A Novel Sustainable Semiconductor/Metal-organic Framework Coated Electret Filter for Simultaneous Removal of PM2.5 and VOCs by Yu Zhang, Zan Zhu, Wei-Ning Wang, Sheng-Chieh Chen

“…The results showed that this novel PE-MOFilter not only captured but also effectively photodegraded VOC pollutants via the synergistic action of adsorption and photocatalytic oxidation (PCO). …”
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STATUS EKOSISTEM PESISIR BAGI PERENCANAAN TATA RUANG WILAYAH PESISIR DI KAWASAN TELUK AMBON by YULIA Asyiawati, FREDINAN YULIANDA, ROKHMIN DAHURI, SANTUN R.P. SITORUS, SETYO BUDI SUSILO

“…Protected areas is aimed at 9.480,70 ha or 41,21% of land area, while the allocation of space for the cultivation area is 10.416,30 ha (58,79% of land area). To reduce the pollutant into the waters, planned buffer zones (coastal and riverine border for 11,69% of land area), which serves to absorb pollutants and protect the inland waters of the tidal influence, while still controlling the waste coming into water By using dynamic systems analysis, created the scenario of land use planning in Ambon Bay Area that integrates land and wet land. …”
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Review of Decadal Changes in ASEAN Emissions Based on Regional and Global Emission Inventory Datasets by Shimul Roy, Yun Fat Lam, Shauhrat S. Chopra, Md. Mahbubul Hoque

“…We have observed increasing annual emission trends for most pollutants in ASEAN countries, with more significant emission growth in Vietnam (e.g., SO2 and NOx emissions increased by 232% and 145%, respectively). …”
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Research Trends on Pillared Interlayered Clays (PILCs) Used as Catalysts in Environmental and Chemical Processes: Bibliometric Analysis by Iván F. Macías-Quiroga, Julián A. Rengifo-Herrera, Sandra M. Arredondo-López, Alexander Marín-Flórez, Nancy R. Sanabria-González

“…Particularly, PILCs have been used for water treatment through advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) to remove organic pollutants. They have also been studied in various chemical and environmental processes. …”
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Burning of municipal waste in household furnaces and the health of their owners by Alicja Kicińska, Grzegorz Caba, Fernando Barria-Parra

“…Abstract The aim of the study was to determine the scale of emission and airborne dispersion of selected pollutants (PM2.5, PM10, TVOC, HCHO) associated with the combustion of various types of municipal waste (MW), its mixed stream and separate fractions, in a household furnace, as compared to conventional (CF) and alternative (AF) fuels. …”
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Populations reléguées et projets paysagers dans les marges de l’agglomération parisienne. Le cas de la plaine de Pierrelaye by Morgane Flégeau

“…The project aims to transform this wasteland, that is today a polluted area, into a forest. Mainly composed by unexploited agricultural lands, this space is also occupied by families from the Travelling Community and Roma population. …”
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Indoor and Outdoor Exposure to PM2.5 during COVID-19 Lockdown in Suburban Malaysia by Eliani Ezani, Peter Brimblecombe, Zulfa Hanan Asha’ari, Amirul Aiman Fazil, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Zamzam Tuah Ahmad Ramly, Md Firoz Khan

“…However, COVID-19 restrictions required people to spend more time at home so the exposure to air pollutants shifted to being derived from that of domestic interiors, rather than outdoors or the workplace environment. …”
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Influence of prenatal hexachlorobenzene, PCB and selenium levels on growth trajectories in the first year of life: Findings from the NEHO birth cohort by Ilaria Cosentini, Silvia Ruggieri, Paolo Colombo, Fabrizio Bianchi, Liliana Cori, Melania Casella, Elisa Eleonora Tavormina, Fabio Cibella, Gaspare Drago

“…This issue is of particular concern in industrially contaminated areas, where environmental matrices contain mixtures of pollutants. This study aimed to evaluate the associations between cord serum concentrations of organochlorine pollutants (hexachlorobenzene-HCB and polychlorinated biphenyls-PCBs) and essential elements (EEs), and weight growth trajectories during the first year of life. …”
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Prediction and Analysis of metabolic mechanism for regional water system from the perspective of quantity-quality collaborative control——A case study of Zhejiang Province, China... by Siqi Li, Yang Zhang, Tianqi Liu, Jinbo Zhang, Huaicheng Guo, Xiao Pu, Lu Lu, Changbo Qin

“…The regional water metabolism development trends are illustrated, water quantity-quality pollutants (COD, NH3-N) metabolism mechanisms are analyzed, and key industrial sectors for future scenario water system management are identified. …”
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Long-term Measurements of Carbonaceous Aerosol at Cape Hedo, Okinawa, Japan: Effects of Changes in Emissions in East Asia by Kojiro Shimada, Akinori Takami, Takatsugu Ishida, Yuta Taniguchi, Shuichi Hasegawa, Chak K. Chan, Yong Pyo Kim, Neng-Huei Lin, Shiro Hatakeyama

“…We estimated the contributions from the various sources of carbonaceous aerosol, viz., biomass burning, fossil-fuel combustion, and air-pollutant transport from China, based on the OC/EC ratio, which decreased from 5.7 to 2.4 in terms of the annual average. …”
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The Mosquito by Jorge R. Rey

“…They can reproduce in virtually any natural or man-made deposit of water and have been found in mines deep below the surface, in mountain peaks, in highly polluted water bodies, in snow pools, and even in crab holes. …”
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Indoor Decontamination Textiles by Photocatalytic Oxidation: A Review by Hafeezullah Memon, Sohail Yasin, Nazakat Ali Khoso, Munir Hussain

“…The indoor environment possesses a variety of pollutants which do not come from the outer environment, but they come from the inner environment itself. …”
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Evaluación de una política de sustitución de energías fósiles para reducir las emisiones de carbono by Héctor Bravo Pérez, Juan Carlos Castro Ramírez, Miguel Ángel Gutiérrez Andrade, Elsa Patricia Omaña Pulido

“…Conclusions: It is crucial to invest in research and in the development of technology that promotes technological change and fosters greater use of renewable energy, particularly in the most polluting productive sectors in Mexico. It also shows that it is necessary to accelerate energy transition, using clean energy sources as part of the policies and strategies to mitigate greenhouse gases.…”
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Magnetic Cobalt and Other Types of Ferrite Nanoparticles: Synthesis Aspects and Novel Strategies for Application in Wastewater Treatment (Review) by Agne Sukoviene, Saqib Ali, Arunas Jagminas, Simonas Ramanavicius

“…For a long time, ferrite nanoparticles were seen as adsorbents suitable for physically removing pollutants, but recent studies show that these nanostructures could be suitable for UV and visible light-induced photocatalytic decomposition of contaminants.…”
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Immobilized Native Bacteria as a Tool for Bioremediation of Soils and Waters: Implementation and Modeling by C. Lobo, M. Sanchez, C. Garbi, E. Ferrer, M.J. Martinez-Iñigo, J.L. Allende, C. Martinez, L. Casasas, R. Alonso, A. Gibello, M. Martin

“…A model was developed to understand and predict the behavior of bacteria and pollutants in a bioremediation system, taking into account fluid dynamics, molecular/cellular scale processes, and biofilm formation.…”
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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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Current Status on Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Microbial Degradation of Nicotine by Raman Gurusamy, Sakthivel Natarajan

“…Bioremediation is one of the most promising methods to clean up polluted environments using highly efficient potent microbes. …”
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Les politiques territoriales de l’eau au Québec (Canada) by Alexandre Brun, Frédéric Lasserre

“…The implementation of taxes aimed at polluters, consumers and operators seems unavoidable so as to finance the Quebec National Water Fund, set up originally to finance the PNE.…”
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Transport durable et développement économique by Corinne Meunier, Thomas Zéroual

“…The most important need in sustainability is on freight transportation : carriage growth rate is higher than passenger transportation, and the unevenness between the modal parts is in favour of the most polluting. On freight transportation, the European Union policy exercises a determining opinion, both on the French public policies (at every scale) and on most of the actors stepping in the transportation domain in France. …”
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The Mosquito by Jorge R. Rey

“…They can reproduce in virtually any natural or man-made deposit of water and have been found in mines deep below the surface, in mountain peaks, in highly polluted water bodies, in snow pools, and even in crab holes. …”
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