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Electrochemical enhancement of high-efficiency wet removal of mercury from flue gas
Electrochemical wet absorption composite system has an excellent potential to remove Hg0 from flue gas. In this study, ruthenium iridium titanium platinum quaternary composite electrode is used as an anode and ti...
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Association between maternal exposure to PM10 and risk of anorectal atresia/stenosis in offspring: a population-based case-control study in Liaoning Province, China
The potential association between maternal exposure to PM10 ranging from 3 months prior to conception to the end of the early trimester and the risk of anorectal atresia/stenosis in offspring has not been establi...
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Impact of rhizosphere microorganisms on arsenic (As) transformation and accumulation in a traditional Chinese medical plant
Panax notoginseng is an important traditional medicinal plant, but the commercial value is threatened by root-rot disease caused by rhizosphere microbes and a potential health risk caused by plant arsenic (As) ac...
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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...
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Prediction of methane production from co-digestion of lignocellulosic biomass with sludge based on the major compositions of lignocellulosic biomass
In the present study, the simplex lattice mixture design method was adopted to design the artificial biomass with different ratios of three major components (cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin). The methane yiel...
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The Fe3O4-modified biochar reduces arsenic availability in soil and arsenic accumulation in indica rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Arsenic (As)-contaminated paddy soil could result in elevated levels of As in rice plants and sequentially harm human health. The Fe3O4-modified biochar (NBC-Fe) prepared by the coprecipitation method was applied...
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Maternal exposure to ambient SO2 and risk of polydactyly and syndactyly: a population-based case-control study in Liaoning Province, China
Evidence links exposure to maternal sulfur dioxide (SO2) and the risk of limb defects have been inconsistent. To investigate associations between SO2 exposure during preconception and the first trimester and risk...
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Enhanced agricultural sustainability through within-species diversification
Agriculture has played an important role in human health and welfare by producing large amounts of food to feed a growing world population, but this has also placed substantial pressures on natural resources a...
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Association between occupational stressors and type 2 diabetes among Chinese police officers: a 4-year follow-up study in Tian**, China
To explore the relationship between occupational stressors and the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus among police officers.
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Restoring ecosystem services to littoral zones of rivers in the urban core of Chongqing, China
Two examples of the creation of naturalized areas in the littoral zone of the Three Gorges Reservoir in the urban core of Chongqing City, China, are described. The areas were created for the purpose of restori...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Development of Microbubble Generation Method
In microbubble drag-reducing technology, the energy consumption in microbubble generation is often too large to achieve a high efficient energy conversion. The purpose of this research is to improve the effici...