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**ng-hua Li
Environment, general
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Occurrence, distribution, and ecological risk of heavy metals and veterinary antibiotics in soils from citrus orchards: side effects of organic substitution
This research is expected to shed light on soil contamination in citrus orchards and provide a reference for soil quality maintenance and improvement in orchards under the organic fertilizer substitution scena...
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A multi-sensor-based distributed real-time measurement system for glacier deformation
Glacier disasters occur frequently in alpine regions around the world, but the current conventional geological disaster measurement technology cannot be directly used for glacier disaster measurement. Hence, i...
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Evaluating the ecological vulnerability of Chongqing using deep learning
This study used deep learning to evaluate the ecological vulnerability of Chongqing, China, discuss the deep learning evaluations of ecological vulnerability, and generate vulnerability maps that support local...
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Distribution patterns of landslides triggered by the 2022 Ms 6.8 Luding earthquake, Sichuan, China
At 12:52 pm on September 5, 2022, an Ms 6.8 earthquake occurred in Luding County, Sichuan Province, China. Based on high-resolution aerial photographs and satellite imageries obtained after the earthquake, as ...
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Derivation of new resistance principle on flow-induced morphological response of flexible vegetation
Water flow under vegetated environments is a noteworthy research topic in environmental hydraulics and restoration ecology, and this research is particularly important for maintaining water transport and strea...
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The Cultural Approach for Community-Based Conservation of River Basins: A Case Study of the Basin School Network, Taiwan
Tackling the gaps between diverse knowledge and interests among stakeholders in basin management, the chapter introduces a civil initiative named ‘Basin School’ in Taiwan. With the aim of orientating grassroot...
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Production and characterization of novel thermo- and organic solvent–stable keratinase and aminopeptidase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa 4–3 for effective poultry feather degradation
Feather biodegradation is an important premise for efficient resource development and utilization, in which keratinase plays an important role. However, there are few keratinases that combine the high activity...
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Citric acid-based deep eutectic solvent (CA-DES) as a new soil detergent for the removal of cadmium from coking sites
In order to solve the problem of soil pollution caused by excess heavy metals, cadmium (Cd), a novel soil-washing agent organic chelating acid-based deep eutectic solvent (OCA-DES), was investigated for the re...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Research Progress on Removal of Heavy Metal Ions in Water by Biological and Hydrogel Sorbent Materials
Due to severe health issues, heavy metal ions (HMI) in water bodies have posed significant challenges to environmental remediation. Compared with mainstream treating technologies for HMI removal, such as chemi...
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Geomorphic and tectonic controls of landslides induced by the 2022 Luding earthquake
On 05 September 2022, an Ms 6.8 (Mw 6.6) earthquake occurred in Luding County, Sichuan Province, China, with the epicenter at 29.59°N, 102.08°E and a focal depth of approximately 16.0 km. Combining field inves...
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Facile one-step synthesis of PhC2Cu nanowires with enhanced photocatalytic performance
In recent years, the research of phenylethynylcopper (PhC2Cu) in photocatalysis has attracted immense attention. However, its synthesis requires two steps extending over 9 days. In this paper, the successful prep...
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An alkali-resistant metal–organic framework as halogen bond donor for efficient and selective removing of ReO4−/TcO4−
99Tc is one of the most problematic nuclear fuel products due to its long half-life and high environmental mobility. Direct removal of TcO4− from the highly alkaline solution of nuclear fuel is a serious and chal...
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Open AccessHimalayan zircons resurface in Sumatran arc volcanoes through sediment recycling
Understanding the processes of subducted sediment recycling in subduction zones is vital to decipher Earth’s crust-mantle interactions. This study uses along-arc geochemical variations and zircon U-Pb-Hf-O iso...
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Open AccessNegative air ion exposure ameliorates depression-like behaviors induced by chronic mild stress in mice
The presence of negative air ions (NAI) is suggested to be a beneficial factor in improving psychological status and used in treating depression as an alternative approach. However, more biological evidence fr...
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Microbial composition and nitrogen removal pathways in a novel sequencing batch reactor integrated with semi-fixed biofilm carrier: evidence from a pilot study for low- and high-strength sewage treatment
The sequencing batch reactor (SBR) activated sludge process is a well-established technology for sewage treatment. One of the drawbacks of SBRs, however, total nitrogen (TN) removals is insufficient. By means ...
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Responses and feedback of litter properties and soil mesofauna to herbaceous plants expansion into the alpine tundra on Changbai Mountain, China
Global climate changes result in the expansion of lower elevation plants to higher elevations. The rapid upward expansion of herbaceous plants into the alpine tundra on Changbai Mountain resulted in changes in...
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Does the institutional environment influence corporate social responsibility? Consideration of green investment of enterprises—evidence from China
Green investment, as a socially responsible investment, conforms to the concept of ecological civilization. It is considerable to promote enterprises to make green investment. This article is based on 211 ques...
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CRWS-mountain Project: Coordinate remediation techniques and devices for water-soil pollution in mountain areas in China
Rural environmental governance is an important strategy to achieve the goal of building “green liveable villages” in China. However, studies on technology and devices for pollution remediation focus mainly on ...
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Effects of drought and heat on the productivity and photosynthetic characteristics of alpine meadow plants on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Alpine meadow plants, adapted to humid and cold environments, are highly sensitive to environmental factors such as drought and heat. However, the physiological responses of individual alpine meadow species to...
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Maternal exposure to sulfur dioxide and the risk of oral clefts in Liaoning Province, China: a population-based case-control study
There is limited and equivocal epidemiological evidence relating to the association between maternal sulfur dioxide (SO2) exposure and the risk of oral clefts (OCs) in offspring. We performed a population-based c...
