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Effects of Microplastic Pollution on Growth, Photosynthesis, and Nutritional Composition of Maize (Zea mays L.)

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Microplastic (MP) contamination in agroecosystems is an increasingly recognized environmental concern, whereas its polymer‐specific impacts on plant growth and nutritional composition remain poorly understood. Aim Our study aimed to evaluate how polymer type and concentration of MPs directly affect plant growth, physiological traits,
Rana Roy, Karl Hermann Mühling
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Using Rutile TiO2 Nanoparticles Reinforcing High Density Polyethylene Resin

International Journal of Polymer Science, 2014
The TiO2 nanoparticles were used as a reinforcement to prepare nanocomposites with high density polyethylene (HDPE) by melt blending process. The original TiO2 (ORT) was modified by 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GPMS) to improve the dispersion into ...
Vu Manh Tuan, Da Woon Jeong, Ho Joon Yoon, SangYong Kang, Nguyen Vu Giang, Thai Hoang, Tran Ich Thinh, Myung Yul Kim   +7 more
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New geochronological constraints on Late Pleistocene glaciation in the southern Cadí Massif, SE Pyrenees

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cadí Massif (42°17′09″ N, 1°38′11″ E; 2649 m a.s.l.) in the southeastern Pyrenees preserves clear evidence of Late Pleistocene glaciation, although previous research has focused almost exclusively on its northern slope. By contrast, the southern slope has remained largely unexplored.
M. Oliva, J. Ventura, A. Çiner, M. A. Sarıkaya, J. Bonsoms, K. M. Wilcken   +5 more
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Southern Portugal hydroclimate of the last millennium from near‐annually resolved speleothem records

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hydroclimate in Portugal is influenced by the North Atlantic subtropical high‐pressure system (the Azores High) and by internal climate modes, most prominently the North Atlantic Oscillation, which may shift in position and/or intensity due to anthropogenic climate change.
Alaina Chormann, Alan D. Wanamaker, Diana Thatcher, David P. Gillikin, Yemane Asmerom, Victor Polyak, Caroline C. Ummenhofer, Frederico Tátá Regala, Anouk Verheyden, Suzanne Ankerstjerne, Rhawn F. Denniston   +10 more
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Plasma‐activated water processing and storage time impacts pea microgreens yield and quality

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND Plasma‐activated water (PAW) is emerging as a sustainable input capable of enhancing crop yield and quality while reducing dependence on synthetic fertilizers. However, how PAW chemistry evolves during storage and how these dynamics translate into crop growth and quality remain poorly understood.
Sanchita Saha, Francesco Di Gioia
wiley   +1 more source

Synergistic Regulation of Soil Function and Wind Erosion Resistance by Sand Barriers, Vegetation, and Artificial Biological Crust in the Tengger Desert

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aeolian desertification poses a critical threat to ecosystem stability in arid regions worldwide. Although the combination of sand barriers and vegetation has been widely applied for sand fixation, its long‐term effectiveness is constrained by barrier degradation, slow natural development of biological soil crusts (BSCs), and the resulting ...
Bin Pan, Chen Meng
wiley   +1 more source

Cotton strips as a model substrate for analysis of leaf‐litter‐colonizing microbial assemblages in streams

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, EarlyView.
Abstract Leaf‐litter decomposition is a key indicator of the functional integrity of stream ecosystems and cotton strips have been employed as a standard substrate for quantification of litter‐decomposition rates in streams across the globe. Cotton strips also offer a standardized method for assessing structural integrity of stream microbial ...
Trinity Shoemaker, Cynthia Nguyen, Scott D. Tiegs, David M. Costello, John J. Kelly   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

High‐Temperature Corrosion of Unpassivated Carbon Steel in Simulated Boiler Water: Electrochemical Thresholds and Mechanisms for Chloride and Sulphate Contamination

Materials and Corrosion, EarlyView.
Through a combination of in situ electrochemical corrosion rate measurements and FactSage thermochemistry modeling, chloride and sulphate ions were found to influence the corrosion of carbon steel in high‐temperature boiler water through distinct mechanisms: chloride acidifies the solution, raising iron solubility, while sulphate leaves solubility ...
Benjamin A. Loder, William G. Cook
wiley   +1 more source

Chemically and Mechanically Recyclable Polyolefins Incorporating Covalent Adaptable Networks

Macromolecular Rapid Communications, EarlyView.
Low‐molecular‐weight polypropylene is converted into a crosslinked polyolefin containing a covalently adaptable network. The semicrystalline material remains melt‐processable and mechanically recyclable. Its thermal and mechanical properties are comparable to commercial polyolefins.
Andrii Tiiara, Bernadine Daichendt, Sergiy Minko, Olga Kuksenok, Igor Luzinov   +4 more
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Synthesis and Characterization of Monodisperse Sulfonic Acid‐Functionalized Hollow Polymer Microspheres Using Precipitation Polymerization as Recyclable Solid Acid Catalysts

Macromolecular Rapid Communications, EarlyView.
Monodisperse sulfonic acid‐functionalized hollow polymer microspheres were prepared via precipitation polymerization using a cleavable phenylsulfonate‐containing styrene dimer. Core‐shell particles were converted into hollow structures through selective core cleavage and functionalization.
Md Rabiul Alam, Yuri Hashimoto, Tomoya Ikke, Naoki Haraguchi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source