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Criticality assessment of metal resources in China

iScience, 2021
Summary: With the development of modern industries, the sustainability of critical resources has attracted worldwide attention considering the entire supply chain.
Wenyi Yan, Zhaolong Wang, Hongbin Cao, Yi Zhang, Zhi Sun   +4 more
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Effects of revetments on soil ecosystems in the urban river-riparian interface

iScience, 2022
Summary: By altering material and energy exchange between river and riparian, the city revetments have an unknown impact on the service function of river-riparian interface (RRI) ecosystems. This study analyzes the differences in natural, permeable (PR),
Zihao Man, Changkun Xie, Ruiyuan Jiang, Anze Liang, Hao Wu, Shengquan Che   +5 more
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Environmental Sciences [PDF]

Science News, 1970
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Standards vary in studies using rainfall simulators to evaluate erosion

California Agriculture, 2012
Rainfall simulators are often employed to measure erosion rates, in order to estimate stream loading of sediment and nutrients in California foothill watersheds.
Mark Grismer
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A coral disease outbreak highlights vulnerability of remote high-latitude lagoons to global and local stressors

iScience, 2023
Summary: Outbreaks of coral disease are often associated with global and local stressors like changes in temperature and poor water quality. A severe coral disease outbreak was recorded in the primary reef-building taxa Montipora spp.
Charlotte E. Page, William Leggat, Suhelen Egan, Tracy D. Ainsworth   +3 more
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Edge computing in environmental science: automated intelligent robotic platform for water quality assessment

Journal of Edge Computing, 2023
This paper introduces a novel intelligent robotic platform designed to expedite and enhance the process of water quality assessment and bottom relief analysis in reservoirs.
Andrii G. Tkachuk, Mariia S. Hrynevych, Tetiana A. Vakaliuk, Oksana A. Chernysh, Mykhailo G. Medvediev   +4 more
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4-H boosts youth scientific literacy with ANR water education curriculum

California Agriculture, 2012
Scientific literacy among K-12 youth in the United States needs to be improved, and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources has identified this as a key area for research and extension.
Martin Smith, Katherine Heck, Steven Worker   +2 more
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Electronic tongue applications for wastewater and soil analysis

iScience, 2022
Summary: Assessment of water and soil quality is critical for the health, economy, and sustainability of any community. The release of a range of life-threatening pollutants from agriculture, industries, and the residential communities themselves into ...
Xavier Cetó, Manel del Valle
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Solving a 3.2-Million-Year-Old Mystery: How Lucy Died [PDF]

, 2017
Since its discovery in 1974, Lucy, a 3.2-million-year-old specimen of Australopithecus afarensis - or “southern ape of Afar” has provided invaluable information about human evolution. However, Lucy’s death has always remained a mystery.
Environmental Science Institute, Kappelman, John   +1 more
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Pharmaceuticals in the blubber of live free-swimming common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

iScience
Summary: Pharmaceuticals prevent and treat diseases, yet inappropriate intake can result in harmful effects including mortality. Contaminants have become recurrent public and wildlife health concerns.
Anya Isabelle Ocampos, Makayla A. Guinn, Justin Elliott, Christiana Wittmaack, Carrie Sinclair, Hussain Abdulla, Dara N. Orbach   +6 more
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