Protein hydrolysates of niosome-encapsulated skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis) viscera: Antioxidant, anticancer, and release properties by Shima Kaveh, Alireza Sadeghi Mahoonak, Vahid Erfani-Moghadam, Mohammad Ghorbani, Aliakbar Gholamhosseinpour, Mojtaba Raeisi

“…Recovering these bioactive compounds is a sustainable approach that can provide an excellent source of high-added value compounds, benefit the economy, and reduce environmental pollution. However, the wide application of these compounds in pharmaceutical and food fields is hindered due to their physical and chemical instability and uncontrolled delivery. …”
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Evaluating the risk of bacterial infections associated with the most handled Iraqi notes in Kalar by Hassan Mohammad Tawfeeq, Mohammed Hassan Fatah, Ahmed Mohammed Tofiq

“…The goals of the current research focused on the exploration of the scope of microbial pollution of the widely traded paper currency notes of the Iraqi currencies (250, 1000 and 5000 Iraqi Dinars) in Kalar city. 300 banknotes (100 samples for each of the denominations under investigation) in circulation were gathered from different categories of Kalar population and one fresh sample for each of the three currencies (control negative). …”
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Unraveling the levels of emerging contaminants along the eastern Mediterranean Sea by Fatima Haydous, Bilal Nehmeh, Joseph Rebehmed, Josephine Al-Alam, Christopher Saab, Sara Sabbagh, Ali Hamieh, Ali Yassin, Mahmoud Wazne, Elias Akoury

“…Metal concentrations varied, with chromium (Cr) reaching 20.3 µg/L, arsenic (As) 12.1 µg/L, and lead (Pb) 30.6 µg/L, indicating pollution from urban and industrial activities. Manganese (Mn) and zinc (Zn) were within safe limits, while selenium (Se) and arsenic posed ecological risks. …”
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Integrating Maternal and Child Health Into Climate Change: A Holistic Approach by Felix Amekpor, Waheed Sakariyau, Nathan Ezie Kengo, Nwodo Amarachukwu Sandra, Joseph Agyapong, Zakariya’u Dauda, Samuel Kwarteng, David Adeoye Adedokun, Gideon Darko

“…About 10 papers was initially gathered and it was later scrutinized to 6.ResultsIt was discovered that, climate change negatively impacts food and water security, heat stress, extreme weather, and air pollution, with women and children most affected. The World Health Organization estimates 250,000 climate-related deaths annually by 2050, disproportionately affecting maternal and child health. …”
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Hydrogen Generation from the Hydrolysis of Diamond-Wire Sawing Silicon Waste Powder Vibration-Ground with KCl by Zhicheng Li, Tao Zhou, Jiangfan Liao, Xiufeng Li, Wenhui Ma, Guoqiang Lv, Shimin Zhao

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Multi-level lag scheme significantly improves training efficiency in deep learning: a case study in air quality alert service over sub-tropical area by Benedito Chi Man Tam, Su-Kit Tang, Alberto Cardoso

“…We used public data set of more than two base stations with pollution varying from low to high and including southern to northern district of a small city. …”
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From contamination to detection: The growing threat of heavy metals by Basma Hossam Abdelmonem, Lereen T. Kamal, Rana M. Elbaz, Mohamed R. Khalifa, Anwar Abdelnaser

“…The current article reviews heavy metal pollution's impact on health and spectrometric techniques for the detection of these contaminants. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Composite Materials from Waste Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Reinforced with Glass Fibers and Waste Window Glass by Biruk Gedif Worku, Tessera Alemneh Wubieneh

“…After primary uses of the plastic product, most developing countries like Ethiopia are facing a shortage of postconsumer disposal waste sites and it became a very serious problem on environmental pollution due to its nonbiodegradable nature. For this reason, regenerating and using the waste product as resources and reducing environmental pollutions are a great opportunity. …”
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Utilizing GIS, remote sensing, and AHP-multi-criteria decision analysis for optimal landfill site selection in Kenitra Province, Morocco: a step towards sustainable development goa... by Adil Moumane, Jamal Al Karkouri, Mouhcine Batchi

“…Establishing these sites as centralized landfills for multiple municipalities aligns with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3, 6, 14, 15, and 17, promoting public health, preventing water pollution, protecting ecosystems, and fostering partnerships for sustainable waste management. …”
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Study on a Large-Scale Persistent Strong Dense Fog Event in Central and Eastern China by Hongbin Wang, Zhiwei Zhang, Duanyang Liu, Yuying Zhu, Xuerong Zhang, Chengsong Yuan

“…The results show the following: (1) The SDF event has the characteristics of long duration, wide influence range, large intensity, and serious air pollution. During the study period, there are 531 stations with SDF events, covering an area of over 360,000 km2. …”
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Reduced aerosols and intensified summertime rainfall in India during the pandemic suggest potentially more amplified precipitation in the future by Fan Wang, Meng Gao

“…Aerosol pollution is anticipated to decrease in the future, yet the associated effects of reduced aerosol loading on precipitation remain insufficiently explored. …”
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Spatiotemporal Distributions of Ambient Volatile Organic Compounds in China: Characteristics and Sources by Gang Wang, Na Zhao, Hanyu Zhang, Guohao Li, Gang Xin

“…Listing VOCs as a mandatory monitoring pollutant for environmental monitoring stations in China and developing accurate source apportionment methods are critical to guide policy making and for understanding of the spatiotemporal distribution of ambient VOCs.…”
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Assessment of Guinea Savanna River system to evaluate water quality and water monitoring networks by G.A. Aliyu, N.R.B. Jamil, M.B. Adam, Z. Zulkeflee

“…The analysis of changes in water quality in a monitoring network system is important because the sources of pollution vary in time and space. This study utilized analysis of the water quality index calculation, hierarchical cluster analysis, and mapping. …”
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Environmental quality and macroeconomic phenomenon by S. Amar, A. Satrianto, A. Ariusni, A. Ikhsan, E.S. Siregar

“…The policies suggested, include the following 1) the government must be able to maintain environmental quality while still encouraging economic growth, implemented by creating an environmentally sound growth concept or applying the green economic concept to harmonize growth and the environment; 2) the industrialization process must be maintained so that it does not damage the environment, and pollution threshold rules created in the industrialization process must be applied…”
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The Effect of Active Chitosan Films Containing Bacterial Cellulose Nanofiber and ZnO Nanoparticles on the Shelf Life of Loaf Bread by Mehrasa Bakouei, Jalal Sadeghizadeh Yazdi, Mohammad Hasan Ehrampoush, Mahdieh Salari, Farzan Madadizadeh

“…Due to the disadvantages of synthetic packaging materials such as migration, environmental pollution, lack of easy recycling, and high production costs, natural polymers have received much attention as safe and biodegradable alternatives to plastics. …”
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Dynamic Nonlinear and Residual Deformation Behaviors of the Fly Ash-Modified Loess by Qian Wang, Jun Wang, Xiumei Zhong, Haiping Ma, Xiaowei Xu

“…Fly ash mixed with loess can improve strength and reduce construction costs and environmental pollution. Moreover, it has strong economic and social benefits. …”
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Phytoremediation of Oil-Contaminated Soil by <i>Tagetes erecta</i> L. Combined with Biochar and Microbial Agent by Xin Fang, Pufan Zheng, Haomin Wang, Kefan Wang, Cong Shi, Fuchen Shi

“…Crude oil pollution of soil is an important issue that has serious effects on both the environment and human health. …”
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Experimental Study on Disposal of Chromium-containing Sludge by Sintering by Shizhe SONG, Zhongcheng LIU, Peijiang LIU, Hongyu HOU, Feng QIAN, Shujuan YU

“…Overall, the sintering process synergistic treatment of chromium-containing sludge would not produce secondary pollution, which had promising application as an environmental protection strategy for iron and steel enterprises.…”
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Creative-Motivated Citizen Science After-School STEAM Programme for Motivating Actions Related to the Oceanic Microplastics Problem by Tomomi Sayuda, Haruyuki Kinoshita, Fumitoshi Kato, Miles Pennington

“…Citizen science (CS) projects focused on microplastics (MP), small plastics that cause widespread ocean pollution, have gained interest from international research communities. …”
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Determination of inorganic elements in pine pollen by ICP-MS and safety and health risk assessment by Hao LIU, Haitao GUO, Aixi JI, Shuqi LI, Shaojun YU, Guohua YANG, Zhuoer LIU, Yonggang LIU

“…The safety of pine pollen was evaluated by calculating the single pollution index Pi of heavy metal elements. The daily maximum tolerable dose, target hazard quotient and carcinogenic risk of heavy metal elements were calculated to evaluate the health risk of pine pollen. …”
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