Variation Feature, Pollution Risk Assessment, and Source Analysis of Heavy Metals in Lanzhou City, Northwestern China by Yongyao Zeng, Bo Zhou

“…Significant efforts, such as tax subsidies for new energy vehicles and treating solid waste, have been launched by the Lanzhou municipal government to address the pollution of heavy metals since 2010. …”
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Cluster analysis of potential autonomous vehicle (AV) adopters in Indonesia’s new capital by Eko Agus Prasetio, Dita Novizayanti, Aghnia Nadhira Aliya Putri

“…Indonesia’s major cities suffer from severe traffic congestion, leading to air pollution, wasted time, higher casualty rates, reduced productivity, respiratory issues, and contributions to global warming. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Surface Subsidence and Backfill Material Movement Induced by Underground Mining by Xibing Li, Dongyi Wang, Chongjin Li, Zhixiang Liu

“…After the toppling failures in the hanging wall, the collapsed waste rock in the mined-out area can provide support force for the surrounding rock and restrict the further collapse of the hanging wall. …”
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The Design and Performance Evaluation of a Wireless Sensor Network Based Irrigation System on Different Soil Types by Buhari Umar, Eustace Manayi Dogo, Bello Kontagora Nuhu, Arifa Khatoon Haq, Paul Tobi Olaleye

“…This makes the system effective in terms of time response, thereby eradicate the waste of time that manual system operation poised to irrigation scheduling. …”
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Scientific justification of Mycobacterium avium survival in natural environment of Republic of Dagestan by M. O. Baratov, A. R. Mustafayev

“…Mycobacterium avium can grow and replicate in organic wastes from the poultry farms for a long time thus contaminating vast adjacent areas and being the source of infection not only for wild and domestic animals but also for humans. …”
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Evaluating the Impact Performance of Environmentally Friendly Asphalt Concrete Slabs Containing Different Proportions of Recycled Concrete Aggregate and Corrugated Steel Fibers by Walid Mansour, Diaa Ashraf, Ali Basha

“…Abstract The current research focuses on recycling construction waste by producing asphalt concrete mixtures containing varying proportions of recycled concrete aggregate (RCA), ranging from 0 to 50%. …”
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Structural Alteration, Hydration Stability, Heavy Metal Removal Efficiency, and Montmorillonite Porosity Fate by Coupling the Soil Solution pH and a Thermal Gradient by Chadha Mejri, Walid Oueslati, Abdesslem Ben Haj Amara

“…Clay minerals are considered as a promising material in the context of geological barrier for the confinement of radioactive and industrial waste. Understanding the usefulness of the smectite mineral, in this approach, remains insufficient. …”
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Assessment of temporal and spatial eutrophication index in a water dam reservoir by F. Esfandi, A.H. Mahvi, M. Mosaferi, F. Armanfar, M. Hejazi, S. Maleki

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Cover Crop and Fertility Effects on Escherichia coli Abundance in a Composted Poultry Litter-Amended Silt Loam Soil by Sait Sarr, Mark Coyne, Maheteme Gebremedhin, Avinash Topè, Shreya Patel

“…While many studies have shown the soil health benefits of cover crops, fewer studies have evaluated the extent to which cover crops influence the abundance of potential waste-borne pathogens. A two-year study (2015–2017) was conducted on a limited-resource farm in Logan County, Kentucky, USA, to quantify the abundance of the fecal indicator Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria (as a proxy for fecal coliforms) in treatments with and without cover crops or composted poultry litter. …”
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The Effect of Upcycled Brewers’ Spent Grain on Consumer Acceptance and Predictors of Overall Liking in Muffins by Shannon Combest, Cynthia Warren

“…The brewing industry generates large amounts of food waste including brewers’ spent grain (BSG) and leftover malted grains from beer production. …”
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Color Adsorption Performance of Bone Biocomponent for Textile Dyeing Effluent Treatment in Ethiopia by Natinael Kokeb, Tamrat Tesfaye, Shalemu Sharew, Gemeda Gebino, Tinsaye Asfaw

“…The experiment used the waste bones as a source of calcium-phosphate nanopowder (CNP) biocomponent, adsorbent for azo dye effluent treatment. …”
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Understanding the limitations of substrate degradation in bioelectrochemical systems by Hannah Bird, Sharon Velasquez-Orta, Elizabeth Heidrich

“…Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) are innovative environmental engineering systems that harness the metabolic activities of microbial communities to convert chemical energy in waste into electrical energy. However, MFC performance optimization remains challenging due to limited understanding of microbial metabolic mechanisms, particularly with complex substrates under realistic environmental conditions. …”
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Effect of Nanosilica and Nanophosphate Composition on Characteristics of Artificial Insemination Semen Storage Ampoules by I Karyasa, Enike Kusumawati

“…The nano calcium phosphate was obtained from hydroxy apatite previously isolated from cattle bone waste. It had an average size of 43.39 ± 1.0 nm, was homogeneous, and contained Ca-O, P-O, P=O, O-H bonds, in the form of an amorphous phase Ca3(PO3)2. …”
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Experimental study on the mechanical properties of modified phosphogypsum at different loading rates by Bo Zhang, Chaohua Xu, Qin Wu, Xiaohui Qin, Jiagang Wei, Zhen Lu

“…Abstract Phosphogypsum is the main industrial solid waste from wet process phosphoric acid production, which has significant potential for environmental sustainability and engineering applications when modified. …”
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Factors influencing the efficiency of building materials self-cleaning with photocatalytically active components by P. I. Kiyko, T. N. Chernykh, V. P. Plesovskikh

“…Red gypsum (production waste with photocatalytically active impurities), cement, building gypsum, microsilica, synthesized photocatalytically active titanium oxide – silicon oxide additive, and iron-based pigments were used. …”
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The impact of green human resource management practices on organisational sustainability through green knowledge sharing by Aimun Khawaja, Khalida N. Janjua

“…They can implement training programmes that focus on sustainability practices like waste reduction and energy conservation. Managers can integrate environmental criteria into performance evaluation which motivates employees to prioritise sustainability in their roles. …”
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Costs of Potential Medication Wastage Due to Switching Treatment Among People With Multiple Sclerosis by Darin T. Okuda, Achal Patel, Robert Schuldt, Ibraheem Abioye, Nicole G. Bonine

“…For those who had overlapping DMT supply, it was estimated that 34% to 38% of the DMT being switched from was potentially wasted. The total cost of PMW paid by the insurer and PwMS ranged from $1 200 866 to $1 489 859. …”
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Impact of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) in Nigeria, a Review of the Future of Farming in Africa by Mabel Adaeze Nwanojuo, Christian Kosisochukwu Anumudu, Helen Onyeaka

“…While CEA technologies such as hydroponics, vertical farming, automation, and greenhouse systems offer efficiency and yield improvements, this review highlights the extent to which they can be utilized in solving the food challenges facing the country including food shortages, wasteful use of land, and climatic disturbances in agriculture. …”
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Effect of Four Grape Varieties on the Physicochemical and Sensory Properties of Unripe Grape Verjuice by Najiba Salah Eddine, Sami Tlais, Ali Alkhatib, Rasha Hamdan

“…The significance of verjuice as food product includes but not limited to its richness in antioxidant compounds, its usage as an alternative to lemon and vinegar, and also its production which can reduce the losses of lower quality grapes and waste from grape thinning. In this study, a survey for the common Lebanese traditional preparation methods for verjuice was done and physicochemical properties of four Lebanese verjuice varieties Tfayfihi, Baytamoni, Black, and Obeideh along with their sensory evaluation by consumers were studied. …”
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Chitosan based coating enriched with Spirulina platensis and moringa leaf extracts preserved the postharvest quality of Mexican Lime (Citrus aurantifolia) by Soheila Aghaei Dargiri, Somayeh Rastegar, Mahbobeh Mohammadi

“…The progressive color alteration and loss of freshness can lead to reduced marketability and increased its waste. Research Method: The objective of this research was to preserve the storage quality of Mexican lime fruit by employing chitosan 1.5%, chitosan 1.5% + spirulina algae (Sp) (1%), and Moringa oleifera (Mo) leaf extracts (1%) at 20 ± 2 °C and 50-60% relative humidity for 24 days. …”
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