Synthesis and Characterization of Uniform Spherical Nanoporous TiO2 Aerogel Templated by Cellulose Alcohol-Gel with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity by Zhiming Liu, Peng Wu, Shaoli Yang, Haiying Wang, Chunde Jin

“…Moreover, methyl orange dye was used as the target pollutant to characterize the photocatalytic activities and the adsorption performance. …”
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An Initial Investigation into the Use of a Flux Chamber Technique to Measure Soil-Atmosphere Gas Exchanges from Application of Biosolids to UK Soils by S. M. Donovan, A. M. Skartsila, M. K. Head, N. Voulvoulis

“…While a significant amount of work has been conducted to assess the concentration of pollutants in soils and waterways near land that has been amended with biosolids, a relatively small body of research investigating emissions to atmosphere is available in the literature. …”
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The quest for environmental analytical microbiology: absolute quantitative microbiome using cellular internal standards by Chunxiao Wang, Yu Yang, Xiaoqing Xu, Dou Wang, Xianghui Shi, Lei Liu, Yu Deng, Liguan Li, Tong Zhang

“…The resulting microbial composition (community structure) data are essential for environmental analytical microbiology, enabling characterization of community dynamics and assessing microbial pollutants for the development of intervention strategies. …”
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Multi-omics architecture of childhood obesity and metabolic dysfunction uncovers biological pathways and prenatal determinants by Nikos Stratakis, Augusto Anguita-Ruiz, Lorenzo Fabbri, Léa Maitre, Juan R. González, Sandra Andrusaityte, Xavier Basagaña, Eva Borràs, Hector C. Keun, Lida Chatzi, David V. Conti, Jesse Goodrich, Regina Grazuleviciene, Line Småstuen Haug, Barbara Heude, Wen Lun Yuan, Rosemary McEachan, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Eduard Sabidó, Rémy Slama, Cathrine Thomsen, Jose Urquiza, Theano Roumeliotaki, Marina Vafeiadi, John Wright, Mariona Bustamante, Martine Vrijheid

“…Further, by incorporating comprehensive information from the environmental risk-scape of the critical pregnancy period, we identify pre-pregnancy body mass index and environmental pollutants like perfluorooctanoate and mercury as important determinants of the high-risk cluster. …”
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Study of the Influence of Thermal Annealing of Ga-Doped ZnO Thin Films on NO₂ Sensing at ppb Level by Benjamin Paret, Richard Monflier, Philippe Menini, Thierry Camps, Yohann Thimont, Antoine Barnabé, Lionel Presmanes

“…The electrical resistance of the thin films was measured at 250 °C under neutral argon atmosphere, humid air reference atmosphere, and reference atmosphere polluted by 100 ppb of NO₂. An increase in sensitivity to NO₂ is noted for samples annealed at 600 °C, leading to a response R_NO2/R_air of ~10 for 100 ppb of NO₂. …”
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Chlorogenic acid alleviates cadmium-induced neuronal injury in chicken cerebral cortex by inhibiting incomplete autophagy mediated by AMPK-ULK1 pathway by Li Wang, Chaofan Zhang, Muhammad Azhar Memon, Qianting Shi, Le Lu, Xishuai Tong, Yonggang Ma, Hui Zou, Jianhong Gu, Xuezhong Liu, Jianchun Bian, Zongping Liu, Yan Yuan

“…Cadmium (Cd) is an environmental pollutant that has neurotoxic properties, which poses serious threats to human health and the development of poultry farming. …”
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Design of MnOx/TiO2 Nanostructures for Photocatalytic Removal of 2,4‐D Herbicide by Angeles Mantilla, Sandra Cipagauta Díaz, Enrique Samaniego Benitez, Francisco Javier Tzompantzi Morales, Michelle Navarrete Magaña

“…A reaction mechanism for the 3 MnTi material is proposed, considering the mobility of charge carriers and the photooxidation processes of the pollutant.…”
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Adverse Health Effects of the Long-Term Simultaneous Exposure to Arsenic and Particulate Matter in a Murine Model by Cesar Rivas-Santiago, Maria Gallegos-Bañuelos, Irving Trejo-Ramos, Nancy Solís-Torres, Raúl Quintana-Belmares, Noé Macías-Segura, Héctor Gutiérrez-Bañuelos, Lorena Troncoso-Vazquez, Bruno Rivas-Santiago, Irma Gonzalez-Curiel

“…These findings highlight the importance of reducing exposure to these pollutants to protect human health.…”
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Photocatalytic Enhancement for Solar Disinfection of Water: A Review by J. Anthony Byrne, Pilar A. Fernandez-Ibañez, Patrick S. M. Dunlop, Dheaya M. A. Alrousan, Jeremy W. J. Hamilton

“…One approach to SODIS enhancement is the use of semiconductor photocatalysis to produce highly reactive species that can destroy organic pollutants and inactivate water pathogens. This paper presents a critical review concerning semiconductor photocatalysis as a potential enhancement technology for solar disinfection of water.…”
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Raw Materials Synthesis from Heavy Metal Industry Effluents with Bioremediation and Phytomining: A Biomimetic Resource Management Approach by Salmah B. Karman, S. Zaleha M. Diah, Ille C. Gebeshuber

“…Biomimetic resource management comprises bioremediation, biosorption, biosynthesis, phytomining, and further methods that provide innovative ways of interpreting waste and pollutants as raw materials for research and industry, inspired by materials, structures, and processes in living nature.…”
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Present Status of Ganges River Dolphins Platanista gangetica gangetica (Roxburgh, 1801) in the Turag River, Dhaka, Bangladesh by Mohammad Abdul Baki, Naser Ahmed Bhouiyan, Md. Saiful Islam, Shayer Mahmood Ibney Alam, Shibananda Shil, Md. Muzammel Hossain

“…The dolphins were counted within an 18.4 km stretch (known to be the most polluted stretch) of the 75 km long river. A total of 62 dolphin sightings were recorded, both as individual sightings and as groups. …”
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Electrosynthesis of NH3 from NO with ampere-level current density in a pressurized electrolyzer by Wenqiang Yang, Huan Liu, Xiaoxia Chang, Yunlong Zhang, Yafeng Cai, Yifan Li, Yi Cui, Bingjun Xu, Liang Yu, Xiaoju Cui, Dehui Deng

“…Abstract Electrocatalytic NO reduction reaction (NORR) offers a promising route for sustainable NH3 synthesis along with removal of NO pollutant. However, it remains a great challenge to accomplish both high NH3 production rate and long duration to satisfy industrial application demands. …”
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QD/SnO₂ Photoactivated Chemoresistive Sensor for Selective Detection of Primary Alcohols at Room Temperature by Maria Yu. Skrypnik, Vadim B. Platonov, Daria A. Kurtina, Oleg G. Sinyashin, Marina N. Rumyantseva, Roman B. Vasiliev

“…Sensors based on nanocomposites of quantum dots (QDs) and wide-gap metal oxides are of exceptional interest for photoactivated detection of toxic and pollutant gases without thermal heating. However, the class of detecting gases has been limited almost exclusively to oxidizing gases like NO₂. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Impingement Heat Transfer for a Laminar Premixed Bunsen Flame by Darya A. Slastnaya, Roman V. Tolstoguzov, Leonid M. Chikishev, Vladimir M. Dulin

“…Moreover, the most detailed mechanism, GRI-Mech 3.0, predicts an elevated concentration of NO_X pollutants caused by the mentioned phenomenon.…”
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An Innovative Methodological Approach for Monitoring and Chemical Characterization of Odors around Industrial Sites by A. Di Gilio, J. Palmisani, G. de Gennaro

“…The methodology’s strengths are as follows: (1) the tailored approach for each typology of industrial areas/sites; (2) integration of technologies able to provide real-time information about the emissive sources; (3) mapping of air pollutants on the territory aimed to identify and discriminate among different fugitive emissions responsible for odor annoyance; (4) collection of more representative air samples only during the nuisance events, thanks to the implementation of innovative sampling systems and citizens’ involvement; and (5) increased analytical sensitivity in odor-active VOCs detection. …”
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Seat-integrated Personalized Ventilation Diffuser for Improving Air Quality Aboard Commercial Aircraft by Georgescu Matei-Razvan, Danca Paul, Cosoiu Costin Ioan, Bode Florin, Nastase Ilinca

“…The study employs an experimental setup backed by numerical simulations to evaluate the system’s potential to disperse pollutants near the breathing zone. Human thermal manikins were used to simulate the passengers in a full-scale mock-up of the airplane cabin. …”
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Biogenic Synthesis of Cu-Doped ZnO Photocatalyst for the Removal of Organic Dye by Biruktait Ayele Lemecho, Fedlu Kedir Sabir, Dinsefa Mensur Andoshe, Noto Susanto Gultom, Dong-Hau Kuo, Xiaoyun Chen, Endale Mulugeta, Temesgen D. Desissa, Osman Ahmed Zelekew

“…Therefore, the use of water hyacinth plant extract with the optimum amount of Cu added to ZnO during the preparation of the catalyst could have a promising application in the degradation of organic pollutants.…”
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A Calorimetric Characterization of Cr(VI)-Reducing Arthrobacter oxydans at Different Phases of the Cell Growth Cycle by Nugzar G. Bakradze, Marina K. Abuladze, Victor M. Sokhadze, Nina V. Asatiani, Nelly A. Sapojnikova, Tamara M. Kartvelishvili, Emma N. Namchevadze, Nelly Y. Tsibakhashvili, Leila V. Tabatadze, Lia V. Lejava, Hoi-Ying Holman

“…This is the first of a series of calorimetric studies designed to characterize and understand survival mechanisms of metal-reducing bacteria isolated from metal-polluted environments. In this paper we introduce a new concept of thermal spectrum of the endothermic melting of complex biological systems (e.g., proteins, nucleic acids, ribosomes, membrane structures) in intact cells. …”
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Utilization of fishery wastewater as a fertilizer and its impact on the growth performance of Spinacia oleracea (Spinach) by Makwana Hina, Soni Mital R., Sharma Archana, Mwape Joseph, Pipaliya Mayurkumar B.

“…Aquaculture produces fishery wastewater (FWW), has polluted the environment and negatively impact the aquatic life. …”
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Synthesis of Magnetic Composite Based on Vermiculite by G. Kurmangazhi, S.M. Tazhibayeva, Haoran Zhang, K.B. Musabekov, Z.A. Tattibayeva

“…These results show that vermiculite-magnetite composite has a significant potential for use as a sorbent in the treatment of wastewater from oil, organic pollutants, as well as carriers of drugs. …”
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