water and underground soil on a permeable brick paving system was investigated. The paving system was constructed as a frame structure base on top of a 1.0-...
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Disturbance of chiral ionic liquids to phototaxis of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: regular analysis and mechanism attempt
Given the recent extensive synthesis and application of ionic liquids (ILs), finding a sensitive and visual indicator to provide a fast-initial risk assessment of IL use has become a pressing issue. In this st...
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Evaluation of combined developmental neurological toxicity of di (n-butyl) phthalates and lead using immature mice
In this study, the immature mice were taken to assess the potential neurological toxicity of lead (Pb) and di (n-butyl) phthalates (DBP) combination exposure. Mouse administration with DBP combination with Pb ...
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Effect of dissolved organic matters and inorganic ions on TiO2 photocatalysis of diclofenac: mechanistic study and degradation pathways
Diclofenac (DCF) exists extensively in sewage treatment plant effluent, and it is one of the most reported environmental pharmaceutical contaminants. In this work, the photocatalytic degradation of DCF by tita...
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Insights into redox mediator supplementation on enhanced volatile fatty acids production from waste activated sludge
Anaerobic fermentation of waste activated sludge (WAS) for recycling valuable volatile fatty acids (VFAs) is economically valuable. However, the fermentation of protein is the rate-limiting step of VFA product...
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Distribution, source, and environmental risk assessment of phthalate esters (PAEs) in water, suspended particulate matter, and sediment of a typical Yangtze River Delta City, China
Phthalates (PAEs) in drinking water sources such as the Yangtze River in develo** countries had aroused widespread concern. Here, the water, suspended particulate matter (SPM), and sediment samples were coll...
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Engineering SrCuxO composition to tailor the degradation activity toward organic pollutant under dark ambient conditions
The composition of SrCuxO mixed metal oxides (MMOs) was engineered via varying the amount of copper relative to strontium. As-synthesized SrCuxO were highly active for degrading methyl orange (MO) pollutant at da...
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A study of the coupled bioelectrochemical system-upflow anaerobic sludge blanket for efficient transformation of 2,4-dichloronitrobenzene
Coupled bioelectrochemical system-upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (BES-UASB) was utilized for wastewater treatment containing 2,4-dichloronitrobenzene (DClNB). The results indicated that a proper voltage enhan...
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Recovery and utilization of collagen protein powder extracted from chromium leather scrap waste
In this work, we investigate collagen protein powder (CPP) extracted from chromium leather scrap waste (CLSW). The composition and molecular weight distribution of CPP were determined by elemental analysis and...
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Occurrence and distribution of antibiotics in surface water impacted by crab culturing: a case study of Lake Guchenghu, China
The objective of this study was to evaluate the occurrence, distribution, potential sources, and ecological risk of antibiotics in aqueous phase of Lake Guchenghu, China. Target antibiotics in surface water of...
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Isolation of lead-resistant Arthrobactor strain GQ-9 and its biosorption mechanism
In this study, lead-resistant bacterium Arthrobacter sp. GQ-9 with a resistant capability to cadmium, zinc, and copper was isolated from a heavy metal polluted soil. Microcalorimetry analysis was applied to asses...
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Personal exposure to PM2.5 associated with heavy metals in four travel modes of Tian** during the summer season
Personal exposure to PM2.5 associated with heavy metals were investigated at and around the same road by cycling, walking, taxi and bus in Tian**, China. One trip on each mode was undertaken during 4 h of both m...
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Fate and transport of perfluoro- and polyfluoroalkyl substances including perfluorooctane sulfonamides in a managed urban water body
Transport and fate of perfluoro- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in an urban water body that receives mainly urban runoff was investigated. Water, suspended solids, and sediment samples were collected d...
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Stress tolerance and biocontrol performance of the yeast antagonist, Candida diversa, change with morphology transition
As an eco-friendly management method, biological control of postharvest diseases, utilizing antagonistic yeasts, is a research topic receiving considerable attention. Detailed knowledge on the biology of yeast...
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Ecofriendly hot water treatment reduces postharvest decay and elicits defense response in kiwifruit
Hot water treatment (HWT) of fruit is an effective approach for managing postharvest decay of fruits and vegetables. In the present study, the effects of HWT (45 °C for 10 min) on the growth of Botrytis cinerea a...
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Assessment of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi status and heavy metal accumulation characteristics of tree species in a lead–zinc mine area: potential applications for phytoremediation
To select suitable tree species associated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) for phytoremediation of heavy metal (HM) contaminated area, we measured the AMF status and heavy metal accumulation in plant t...
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Optimization of the condition for adsorption of gallic acid by Aspergillus oryzae mycelia using Box-Behnken design
Fresh biomass of Aspergillus oryzae (A. oryzae) CGMCC5992 can effectively remove gallic acid from aqueous solution. To improve the removal rate of gallic acid, this study first identified the important factors af...