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Efficient removal of moxifloxacin through PMS activation by CuFeS2/MXene
Due to the frequent detection and potential toxicity of moxifloxacin (MOX), its removal technology had attracted attention in recent years. In this research, CuFeS2/MXene was prepared and used to activate peroxym...
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Associations of exposure to organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls with chronic kidney disease among adults: the modifying effects of lifestyle
Exposure to organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) has been reported to be associated with renal impairment and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Nevertheless, the research results t...
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Regulatory potential of secondary metabolite DIMBOA and baicalein to imazethapyr-induced toxicity in wheat seedlings
Controlling and mitigating the toxicity of herbicides to non-target plants is of significant importance in reducing ecological risks. The development of green and natural herbicide control technologies has bec...
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Analyzing greenhouse gas emissions and influencing factors of 247 actual wastewater treatment plants in China using emission factor and operational data integrated methods (ODIM)
In response to China’s policies on pollution control and carbon emission (CE) reductions, more stringent regulations have been implemented to evaluate CE in wastewater treatment facilities. In this study, we h...
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Exploring the combined cooling effect of street canyon geometry and the surrounding built environment
Exploring the impact of complex urban morphology on the urban heat island (UHI) effect is essential for sustainable environmental management and enhancing human well-being. This study explored the combined coo...
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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...
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Chiral herbicide imazethapy influences plant-soil feedback on nitrogen metabolism by sha** rhizosphere microorganisms
Herbicides are known to affect the soil nitrogen cycle by sha** soil microorganisms. However, it is not clear how herbicides regulate diverse transformation processes of soil nitrogen cycling by altering rhi...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...