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Asynchronous application of modified biochar and exogenous fungus Scedosporium sp. ZYY for enhanced degradation of oil-contaminated intertidal mudflat sediment
Intertidal mudflats are susceptible to oil pollution due to their proximity to discharges from industries, accidental spills from marine ship** activities, oil drilling, pipeline seepages, and river outflows...
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Study on the Performance and Mechanism of S-nZVI Loaded with Chitosan and Biochar to Efficiently Remove Cd2+ from Wastewater
Cadmium (Cd) pollution in aqueous solution has caused great threat to human health. A novel chitosan and biochar supported sulfide-modified nZVI composite (CB-S-nZVI) was synthesized by liquid phase reduction ...
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of CO2 emissions using nighttime light data: a comparative analysis between the Yellow and Yangtze River Basins in China
Scientific estimation and dynamic monitoring of CO2 emission trends are an important basis for formulating regional differentiated carbon reduction strategies. Using the integrated nighttime light data, this stud...
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Adsorbent biochar derived from corn stalk core for highly efficient removal of bisphenol A
Environmental-friendly biochar (BC) with low cost was obtained by simple pyrolysis of corn stalk core, which was employed as an adsorbent for efficiently removing organic pollutants in water. The physicochemic...
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Increased hypertension risk for the elderly with high blood levels of strontium and lead
Hypertension has long been recognized as the global health burden. Heavy metal pollution may be one of the environmental risk factors of hypertension. However, the association remains unclear. We studied the l...
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Preparation of reed-based hydrothermal carbonized carbon photocatalyst and effective degradation of methylene blue and tetracycline
Hydrothermal carbonation carbon (HTCC) is a promising semiconductor material for the photocatalytic degradation of pollutants. However, the poor charge transfer capability of HTCC and the unclear mechanism of ...
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A new drought index and its application based on geographically weighted regression (GWR) model and multi-source remote sensing data
Drought is the most widespread natural disaster in the world. How to monitor regional drought scientifically and accurately has become a hot topic for many scholars. In this paper, Geographically Integrated Dr...
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Open AccessEnhanced mitigation in nutrient surplus driven by multilateral crop trade patterns
Multilateral crop trade is likely to drive enhancement or mitigation of nutrient surpluses of the trading countries; however, the driving mechanisms are unclear. Here we explore the effects of multilateral cro...
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Effects of regular addition and discontinuation of biosurfactant on hydrocarbon biodegradation and microorganisms in heavy oily sludge
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of biosurfactant and nutrient amendment on the bioremediation of heavy oily sludge. The biosurfactants exhibit characteristics of amphiphilicity, emulsifying ...
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Assessment of Spatio-Temporal Changes for Ecosystem Health: A Case Study of Hexi Corridor, Northwest China
Ecosystem health (EH) is important for ensuring sustainable development, and the main goal of environmental protection and governance, especially for ecological fragile areas. Scientific assessment of EH can i...
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Hyperspectral Imaging as a Potential Online Detection Method of Microplastics
Microplastic pollution in aquatic environment has raised concern and as a result a number of studies have recently been published to find solutions for its rapid increase. Different methods have been proposed ...
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Open AccessSex differences in associations of fine particulate matter with non-accidental deaths: an ecological time-series study
Sex differences in the impact of exposure to air pollution have been reported previously and epidemiological studies indicate that fine particulate matter (PM2.5) effects on nonaccidental death are modified by se...
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Microplastic Pollution in Marine Environment: Occurrence, Fate, and Effects (With a Specific Focus on Biogeochemical Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles)
The pollution of microplastics is becoming increasingly serious, and rising evidence shows that the marine environment, especially sediments are major sinks of these plastics. So far, microplastic particles ha...
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Open AccessMitigating heat-related mortality risk in Shanghai, China: system dynamics modeling simulations
Numerous studies in epidemiology, meteorology, and climate change research have demonstrated a significant association between abnormal ambient temperature and mortality. However, there is a shortage of resear...
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Isolation and characterization of biosurfactant-producing Serratia marcescens ZCF25 from oil sludge and application to bioremediation
A biosurfactant (BS) is a surface-active metabolite that is secreted by microbial metabolism, and can be used as a substitute for chemically synthesized surfactants. The first and most critical step to the suc...
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Pollution status and ecological risk of heavy metals in the soils of five land-use types in a typical sewage irrigation area, eastern China
Sewage irrigation has been widespread in the water shortage area of eastern China and inevitably tends to result in heavy metal accumulation in soils. A total of 148 surface soil samples from five land-use typ...
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Correction to: Competitive sequestration of Ni(II) and Eu(III) on montmorillonite: role of molar Ni:Eu ratios and coexisting oxalate
In the original publication Fig. 10b was erroneously plotted due to the authors’ carelessness and unintentional misoperation.
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Fungal proliferation and hydrocarbon removal during biostimulation of oily sludge with high total petroleum hydrocarbon
A laboratory-scale study was conducted to investigate the effect of bioaugmentation (BA) and biostimulation (BS) on the remediation of oily sludge with high total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) content (269,000 m...
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Redox characterization of humins in sediments from the Yangtze Estuary to the East China Sea and their effects on microbial redox reactions
Humins, as solid-phase redox mediators, are important for enhancing anaerobic biotransformation processes. Although humins are broadly distributed in estuarine and marine sediments, to date, their electron tra...
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The effect characteristics of temperature on stroke mortality in Inner Mongolia and globally
The current study investigated the correlation between stroke mortality and temperature. Monthly and seasonal variations in stroke mortality were plotted and daily stroke-related deaths were calculated. The la...
