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Open AccessComprehensive characterization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in wastewater by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry and screening algorithms
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) constitute a large category of synthetic environmental pollutants, many of which remain unknown and warrant comprehensive investigation. This study comprehensively c...
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Research of Decentralized Voltage Strategies and Farm-Level Fault-Tolerant Control for Wind Farms
In recent years, the penetration of new energy generation represented by wind power in the grid has been increasing due to cleanliness and economy. However, the voltage control of wind farms has ushered in new...
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Effects of Bi Addition on the Solderability and Mechanical Properties of Sn-Zn-Cu Lead-Free Solder
In the present work, the effects of Bi addition on the microstructure, solderability, and mechanical properties of Sn-Zn-Cu lead-free solder were studied. The composition of Sn-Zn-Cu-Bi solder was designed by ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Summary of Wind Farm Voltage Problem and Reactive Power Optimal Control Strategy
In recent years, the newly installed capacity and grid-connected capacity of wind power have increased year by year, and the impact of wind farms (WFs) on the power grid has become greater and greater. Therefo...
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Sediments in the mangrove areas contribute to the removal of endocrine disrupting chemicals in coastal sediments of Macau SAR, China, and harbour microbial communities capable of degrading E2, EE2, BPA and BPS
The occurrence of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) is a major issue for marine and coastal environments in the proximity of urban areas. The occurrence of EDCs in the Pearl River Delta region is well docu...
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Open AccessLong-duration general anesthesia influences the intelligence of school age children
General anesthesia has been linked to impaired brain development in immature animals and young children. In this study the influence of orthopedic surgery under general anesthesia on the intelligence of school...
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Open AccessEffects of colloid pre-loading on thromboelastography during elective intracranial tumor surgery in pediatric patients: hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 versus 5% human albumin
Volume replacement therapy with colloid is still worth studying in major pediatric surgery with potential risk of bleeding. This study assessed the effects of 6% hydroxyethyl starch (HES) 130/0.4 and 5% Human ...
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Monolithic bamboo-based activated carbons for dynamic adsorption of toluene
Monolithic activated carbon (MAC) tubes were prepared from shrubby bamboo. They could be stacked to form honeycomb-like structures with tubular channels, which were then used as alternative adsorbent beds for ...
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Chiral profiling of azole antifungals in municipal wastewater and recipient rivers of the Pearl River Delta, China
Enantiomeric compositions and fractions (EFs) of three chiral imidazole (econazole, ketoconazole, and miconazole) and one chiral triazole (tebuconazole) antifungals were investigated in wastewater, river water...
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Stereoisomeric profiling of pharmaceuticals ibuprofen and iopromide in wastewater and river water, China
Stereoisomeric compositions can provide insights into sources, fate, and ecological risks of contaminants in the environment. In this study, stereoisomeric profiles of ibuprofen and iopromide were investigated...
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Enantiomeric determination of azole antifungals in wastewater and sludge by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry
A sensitive and reliable liquid chromatographic–tandem mass spectrometric method for enantiomeric determination of five chiral azole antifungals (econazole, ketoconazole, miconazole, tebuconazole, and propicon...
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Determination of pharmaceuticals, steroid hormones, and endocrine-disrupting personal care products in sewage sludge by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry
A sensitive method has been developed and validated for the determination of diverse groups of pharmaceuticals, steroid hormones, and hormone-like personal care products in sewage sludge. Samples were extracte...
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Analysis of Environmental Endocrine Disrupting Activities Using Recombinant Yeast Assay in Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluents
A battery of in vitro recombinant yeast bioassays was conducted to assess the estrogen receptor, androgen receptor, progesterone receptor and thyroid receptor ant/agonistic activities of effluents collected fr...
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon deposition to and exchange at the air-water interface of Luhu, an urban lake in Guangzhou, China
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Environmental response to ore deposits and mining of the Diaojiang River basin, Guangxi (South China)
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Stable carbon and hydrogen isotopic fractionations of alkane compounds and crude oil during aerobically microbial degradation
Normal alkane compounds dodecane, pentadecane, hexadecane, octadecane, tetracosane, isoprenoid alkane pristane and a crude oil sample were aerobically biodegraded with a pure bacterial strain GIM2.5 and white ...
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Paleo-environmental study on the growth of magnetotactic bacteria and precipitation of magnetosomes in Chinese loess-paleosol sequences
405 samples were collected from L5-S5-L6 in consideration of obvious variations in susceptibility of the geological sections, which are section **feng in Gansu Province and section Duanjiapo in Shaanxi Province f...