Impact of Land-Use Change on Atmospheric Environment Using Refined Land Surface Properties in the Pearl River Delta, China by Anqi Lai, Yiming Liu, Xiaoyang Chen, Ming Chang, Qi Fan, Pakwai Chan, Xuemei Wang, Jianing Dai

“…These subtle changes caused by land-use resulted in discernable changes in pollutant concentrations. Monthly averaged surface O3 concentration increased by 0.93 µg/m3 and 1.61 µg/m3 in January and July, while PM2.5 concentration decreased by 1.58 µg/m3 and 3.76 µg/m3, and the changes in pollutant concentrations were more noticeable during the nighttime. …”
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Gypsum heterogenous nucleation pathways regulated by surface functional groups and hydrophobicity by Yan-Fang Guan, Xiang-Yu Hong, Vasiliki Karanikola, Zhangxin Wang, Weiyi Pan, Heng-An Wu, Feng-Chao Wang, Han-Qing Yu, Menachem Elimelech

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Indoor Black Carbon Concentrations and their Sources in Residential Environments: Validation of an Input-adaptive Proxy Model by Jiangyue Zhao, Pak Lun Fung, Martha Arbayani Zaidan, Birgit Wehner, Kay Weinhold, Alfred Wiedensohler, Tareq Hussein

“…However, common indoor sources contributed differently to indoor eBC, which also resulted in higher mass concentrations in the cold season than in the warm season. Indoor pollutant measurements are often performed with only a limited number of instruments and pollutant data. …”
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Effect of Walking Modes and Temperatures on the Robustness of Ventilation Systems in the Control of Walking-induced Disturbances by Jianlin Ren, Junjie He, Leihong Guo, Hongwan Li, Xiangfei Kong

“…The highest RSr value was achieved by the side supply and side return (SS) system. For the pollutant field, the RSr and time scale robustness (TSr) can be increased by 23.0%–44.0% and 11.5%–23.3% due to the ventilation systems, respectively. …”
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Persistent functional and taxonomic groups dominate an 8,000-year sedimentary sequence from Lake Cadagno, Switzerland by Paula Rodriguez, Jasmine S. Berg, Longhui Deng, Longhui Deng, Hendrik Vogel, Michal Okoniewski, Mark A. Lever, Mark A. Lever, Cara Magnabosco

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Adsorption characteristics of metronidazole on CoZr-LDH and its GO nanocomposite: Experimental and theoretical study by Edris Jamshidi, Fateme Fathabadi, Faranak Manteghi, Rahime Eshaghimalekshah

“…CoZr-LDH and its Graphene Oxide (GO) nanocomposite were synthesized by mechanochemical and hydrothermal methods, respectively, and were applied to absorb metronidazole as a pollutant antibiotic from an aqueous solution. In this study, Tetravalent and divalent metal cations were employed. …”
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How, What, and Where You Sample Environmental DNA Affects Diversity Estimates and Species Detection by Anish Kirtane, Leif Howard, Caitlin E. Beaver, Margaret E. Hunter, Gordon Luikart, Kristy Deiner

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Assessments of the Emission Contributions from an Ultra-Supercritical Coal-Fired Power Plant to Ambient PM2.5 in Taiwan by Yi-Cheng Lin, Fang-Yi Cheng, Yi-Ju Lee, Thi-Thuy-Nghiem Nguyen, Chuen-Jinn Tsai, Huan-Cheng Wen, Cheng-Hung Wu, Wei-Chieh Chang, Chung-Chi Huang

“…Enhancing thermal efficiency can significantly reduce air pollutant emissions; however, its impact on ambient air pollutant concentrations under various meteorological conditions is rarely studied. …”
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Guanine Amine Derivatives Promote Forming a Base-Vacancy‑G Quadruplex Structure by Baoxia Liang, Jiayi Zhu, Huajun Yu, Jian Wu, Fen Ouyang, Yan Liu

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Determination of Phosphate in Water Samples of Nashik District (Maharashtra State, India) Rivers by UV-Visible Spectroscopy by Sanjeevan J. Kharat, Sanjay D. Pagar

“…The data has been analyzed by least square method. The more phosphate polluted river in Nashik district is Godavari. The least phosphate polluted river in Nashik District is Punad.…”
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The influence of ferrous ions on the efficiency of aqueous photocatalytic oxidation of 2-ethoxy ethanol by D. Klauson, S. Preis

“…An explanation was proposed for the observed phenomena based on the low sensitivity of the pollutant towards radical-oxidation reactions and the competitive adsorption of metallic ions and 2-EE on the TiO2 surface.…”
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Evaluation of the effects of short-term PM2.5 exposure on triglyceride-glucose metrics in a population in eastern China by Zhenpeng Guo, Chenchen Yang, Qiang Zhang, Xinling Shi, Xiaona Li, Qun Zhang, Jianming Wang

“…Conclusion PM2.5 exposure is related to the TyG index. Controlling air pollution might contribute to maintainin normal lipid metabolism function.…”
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Advanced statistical analysis of air quality and its health impacts in India: Quantifying significance by detangling weather-driven effects by Akshansha Chauhan, Guggilla Pavan Sai, Chin-Yu Hsu

“…The COVID-19 lockdown offered a unique opportunity to examine air pollutant reductions under restricted human activities. …”
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The clean analysis process of Mn2+ for industries: a comparative study on direct determination of high-concentration Mn2+ in solution using spectrophotometry by Yanli Xu, Fuyuan Xu, Yong Liu, Guangbin Zhu, Ying Chen, Ning Duan

“…It also poses significant environmental challenges as a primary pollutant in Mn-containing wastewater and hazardous materials. …”
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Stormwater Pond Management: What You Need to Know about Aeration by Samantha T. Howley, Steven P. Hohman, Alexander J. Reisinger

“…In addition, we provide information for pond managers or community decision makers on how to best manage ponds for effective pollutant removal in the pond and downstream water quality protection. …”
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A Review on Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition and Low Temperature Combustion by Optical Diagnostics by Chao Jin, Zunqing Zheng

“…After, the evolution of pollutant emissions measured by different laser diagnostic methods is reviewed and the measured species including NO, soot, UHC, and CO. …”
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Photocatalytic Degradation of Thiram (Fungicides) under Visible Light Irradiation by Sanjay R. Thakare, N. S. Bhave

“…Photocatalytic efficiency of prepared TiO2∼PVA polymer composite was measured in term of no adsorption of pollutant, higher degradation rate and act as a photocatalyst under visible light irradiation. 150 minutes are required for the complete degradation of the thiram. …”
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Photocatalytic Decomposition of Methyl Red Dye by Using Nanosized Zinc Oxide Deposited on Glass Beads in Various pH and Various Atmosphere by H. R. Ebrahimi, M. Modrek

“…Photocatalytic decomposition of methyl red (MR) as a pollutant in wastewater samples is investigated in this study. …”
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Synthesis of Metal/Silica/Titania Composites for the Photocatalytic Removal of Methylene Blue Dye by Sana Ahmad, Arfa Saeed

“…The results indicate extraordinary efficiency of all metal-doped composites for the removal of the harmful organic pollutant like methylene blue.…”
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Experimental Investigation on Shear Strength and Liquefaction Potential of Rubber-Sand Mixtures by Zhou Enquan, Wang Qiong

“…The application of scrap tires as construction materials in civil engineering is one of the most promising ways to recycle this pollutant. The objective of this study was to investigate the shear strength and liquefaction potential of saturated rubber-sand mixtures. …”
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