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Distribution Characteristics and Driving Factors of Chlorophyll a and Pollutants in the Liugu Estuary
The high concentration of chlorophyll a (Chl-a) and pollutants in estuaries has led to the deterioration of marine environmental quality and a reduction in the sustainability and safety of marine ecosystems. T...
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Open AccessRole of Pacific Ocean climate in regulating runoff in the source areas of water transfer projects on the Pacific Rim
Over the past two decades, more frequent and intense climate events have seriously threatened the operation of water transfer projects in the Pacific Rim region. However, the role of climatic change in driving...
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Toxic Metal Soil Speciation, Corn Accumulation and Health Risk Assessment in Acidic red soil Farmland in Mineral Industry Area
Acidic red soil is a typical agrotype in southern China, how heavy metal contamination introduced by mineral industry activities, i.e. mining, smelter, and tailings may impact metal soil speciation and bioavai...
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Centrifuge Modeling of In-Situ Chemical Oxidation for Remediation of Organic Contaminated Soil
In-situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) has been widely utilized for the remediation of organic contaminated soil, while the long-term remediation efficiency and mechanism have been rarely explored, which is of grea...
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Open AccessDecomposition of physical processes controlling EASM precipitation changes during the mid-Piacenzian: new insights into data–model integration
The mid-Piacenzian warm period (MPWP, ~3.264–3.025 Ma) has gained widespread interest due to its partial analogy with future climate. However, quantitative data–model comparison of East Asian Summer Monsoon (E...
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Insight Into the Leakage and Degradation Behavior of Polyacrylamide in Cement-Based Materials
Polyacrylamide (PAM) is one of the widely used flocculant of cement-based materials, and its degradation products are potentially toxic to the environment. However, few studies have explored the degradation an...
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Assessing the Ecological and Health Risks Associated with Heavy Metals in PM2.5 Based on their Potential Bioavailability
The health impacts of heavy metals associated with PM2.5 have raised significant public concerns. However, the current approach to assessing these risks based on the total concentration may lead to an overestimat...
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Electro-degradation of Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) in Printing and Dyeing Reverse Osmosis Concentrate
This study aims to solve the discharge of printing and dyeing reverse osmosis concentrate (PDROC) from a local printing and dyeing factory in Hangzhou, China. Electrochemical technique was used to treat the or...
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Performance and Mechanism of Cu-Ce/γ-Al2O3 as a Heterogeneous Fenton-Like Catalyst for Phenol Degradation
The catalyst of Cu-Ce/γ-Al2O3 was prepared by the sol–gel method, and its catalytic degradation ability of phenol in a heterogeneous Fenton-like system was studied. Results show that the catalyst exhibited excell...
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Open AccessPosition-specific isomers of monohydroxy fatty acids in the land-atmosphere interface: identification and quantification
Due to a wide variety and similar physicochemical properties of monohydroxy saturated fatty acids (OH-FAs) isomers as biomarkers, previously reported OH-FAs in environmental samples were mainly restricted to t...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Site selection of desert solar farms based on heterogeneous sand flux
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Open AccessSite selection of desert solar farms based on heterogeneous sand flux
Site selection for building solar farms in deserts is crucial and must consider the dune threats associated with sand flux, such as sand burial and dust contamination. Understanding changes in sand flux can op...
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A warm-season drought reconstruction in central-northern Pakistan inferred from tree rings since 1670 CE and its possible climatic mechanism
Understanding past warm-season drought variability and its underlying climatic mechanisms is crucial for effective drought management and climate adaptation strategies. In this study, we develop a regional chr...
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Humic Substances-Induced Changes in the Properties of Sb-Contaminated Soil and Effects on Sb Forms
Antimony (Sb) is a toxic environmental pollutant. Due to the human activities, the antimony pollution in soil is increasingly serious, and the soil antimony content is much higher than the normal background co...
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Identifying priorities under highly heterogeneous environments through species distribution models to facilitate orchid conservation
The ecological suitability prediction and analysis of specific taxonomic groups at finer geographic scales provide vital references for identifying and prioritizing biodiversity hotspots, especially for uneven...
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Open AccessUnderstanding climate change impacts on drought in China over the 21st century: a multi-model assessment from CMIP6
The future state of drought in China under climate change remains uncertain. This study investigates drought events, focusing on the region of China, using simulations from five global climate models (GCMs) un...
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Superior Photocatalytic Activity and Antibacterial Behavior of Chitosan-Anchored Ag/AgCl Composites
Removing dyes, antibiotics, and pathogens from contaminated water remains a major challenge. In this study, chitosan (CS) as carrier and reducing agent and Ag/AgCl/CS composite was fabricated. The composite wa...
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Polar Organic Chemical Integrative Sampler to Predict Changes in Bioavailability of Oxytetracycline and Sulfamethoxazole from Soil
As an emerging contaminant, antibiotics have been widely detected in soil. In order to assess the environmental risk of antibiotics more scientifically, it is of great significance to study their bioavailabili...
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Natural Vermiculite Slice Modified by CTAB and Zirconium for Selective Adsorption of Phosphate
This study delves into the potential of vermiculite-based adsorbents for phosphate removal from aqueous solutions. CTAB and zirconium-modified natural vermiculite slices (CZV) were employed, with XRF analysis ...
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Elevation range and contemporary climate determine the taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of forest mammals
Forest mammal diversity declined rapidly due to the widespread loss and fragmentation of primary forest habitats, requiring further research on forest mammal diversity. China is a country with diverse forest t...
