Towards CO2 emissions reduction of shipping: Ca(OH)2 based carbon capture system for safeguarding the marine environment by Valentina Bortuzzo, Valentina Bortuzzo, Serena Bertagna, Luca Braidotti, Vittorio Bucci

“…Climate change poses a global challenge related to the reduction of pollutant atmospheric emissions and the maritime transportation sector is directly involved, due to its significant impact on the production of Greenhouse Gases and other substances. …”
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Adsorptive Removal of Benzene and Toluene from Aqueous Environments by Cupric Oxide Nanoparticles: Kinetics and Isotherm Studies by Leili Mohammadi, Edris Bazrafshan, Meissam Noroozifar, Alireza Ansari-Moghaddam, Farahnaz Barahuie, Davoud Balarak

“…Removal of benzene and toluene, as the major pollutants of water resources, has attracted researchers’ attention, given the risk they pose to human health. …”
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Effects of dump site soil on the leaf structures of <i>Luffa cylindrical</i> (sponge gourd) and <i>Amaranthus viridis</i> (green amaranth) by S.I. Musa, K.O. Awayewaserere, K.I. Njoku

“…All the HMs detected at the three spots and control were below the World Health Organization (WHO) and Dutch pollutant standard level, except for (Zn) which was at the exact limit (50.000Mg/kg). …”
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COVID-19 Lockdowns Improve Air Quality in the South-East Asian Regions, as Seen by the Remote Sensing Satellites by Abirlal Metya, Panini Dagupta, Santanu Halder, S. Chakraborty, Yogesh K. Tiwari

“…We have calculated anomalies of pollutants during the lockdown period relative to their long-term records. …”
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Chronic effects of palm oil mill effluent on the hepatosomatic index of zebrafish (Danio rerio) by Zulfahmi Ilham, Setia Batubara Agung, Ali Rizwan, Wulandari Nasution Ayu, Puspita Bela, Nafis Badratun

“…Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) is a significant environmental pollutant that adversely affects fish physiology, particularly liver function, which plays a critical role in detoxification and metabolism. …”
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The Impact of Innovative City Pilot Policy on Urban Land Green Use Efficiency: A Quasi-Natural Experiment from China by Hengzhou Xu, Zhongyue Li, Luyu Guo, Yingfei Liu

“…Additionally, the NICPP contributes to improved comprehensive output benefits during land use activities and reduced pollutant emissions by optimizing industrial structures and enhancing technological innovation capacity, thereby promoting ULGUE. …”
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Recent Overview of Solar Photocatalysis and Solar Photo-Fenton Processes for Wastewater Treatment by A. G. Gutierrez-Mata, S. Velazquez-Martínez, Alberto Álvarez-Gallegos, M. Ahmadi, José Alfredo Hernández-Pérez, F. Ghanbari, S. Silva-Martínez

“…This literature research, although not exhaustive, gives perspective to solar-driven photocatalysis, such as solar photo-Fenton and TiO2 solar photocatalysis, reported in the literature for the degradation of aqueous organic pollutants. Parameters that influence the degradation and mineralization of organics like catalyst preparation, type and load of catalyst, catalyst phase, pH, applied potential, and type of organic pollutant are addressed. …”
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Selective cultivation of bacterial strains with lipolytic and hydrocarbon-oxidizing activity from bottom sediments of the Ob River, Western Siberia by A. I. Gerasimchuk, D. A. Ivasenko, A. A. Kasymova, Yu. A. Frank

“…Microorganisms are essential for energy conversion, biogeochemical nutrient cycling, pollutant degradation, and biotransformation of organic matter; therefore, bottom sediments can be a source of metabolically diverse microorganisms, including those with promise for industrial biotechnologies. …”
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Evaluation of toxic effects of benzophenone on histopathology of Labeo rohita by Maham Riaz, Sajid Abdullah, Mina Jamil, Amna Rasheed, Urwah Sheikh, Maham Fatima, Nimra Umer, Kaynat Aslam

“…This compound enters aquatic ecosystems due to industrialization, wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), and domestic effluents, poses serious threats to aquatic organisms, and is considered an emerging pollutant. This laboratory-based study assessed the 96-hour (h) median lethal concentrations (LC50) and sub-lethal effects of BP on the histology of the gills and muscles of Labeo rohita. …”
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Characterization of marine coral fragment-derived calcium oxide and its performance in chloramphenicol removal from water by Karina Sofyatuddin, Prajaputra Vicky, Isnaini Nadia, Rahayu Putri Sri, Sihombing Mastavioni

“…Chloramphenicol, a widely used antibiotic, is a persistent pollutant in aquatic environments, posing a threat to both human health and aquatic ecosystems. …”
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Balancing Progress and Preservation: The Complex Interplay of Economic Growth and Forest Conservation in Nepal’s Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Omkar Poudel, Pradeep Acharya, Sarad Chandra Kafle, Basanta Prasad Adhikari

“…The impacts of ecological quality on economic growth have been observed to be both positive and negative, particularly about human health as a result of pollutant emissions. It is essential to examine the compatibility between economic growth and environmental improvement, particularly through the reduction of emissions. …”
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Ethiopian Water Hyacinth Leaf Extract as a Potential Tannery Effluent Treatment Material by Fitsum Etefa Ahmed, Awoke Fenta Wodag, Gemeda Gebino Gelebo, Belay Meles Gebre

“…Tannery effluent contains a huge amount of pollutant compounds such as toxic substances which need to be treated using either synthetic or natural products. …”
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Pilot-Scale Investigation of Forward/Reverse Osmosis Hybrid System for Seawater Desalination Using Impaired Water from Steel Industry by Hanaa M. Ali, Hanaa Gadallah, Sahar S. Ali, Rania Sabry, A. G. Gadallah

“…Finally, FO/RO system was tested on continuous operation for 15 hrs and it was demonstrated that no pollutant was detected neither in draw solution nor in RO permeate after the end of operating time.…”
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Monitoring studies of the ecological and hydrogeochemical situation in the zone of influence of technogenic objects of the mining and industrial complex of the Kalush-Holyn Potash... by E. Kuzmenko, S. Bagriy, I. Chepurnyi, T. Chepurna

“…A comparison of data for 2022 and 2023 revealed a significant increase in pollutant concentrations in several wells, confirming the continued negative impact of anthropogenic objects. …”
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Micropollutants Identification Affecting the Nearby Environment from Highway Runoff: The Case Study of Cyprus Highway by Antonis A. Zorpas, Lampis A. Ilia, Irene Voukkali, Vassilis Inglezakis

“…Road/highway surfaces accumulate significant quantities of pollutants including nutrients, heavy metals, and polycyclic hydrocarbon aromatic (PHAs). …”
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QD/SnO₂ Photoactivated Chemoresistive Sensor for Selective Detection of Primary Alcohols at Room Temperature by Maria Yu. Skrypnik, Vadim B. Platonov, Daria A. Kurtina, Oleg G. Sinyashin, Marina N. Rumyantseva, Roman B. Vasiliev

“…Sensors based on nanocomposites of quantum dots (QDs) and wide-gap metal oxides are of exceptional interest for photoactivated detection of toxic and pollutant gases without thermal heating. However, the class of detecting gases has been limited almost exclusively to oxidizing gases like NO₂. …”
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Feasibility Study of PV-Wind-Fuel Cell Hybrid Power System for Electrification of a Rural Village in Ethiopia by Mikias Hailu Kebede, Getachew Bekele Beyene

“…Fuel cell (FC) systems also show great potential in DG applications due to their fast technological development and the merits they have, such as high efficiency, zero or low emissions (of pollutant gases), and flexible modular structure. In this work, the techno-economic feasibility study (using HOMER) of emission-free hybrid power system of solar, wind, and fuel cell power source unit for a given rural village in Ethiopia called Nifasso (latitude of 9°58′40″N and longitude of 39°50′3″E with an estimated population of 1059) that can meet the electricity demand in a sustainable manner has been studied. …”
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Assessing quality and distribution of surface runoff and soil from a mixed-use catchment, Teluk Intan in Malaysia by Lye Xin Yan, Nakayama Akihiko

“…The present analysis may benefit as an estimation or comparison of typical runoff pollutant loading to improve the environmental quality of similarly mixed urban-agricultural catchment in Malaysia.…”
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Optimization of chromium(VI) biosorption using gooseberry seeds by response surface methodology by J. Aravind, P. Kanmani, G. Sudha, R. Balan

“…The current investigation presents the role of gooseberry (Phyllanthus acidus) seeds as an effective biosorbent for remediating chromium (VI)), a toxic heavy metal pollutant commonly found in effluents from tanneries and relevant industries. …”
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Characterisation of environmentally persistent free radicals and their contributions to oxidative potential and reactive oxygen species in sea spray and size-resolved ambient parti... by Xinji Zhang, Fanyi Wei, Haiyan Fu, Huibin Guo

“…In this regard, the role of recent pollutant environmentally persistent free radicals (EPFRs) should not be overlooked. …”
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