Evaluation of SCBA-replaced cement for carbon credits and reduction in CO2 emissions by Anusha yarra, G. Nakkeeran, Dipankar Roy, George Uwadiegwu Alaneme

“…Handling waste goods is a cost-effective way to reduce pollution and promote sustainability. The study proposes replacing cement by 0% to 30% with 5% increment Sugarcane Bagasse Ash, with some investigators replacing up to 50%. …”
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Reducing Nitrogen Waste: Factors Influencing Neem‐Coated Urea Adoption in Bhutan by Toritseju Begho, Tashi Dorji, Sonam Dendup

“…These findings offer insights for policymakers, extension services, and agricultural stakeholders to tailor interventions for promoting NCU adoption, thereby mitigating nitrogen waste and pollution in crop production.…”
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The quest for environmental analytical microbiology: absolute quantitative microbiome using cellular internal standards by Chunxiao Wang, Yu Yang, Xiaoqing Xu, Dou Wang, Xianghui Shi, Lei Liu, Yu Deng, Liguan Li, Tong Zhang

“…The resulting microbial composition (community structure) data are essential for environmental analytical microbiology, enabling characterization of community dynamics and assessing microbial pollutants for the development of intervention strategies. …”
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Decarbonizing Japan: The role of nuclear energy and environmental taxation in mitigating CO2 emissions by Yasir Habib, Minhaj Ali, Usman Mehmood, Noor Raida Abd Rahman

“…(ii) ET positively affects environmental pollution in negative shock. (iii) GDP has beneficial effects on environmental deterioration. …”
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Multi-omics architecture of childhood obesity and metabolic dysfunction uncovers biological pathways and prenatal determinants by Nikos Stratakis, Augusto Anguita-Ruiz, Lorenzo Fabbri, Léa Maitre, Juan R. González, Sandra Andrusaityte, Xavier Basagaña, Eva Borràs, Hector C. Keun, Lida Chatzi, David V. Conti, Jesse Goodrich, Regina Grazuleviciene, Line Småstuen Haug, Barbara Heude, Wen Lun Yuan, Rosemary McEachan, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Eduard Sabidó, Rémy Slama, Cathrine Thomsen, Jose Urquiza, Theano Roumeliotaki, Marina Vafeiadi, John Wright, Mariona Bustamante, Martine Vrijheid

“…Further, by incorporating comprehensive information from the environmental risk-scape of the critical pregnancy period, we identify pre-pregnancy body mass index and environmental pollutants like perfluorooctanoate and mercury as important determinants of the high-risk cluster. …”
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Study of the Influence of Thermal Annealing of Ga-Doped ZnO Thin Films on NO₂ Sensing at ppb Level by Benjamin Paret, Richard Monflier, Philippe Menini, Thierry Camps, Yohann Thimont, Antoine Barnabé, Lionel Presmanes

“…The electrical resistance of the thin films was measured at 250 °C under neutral argon atmosphere, humid air reference atmosphere, and reference atmosphere polluted by 100 ppb of NO₂. An increase in sensitivity to NO₂ is noted for samples annealed at 600 °C, leading to a response R_NO2/R_air of ~10 for 100 ppb of NO₂. …”
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Molecular identification and distribution of insect larvae in the Lower Danube River by Menabit Selma, Iancu Lavinia, Pavel Ana B., Popa Adrian, Lupascu Naliana, Purcarea Cristina

“…As a major component of freshwater ecosystems, insect species play an important role in nutrient cycling and are often used as bioindicators of water pollution. Although extensive studies have characterized insects from freshwater habitats, little is known about the distribution of these species along the Lower Sector of the Danube River. …”
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Research Progress on Biotransformation of Agri-food Lignocellulosic Biomass Waste into Vanillin by ZHOU Man, LI Chenglin, LIN Kailin, CHEN Luyi, WANG Ziyi, YANG Xinying, JIANG Haiyan, ZHANG Xiaoxue, HUANG Xiaoqi, ZHOU Cunshan

“…In recent years, due to energy shortages, resource scarcity, and environmental pollution, there has been a rapid development in the production of vanillin by the biotransformation of low-cost, widely available, and renewable agri-food lignocellulosic biomass waste as substrates. …”
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Composition of Trace Metals in Dust Samples Collected from Selected High Schools in Pretoria, South Africa by J. O. Olowoyo, L. L. Mugivhisa, Z. G. Magoloi

“…Potential health risks associated with trace metal pollution have necessitated the importance of monitoring their levels in the environment. …”
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Adverse Health Effects of the Long-Term Simultaneous Exposure to Arsenic and Particulate Matter in a Murine Model by Cesar Rivas-Santiago, Maria Gallegos-Bañuelos, Irving Trejo-Ramos, Nancy Solís-Torres, Raúl Quintana-Belmares, Noé Macías-Segura, Héctor Gutiérrez-Bañuelos, Lorena Troncoso-Vazquez, Bruno Rivas-Santiago, Irma Gonzalez-Curiel

“…These findings highlight the importance of reducing exposure to these pollutants to protect human health.…”
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Photocatalytic Enhancement for Solar Disinfection of Water: A Review by J. Anthony Byrne, Pilar A. Fernandez-Ibañez, Patrick S. M. Dunlop, Dheaya M. A. Alrousan, Jeremy W. J. Hamilton

“…One approach to SODIS enhancement is the use of semiconductor photocatalysis to produce highly reactive species that can destroy organic pollutants and inactivate water pathogens. This paper presents a critical review concerning semiconductor photocatalysis as a potential enhancement technology for solar disinfection of water.…”
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Raw Materials Synthesis from Heavy Metal Industry Effluents with Bioremediation and Phytomining: A Biomimetic Resource Management Approach by Salmah B. Karman, S. Zaleha M. Diah, Ille C. Gebeshuber

“…Biomimetic resource management comprises bioremediation, biosorption, biosynthesis, phytomining, and further methods that provide innovative ways of interpreting waste and pollutants as raw materials for research and industry, inspired by materials, structures, and processes in living nature.…”
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Present Status of Ganges River Dolphins Platanista gangetica gangetica (Roxburgh, 1801) in the Turag River, Dhaka, Bangladesh by Mohammad Abdul Baki, Naser Ahmed Bhouiyan, Md. Saiful Islam, Shayer Mahmood Ibney Alam, Shibananda Shil, Md. Muzammel Hossain

“…The dolphins were counted within an 18.4 km stretch (known to be the most polluted stretch) of the 75 km long river. A total of 62 dolphin sightings were recorded, both as individual sightings and as groups. …”
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A multi-levels analysis to evaluate the toxicity of microplastics on aquatic insects: A case study with damselfly larvae (Ischnura elegans) by Lin Sun, Zhongyan Cheng, Mei Wang, Chao Wei, Haoyu Liu, Yuxia Yang

“…Microplastic (MP) pollution prevalent in freshwater environments and jeopardizes the organisms living there. …”
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The Assessment of Health Risk from Heavy Metals with Water Indices for Irrigation and the Portability of Munzur Stream: A Case Study of the Ovacık Area (Ramsar Site), Türkiye by Kutlu Banu, Sarıgül Ali

“…The principal component analysis data formed the four principal components, explaining 98.22% of the total variance. The sources of pollution in this area include the rock types of the basin, soil erosion, domestic waste water discharge and agricultural flow of inorganic fertilisers.…”
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Alternative Usage of Raw Material and Fuel in Cement Plants: Case Study by Şeyma Ordu, Ebru Öztürk

“…Increasing use of alternative fuels and raw materials is very important in terms of eliminating environmental pollution, saving natural material resources and energy. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Impingement Heat Transfer for a Laminar Premixed Bunsen Flame by Darya A. Slastnaya, Roman V. Tolstoguzov, Leonid M. Chikishev, Vladimir M. Dulin

“…Moreover, the most detailed mechanism, GRI-Mech 3.0, predicts an elevated concentration of NO_X pollutants caused by the mentioned phenomenon.…”
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An Innovative Methodological Approach for Monitoring and Chemical Characterization of Odors around Industrial Sites by A. Di Gilio, J. Palmisani, G. de Gennaro

“…The methodology’s strengths are as follows: (1) the tailored approach for each typology of industrial areas/sites; (2) integration of technologies able to provide real-time information about the emissive sources; (3) mapping of air pollutants on the territory aimed to identify and discriminate among different fugitive emissions responsible for odor annoyance; (4) collection of more representative air samples only during the nuisance events, thanks to the implementation of innovative sampling systems and citizens’ involvement; and (5) increased analytical sensitivity in odor-active VOCs detection. …”
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Attenuation of progressive surface gravity waves by floating spheres by Ross Calvert, Jessamy Mol, Bruce R. Sutherland, Ton S. van den Bremer

“…We explore the potential implications of these findings for the attenuation of progressive waves by (pancake) sea ice and for the indirect detection of marine plastic pollution from space.…”
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The Spatiotemporal Pattern of the Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) on the Canopies of Various Forest Types in the Exurban National Park: A Case in Ningbo City, Eastern China by Yufeng Chi, Shudi Zuo, Yin Ren, Kaichao Chen

“…The spatiotemporal distribution pattern of the aerosol optical depth (AOD) is influenced by many environmental factors, such as meteorological condition changes, atmospheric pollution, and topographic changes. Understanding the relationship between the vegetation land cover and the AOD would favor the improvement of forest ecosystem services. …”
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