Investigation on Solar-Powered Electrocoagulation (SPEC) for the Treatment of Domestic Wastewater (DWW) by Senthil Kumar Muniasamy, Tariku Tadesse Gameda, Lenin Sundar Mallaian, Ilango Rengaraju, Jeyasudha Segaran, Yuvarani Periyasamy, Palpandian Murugesan, Suthagar Subramanian

“…Optimization of various operating parameters such as pH, voltage/current, electrode gap, and pollutant concentration was first performed using direct electrical current. …”
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Multivariate Analysis of Confined Groundwater Hydrochemistry of a Long-Exploited Sedimentary Basin in Northwest China by Xuedi Zhang, Hui Qian, Hao Wu, Jie Chen, Liang Qiao

“…PCA showed that the hydrochemistry of confined water is controlled mainly by the dissolution of minerals, mixing between the confined aquifer and polluted phreatic water, and effects of ion exchange in the study area. …”
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Vanadium Pentoxide Nanoparticles Doped ZnO: Physicochemical, Optical, Dielectric, and Photocatalytic Properties by Imen Massoudi, Ridha Hamdi, Amani Rached, Zainah A. AlDhawi, Fatimah M. Alobaidan, Hawra M. Alhamdan, Ghadeer A. Almohammed Ali, Fatimah E. Almuslim, Amor Ben Ali

“…The photocatalytic performance of the prepared materials was tested under visible light using methylene blue (MB) as a pollutant dye model. As a result, it is found that the addition of V2O5 enhances the photodegradation of MB. …”
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Evaluation of Land Use Regression Models for Nitrogen Dioxide and Benzene in Four US Cities by Shaibal Mukerjee, Luther Smith, Lucas Neas, Gary Norris

“…LURs were successfully developed to estimate pollutant concentrations throughout the study areas. …”
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Activated Carbon as Superadsorbent and Sustainable Material for Diverse Applications by Gaurav Sharma, Shweta Sharma, Amit Kumar, Chin Wei Lai, Mu. Naushad, null Shehnaz, Jibran Iqbal, Florian J. Stadler

“…At last, most probable applications of activated carbon such as adsorption of pollutants (e.g., dyes, heavy metal ions, pesticides, pharmaceutical waste products, and volatile organic organic), as catalyst support, anduse in food and pharmaceutical industries is also presented.…”
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Utilization of Phosphogypsum and Sediment in Subgrade Material for Pavement Construction by Dragana Tomašević Pilipović, Nataša Slijepčević, Dunja Rađenović Veselić, Miloš Šešlija, Vesna Bulatović, Nataša Duduković

“…Leaching tests indicated minimal pollutant release, suggesting the potential for safe utilization of PG and sediment in subgrade material. …”
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Application of Rapid Impacts Assessment Matrix (RIAM) in Detecting Environmental Impacts of Chabahar Desalination Plant by Hasan Sayyad, Mohsen Shahriari Moghaddam, Malihe Erfani, Saeed Mohammadi

“…The sustainable development of desalination units requires adherence to environmental standards to prevent the increase of pollutants in the effluent. The Rapid Impact Assessment Matrix (RIAM) Method is a way to organize, analyze, and present the results of a comprehensive environmental assessment. …”
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Fundamentals and Advances in Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogels and Their Applications: A Review by Iryna S. Protsak, Yevhenii M. Morozov

“…We then explore hydrogel design, synthesis, and structural engineering, followed by an overview of applications that are relatively well established from a scientific perspective, including biomedical uses (biosensing, drug delivery, wound healing, and tissue engineering), environmental applications (heavy metal and phosphate removal from the environment and polluted water), and soft robotics and actuation. Additionally, we highlight emerging and unconventional applications such as local micro-thermometers and cell mechanotransduction. …”
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Microplastic Identification Using Impedance Spectroscopy and Machine Learning Algorithms by Juan Sarmiento, Maribel Anaya, Diego Tibaduiza

“…Currently, some of these pollutants are not correctly detected during water treatment processes or directly in ecosystems, which can carry health risks for humans and animals. …”
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Digital transformation, green technology innovation and corporate value by Lijuan Zhang, Zirui Song

“…Additionally, heterogeneity tests indicate that digital transformation has a more significant influence on value enhancement for heavily polluting corporates, non-high-tech corporates, and smaller corporates. …”
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The micro(nano)plastics perspective: exploring cancer development and therapy by Xiangying Deng, Yajun Gui, Lin Zhao

“…Abstract Microplastics, as an emerging environmental pollutant, have received widespread attention for their potential impact on ecosystems and human health. …”
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Research on the influence of g-C3N4 microstructure changes on the efficiency of visible light photocatalytic degradation by Hong Tu, Bihong Tian, Zhichao Zhao, Renjiang Guo, Ya Wang, Shunhong Chen, Jian Wu

“…The structural modulation of pristine graphitic carbon nitride poses a considerable challenge in the rational design of catalysts for the efficient degradation of small organic pollutants under visible light. In this study, we combined first-principles calculations and the structure-function relationship to predict a high-performance catalyst. …”
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Heavy Metal Distribution in Opportunistic Beach Nourishment: A Case Study in Greece by Spyros Foteinis, Nikolaos G. Kallithrakas-Kontos, Costas Synolakis

“…The existence and distribution of persistent pollutants, such as heavy metals, in coastal sediment used for opportunistic beach nourishment, is a problem that has not received much attention. …”
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Microbes as Resources to Remove PPCPs and Improve Water Quality by Francesca Demaria, Marcel Suleiman, Philippe Corvini, Pilar Junier

“…Residual PPCPs find their way into aquatic ecosystems, leading to bioaccumulation in aquatic biota, the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), and contamination of both water sources and vegetables. These persistent pollutants can have negative effects on human health, ranging from antibiotic resistance development to endocrine disruption. …”
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Recent Progress on the Implementation of Renewable Biodiesel Fuel for Automotive and Power Plants: Raw Materials Perspective by Jayan Sentanuhady, Wisnu Hozaifa Hasan, Muhammad Akhsin Muflikhun

“…The use of biodiesel has a positive effect on reducing emissions and pollutants, but a particular method is needed to optimize the efficiency and effectiveness, both technically and nontechnically. …”
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Conversion of 10 min Rain Rate Time Series into 1 min Time Series: Theory, Experimental Results, and Application in Satellite Communications by Emilio Matricciani, Carlo Riva

“…., quasi-instantaneous rainfall—the latter to be used as input to the synthetic storm technique, which is a very reliable tool for calculating rain attenuation time series in satellite communication systems or for estimating runoff, erosion, pollutant transport, and other applications in hydrology. …”
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Photocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B Dye over Novel Porous TiO2-SnO2 Nanocomposites Prepared by Hydrothermal Method by Yan Wang, Zhaoli Yan, Xiaodong Wang

“…And its porous structure can provide large surface area, leading to more adsorption and fast transfer of dye pollutant. Structural and textural features of the samples were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and N2 sorption techniques. …”
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Comparative Bioremediation of Crude Oil-Amended Tropical Soil Microcosms by Natural Attenuation, Bioaugmentation, or Bioenrichment by Vanessa Marques Alvarez, Joana Montezano Marques, Elisa Korenblum, Lucy Seldin

“…Bioremediation is an efficient strategy for cleaning up sites contaminated with organic pollutants. In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness of monitored natural attenuation, bioenrichment, and bioaugmentation using a consortium of three actinomycetes strains in remediating two distinct typical Brazilian soils from the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado biomes that were contaminated with crude oil, with or without the addition of NaCl. …”
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Toxicity of mercury (Hg) on survival and growth rate, hemato- and histopathological parameters ofOreochromis niloticus by Kukuh Nirmala, Yuni Puji Hastuti, Vika Yuniar

“… Heavy metals are serious pollutants of the aquatic environment because of their environmental persistence and ability to be accumulated by aquatic organisms. …”
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Emergy Comparison of Typical Coastal Urban Ecosystems in China by Fuqiang Qin, Lifang Wang, Shifen Shao

“…According to the evaluation results, coastal cities should comprehensively optimize the population structure, reasonably develop natural resources, make efficient use of marine resources, attach importance to the source control of pollutants, and strive to build a modern economy, so as to realize the sustainable development of coastal urban ecosystem.…”
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