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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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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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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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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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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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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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Identifying potentially contaminated areas with MaxEnt model for petrochemical industry in China
The presence of heavy metal and organic pollutants in wastewater effluents, flue gases, and even solid wastes from petrochemical industries renders improper discharges liable to posing threats to the ecologica...
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Effect of bifenthrin application at different maturity stages on its dissipation and residues in kumquat (Citrus japonica) and dietary intake risk assessment
Bifenthrin is a pyrethroid pesticide widely used on kumquats, but the residues in the peel and pulp after bifenthrin application at different maturity stages of kumquats have not been evaluated. This study dev...
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Toxicity effects of microplastics and nanoplastics with cadmium on the alga Microcystis aeruginosa
The extensive spread of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) in the aquatic environment has attracted widespread attention. The toxicity of cadmium (Cd) combined with microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics...
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The impact of international technical cooperation in new energy industry on carbon emissions: evidence from the top 30 countries in the global innovation index
International cooperation has become a global consensus to solve environmental problems. This paper selects the top 30 countries in the global innovation index as the research sample, based on Patent Cooperati...
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Synergistic removal of organic pollutants from water by CTF/BiVO4 heterojunction photocatalysts
Herein, a series of covalent triazine framework/bismuth vanadate (CTF/BiVO4) heterojunction catalysts were prepared using the hydrothermal method. The mechanism of the CTF/BiVO4 heterojunction photocatalyst in th...
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Mechanochemical treatment of hexachlorobenzene-contaminated soil with additives
The use of mechanochemistry for the remediation of hexachlorobenzene (HCB)-contaminated soil was investigated. Additives such as alkaline materials, neutral materials, natural minerals, and solid waste were st...
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Carbon emission fluctuations of Chinese inter-regional interaction: a network multi-hub diffusion perspective
The “double-carbon” policy is a new opportunity for the transformation of China's production sector. With steady economic growth, each province has proposed specific policies aimed at cleaner production. Howev...
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Carbon emission efficiency evaluation of wastewater treatment plants: evidence from China
A scientific evaluation of the carbon emission efficiency is crucial for ensuring the sustainable development of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). In this paper, we applied a non-radial data envelopment ana...
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Anti-sine-cosine atom search optimization (ASCASO): a novel approach for parameter estimation of PV models
Nowadays, solar power generation has gradually become a part of electric energy sharing. How to effectively enhance the energy conversion efficiency of solar cells and components has gradually emerged as a foc...
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Development and testing of a planktonic index of biotic integrity (P-IBI) for Lake Fuxian, China
Lake Fuxian has the largest reserves of high-quality water resources in China, and understanding its ecological health status is the basis of its environmental protection. Based on a seasonal field investigati...
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Phytotoxicity alleviation of imazethapyr to non-target plant wheat: active regulation between auxin and DIMBOA
Effectively controlling target organisms while reducing the adverse effects of pesticides on non-target organisms is a crucial scientific inquiry and challenge in pesticide ecotoxicology research. Here, we stu...
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Effects of ICT agglomeration on carbon emission reduction: New evidence from the Yangtze River Economic Belt
It is unidentified whether information communication technology (ICT) agglomeration can contribute to carbon reduction and to what extent it plays a role in energy conservation and emission reduction, and furt...
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Phthalate acid ester release from microplastics in water environment and their comparison between single and competitive adsorption
The ability of microplastics (MPs) to adsorb environmental pollutants has been extensively studied. However, little is known about the ability of MPs to release inherent additives and the interaction between t...
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Exploratory study on the metabolic similarity of denitrifying carbon sources
Mixed carbon sources have been developed for denitrification to eliminate the “carbon dependency” problem of single carbon. The metabolic correlation between different carbon sources is significant as guidance...