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Biological perspectives in geotechnics: theoretical developments
The interaction of bio–geosphere dates to the formation of first unicellular microbes on earth. However, it is only relatively recently that the...
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New Opportunities for Neutrons in Environmental and Biological Sciences
The use of neutron methods in environmental and biological sciences is rapidly emerging and accelerating with the development of new instruments at...
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Effect of salinity on biological nitrogen removal from wastewater and its mechanism
The nitrogen discharge from saline wastewater will cause significant pollution to the environment. As a high-efficiency and low-cost treatment...
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Engineering blue-green infrastructure for and with biodiversity in cities
Blue-green infrastructure (BGI), combining semi-natural and engineered elements, offers multifaceted benefits like stormwater management, water...
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Ecological engineering or nature-based solutions: does the term matter?
Attempting to find the most advantageous approach to address environmentally, economically, and politically acceptable environmental challenges has...
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Space bioprocess engineering as a potential catalyst for sustainability
Investment in spacefaring enterprises must offer transformative solutions to Earth-based challenges. Providing for the future health of our home...
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Metabolic and enzymatic engineering strategies for polyethylene terephthalate degradation and valorization
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most marketed aromatic polyesters in the world with an annual demand in 2022 of approximately 29...
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Importance of Cost Functions for Biological Treatment of Wastewater
The availability of many technological alternatives for the biological treatment of wastewater,...
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Beneficial Reuses of Scrap Tires in Hydraulic Engineering
Scrap tires are a high-profile waste material. There are serious concerns over the ever-mounting scrap tire problem. A need exists for increasing...
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Inclusion of the gender equality sustainable development goal in engineering teaching and research
This work explores how gender mainstreaming can be included in the teaching and research of engineering, a framed discipline belonging to Science,...
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A review of recent advances in engineering bacteria for enhanced CO2 capture and utilization
Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) is emitted into the atmosphere due to some anthropogenic activities, such as the combustion of fossil fuels and industrial...
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Investigation on the microbial community of an accelerating stabilization landfill by aeration engineering
The microbial community of the landfill undergoing aerobic stabilization process by aeration engineering was investigated. The municipal solid wastes...
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Fundamentals of Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering
As a means of reducing pollution and hazardous waste, nanotechnological products, techniques, and applications are expected to have a significant...
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Research progress and prospect of low-carbon biological technology for nitrate removal in wastewater treatment
Wastewater treatment plants are the major energy consumers and significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions, among which biological nitrogen...
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Can societal and ethical implications of precision microbiome engineering be applied to the built environment? A systematic review of the literature
The goal of engineering the microbiome of the built environment is to create places and spaces that are better for human health. Like other emerging...
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Exploitation of renewable energy sources for water desalination using biological tools
The emerging impacts of climate change and the growing world population are driving the demand for more food resources and creating an urgent need...
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An automatic sediment-facies classification approach using machine learning and feature engineering
The delineation of sediment facies provides essential background information for a broad range of investigations in geosciences but is often...
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Environmental standards and beneficial uses of waste-to-energy (WTE) residues in civil engineering applications
The waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies are now recovering energy and materials from over 300 million tonnes of municipal solid wastes worldwide....
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Hybrid ion exchange and biological processes for water and wastewater treatment: a comprehensive review of process applications and mathematical modeling
Hybrid ion exchange (IX) and biological processes have been developed for various water and wastewater treatment applications. These hybrid systems...
