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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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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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Environmental Awareness, Literacy and Biodiversity Conservation Practices of Freshmen Students in Bukidnon State University, Philippines

JPAIR Institutional Research Journal, 2013
The teaching of biodiversity conservation in the university level is a laudable effort of teachers. The study ascertained the environmental awareness, literacy and biodiversity conservation practices of college freshmen students in Bukidnon State ...
Lynnette Ejem, Alwielland Bello
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Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge, Maite E. Houwing, Rowena L. Grohssteiner, Ferdows Atiq, Sonja A. M. C. Teuben, Mirjam P. Fransen, Marjon H. Cnossen   +6 more
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Environmental Science / Environmental Design [PDF]

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, 2020
Comment: 12 ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Leukemia and Exposure to Potential Benzene Sources in Children From the Mexico City Metropolitan Area, 2010–2021: A Geospatial Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer in Mexico, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most frequent subtype. Exposure to high concentrations of benzene has been associated with ALL incidence, particularly in urban areas. This study evaluated the relationship between distance to benzene emission sources and the number
Orlando Rivera Zurita, Norma Candelaria López Santiago, Claudia Maria García Cuellar, Karla Maldonado Silva, Nancy Reynoso Noverón, Leticia Hernández Cadena   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improved bathymetry leads to >4000 new seamount predictions in the global ocean – but beware of phantom seamounts!

UCL Open Environment, 2021
Seamounts are important marine habitats that are hotspots of species diversity. Relatively shallow peaks, increased productivity and offshore locations make seamounts vulnerable to human impact and difficult to protect.
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