Impact Energy Consumption of High-Volume Rubber Concrete with Silica Fume by Hai-long Li, Ying Xu, Pei-yuan Chen, Jin-jin Ge, Fan Wu

“…Adding rubber to concrete aims to solve the environmental pollution problem caused by waste rubber and to improve the energy absorption and impact resistance of concrete. …”
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Analysis of Located Problems in Isfahan City-Region by Using of Social Network Analysis by Daryoush Moradi Chadegani, Masoud Ghasemi, Niloofar Rastghalam

“…Based on the findings of the analysis from this network, the problems of "Air pollution caused by the exhausted bus", "the occurrence of environmental problems caused by the destruction of the ecological capacity of West of Isfahan" and "shortage of fire fighting equipment in neighboring cities of Isfahan" are the most important of the city-region. …”
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The impact of environmental fees to taxes on total factor productivity of manufacturing enterprises: empirical evidence from China by Jing Huang, Zhaoyang Zhao, Xinjing Yang, Yuhang Tian

“…Utilizing microdata from A-share listed companies between 2013 and 2022, it focuses on manufacturing enterprises-characterized by high inputs, consumption, and pollution-as the experimental group. In contrast, non-manufacturing enterprises in the cleaning industry serve as the control group. …”
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Ventilation Strategy for Proper IAQ in Existing Nurseries Buildings - Lesson Learned from the Research during COVID-19 Pandemic by Katarzyna Ratajczak

“…The research was aimed at identifying recommendations in the field of ventilation and proposing a solution that would be applicable in existing buildings intended for the care of small children, and which would ensure the proper quality of the building environment, at the same time with low costs incurred by the owners. The outside air pollution (PM10) and the climate in winter (low air temperature) were also taken into account. …”
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Proposed guidelines to implement flexible-plastic circular economy business models in Colombia by Nicolás Ramiro Orrego-Bustamante, Amalia Alejandra Báez-Niño, Darling Perea-Cabarcas, Henry Adolfo Lambis-Miranda

“…Single-use plastics, particularly flexible types, contribute to environmental pollution and require effective recycling strategies. …”
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Immobilization of fluorides from spent carbon cathode in a copper smelting slag by Li L., Wu G.-D., Tian F.-G.

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Sediment microbiomes associated with critical habitat of the Juvenile American Horseshoe Crab; Limulus polyphemus by J. Petersen, C.P. Colon, J.L. Joyner

“…Plumb Beach, Brooklyn, New York in USA is an important horseshoe crab breeding and nursery ground that has experienced substantial anthropogenic influence, including pollution, erosion and subsequent restoration. Since little is known about the relationship between sediment microbial communities and juvenile horseshoe crab survival, next generation sequencing was used to characterize and compare the sediment microbiome of three distinct areas of Plumb Beach:- a tidal creek with abundant juveniles, East Beach with moderate number of juveniles, and West Beach- a highly disturbed area where juvenile crabs are rarely seen. …”
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Investigation of possibilities for high heavy metal content sludges utilization by incorporating them in concrete products by Simeonova A., Petkov A., Delchev N., Balgaranova J.

“…In world practice, different methods are used for component fixation of such sludge, in the aim to prevent leaching of the metals causing pollution of the soil and underground water. The aim of the recent work is to prepare the sludge in a form of light (keramzit) fillers by preliminary treatment with binding substances and to introduce them in non supporting concrete products - curbs, stakes and similar products. …”
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Turning the Cocopith Waste into Myceliated Biocomposite to Make an Insulator by Diana Susyari Mardijanti, Erri Noviar Megantara, Ayi Bahtiar, Sunardi Sunardi

“…Burning cocopith as a response to land availability concerns for storing waste has an impact on pollution for the surrounding environment. Efforts to reduce, reuse, recycle, and remanufacture cocopith waste provide better economic value for waste. …”
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A Dynamic Analysis of the Role of the Planetary- and Synoptic-Scale in the Summer of 2010 Blocking Episodes over the European Part of Russia by Anthony R. Lupo, Igor I. Mokhov, Merseid G. Akperov, Alexander V. Chernokulsky, H. Athar

“…The excessive heat resulted in forest and peat fires, impacted terrestrial ecosystems, greatly increased pollution in urban areas, and increased mortality rates in the region. …”
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Study of effective removal of nickel and cobalt from aqueous solutions by FeO@mSiO2 nanocomposite by Wahran M. Saod, Nisreen Jassam Alaallah, Ekhlas A. Abdulkareem, Nahla Naji Hilal, Mohammad I. AlBiajawi

“…In many regions of the world, water pollution from potentially harmful substances like nickel (II) and cobalt (II) ions is a recurring issue. …”
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Denoising of Tourist Street Scene Image Based on ROF Model of Second-Order Partial Differential Equation by Xiaofeng Yang

“…The noise pollution in tourist street view images is caused by various reasons. …”
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Analysis and Evaluation of Seawater Quality in the Northwest of Hainan by HUANG Xia, ZHENG Ruixi

“…Moreover, influenced by factors such as seawater temperature, biomass, and the expansion of hypoxic zones in the central and western parts of the Beibu Gulf, the dissolved oxygen content frequently exceeds the standard, leading to water pollution characterized by low dissolved oxygen levels. …”
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Le Tigre et l’Euphrate de la discorde by Georges Mutin

“…Déjà les atteintes à l’environnement sont très sensibles avec l’augmentation de la pollution, la salinisation des terres, la disparition des marais irakiens  par assèchement.…”
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A Survey on Algorithms for Intelligent Computing and Smart City Applications by Zhao Tong, Feng Ye, Ming Yan, Hong Liu, Sunitha Basodi

“…For example, the urban population is under excessive pressure, various natural resources and energy are increasingly scarce, and environmental pollution is increasing, etc. However, the original urban model has to be changed to enable people to live in greener and more sustainable cities, thus providing them with a more convenient and comfortable living environment. …”
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Survey the Relationship between Urban Use land Spatial Patterns in the Growth of Urban Growth directions (Case Study: Rasht City) by Rasoul Heidari Sourehjani, Ahmad Ali Beigi

“…At present, one of the issues of all cities is the urbanization and, consequently, the development of urban reptile tentacles on parakeet lands, the consequences of which are: Marginalization, destruction of agricultural lands, population growth of cities, failure to respond to certain services and utilities in the city, physical tissue fractures, environmental problems, especially pollution and urban disruption. In recent years, urban sprawl in many cities of Iran particularly, the boundaries of cities are affected by the urbanization process and the need of citizens. …”
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Physicochemical Qualities and Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Drinking Water From Selected Areas of the Gofa Zone, Ethiopia by Atose Duka Dube, Camerun Kastro Kanido

“…Additionally, the values of the heavy metal pollution index (MPI) and heavy metal evaluation index (HEI) indicate that the Sawla Kusti spring water (SSW5), Geze Gofa Mhirzho Wola spring water (GGSW7), and Geze Gofa Bulki Guya well water (BGWW8) sources are considered highly polluted and not recommended for drinking purposes.…”
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Use of UTAUT for analyzing the acceptance and use of electric scooters in the public transport system by Fernando Marroquín-Ciendúa, Manuel Medina-Labrador, Laura Camila Hurtado Méndez, Lorena Patricia Mora Hernández, Cristian Nicolás Puentes Guzmán

“…These factors exacerbate travel times, congestion, pollution, and user stress. Electric scooters (SES) have been introduced to mitigate these issues but remain underutilized. …”
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Striving for consistency in a national lake assessment: Defining reference status and littoral macroinvertebrate condition in lakes across the conterminous United States by Richard M. Mitchell, Alan T. Herlihy, Robert M. Hughes

“…All 126 candidate macroinvertebrate metrics were screened for reproducibility, responsiveness, and redundancy to identify the best metric in each of six group types: composition, diversity, feeding group, habit, richness, and pollution tolerance for each ecoregion. The six chosen metrics were summed to calculate the MMI. …”
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A Machine Learning Approach to Predict Air Quality in California by Mauro Castelli, Fabiana Martins Clemente, Aleš Popovič, Sara Silva, Leonardo Vanneschi

“…Predicting air quality is a complex task due to the dynamic nature, volatility, and high variability in time and space of pollutants and particulates. At the same time, being able to model, predict, and monitor air quality is becoming more and more relevant, especially in urban areas, due to the observed critical impact of air pollution on citizens’ health and the environment. …”
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