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Source, transport and impacts of a heavy dust event in the Yangtze River Delta, China, in 2011 [PDF]

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2014
Dust invasion is an important type of particle pollution in China. During 1 to 6 May in 2011, a dust event was observed in the Yangtze River Delta region (YRD).
X. Fu, S. X. Wang, Z. Cheng, J. Xing, B. Zhao, J. D. Wang, J. M. Hao   +6 more
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Heavy Metal Pollution in the Environment and Its Impact on Health: Exploring Green Technology for Remediation

Environmental Health Insights, 2023
Along with expanding urbanization and industrialization, environmental pollution which negatively affects the surroundings, has been rising quickly.
Sumanta Das, K. Sultana, A. Ndhlala, Moupriya Mondal, Indrani Chandra   +4 more
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Agricultural plastics as a potential threat to food security, health, and environment through soil pollution by microplastics: Problem definition.

Science of the Total Environment, 2023
The dynamic expansion of the Agricultural Plastics (AP) use has allowed for improved agricultural products quality, yields, and enhanced sustainability along with multiple benefits for the Agrifood sector.
D. Briassoulis
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Global face mask pollution: threats to the environment and wildlife, and potential solutions

Science of the Total Environment, 2023
Face masks are an indispensable low-cost public healthcare necessity for containing viral transmission. After the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) became a pandemic, there was an unprecedented demand for, and subsequent increase in face mask production and
Limin Wang, Shengxuan Li, Ibrahim M. Ahmad, Gui-Fang Zhang, Yanfeng Sun, Yang Wang, Congnan Sun, Chuan Jiang, Peng Cui, Dongming Li   +9 more
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Some Environmental Features of Phytoplankton in Mosul Dam Lake

Tikrit Journal of Engineering Sciences, 2008
To define the biological features of phytoplankton in Mosul Dam Lake, monthly samples were collected along a year from September 2003 to August 2004. Consisting thermal stratification and turn over periods from four locations in the main lake and another
Taha A. Al-Tayyar, Abdulmuhsin S. Shihab, May A. Al-Allaf   +2 more
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China’s plastic import ban increases prospects of environmental impact mitigation of plastic waste trade flow worldwide

Nature Communications, 2021
China announced a ban on its import of most plastic waste in 2017, resulting in an impact on global environmental sustainability. Here the authors quantify the environmental impacts of changes in the flow patterns and treatment methods of 6 types of ...
Zongguo Wen, Yiling Xie, Muhan Chen, Christian Doh Dinga   +3 more
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Evaluating environmental effects in construction and demolition waste recycling plant with the Iranian Leopold Matrix method [PDF]

International Journal of Human Capital in Urban Management, 2023
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Recycling and reusing construction and demolition debris is a productive step toward solving this problem. Still, the recycling process also leaves industrial effluents, which is evident in producing recycled sand.
S. Salehi, F. Gholamreza Fahimi, Masoud Kiadaliri, A. Tavana, K. Saeb   +4 more
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Salinity effect on the metabolic pathway and microbial function in phenanthrene degradation by a halophilic consortium

AMB Express, 2018
With the close relationship between saline environments and industry, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) accumulate in saline/hypersaline environments. Therefore, PAHs degradation by halotolerant/halophilic bacteria has received increasing attention.
Chongyang Wang, Yong Huang, Zuotao Zhang, Hui Wang   +3 more
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A Sustainable Strategy for Solid-Phase Extraction of Antiviral Drug from Environmental Waters by Immobilized Hydrogen Bond Acceptor

Nanomaterials, 2022
Deep eutectic solvents are a new generation of green solvents composed of hydrogen bond acceptors and donors. However, when used as extractants in liquid–liquid separation, they are difficult to recycle and easy to lose. In order to solve these problems,
Hongrui Yang, Chen Wang, Wenjuan Zhu, Xia Zhang, Tiemei Li, Jing Fan   +5 more
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Measuring the recycling potential of industrial waste for long-term sustainability

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 2023
Industrial waste is the byproduct of many industrial processes. Estimating the recycling potential of industrial waste can help solve the anthropogenic circularity conundrum. Here we employed the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) to verify GDP as a route
Qudsia Kanwal, Xianlai Zeng, Jinhui Li
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