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Shifts in Nitrogen Removal Performance and Microbial Communities in Constructed Wetlands After Short-term Exposure to Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) can potentially impact constructed wetlands (CWs). The aim of this study was to investigate the rapid impacts on nitrogen removal performance and on the microbial communi...
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Pesticide wastewater treatment using the combination of the microbial electrolysis desalination and chemical-production cell and Fenton process
The combination of the microbial electrolysis desalination and chemical-production cell (MEDCC) and Fenton process for the pesticide wastewater treatment was investigate in this study. Real wastewater with sev...
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Biochar amendment effects on the activities of soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus hydrolytic enzymes: a meta-analysis
The aim of this meta-analysis was to synthesize the effects of biochar amendment on soil enzyme activities (SEAs) related to carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) cycling. Based on 401 paired comparison...
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Degradation of antipyrine in the Fenton-like process with a La-doped heterogeneous catalyst
The aim of this study was to synthesize a novel lanthanum (La) doped catalyst and to investigate antipyrine removal in wastewater using the Fenton-like process with the catalyst. The La-doped Co-Cu-Fe catalyst...
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Improvement of physical and hydraulic properties of desert soil with amendment of different biochars
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of amendment of different biochars on the physical and hydraulic properties of desert soil.
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Open AccessEngineering banana endosphere microbiome to improve Fusarium wilt resistance in banana
Plant microbiome highlights the importance of endosphere microbiome for growth and health of the host plant. Microbial community analysis represents an elegant way to identify keystone microbial species that h...
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Priming effects of soil organic matter decomposition with addition of different carbon substrates
The addition of organic substrates can change the decomposition rate of soil organic matter (SOM), which is termed as “priming effect.” The objective of this study was to explore the priming effects of SOM dec...
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Temperature sensitivity of different soil carbon pools under biochar addition
The objective of this study was to investigate the temperature sensitivity of labile and relatively recalcitrant forest soil carbon (C) pools amended with biochar during short-term incubation. Biochars were pr...
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Temperature adaptability of soil respiration in short-term incubation experiments
The soil is the largest carbon pool in the terrestrial ecosystem. Changes of soil respiration with the climate warming are essential for the carbon cycling between the terrestrial ecosystem and the atmosphere....
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A pulsed switching peroxi-coagulation process to control hydroxyl radical production and to enhance 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid degradation
The aim of this study was to develop a new pulsed switching peroxi-coagulation system to control hydroxyl radical (∙OH) production and to enhance 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) degradation. The system ...
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Open AccessSurface display of ACC deaminase on endophytic Enterobacteriaceae strains to increase saline resistance of host rice sprouts by regulating plant ethylene synthesis
Most endophytic bacteria in consortia, which provide robust and broad metabolic capacity, are attractive for applications in plant metabolic engineering. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of...
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Impact of chemical leaching on permeability and cadmium removal from fine-grained soils
The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of chemical leaching on permeability and Cd removal from fine-grained polluted soils. Column leaching experiments were conducted using two types of soils ...
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Open AccessEffect of climate warming on the annual terrestrial net ecosystem CO2 exchange globally in the boreal and temperate regions
The net ecosystem CO2 exchange is the result of the imbalance between the assimilation process (gross primary production, GPP) and ecosystem respiration (RE). The aim of this study was to investigate temperature ...
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Improvement of rice seedling growth and nitrogen use efficiency by seed inoculation with endophytic denitrifiers
The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of seed inoculation with endophytic denitrifiers on rice seedling growth and nitrogen use efficiency under low- and high-urea conditions. Pseudomonas sp. ...
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Influence of Biochar Addition on the Denitrification Process and N2O Emission in Cd-Contaminated Soil
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of biochar addition on the denitrification process and N2O emission in Cd-contaminated soil. Four different biochars, i.e., dairy manure and rice straw pyrolyze...
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Effects of Cd- and Pb-resistant endophytic fungi on growth and phytoextraction of Brassica napus in metal-contaminated soils
Metal-resistant endophytic fungi from roots improved phytoremediation efficacy of host plants; however, the effects of endophytic fungi from plant aerial parts on host plants are unknown. The aim of this study...
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Nitrogen removal from synthetic wastewater using single and mixed culture systems of denitrifying fungi, bacteria, and actinobacteria
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of single and mixed culture of denitrifying fungi, bacteria, and actinobacteria on nitrogen removal and N2O emission in treatment of wastewater. Denitrifying e...
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Correlating microbial community with physicochemical indices and structures of a full-scale integrated constructed wetland system
Microorganisms play a key role in removal of pollutants in constructed wetlands (CWs). The aim of this study was to investigate the composition and diversity of microbes in a full-scale integrated constructed ...
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Selective recovery of Cu2+ and Ni2+ from wastewater using bioelectrochemical system
As the bioelectrochemical system, the microbial fuel cell (MFC) and the microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) were developed to selectively recover Cu2+ and Ni2+ ions from wastewater. The wastewater was treated in th...
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Comparison of the removal of monovalent and divalent cations in the microbial desalination cell
Microbial desalination cell (MDC) is a promising technology to desalinate water and generate electrical power simultaneously. The objectives of this study were to investigate the desalination performance of mo...
