54 Result(s)

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High-efficiency remediation of Hg and Cd co-contaminated paddy soils by Fe–Mn oxide modified biochar and its microbial community responses

Fe–Mn oxide modified biochar (FMBC) was produced to explore its potential for remediation of Hg–Cd contaminated paddy soils. The results showed that the application of FMBC decreased the contents of bioavailab...

Tong Sun, Ge Gao, Wenhao Yang, Yuebing Sun, Qingqing Huang, Lin Wang… in Biochar (2024)

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Effect of environmental exposome and influenza infection on febrile seizure in children over 22 years: a time series analysis

Febrile seizures are convulsions predominately occurring in young children. The effects of various exposomes, including influenza infection and external environmental factors, on febrile seizures have not been...

**aoting Jiang, Conglu Li, Qianying Yue… in International Journal of Biometeorology (2024)

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Distinct biophysical and chemical mechanisms governing sucrose mineralization and soil organic carbon priming in biochar amended soils: evidence from 10 years of field studies

While many studies have examined the role of biochar in carbon (C) accrual in short-term scale, few have explored the decadal scale influences of biochar on non-biochar C, e.g., native soil organic C (SOC) and...

Haoli Zhang, Tao Ma, Lili Wang, **uling Yu, **aorong Zhao, Weida Gao… in Biochar (2024)

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Heteroaggregation and sedimentation of natural goethite and artificial Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles with polystyrene nanoplastics in water

Iron oxide nanomaterials play important roles in biogeochemical processes. This study investigates the effects of representative natural carbonaceous materials (humic acid [HA] and extracellular polymeric substan...

Aiming Wu, Chunyan Yang, **aoli Zhao, Junyu Wang, Weigang Liang… in Carbon Research (2024)

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Microbial communities modulate chemical weathering and carbon dioxide cycling in an active orogen in Taiwan

Chemical weathering modulates carbon transfer between the crust, hydrosphere, and atmosphere. The extent to which microbial processes are involved in mineral dissolution remains elusive. Here, we performed geo...

Pei-Ling Wang, Tzu-Hsuan Tu, Li-Hung Lin… in Communications Earth & Environment (2024)

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Green building practices to integrate renewable energy in the construction sector: a review

The building sector is significantly contributing to climate change, pollution, and energy crises, thus requiring a rapid shift to more sustainable construction practices. Here, we review the emerging practice...

Lin Chen, Ying Hu, Ruiyi Wang, **ang Li, Zhonghao Chen… in Environmental Chemistry Letters (2024)

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Urinary cadmium concentration is associated with the severity and clinical outcomes of COVID-19: a bicenter observational cohort study

Cadmium and nickel exposure can cause oxidative stress, induce inflammation, inhibit immune function, and therefore has significant impacts on the pathogenesis and severity of many diseases. Severe acute respi...

Li-Chung Chiu, Chung-Shu Lee, **-Chih Hsu, Hsin-Hsien Li… in Environmental Health (2024)

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Experimental study on photodegradation and leaching of typical pesticides in greenhouse soil from Shouguang, Shandong Province, East China

Pesticide use contributes to national food security. The dissipation pathways and degradation mechanisms of pesticides have been widely studied and pesticide residues have remained a focus of public concern. H...

Li-Ting Hua, Rui-Lin Wu, Cun-Lu Li, Chao-Nan Wang, Yi-Long Li… in Ecological Processes (2024)

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Reusable magnetically-modified Enteromorpha prolifera-based biochar hydrogels: competitive removal mechanism for metal-organic dye composite contaminants

Dyes and heavy metals pollute the environment. Biochar-based hydrogel is an excellent adsorbent, but the competitive adsorption mechanism associated with the removal of pollutants using biochar is yet to be un...

Zihan Song, Yonglin Liu, Lin Liu, Chuanxi Yang, Wei Tian, Baorong Duan… in Carbon Research (2024)

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Prevention and control strategies for antibiotic resistance: from species to community level

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Machine learning insights in predicting heavy metals interaction with biochar

The use of  machine learning (ML) in the field of predicting heavy metals interaction with biochar is a promising field of research, mainly because of the growing understanding of how removal efficiency is aff...

**n Wei, Yang Liu, Lin Shen, Zhanhui Lu, Yuejie Ai, **angke Wang in Biochar (2024)

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Taxonomic dependency and spatial heterogeneity in assembly mechanisms of bacteria across complex coastal waters

Understanding community assembly mechanisms across taxa and space is fundamental for microbial ecology. However, the variability and determinants of assembly processes over taxa and space remain unclear. Here,...

Huizhen Yan, Dandan Lin, Gaoke Gu, Yujie Huang, Xuya Hu, Zhenhao Yu… in Ecological Processes (2024)

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Benefits and limitations of biochar for climate-smart agriculture: a review and case study from China

Biochar has gained significant attention in agricultural and environmental research over the last two decades. This comprehensive review evaluates the effects of biochar on soil organic carbon (SOC), emission ...

**aomeng Bo, Zhiwei Zhang, **yang Wang, Shumin Guo, Zhutao Li, Haiyan Lin… in Biochar (2023)

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Increasing precipitation deteriorates the progress of pesticide reduction policy in the vulnerable watershed

Precipitation variation profoundly affects agricultural development and increases the diffuse pollution risk, which may weaken the positive effects of pesticide reduction policy. This study aimed to analyze th...

Zewei Guo, Wei Ouyang, Ming Chen, Roberto Xavier Supe Tulcan, Lei Wang… in npj Clean Water (2023)

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Wastewater-influenced estuaries are characterized by disproportionately high nitrous oxide emissions but overestimated IPCC emission factor

Estuaries play an important role in the global nitrous oxide budget. However, considerable uncertainties exist in estimating their nitrous oxide emissions, largely due to anthropogenic impacts, particularly wa...

Yue Dong, Jia Liu, **ang Cheng, Fuqiang Fan, Wei Lin… in Communications Earth & Environment (2023)

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Interactions between flue gas desulfurization gypsum and biochar on water infiltration characteristics and physicochemical properties of saline-alkaline soil

The application of flue gas desulfurization gypsum (FGDG) improves the soil structure, reduces soil pH, and accelerates soil salt leaching. Biochar amendment to soil can affect the soil infiltration rate, incr...

Peijun Wang, **aolan Lin, Qi Liu, Ziqi Lin… in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (2023)

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Soil fauna accelerated litter C and N release by improving litter quality across an elevational gradient

Soil fauna is an important driver of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) release from decomposing litter in forest ecosystems. However, its role in C and N cycling concerning climate and litter traits remains less kno...

Li Zhang, **gru Liu, Rui Yin, Zhenfeng Xu, Chengming You, Han Li… in Ecological Processes (2023)

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Biochar-based materials in environmental pollutant elimination, H₂ production and CO₂ capture applications

Biochar and biochar-based materials have been studied extensively in multidisciplinary areas because of their outstanding physicochemical properties. In this review article, biochar and biochar-based materials...

Lin Fang, Tao Huang, Hua Lu, **-Lin Wu, Zhongshan Chen, Hui Yang, Suhua Wang… in Biochar (2023)

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Pyrogenic carbon accelerates iron cycling and hydroxyl radical production during redox fluctuations of paddy soils

Carbon materials (e.g., pyrogenic carbon (PyC)) are widely used in agricultural soils and can participate in various biogeochemical processes, including iron (Fe) cycling. In soils, Fe(II) species have been pr...

Danyu Huang, Ning Chen, Yuan Lin, Chenghao Ge, **aolei Wang, Dixiang Wang… in Biochar (2023)

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An integrated view of correlated emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants in China

Air pollution in China has raised great concerns due to its adverse effects on air quality, human health, and climate. Emissions of air pollutants (APs) are inherently linked with CO₂ emissions through fossil-ene...

**aohui Lin, Ruqi Yang, Wen Zhang, Ning Zeng, Yu Zhao… in Carbon Balance and Management (2023)