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The Control–Entropy Paradox: Modeling the Thermodynamic Limits of Environmental Governance
ABSTRACT Environmental governance often seeks to reduce disorder, yet the energetic and material costs of control are overlooked. This article presents the Control–Entropy Paradox, developing a formal systems model and a conceptual extension of governance theory.
Sibongiseni B. Hlabisa
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Medical insurance coverage and its associated factors among children in urban and rural Chongqing, China. [PDF]
Hu C +11 more
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ABSTRACT A majority of deaths associated with air pollution are attributed to cardiovascular and heart diseases. Carbon black that represents the carbon core of particulate matter, a major component of air pollution, has been shown to result in cardiac mitochondrial dysfunction.
William E. Mullen +4 more
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Fate, occurrence, and regional-scale emissions of neonicotinoid pesticides and their metabolites in wastewater treatment plants in suburban Shanghai, China. [PDF]
Zhang Y +8 more
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ABSTRACT Pesticides and pharmaceuticals are among the most common chemical groups in waterbodies and soils, and their universal distribution raises concerns about potential adverse effects on nontarget organisms and humans. Reproductive output disruption is of particular concern, as it transposes effects from the individual to the next generations at ...
Fábio Campos +3 more
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Widespread influence of artificial light at night on ecosystem metabolism. [PDF]
Johnston ASA, Kim J, Harris JA.
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Iowa Population Exposures to Metals and Metalloids in Well Water
ABSTRACT Previous Iowa studies suggest low levels and chronic arsenic exposures are associated with prostate cancer. The rural Iowa population heavily relies on private wells for drinking water resources and thus is vulnerable to contaminants such as heavy metals found in well water.
Donald L. Simmons +9 more
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Diet and environmental factors jointly drive the gut microbiome, resistome, and virulome of urban bats. [PDF]
Huang L +9 more
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Effects of Glyphosate on the Planktonic Microbiota: An Experimental Approach
ABSTRACT Glyphosate is one of the most widely used herbicides in the world, including in Brazil, and its dispersion through habitats and surface waters can impact entire aquatic ecosystems. However, experimental studies evaluating the effects of pesticides on whole planktonic communities, considering attributes such as richness, density and composition—
Melissa Progênio +7 more
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