Thyroid-Disrupting Activities of Groundwater from a Riverbank Filtration System in Wuchang City, China: Seasonal Distribution and Human Health Risk Assessment by Dongdong Kong, Hedan Liu, Yun Liu, Yafei Wang, Jian Li

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Using a Dielectric Capacitance Cell to Determine the Dielectric Properties of Pure Sand Artificially Contaminated with Pb, Cd, Fe, and Zn by Mohammed Dahim, Musab Abuaddous, Rabah Ismail, Hashem Al-Mattarneh, Aiman Jaradat

“…Evaluation of the dielectric characteristics of polluted sand could have the potential to monitor heavy metal pollution. …”
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Using multivariate statistical analysis to study the ecological and geochemical properties of soils in Blagoveshchensk (Russia) by V.I. Radomskaya, D.V. Yusupov, L.M. Pavlova, A.G. Sergeeva, E.N. Voropaeva

“…The study is extremely relevant, because most people in Russia (over 73%) live in urban environments, which are significantly influenced by various pollutants. According to N.S. Kasimov et al. (2014), small towns account for 83% of urban areas where the pollution rate is much higher as established by their industry specialization. …”
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Study on the performance of mesoporous sludge biochar for the removal of Rhodamine B by XIONG Yuting, LUO Caigui, TANG Xuekun, LUO Xianping

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Distribution and Identification of Sources of Heavy Metals in the Voghji River Basin Impacted by Mining Activities (Armenia) by A. V. Gabrielyan, G. A. Shahnazaryan, S. H. Minasyan

“…The research revealed the pollution sources of each metal.…”
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L’approche belge de la responsabilité environnementale dans le milieu marin : état des lieux by Hendrik Schoukens

“…The notion of environmental disturbance is particularly innovative by including damage to res communis and res nullius that do not belong to anyone, such as birds, fish and other marine animals. However, oil pollution, which is the principal source of pollution, falls in principle outside the scope of application of the civil liability regime. …”
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Multicompartment Ecosystem Mass Balances as a Tool for Understanding and Managing the Biogeochemical Cycles of Human Ecosystems by Lawrence A. Baker, Diane Hope, Ying Xu, Jennifer Edmonds

“…Nitrogen remains a ubiquitous pollutant in surface and groundwater throughout the United States, despite 30 years of pollution control efforts. …”
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Parthenium hysterophorus: Novel adsorbent for the removal of heavy metals and dyes by S.A. Bapat, D.K. Jaspal

“…The mounting pollution of the water bodies has attracted attention of the researchers towards the development of novel techniques and materials for water pollution. …”
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The effectiveness of monitoring as a necessary condition for the adoption of correct decisions on the security оf technosphere by V. M. Mikhailov

“…This article discusses the issues of ensuring the effectiveness of monitoring for correct estimates of parameter manifestations (start time, intensity and severity) of catastrophic natural (earthquakes, floods and others) and man-made (water and air pollution) processes. Organizational structure of monitoring with reasonable time and address of the measurement mode taking into account the main features and stages of forming controlled natural and technogenic processes should ensure the acquisition of data needed for further calculations of the start time of earthquakes, territorial distribution and levels of water or air pollution, etc. …”
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Use of Educational Films in Environmental Education as a Digital Learning Object by Merve Topal, Ezgi Guven-Yildirim, Ayse Nesibe Onder

“…For the second question, the students stated that they learned the definition, reasons, effects and types of environmental pollution, gained awareness and responsibility about the environment, learned about behaviors towards preventing environmental pollution and developed an attitude towards environmental pollution. …”
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Removal of Organic Matter from Landfill Leachate by Advanced Oxidation Processes: A Review by Wei Li, Qixing Zhou, Tao Hua

“…However, sanitary landfill generates large quantity of heavily polluted leachate, which can induce ecological risk and potential hazards towards public health and ecosystems. …”
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Plastic Waste in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC): Impact on the Environment and Public Health—A Systematic Review by Danladi Chiroma Husaini, Rodeli Kaylin Mendez, Michael Arzu, Lydia Harris-Thurton

“…The review showed that plastic pollution significantly impacts the environment, aquatic life, economy, and human health in LAC. …”
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Assessment of the Quality of Water From River Rwizi-Mbarara City. by Aruho, Bosco

“…The study concluded that River Rwizi's water quality is deteriorating due to pollution from agricultural runoff, industrial waste, and domestic activities. …”
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Water quality in the Floridan Aquifer Region by Natalie A. Cooper, Martha C. Monroe

“…As populations grow and regional economies expand, the impacts of human activity on water pollution become more widespread. We must take preventative actions to minimize water pollution to maintain the quality of our water sources, and thus, our quality of life. …”
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Seaweed (Porphyra) cultivation enhances production of autochthonous refractory dissolved organic matter in coastal ecosystems by Ting Wang, Ting Wang, Jiajun Xu, Jiajun Xu, Randy A. Dahlgren, Qiang Liu, Yang Jia, Yang Jia, Binbin Chen, Binbin Chen, Hanqin Xu, Hanqin Xu, Zengling Ma, Zengling Ma, Liyin Qu, Liyin Qu

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Toxic effects and mechanisms of nanoplastics and sulfonamide antibiotics on Scenedesmus obliquus by Jianyuan Yang, Zhen Yang, Jing Wang, Yanpeng Liang, Honghu Zeng, Litang Qin, Xiaohong Song, Lingyun Mo

“…The results showed that the six target pollutants and their eight binary mixtures were significantly toxic to Scenedesmus obliquus within 96 h. …”
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Stability of lead immobilization by Aspergillus niger and fluorapatite under different pH conditions by Baoxin Feng, Yu Xue, Dechao Wang, Shenghao Chen, Shuo Zhang, Liangliang Zhang, Xiaohui Chen, Da Tian, Xinxin Ye

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Presenting a Multi-objective Mathematical Model for Smart Grids Considering Load Response Programs by Mohammad Hossein Tahari-Mehrjardi, Aliyeh Kazemi, Hamed Shakouri Ganjavi

“…Governments may opt to implement smart grids as a strategic solution to address complex issues such as energy independence, global warming, and pollution emissions.…”
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Assessment of the applied potential of sludge-derived hydrochar in terms of process parameters and product properties by Zhang, Chuang, Wang, Bingyu, Wang, Jixiang, Rong, Shaopeng,  Xie, Huifang, Qu, Hongxia, Feng, Yanfang

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Overlooked discrepancies in protocols undermine coastal restoration practices in China by Tian Xie, Zhonghua Ning, Baoshan Cui, Qiang He, Cong Chen, Zhenchang Zhu, Yujia Zhai, Guogui Chen, Qing Wang, Shanze Li, Junhong Bai, Christopher B. Craft, Tjeerd J. Bouma, Zhifeng Yang

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