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Effects of physical soil and water conservation practices and slope gradient on soil physicochemical properties in northwestern Ethiopia
Soil erosion is the major factor that has contributed to the reduction of soil fertility in the highlands of Ethiopia. This factor is reduced by soil...
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Hydrochemistry of nutrients in groundwater under farmland in the Benue River Basin, North-Cameroon
In this study, we investigated the distribution and the principal sources of macronutrients (N, P, K, S) in groundwater in agro-pastorally dominated...
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Environmental impacts and remediation of dye-containing wastewater
Synthetic dyes are used in various industries including textile processing, food production and the pharmaceutical sector. Yet, approximately 80% of...
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Exposure risks to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) in wastewater treatment plants: a review
Coronavirus or COVID-19 is a new type of virus causing severe acute respiratory syndrome which rapidly speared in the worldwide from 2019. One of the...
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Distribution, risk evaluation, and source analysis of the heavy metals in the sediment deposition of the lower Shichuanhe River, Shaanxi, China
In this study, 30 sediment samples were collected from the lower reaches of the Shichuanhe River in **'an, Shaanxi Province, China, to test the...
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Soil Properties and Crop Productivity Strategies as a Potential Climate Variability Adaptation Options in Adefwuha Watershed, Ethiopia
Land degradation and climate change are universal agenda for the 21st century. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the effect of watershed...
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Environmental risks of shale gas exploitation and solutions for clean shale gas production in China
Shale gas is a relatively clean-burning fossil fuel, produced by hydraulic fracturing. This technology may be harmful to the environment; therefore,...
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Biogeochemical causes of sixty-year trends and seasonal variations of river water properties in a large European basin
We evaluated long-term trends and seasonal variations in the major physical–chemical properties of the circum-neutral Slapy reservoir (Vltava, Czech...
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Environmental Health Policy Implications and Future Perspectives
Rapid urbanization in China has brought threats to the surrounding environment, and the consequent changes have implications for rural and urban...
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Future Perspectives of Surface Environment and Human Interactions
Human-environment interaction has been there from the very inception of human existence. While the world has experienced different geological and...
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Evaluating the Comprehensive Effects of PFAAs Emited from the Fluorochemical Industry
The emerging pollutants on regional or larger scales are featured with complex emission sources, transportation, fate, and risk characteristics,...
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GIS-based multi-criteria analysis of an eco-innovative APOC wastewater treatment and reuse system for irrigation purposes in the rural locality of Bent Saidane (NE Tunisia)
The selection of areas with the potential to be irrigated with treated wastewater (TWW) is an extremely complex task due to the selection process and...
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Impacts of climate variability and climate-smart agricultural practices on crop production in UNESCO designated cultural landscapes of Konso, Ethiopia
Climate variability negatively affected Sub-Saharan Africa’s agricultural production. Due to drastic change in climate conditions and its adverse...
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Impacts of rock fragment cover, polyacrylamide and manure with lime on soil moisture, surface runoff, and soil loss
This study investigates the impacts of rock fragment cover (RFC) and soil amendments (polyacrylamide (PAM) + lime (L) and Manure + Lime),...
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Combining polyacrylamide amendment to mitigate negative effect of biochar on the soil conservation of saline-sodic soil
High sodium salt stress and low soil organic carbon (SOC) inhibit the saline-sodic soil improvement and vegetation restoration in tidal flat...
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Influence of biochar on the water permeability of compacted clay subjected to freezing–thawing cycles
Seasonal variation of soil surface temperature, such as freezing and thawing, can induce increases in the water permeability in clay by mobilizing...
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Water pollution characteristics and influencing factors of closed lake in a semiarid area: a case study of Daihai Lake, China
In semiarid areas, closed lakes are essential for maintaining local ecosystem functions. However, many closed lakes are facing continuous...
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Evaluating land use impacts on water quality: perspectives for watershed management
Human activities threaten the integrity of watersheds. We aimed to investigate the impact of land use on water quality, adopting a multiscale...
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