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Open AccessAutumn sunlight promotes aboveground carbon loss in a temperate mixed forest
Photodegradation of plant litter plays a pivotal role in the global carbon (C) cycle. In temperate forest ecosystems, the exposure of plant litter to solar radiation can be significantly altered by changes in ...
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Hexavalent Chromium Detoxification by Biochars: Influences of Organic and Inorganic Electron Donors
Previous studies proved that biochar provides potential solutions for hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) detoxification. However, the roles of inorganic constituents in addition to the organic carbon matrix still ne...
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Health risk of human exposure to microplastics: a review
Microplastics are emerging contaminants that have been detected recently in most environmental and biological systems, yet their health risk for humans has not been clearly summarized. Here we review human hea...
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Radiation source terms analysis and classification of radioactive waste for the decommissioning of the first HWRR reactor in China
Nuclear reactors will face the problem of decommissioning at the end of their operating life due to the high radioactivity of reactor components and environmental safety considerations. The Heavy Water Researc...
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Environmental impact assessment of acidic coal gangue leaching solution on groundwater: a coal gangue pile in Shanxi, China
With the continual advancement of coal resource development, the comprehensive utilization of coal gangue as a by-product encounters certain constraints. A substantial amount of untreated coal gangue is openly...
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Boron deficiency decreased the root activity of Ga-exposed rice seedlings by reducing iron accumulation and increasing Ga in iron plaque
Gallium (Ga) is an emerging chemical pollutant chiefly associated with high-tech industries. Boron (B) alleviates the negative effects of toxic elements on plant growth. Thereby, the effects of B fertilization...
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Empirical assessment of carbon emissions in Guangdong Province within the framework of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality: a lasso-TPE-BP neural network approach
The escalating global greenhouse gas emission crisis necessitates a robust scientific carbon accounting framework and innovative development approaches. Achieving emission peaks remains the primary goal for em...
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Carbon emissions trading scheme and regional total factor carbon productivity: based on temporal-spatial dual perspectives
The carbon emissions trading scheme (CETS) in China is an important market-based environmental policy mechanism for decreasing carbon emissions. This paper calculates the total factor carbon productivity (TFCP...
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BMI-specific inflammatory response to phthalate exposure in early pregnancy: findings from the TMCHESC study
Studies that have evaluated associations between phthalate metabolites and inflammation have reported inconsistent results among pregnant women, and it is unclear how body mass index (BMI) affects such relatio...
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Assessment of the phycosphere microbial dynamics of microbial community associated with red algae culture under different cultural conditions
During growth progress of algae, the algal–bacterial interactions play a major role in growth of algal. It is critical to understand the mechanisms of phycosphere, regarding their distribution under different ...
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Change and teleconnections of climate on the Tibetan Plateau
Exploring the change and teleconnection of climate on the Tibetan Plateau is of utmost importance to understand global climate change. However, it remains further work because of two aspects: (1) The sparse an...
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Efficient Activation of Persulfate by TiO2/g-C3N4 Composite for Degradation of Acetaminophen Under Visible Light
The massive use of acetaminophen (APAP) poses a potential crisis for humans and the environment. In this paper, the degradation of APAP in aqueous solution was carried out using photocatalytic synergistic pers...
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The effect of individual factors, their binary and ternary interactions on photodegradation rate of organic contaminants using photocatalysts based on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs): statistical analysis based on ANOVA and RSM
The influence of three main parameters including irradiation time, weight fraction of photocatalysts including multi-walled carbon nanotubes and different amount of TiO2 (MCT#1 and MCT#2) and pH is investigated f...
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Recovery and Purification of Iridium from Secondary Resources: A Review
Iridium is widely used in high-temperature corrosion protection, catalytic oxidation, and electroluminescence owing to its excellent catalytic activity, corrosion, and oxidation resistance at high temperatures...
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Synthesis of xCe–MnO2 with three-dimensional ultra-thin nanosheet structure and its excellent low-temperature reducibility for toluene catalysis
A series of xCe-MnO2 (x = 0–1) catalysts were synthesized using ammonium oxalate as a precipitator via the redox precipitation method and hydrothermal synthesis method. The results indicate that 0.25Ce-MnO2 exhib...
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Experimental study on the leakage temperature field of buried CO2 pipelines
The leakage of small holes in the buried CO2 pipeline is not easy to detect, which leads to the problem of the inability to accurately trace the source of the pipeline repair in the later stage. This paper design...
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High efficiency and rapid treatment of naproxen sodium wastewater by dielectric barrier discharge coupled with catalysis
Pharmaceutical wastewater has the characteristics of high organic concentration and poor biodegradability, which will cause serious environmental pollution when discharged into water bodies. In this work, napr...
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Behavior and mechanisms of ciprofloxacin adsorption on aged polylactic acid and polyethlene microplastics
Microplastics (MPs) and antibiotics are emerging pollutants in aquatic environments. MPs can absorb antibiotics, resulting in compound pollution. Batch adsorption experiments were used to investigate the adsor...
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The drivers of carbon emissions in China: the perspective of fiscal decentralization
Fiscal decentralization determines government behavior considerably by being a major factor influencing China’s carbon emissions. We analyze the impact of fiscal decentralization on carbon emissions on basis o...
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Eco-efficiency of freshwater aquaculture in China: an assessment considering the undesirable output of pollutant emissions
The eco-efficiency of freshwater aquaculture reflects the balance between freshwater fishery economy and ecological environment. Reasonable evaluation of eco-efficiency is of great significance to improve prod...