Results 111 to 120 of about 1,939,379 (232)

Digestibility and Fate of Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Films in Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion

Chemosphere
Recent developments in biodegradable mulches (BDMs) provide a sustainable and eco-friendly alternative to persistent polyethylene (PE) mulches, addressing plastic pollution and disposal challenges; however, BDM degradation requires an extended period for complete mineralization under natural in-situ conditions.
T.U. Habarakada Liyanage, Oluwatunmise Israel Dada, Shalini Abeysinghe, Hang Liu, Liang Yu, Shulin Chen   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Tracing Human Footprint in Bird Nests: Plastic Occurrence and Drivers in the Long‐Legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 9, September 2026.
Long‐legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) nests function as long‐term reservoirs of macroplastics, with plastic material persisting in nest structures and being transferred to other bird species through interspecific nest reuse. This persistence creates an overlooked pathway for the accumulation and spread of plastic pollution in terrestrial ecosystems, with
Emanuel‐Ștefan Baltag, Vitalie Ajder, Laura‐Elena Topală, Ianula Duță, Viorel Dumitru Gavril   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Olive Oil Mill as Circular Hub

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, Volume 128, Issue 9, September 2026.
Olive oil production generates large amounts of by‐products at every stage of the production process. The olive mill can be considered a circular hub, where such by‐products are valorized through a cascade approach that first recovers valuable compounds and then converts the remaining biomass into renewable energy.
Sofia Zantedeschi, Ilaria Grigoletto, Matilde Tura, Alessandra Bendini, Enrico Valli, Alessandro Paglianti, Federico Alberini, Giuseppina Montante, Fabrizio Cavani, Tommaso Tabanelli, Mirko Maraldi, Francesca Valenti, Irene Maggiore, Leonardo Setti, Sara El Yamani, Andrea Contin, Tullia Gallina Toschi   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polyhydroxyalkanoate as Next Generation Bioplastics for Sustainability and Circular Energy Management

EcoMat, Volume 8, Issue 9, September 2026.
Circular system converting wastewater sludge (WWS) into PHA bioplastics via acidification and MMC biosynthesis. System highlights LCA framework, showing GWP trade‐offs against fossil plastics and costs of $3–5/kg PHA, ultimately achieving lower carbon footprints and resource recovery for a sustainable bioeconomy.
Anwar Ahmad, Adil Alshoaibi, Yasir Alhawti, Mohammed Saeed Alghamdi, Abdullah A. Almayeef, Mustafa H. Almadih, Nasser Alanazi, Abdullah S. Al Nasser, Omar Mansour Omar Fadhl, Abdulaziz Almuntashiri   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Effectiveness of Different Mulch Types and Application Rates for Reducing Runoff and Sediment Yield on Forest Skid Trails

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 15, Page 11484-11499, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Rehabilitation of skid trails following timber harvesting is critical for preserving forest soil integrity, particularly within ecologically sensitive ecosystems such as the Hyrcanian forests of northern Iran, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Although mulching is widely recommended for erosion control, field evidence comparing different locally ...
Masoumeh Ahmadi, Meghdad Jourgholami, Baris Majnounian, Shahram Khalighi Sigaroodi, Francesco Latterini, Rachele Venanzi, Angela Lo Monaco, Rodolfo Picchio   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

ECO-COMPATIBLE PLASTIC FILMS FOR CROP MULCHING AND SOIL SOLARIZATION IN GREENHOUSE

Acta Horticulturae, 2007
The study was conducted in 2002–2004 close to Experimental Farm “Pantanello” (Lat. 40°20’ N; Long. 16°48’ E) located in Southern Italy (Basilicata Region). Tomato mulching was studied by using several innovative films (three co-extruded and three biodegradable ones), compared with a traditional film (LDPE), and on soil solarization conducted from July ...
CANDIDO, Vincenzo, MICCOLIS, Vito, CASTRONUOVO, Donato, MANERA, Carlo   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Soil Shear Strength in Gully Erosion at Different Developmental Segments of Subalpine Meadows

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 15, Page 11565-11582, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Subalpine meadows play important roles in biodiversity conservation and soil carbon sequestration, but gully erosion poses a serious threat to their ecological stability. Soil shear strength (τ) is a key mechanical parameter for evaluating gully stability and soil resistance to failure. However, the spatial variation in soil shear strength and
Xiaofeng Yang, Keyu Yan, Qingsong Duan, Xiaohan Mei, Pingping Chen, Yanmei Hu, Yanrui Shao, Yanjun Mao, Shufang Li, Zhengfa Chen   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design and Testing of Friction-Type Nail-Tooth-Chain-Plate Residual-Film-Picking System

Agriculture
Compared with the conventional horizontal conveyor-chain-type plastic-film-picking device, the longitudinal nail-tooth-chain-plate-type plastic-film-picking device developed by our team in the early stage has little tearing effect on the mulching film ...
Deli Jiang, Xuegeng Chen, Limin Yan, Jinhao Zhang, Tao Wu, Xuanhe Fu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modeling Spring Maize Grain Filling under Film Mulching and Nitrogen Application in a Cold and Arid Environment

, 2023
The grain-filling process is a key stage in ensuring a high yield of maize. Nitrogen is one of the nutrient elements most essential for maize, especially in cold and arid areas. To evaluate the effects of plastic-film mulching and nitrogen application on
Tao Chen, Xietian Chen, Lian Lei, Shouchao Yu, Anguo Teng, Chenli Zhou, Hengjia Zhang, Fuqiang Li   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Response of labile organic C and N pools to plastic film removal from semiarid farmland soil

, 2016
To examine the effects of plastic film removal on grain yield and soil organic matter (SOM), a spring maize (Zea may L.) field experiment was conducted for 5 yr at Changwu Agricultural and Ecological Experimental Station of Northwest China. Compared with
Li, SQ (reprint author), Northwest A&F Univ, State Key Lab Soil Eros & Dryland Farming Loess P, Yangling 712100, Peoples R China., Zhu, L, Li, SQ, Liu, JL, Yue, SC, Bu, LD, Shen, YF, Luo, SS   +7 more
core   +1 more source