Free Radicals and Extrinsic Skin Aging by Borut Poljšak, Raja Dahmane

“…Human skin is constantly directly exposed to the air, solar radiation, environmental pollutants, or other mechanical and chemical insults, which are capable of inducing the generation of free radicals as well as reactive oxygen species (ROS) of our own metabolism. …”
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Solar Lighting Technologies for Highway Green Rest Areas in China: Energy Saving Economic and Environmental Evaluation by Xiaochun Qin, Qingchao Wei, Lianjun Wang, Yi Shen

“…It was proved that the application of solar technology for green lighting of highway rest facilities not only could have considerable energy saving capacity and achieve high economic benefits, but also make great contributions to the reduction of environment pollution.…”
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Contribution of Shellfish Consumption to Lower Mercury Health Risk for Residents in Northern Jiaozhou Bay, China by Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang

“…A total of 44 shellfish samples (12.36%) had mercury levels exceeding the national pollution-free aquatic products limit (0.3 mg·kg−1). …”
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Ecological and Legal Problems of Electrification of Motor Vehicles by I. V. Bryhadyr

“…The result of the research was the justification of the need to: update the legislation of Ukraine on chemical sources of electric current, in the process of which one should take into account the expansion of such sources, increasing their number and, most importantly, the total mass; creation and introduction of a system of accounting for operations on supply and utilization of batteries of electric vehicles with the obligation of suppliers of such components to create an infrastructure for collection and subsequent transfer for disposal to manufacturers of batteries unfit for further operation; establishment of the presumption of environmental pollution by the owner of the electric vehicle in case of purchasing the element or the whole battery without transferring the fulfilled or damaged battery to utilization. …”
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EMISSIONS MONITORING OF HEAVY METALS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS RESULTED FROM COMBUSTION PROCESSES IN CLINKER KILNS IN ROMANIA by CRISTIAN CIOBANU, GHEORGHE VOICU, MAGDALENA – LAURA TOMA, PAULA TUDOR

“… With the dust arising from the clinker kilns and grill coolers (the major pollution sources in a cement plant), also heavy metals and their compounds (in the form of powders and vaporous), originating from fuels and raw materials, are pumped into the air. …”
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The Richness, Similarity, and Conservation Status of the Herpetofauna of the Balsas Basin Biogeographic Province of Mexico by Julio A. Lemos-Espinal, Geoffrey R. Smith

“…The main threat these species face is habitat loss due to urbanization, agriculture, and pollution. The herpetofauna of the BB shows significant overlap with neighboring provinces. …”
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Measurement of Surface Damage through Boundary Detection: An Approach to Assess Durability of Cementitious Composites under Tannery Wastewater by Tanvir Manzur, Khaled Mahmood Ehsan, Sinha Lamia Sultana, Samira Mahmud

“…The purpose of this treatment facility is to reduce the environmental pollution created by tannery wastewater. However, tannery wastewater consists of several chemicals such as sulfates, chlorides, and ammonium, which, from the literature, are known to generate detrimental effects on concrete. …”
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Effect of Chromium Ion on the Strength Characteristics and Damage Law of Red Clay by Yu Song, Mingzhi Zhang, Hui Li, Yue Yang, Xuejun Chen, Jun Li

“…This research is aimed at analyzing the mechanical strength characteristics and damage discipline of red clay polluted by chromium ions. Taking Guilin red clay as the research object, the chromium pollution concentrations of 0%, 0.01%, 0.05%, and 0.1% contaminated soil were artificially configured indoors to conduct unconsolidated and undrained triaxial tests. …”
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Assessment of Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity Potential of Effluents from Bahir Dar Tannery Using Allium cepa by Tayachew Admas, Bizuayehu Kerisew

“…Tannery effluent plays a significant role in increasing pollution in the environment; in particular, it contains toxic heavy metals which cause toxic effects on plant genetic materials. …”
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One-Pot Solid-State Reaction Approach to Synthesize Ag-Cu2O/GO Ternary Nanocomposites with Enhanced Visible-Light-Responsive Photocatalytic Activity by Longfeng Li, Jing Zhang, Xianliang Fu, Peipei Xiao, Maolin Zhang, Mingzhu Liu

“…This study opens a new avenue to fabricate visible-light-responsive photocatalyst with high performance for environmental pollution purification.…”
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Historyczny rozwój programów działań na rzecz środowiska w Unii Europejskiej by Monika Kosior

“…The intensive economic development within EU member countries leading to a significant environment pollution invoked in 70’s a strong need to introduce uniform legal regulations of a common pro-ecological policy, therefore, during the Conference in Paris in 1972, the European Commission was obliged to work out particular programs for the environment protection, realization of which was intended to be done in subsequent time intervals. …”
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Internet of Vehicles: From intelligent grid to autonomous cars and vehicular fogs by Eun-Kyu Lee, Mario Gerla, Giovanni Pau, Uichin Lee, Jae-Han Lim

“…It is now a formidable sensor platform, absorbing information from the environment (and from other cars) and feeding it to drivers and infrastructure to assist in safe navigation, pollution control, and traffic management. The next step in this evolution is just around the corner: the Internet of Autonomous Vehicles. …”
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Future Trends in Worldwide River Nitrogen Transport and Related Nitrous Oxide Emissions: A Scenario Analysis by Carolien Kroeze, Sybil P. Seitzinger, Rita Domingues

“…Nevertheless, the calculated 9% reduction (relative to BAU) in DIN inputs to the North Sea as a potential side effect of air pollution control may help achieve the international policy targets for reduced N inputs to the North Sea.…”
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Numerical simulation of waste landfill biodegradation: Fitting experimental data by Vladimir Buelvas-Hernandez, Juliana Lucía Moreno-Medina, Marcela Mercado-Montoya

“…Landfill remains economically viable for the disposal of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), however, experiences of failure in several Colombian and global locations, lead to soil, water, and air pollution, harming ecosystems, and biodiversity. Numerical models can help improve the design by considering biodegradation, hydraulic, thermal, and mechanical phenomena involved in landfills. …”
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Constrained Multiobjective Equilibrium Optimizer Algorithm for Solving Combined Economic Emission Dispatch Problem by M. A. El-Shorbagy, A. A. Mousa

“…This problem has two objective functions that represent the minimizing of generation costs and minimizing the emission of environmental pollution caused by generators. The proposed algorithm integrates the dominant criteria for multiobjective functions that allow the decision-maker to detect all the Pareto boundaries of constrained combined economic emission dispatch problem. …”
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Distribution and Bioaccumulation of Perfluoroalkyl Acids in Xiamen Coastal Waters by Zhineng Dai, Fansheng Zeng

“…The results illustrated the PFA pollution in the Xiamen sea area, and it is useful for the protection and control of the organic pollutants in this area.…”
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CARSP: A Smart Parking System Based on Doubly Periodic Rolling Horizon Allocation Approach by Shangbin Ning, Zhenyu Han, Yang Yang, Zhenzhou Yuan, Xianyu Wu

“…Blind search for available parking space is accountable for most traffic congestion, accident, and pollution in cities, which severely impact people’s life. …”
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The BRICS Nations Framework for Curbing Carbon Emissions: Evidence From Energy Intensity, Renewable Energy, and Environmental Policy by Xuying Zhu, Hadi Hussain, Song Fang

“…ABSTRACT In the pursuit of sustainable development, the escalating challenges of global environmental pollution and the imperative to mitigate energy intensity stand as paramount concerns. …”
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Smart Grid as a Service: A Discussion on Design Issues by Hung-Lin Chao, Chen-Chou Tsai, Pao-Ann Hsiung, I-Hsin Chou

“…Smart grid allows the integration of distributed renewable energy resources into the conventional electricity distribution power grid such that the goals of reduction in power cost and in environment pollution can be met through an intelligent and efficient matching between power generators and power loads. …”
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Graphene and its derivatives (GO, rGO and GQD): a comprehensive review of their role in combating COVID-19 by Spandan Guha, Shanta Chakrabarty

“…Moreover, graphene-based masks, with their potential to reduce air pollution exposure, may even offer an additional layer of protection against COVID-19 in polluted areas. …”
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