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Secondary cross-sectional analysis of smoking and drinking factors among older Korean men: A 13-year national survey [PDF]

Tobacco Induced Diseases
Introduction Given the shared risk profiles and interdependence of smoking and drinking behaviors, this study aimed to examine factors associated with smoking and alcohol consumption among older adult Korean men.
Jimin Lee^*+, Youngmee Kim^*+, Won-Kyung Cho   +2 more
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Indications of recent warm and dry summers' impact on private wells for drinking-water supply in Germany: a review of press articles

Journal of Water and Health, 2022
Climatic changes lead to seasonal droughts with declining groundwater levels, and – especially in rural regions – private wells in the upper aquifer might fall dry.
B. Rickert, A. Görnt, L. Vogelsang, A. S. Ruhl   +3 more
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UV-activated permanganate process for micro-organic pollutant degradation: efficiency, mechanism and influencing factors

Water Science and Technology, 2021
Ultraviolet-activated permanganate (UV/PM) process is a novel advanced oxidation process (AOP), but its application potential remains to be evaluated. This work investigates the degradation of refractory organic pollutant by UV/PM in terms of efficiency,
Miaomiao Ye, Chengzhuo Li, Xiaowei Liu, Lili Wang, Rong Chen   +4 more
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Inhibition of Phenol from Entering into Condensed Freshwater by Activated Persulfate during Solar-Driven Seawater Desalination

Molecules, 2022
Recently, solar-driven seawater desalination has received extensive attention since it can obtain considerable freshwater by accelerating water evaporation at the air–water interface through solar evaporators.
Xiaojiao Zhou, Ningyao Tao, Wen Jin, Xingyuan Wang, Tuqiao Zhang, Miaomiao Ye   +5 more
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Groundwater salinity in the Horn of Africa: Spatial prediction modeling and estimated people at risk

Environment International, 2023
Background: Changes in climate and anthropogenic activities have made water salinization a significant threat worldwide, affecting biodiversity, crop productivity and contributing to water insecurity.
Dahyann Araya, Joel Podgorski, Michael Berg   +2 more
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Noble gases in aquitard provide insight into underlying subsurface stratigraphy and free gas formation

Vadose Zone Journal, 2023
Biogeochemical gas production resulting in free gas phase formation can severely affect groundwater and solute transport in aquifers. Such gas–water interactions are important in aquifers affected by geogenic As, which are commonly associated with ...
Alexandra Kathryn Lightfoot, Emiliano Stopelli, Michael Berg, Matthias Brennwald, Rolf Kipfer   +4 more
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Light-dominated selection shaping filamentous cyanobacterial assemblages drives odor problem in a drinking water reservoir

npj Clean Water, 2022
Filamentous cyanobacteria have substantial niche overlap, and the causal mechanism behind their succession remains unclear. This has practical significance since several filamentous genera are the main producers of the musty odorant 2-methylisoborneol ...
Ming Su, Yiping Zhu, Tom Andersen, Xianyun Wang, Zhiyong Yu, Jinping Lu, Yichao Song, Tengxin Cao, Jianwei Yu, Yu Zhang, Min Yang   +10 more
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Food handler's level of COVID-19 prevention practice and preparedness of food and drinking establishments to combat the pandemic in Eastern Ethiopia

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundFood and drinking establishments are potential hotspots for the spread of coronavirus. Food handler's have a higher risk of contracting the disease and transmitting it to others.
Sisay Habte, Adera Debella, Tilahun Abdeta, Abdi Birhanu, Bikila Balis, Bajrond Eshetu, Habtamu Bekele   +6 more
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Tracking Temporal and Spatial Changes in Underground Water Quality for Potable and Agricultural Purposes (Case Study: Yazd, Ardakan Plain) [PDF]

مدیریت بیابان, 2017
In recent decades, the quality of groundwater in most areas of Iran has become critical. In this regard, water resources management, especially groundwater resources has a great importance.
Javad Rafei Sharif Abad, احمد نوحه گر, Gholamreza Zehtabian, حمید غلامی   +3 more
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Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Incident Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-Analysis

Diagnostics, 2022
Alcohol consumption is a known, modifiable risk factor for incident atrial fibrillation (AF). However, it remains unclear whether the protective effect of moderate alcohol consumption-that has been reported for various cardiovascular diseases also ...
Georgios Giannopoulos, Ioannis Anagnostopoulos, Maria Kousta, Stavros Vergopoulos, Spyridon Deftereos, Vassilios Vassilikos   +5 more
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